Chapter IX — BUILDING REGULATIONS›Article 1.5 — AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 1.5 , Division 1 [scope and Application]
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 1.5 · Text as of 2026-10-19
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91.5.100 Basic Provisions.
91.5.101 Title.
SEC. 91.5.100. BASIC PROVISIONS.¶
(Readopted by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.)
The Los Angeles Residential Code adopts by reference portions of the California Residential Code (CRC). Chapter 1 of the CRC is not adopted and in lieu thereof Division 1, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code is hereby adopted by reference with the following amendments. Appendix AS of the CRC is not adopted.
SEC. 91.5.101. TITLE.¶
(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. (Readopted by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.)
91.5.101.2. Scope. (Amended Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) 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 not more than three stories above grade plane in height. In addition to the LARC, appropriate sections of Chapters 1, 11A, 11B, 12, 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 2025 California Building Code (CBC) or the 2025 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 R309:
Live/work units located in townhouses and complying with the requirements of Section 508.5 of the California Building Code.
Owner-occupied lodging houses with five or fewer guestrooms.
A care facility with five or fewer persons receiving custodial care within a dwelling unit.
A care facility with five or fewer persons receiving medical care within a dwelling unit.
A day care facility for five or fewer persons of any age receiving care within a dwelling unit.
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.
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