(Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.)
91.5.101.1. Title. Article 1.5, Chapter IX of the LAMC shall be known as the Los Angeles Residential Code or LARC, a portion of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), and wherever the word Code is used in this article, it shall mean the Los Angeles Residential Code.
91.5.101.2. Scope. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,719, Eff. 1/23/23.) The provisions of the LARC for one- and two-family dwellings shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal, and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings, efficiency dwelling units, and townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures. In addition to the LARC, Divisions 1, 11, 17, 31, 33, 63, 67, 70, 71, 72, 81, 89, 92, 93 and 96 of the LABC shall also be applicable to one- and two-family dwellings, efficiency dwelling units, and townhouses unless stated otherwise.
The LABC and LARC adopt by indicated reference portions of the 2022 California Building Code (CBC) or the 2022 California Residential Code (CRC) located at Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
EXCEPTION: The following shall be permitted to be constructed in accordance with this code where provided with a residential fire sprinkler system complying with Section R313:
1. Live/work units located in townhouses and complying with the requirements of Section 508.5 of the California Building Code.
2. Owner-occupied lodging houses with five or fewer guestrooms.
3. A care facility with five or fewer persons receiving custodial care within a dwelling unit.
4. A care facility with five or fewer persons receiving medical care within a dwelling unit.
5. A care facility for five or fewer persons receiving care that are within a single-family dwelling.
For additions, alterations, moving, and maintenance of buildings and structures, see Article 1.2, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. For temporary buildings and structures, see CBC Section 3103.