2008 City of Los Angeles Electrical Code

The State of California has mandated the City of Los Angeles to enforce the California Building Code (CBC). The City Council for the City of Los Angeles passed Ordinance Number 179, 324 (operative January 1, 2008) to amend Article 1 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and to adopt by reference the 2007 edition of the California Building Code (CBC) and hereinafter shall be called the 2008 edition of the City of Los Angeles Building Code.

• Chapter 1 is the general administrative provisions of the City of Los Angeles and replaces Chapter 1 of the 2007 California Building Code.
• Chapters 2 through 35 are the general provisions of the 2007 California Building Code.
• Chapters 61 through 72 have been added to the code to provide special requirements of the City of Los Angeles.
• Chapters 81 through 91 are the city code requirements of existing buildings and structures.
• Chapters 92 through 96 are the city standard for voluntary earthquake hazard reduction standards for existing buildings.

At the end of Volume 2 of the Building Code, "Excerpts" has been added for additional reference to the industry. Excerpts are the accumulation of related Los Angeles City codes and municipal and administrative code sections pertaining to Department of Building and Safety.