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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1972-1327 Adopts 1971 National Electrical Code; repeals Ord. 1220 (15.24)1327 ORDINANCE NO. 1327 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1971 EDITION, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1220 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH The City Council of the City of National City, California, does ordain as follows: Section 1. That Ordinance No. 1220 of the City of National City, and all other Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 2. There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of National City for the purpose of prescribing regu- lations governing the installation, repair, operation, and maintenance of all electric wiring and electrical apparatus within the City of National City, that certain code known as the National Electric Code prepared by the National Fire Protection Association being particularly the 1971 Edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are here- inafter deleted, added, modified, or amended, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and are now filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of National City and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of National City. Section 3. Section 90-7 of the code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby deleted. A new section is hereby added to read as follows: Section 90-7. (a) It shall be the duty of the Director of Building and Housing to enforce the provisions of this code. He shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation or alteration of electric wiring, devices, appliances and equipment and shall make inspections of all new electrical installations and re - inspections of all electrical installations. He shall keep complete records of all permits issued, inspections, and re - inspections made and other official work performed in accordance with the provisions of this code. The Director of Building and Housing may delegate any of his powers or duties to any of his assistants. (b) The Director of Building and Housing shall have the right during reasonable hours or at any time when extreme danger exists to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties or for the purpose of making an inspection, re -inspection, or test of the installation of electric wiring, electrical devices, appliances, and equipment contained therein, The Director of Building and Housing shall have the authority to cut or disconnect any wire in cases of emergencies, where necessary to safety of life or property or where such wire may interfere with the work of the Fire Department. The Director of Building and Housing is hereby authorized to disconnect or order discontinuance of electrical service to any electric wiring, electrical device, appliance, or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because they are defective or defectively installed. (c) The language used in this Ordinance and in the National Electric Code, which is made a part of this Ordinance by reference, is intended to convey the common and accepted meaning familiar to the electrical industry The Director of Building and Housing is hereby authorized to determine the intent and meaning of any provision of this ordinance. (d) This Ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing any electric wiring, electrical device, or electrical materials for damage to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City of National City or any officer or employee thereof enforcing this Ordinance be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized herein, or certi- ficate of inspection issued in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Section 4. A new Section 90-11 is hereby added to the code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 90-11: It is unlawful for any person either as owner, architect, contractor, artisan or otherwise to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electric wiring in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this Code. Section 5. A new Section 90-12 is hereby added to the code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 90-12. Permits. 1. Permits Required (a) No electric wiring, devices, appliances or equipment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises nor shall any alteration or addi- tion be made in any such existing wiring, devices, appliances or equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Department of Building and Housing except as stated hereinafter (b) Permits shall be obtained before or at the time work is started, except in cases where emergency or urgent necessity can be shown to exist provided a permit is obtained within twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. (c) A separate permit shall be required for each building or structure which stands alone. (d) Permits for privately owned conduits or other materials in public places and in and across streets and alleys may be issued only after approval has been granted for the installation by the City Engineer. All work shall be done in accordance with law and special regulations applicable thereto. (e) Except as provided in this Section, permits shall only be issued to contractors licensed by the State of California to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor, relating to electrical installation; and to persons holding a valid electrician certificate of competency for work performed only on the property of his employer. EXCEPTIONS: (a) No permit shall be required for minor repair work such as repairing flush or snap switches, replacing fuses, repairing lamp sockets and receptacles, when such work is done in accordance with the provisions of this code. (b) No permit shall be required for the replacement of lamps or the connection of portable appliances to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed. (c) No permit shall be required for the installation, alteration or repair of wiring, devices, appliances or equipment for the• operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence (not including the control of lighting or appliance circuits) where such wiring, devices, appliances or equipment operate at a voltage not exceeding 25 volts between conductors and do not include generating or transforming equipment_ capable of supplying more than 100 watts of energy. (d) No permit shall be required for the installation, alteration or repair of electric wiring devices, appliances and equipment installed by or for a public service corporation in the operation of signals of the transmission of intelligence. (e) No permit shall be required for the installation of temporary wiring for testing electrical apparatus or equipment. 