Huntington Park, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 107.1 of the Huntington Park Electrical Code is the permit trigger. It covers erecting, altering, installing, repairing, moving, improving, removing, connecting or converting any electrical equipment, and the permit comes from the building official. Issuing a permit without first requiring plan review does not stop the building official from asking for plans later to verify that the finished work complies with the Code and all relevant laws.

Plan check comes first when the building official requires it, and only after the plans are approved can the applicant apply for the permit. Separate Electrical Code plan review is required for installations such as equipment rated at 400 amperes or larger, a subpanel, switchboard or motor control center rated at 400 amperes or larger, a motor rated more than 10 HP, storage batteries, equipment rated above 600V, lighting fixtures weighing more than 300 pounds, and any illuminated sign. Plans must bear the seal, signature and number of an electrical engineer when the California Business and Professions Code requires one. The first sheet of each set shows the street address of the work and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and everyone involved in the design.

Section 107.2 lists the work that needs no permit: replacing lamps, switches, receptacle devices and sockets that were previously permitted and inspected, repair or replacement of overcurrent devices, wiring operating at less than 25 volts that cannot supply more than 50 watts, and temporary decorative lighting installed for no more than 90 days. An exemption never authorizes work that breaks another law or ordinance.

Section 8-10.02 adopts Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code, the 2019 Los Angeles County Electrical Code, by reference under Government Code Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10. A copy stays on file with the Building Official in the Building and Safety Division. Administration follows Section 8-1.01, Building Code Administration. The chapter does not reach public utilities, street lighting or traffic signals located primarily in a public way.