Monterey Park, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Electrical Code, Title 24 Part 3
- Authorizing statute
- Government Code § 50022.9
- Local addition
- Article 91, Administrative Provisions
- Enforcing office
- Building Division, Public Works Department
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine and 6 months jail
Summary
In the City of Monterey Park, Municipal Code Section 16.07.010 adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code by reference, requiring a permit for wiring, panel and other electrical work covered by that code. The Building Division of the Public Works Department administers electrical permits, and Section 16.07.020 folds the city's own administrative procedures into the adopted code as Article 91.
§ 4.10.020. General penalty. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor, the penalty for which is not otherwise prescribed, will be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars; by imprisonment for not more than six months; or by both a fine and imprisonment for each violation of this code. ... § 16.07.010. Electrical Code adopted by reference. Pursuant to Government Code Section 50022.9, the city council adopts and incorporates by reference the California Electrical Code and Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J, 2025 Edition, as published in the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 3.
Full Breakdown
Section 16.07.010 states that, pursuant to Government Code Section 50022.9, the city council adopts and incorporates by reference the California Electrical Code and Annexes A through J, 2025 Edition, as published in California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 3. Adopting the full Electrical Code brings in its permit-and-inspection administrative chapter, so most new wiring, service upgrades, and fixed electrical equipment installations in the city require a permit reviewed by the Building Division before work begins. Section 16.07.020 adds a new Article 91 to the adopted code, titled Administrative Provisions, which points electrical permit applicants to the citywide administrative procedures set out in Section 16.01.040 rather than duplicating them chapter by chapter.
Because the Electrical Code is adopted as part of Title 16, the same title-wide definitions in Section 16.01.020 apply, including that building and safety division means the building division of the public works department, and that any term undefined in Title 16 takes the meaning given in California Code of Regulations Title 24. Where the adopted code conflicts with a locally added provision, Section 16.01.030 makes the Monterey Park amendment control.
Violations & Fines
Unpermitted electrical work is not among the infractions designated in Section 4.10.030, so it falls under the code's general misdemeanor prohibition in Section 4.10.010. Section 4.10.020 sets the penalty at a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for each violation, and each additional day the unpermitted condition continues can be charged as a separate offense.
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