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(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
Except as specified in LAMC Section 93.0111 and LAMC Section 93.0311(f), nothing contained in this Code shall be construed to curtail the uses of, nor to require any person to reinstall, reconstruct, alter, change or remove any electric wiring or equipment which had complied with the laws and regulations in effect at the time of installation.
(Added by Ord. No. 154,234, Eff. 9/8/80.)
(a) In any building relocated from one place to another within the City and any one- family, two-family or multi-family dwelling moved into the City, may retain the existing electrical wiring provided any such residential building does not become or continue to be a substandard residential building or residential building subject to repair, as those terms are defined in the Municipal Code. However, any electrical wiring which is not in good and safe condition or not working properly shall be corrected. Existing electrical wiring in any building moved into the City, other than one-family, two-family or multi-family dwellings, shall comply with all the requirements of this Code.
(b) New electrical wiring which is installed in any building moved into or within the City shall comply with all the requirements of this Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.)
(a) Any building or portion of a building in which there has been a change of occupancy or location, after July 1, 1986, to one of the following, shall be wired in accordance with this Code. (See LAMC Section 91.8203.)
1. Locations defined by CEC Division 500 or this Code as hazardous locations.
2. Occupancies defined in Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC, and which are required by Article 7, Chapter V, of the LAMC, or where the owner or designer has installed a fire alarm system.
3. Occupancies where the new occupant load exceeds the original or previous value in the building. The occupant load is determined according to the provisions of this the Los Angeles Building Code.
4. Occupancies where the proposed new load density exceeds that of the original or previously used space. Load density is determined based on the load per square foot of area under consideration for the permit.
5. Change in use or occupancy requiring a more restrictive wiring method.
Electric wiring installed under a permit issued before the effective date of this Code may be installed in accordance with the laws in effect when the permit was issued; and all work begun before the expiration of the permit may be done in accordance with such laws. (Added by Ord. No. 154,234, Eff. 9/8/80.)
Three copies of every law, ordinance, regulation, and specification, or portion thereof which is specifically referred to, or which is mentioned by title and serial designation, or by date of publication, approval or adoption in this Code, shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Superintendent of Building. (Added by Ord. No. 154,234, Eff. 9/8/80.)
Right of entry shall be governed by the provisions of Section 98.0105 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. (Added by Ord. No. 154,234, Eff. 9/8/80.)
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