The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.
ALTER or ALTERATION. ALTER or ALTERATION means a change or modification in construction or building service equipment.
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. The Building Official or a regularly authorized deputy.
APPROVED. Approved, as to materials, types of construction, equipment and systems, refers to approval by the Building Official as the result of investigation and tests conducted by the Building Official, or by reason of accepted principles or tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
APPROVED AGENCY. An established and recognized agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when the agency has been approved by the Building Official.
BUILDING CODE. The Baldwin Park Building Code.
BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT. Refers to the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and elevator equipment including piping, wiring, fixtures and other accessories which provide sanitation, lighting, heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration,
fire-fighting and transportation facilities essential to the occupancy of the building or structure for its designated use.
CBC. The California Building Code as adopted by the State of California.
CONDOMINIUMS. Any building or portion thereof that contains three or more dwelling units that does not meet the definition of townhouse as set forth below; for purposes of this code, condominiums shall be classified as R-2 occupancy.
ELECTRICAL CODE. The Baldwin Park Electrical Code.
EXISTING BUILDING. A building legally erected prior to effective date of this chapter.
FIRE CODE. The Los Angeles County Fire Code (LACFC) which adopts the California Fire Code, including the Appendix thereto, together with those omissions, amendments, exceptions and additions there to as amended in the California Code of Regulations, and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
JURISDICTION. The City of Baldwin Park.
LISTED and LISTING. LISTED and LISTING are terms referring to equipment and materials which are shown in a list published by an approved testing agency, qualified and equipped for experimental testing and maintaining an adequate periodic inspection of current productions and which listing states that the material or equipment complies with accepted national standards which are approved, or standards which have been evaluated for conformity with approved standards.
MECHANICAL CODE. Baldwin Park Mechanical Code.
OCCUPANCY. The purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.
PERMIT. An official document or certificate issued by the Building Official authorizing performance of a specified building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical activity or any combination of such permits issued jointly by the Building Official.
PLUMBING CODE. The Baldwin Park Plumbing Code.
REPAIR. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building, structure or building service equipment for the purpose of' its maintenance.
SHALL. As used in this code is mandatory.
STRUCTURE. That which is build or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
TECHNICAL CODES. Refer to those codes adopted by this chapter containing the provisions for design, construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy and maintenance of buildings and structures and building service equipment.
TOWNHOUSE. A single family dwelling in a row of at least three such units, not more that three stories above grade, in which each unit shall be located on a separate parcel, having its own access to the outside, no unit located over another unit, and each unit shall be separated by a property line from any other unit. For the purpose of this chapter, all town houses shall be classified as R-3 occupancy.
(Ord. 1308, passed 12-19-07; Am. Ord. 1338, passed 11-17-10; Am. Ord. 1361, passed 12-18-13; Am. Ord. 1396, passed 2-1-17; Am. Ord. 1441, passed 11-6-19)