Chapter 4 MECHANICAL CODE

CHAPTER 4
MECHANICAL CODE

Sections:

8400 Adoption of Mechanical Code.

Except as hereinafter provided, Title 29, Mechanical Code, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2023, adopting the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition (Part 4 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), is hereby adopted by reference, and shall be known and may be cited as the Mechanical Code of the City of Carson.

In the event of any conflict between a provision of the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition, Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code, or any amendment to the Mechanical Code contained in the Carson Municipal Code, the provision contained in the latter listed document shall control.

Copies of Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code and the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition, have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Carson and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. (Ord. 24-2402, § 2(5) (Exh. A, § 2))

8402 Violations and Penalties.

No person, firm or corporation shall erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use or maintain heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the Mechanical Code. Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed, and which would be unlawful under said Mechanical Code, shall constitute a continuing violation of said Mechanical Code.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of said Mechanical Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of said Mechanical Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 24-2402, § 2(5) (Exh. A, § 2))

8403 Amendment to Mechanical Code.

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 8400, the Mechanical Code is hereby amended by increasing the amount of each and every fee set forth in said Mechanical Code, including but not limited to the fees set forth in Section 115 and Table 1-A of said Mechanical Code, to be the fee set forth in the most current resolution of the City Council establishing fees pursuant to said Mechanical Code. In the event no such resolution is in effect said fees shall be twenty-five (25) percent greater than those set forth in said Mechanical Code. (Ord. 24-2402, § 2(5) (Exh. A, § 2))