99.01.108.1. General. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) The powers of the Department are enumerated in LAMC Section 98.0403.1.
The Superintendent of Building shall have the duty to render interpretations of this Code and to adopt and enforce rules and supplemental regulations to clarify the application of its provisions. These interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the intent and purpose of this Code.
99.01.108.2. Authority to Require Exposure of Work. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Whenever any work required by this Code is covered and concealed by additional work without first having been inspected, the work shall be exposed for examination upon written notice by the Department. The work of exposing and recovering shall not entail expense to the City.
99.01.108.3. Right of Entry. The authority for right of entry is enumerated in Section 98.0105 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
99.01.108.4. Authority to Stop Work. Whenever any construction work is being done contrary to the provision of any law or ordinance enforced by the Department, the Department shall have the authority to issue a written notice to the responsible party to stop work on that portion of the work on which the violation has occurred. The notice shall state that the nature of the violation and no work shall be done on that portion until violation has been rectified and approval obtained by the Department.
99.01.108.5. Modifications. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) The Department shall have the power to hear and act upon requests for slight modification in individual cases to the green building ordinances of the City, and regulations under Article 9, Chapter IX of the LAMC.
In granting a request for a slight modification, the Department shall determine that the slight modification is reasonably equivalent to the code requirement involved, that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of the code impractical and the slight modification is in conformity with the spirit and purpose of the code or codes involved.