2. Homeowner's Permit A property owner or a member of his immediate family may obtain a special homeowner's permit to install any electrical work and fixtures in, on, or about any residential building, including the usual accessory building, located upon his own property, provided, that no such residential building shall contain more than two (2) dwelling units, and that such owner shall purchase all material and shall personally perform all labor in connection therewith. The Director of Building and Housing shall give the owner a competency examination to verify his ability to perform such work. All electrical work shall comply with the minimum requirements of this code. 3. Temporary Wiring. (a) If the Director of Building and Housing finds that the safety of life and property will not be jeopardized, he may issue permits for temporary electrical installation for use during the construction of buildings or for carnivals, conventions, festivals, fairs, the holding of religious services, temporary lighting of street, etc. Permission to use such temporary installations shall not be granted for a greater length of time than ninety (90) days except that a permit for a temporary installation to be used for the construction of a building may be issued for the period of construction. Should such temporary lighting be over the street area, or other public property the proper authority for such use of the street must first be obtained. All such temporary installations shall be made in a manner as nearly as practicable in conformance with the requirements of this code for permanent work provided that the . Director of Building and Housing may permit deviations which will not cause hazard to life and property and further provided that whenever such hazards are deemed by the Director of Building and Housing to exist, he may at once rescind or cancel the permit covering such instal- lation and disconnect or order the discon- nection of all energy to such equipment. 4. Expiration (a) If the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within a period of sixty (60) days after issuance or if the work authorized by a permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days, the permit shall become void. (b) Permits shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance unless the permit is issued for a longer period of time. (c) Permits for a period longer than one (1) year must be requested at the time of application for the original permit. Said permits will be issued for a period of time determined by the Director of Building and Housing to be reasonably necessary to complete the work for which a permit is requested. (d) An expired permit may be renewed upon payment of a fee to cover the unfinished work according to the fet schedule in Section 90-13 of this Ordinance. 5. Incompleted Installations. Should any person to whom a permit has been issued quit an installation, for any reason, he shall notify the Department of Building and Housing within forty-eight (48) hours and request an inspection of work installed. No person shall resume work on an incomplete installation until such installation shall have been approved by the Department of Building and Housing and necessary permit obtained. 6. Scope of Permit. The permit when issued shall be for such installation as is described in the application and no deviation shall be made from the installation so described without the written approval of the Director of Building and Housing. 7. Application for Permit. Application for a permit, describing the work to be done, shall be made. in writing to the Director of Building and Housing. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications, and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the requirements of this Code. If it shall be found that the installation as described will in general conform with the requirements of this Code, and if the applicant has complied with all provisions of this Code, a permit for such installation shall be issued; provided however, that the issuance of the permit shall not be taken as permission to violate any of the requirements of this Code. Applications for permits for electrical installations where the service capacity exceeds one hundred fifty (150) amperes shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of electrical line drawings and load and distribution calculations showing service panel and branch panel capacities and locations, service switch and branch switch capacities, conduit and feeder sizes. Section 6. A new Section 90.13 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 90-13. Fees for Permits. FEE SCHEDULE (a) The fees prescribed in this section must be paid to the City of National City for each electrical installation for which a permit is required by this section and must be paid before any such permit is issued, except as hereinafter provided. (b) Whenever it shall be necessary to make an extra inspection trip because the applicant for a permit gives an incorrect address or wrong location in obtaining a permit, required by this article, a fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall be paid for correcting the address or location given in such permit. (c) For each inspection trip made necessary by reason of deficient or defective work, a fee of three dollars ($3.00) may be required to be paid by the perm ittee. (d) There shall be a fee of two dollars (S2.00) for each permit issued (not refundable) in addition to the following fees: A. NEW FEE SCHEDULE. 1 New construction, for each amperes . of main service, switch, fuse or breaker 25t 2. New service on existing building, for each ampere of increase in main service, switch, fuse or breaker 25t 3. Remodel, alteration, no change in service for each new circuit added $3.00 4. Temporary service up to and including 200 amperes 55.00. 