HOSPITAL.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.105.6.20
in effectSEC. 57.105.6.20. HOSPITAL.
An Operational Permit is required to engage in the business of a hospital. This occupancy shall include buildings and structures used for medical, surgical, psychiatric, or custodial care (both intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities) operating on a 24-hour basis for more than six persons who are classified as non-ambulatory or bedridden and detoxification facilities:
Hospitals
Mental Hospitals
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-342571Fetched: 10/24/2026
