Tag: Building Safety Month

WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Tuesday, May 5, the city of West Hollywood announced that it is recognizing May as Building Safety Month. It will host a Building and Safety Open House on Tuesday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the West Hollywood City Hall Courtyard, located at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard at N. Sweetzer Avenue.

The community is invited to meet city staff, learn about the work of the Building and Safety Division, and enjoy light refreshments.

Building Safety Month is an international campaign that takes place in May to raise awareness about building safety. It reinforces the adoption of modern, regularly updated building codes, and helps individuals, families, and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.

West Hollywood’s Building and Safety Division is responsible for the enforcement of the building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes as adopted by the West Hollywood City Council. The Building and Safety Division is responsible for enforcement of California State accessibility regulations and energy conservation regulations. The Building and Safety Division reviews and processes building permit applications, performs plan check reviews of construction documents and performs building inspections for construction projects in West Hollywood. These services are provided directly to the community using a variety of methods including a public counter, website, phones, mail, e-mail, and extensive field site visits.

All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters such as fires, earthquakes, weather-related events, and structural collapse. Building codes are the best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores, and entertainment venues. Code officials workday in and day out to keep the public safe.

For more details about West Hollywood’s Building and Safety Division, please visit the Building and Safety area on the City’s website or contact Cynthia Zabala, West Hollywood’s Principal Plan Check Engineer, at czabala@weho.org or at (323) 848-6892.

By Danny Jones

BEVERLY HILLS—On Monday, May 5, the city of Beverly Hills will be celebrating Building Safety Month.

The city’s Building and Safety Division was awarded First Place for “Building Department of the Year Award” by CALBO (California Building Officials) for the whole state of California.

As part of this year’s “Game On!” theme, Beverly Hills will be kicking things off by covering the basics of building safety and celebrating the importance of Building Safety Month.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the City Hall Permit Center (in the lobby of the first floor of the Beverly Hills City Hall).

For more details visit www.beverlyhills.org/permitcenter.

By Danny Jones

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills will be hosting its Building Safety Event as part of Building Safety Month. The event will take place on May 22.

The Building Safety Event, ‘Mission Impossible 2024’ will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public will be able to discover services available, participate in Q&A sessions, enjoy refreshments, and win prizes.

The public will get the opportunity to connect with Plan Review Engineers, Building Inspectors, other Building and Safety experts and Beverly Hills’ Building Official.

May is Building Safety Month, and the opportunity to highlight the importance of keeping the City of Beverly Hills safe. Building Safety Month is an international campaign celebrated in May to raise awareness about building safety. For more than 43 years, Building Safety Month reinforced the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.

It will be held at the Beverly Hills City Hall – Municipal Gallery located at 455 N. Rexford Drive on the Second Floor.

By Trevor