5. Temporary service over 200 amperes, for each 100 amperes or portion thereof, over 200 amperes $5.00 and 510.00. 6. Minimum Permit Fee S5.00. Section 7. In addition to any other penalty provided in this code for violations thereof, any person who has done electrical work without a permit as required by this section, or who has caused any such work to be done without a permit, may be required to pay a4ee of ten dollars ($10.00), in addition to the regular permit fee for inspection of such work. Section 8. A new Section 90-14 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 90-14. Inspections. 1. Inspection of Installations. (a) Upon completion of the work which has been authorized by issuance of any permit, it shall be the duty of the person installing the same to notify the Department of Building and Housing who shall inspect the installation within 48 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the time such notice is given or as soon thereafter as practicable. (b) If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Code the Director of Building and Housing shall at once notify the person making the installation, stating the defects which have been found to exist. All defects shall be corrected within ten (10) days after inspection and notification, or within other reasonable time as permitted by the Director. (c) When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person installing the wiring shall notify the Department of Building and Housing and such parts of the wiring installation shall not be concealed until they have been inspected and approved by the Director, provided that on large installations, where the concealment of parts of the wiring proceeds continuously, the person installing the wiring shall give the Director due notice and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. The Director shall have the power to remove, or require the removal of any obstruction that prevents the proper inspection of any electrical equipment. Section 9. A new section 90-15 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 90-15. Service Connections. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make connections to the source of electrical energy or to supply electrical service to any electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment for which a permit is required unless such person shall have obtained satisfactory evidence that such wiring, devices, appliances or equipment are in all respects in conformity with all provisions of this Ordinance. (b) 1t shall be unlawful for any person to make connections frorn the source of electrical energy or to supply electric service to any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the Director of Building and Housing or the use of which has been ordered by the Director of Building and Housing to be discontinued until approval has been granted by him authorizing the reconnection and use of such wiring, devices, appliance, or equipment. Section 10. A new Section 110-23 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-23. Materials. 1. General. (a) All electrical materials, devices, appliances and equipment installed or used, shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance and with approved standards for safety to life and property. (b) The manufacturer's name, trade- mark, or other identification symbol shall be placed on all electrical materials, devices, appliances and equipment used or installed under this article. 2. tised Materials Previously used materials shall not be re -used in any work without the written approval obtained in advance from the Director of Building and Housing. 3. Approval of Materials Listing of labeling, as conforming to the Standards of the Underwriter Laboratories, Inc., or the United States Bureau of Mines, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with the approved standards for safety to life and property. A lighting fixture of the electric discharge type shall have a power factor of 0.90 or better and shall be so marked, when its rating exceeds 20 watts. Section 11. A new Section 110-28 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-28. Wiring in existing and relocated buildings. 1. Relocated buildings. All electric wiring, electrical devices and equipment in relocated buildings shall comply with all provisions of this Code for new installations. 2. Existing buildings. . (a) Electric outlets, when added to existing branch circuits, including existing outlets, shall be computed at 1-1/2 amperes each. The maximum number of outlets on one (1) circuit shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the branch circuit rating. (b) All new additions to or alterations in existing electric wiring shall comply with all provisions of this Code for new installa- tions. Section 12. A new Section 110-29 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-29. Electric Fences. (a) As used herein, the term electric fence includes all fences which in any way use electrical energy as an additional deterrent or have wires charged with electricity which are not covered with adequate insulation to protect persons and animals coming in contact therewith. (b) No electric fence may be constructed, maintained or operated within the City of National City. Section 13. A new Section 110-30 is hereby added to the Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-30. Special test for fiber or asbestos conduit. When deemed necessary by the administrative authority a test plug may be required to be drawn through each run of conduit in the presence of an inspector. Section 14. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses. phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 1S. Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done- contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code as amended. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than S500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Nation& City, California, this 22nd day of August, 1972, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Pinson, Reid, Waters, Morgan NAYS: Councilmen None ABSENT: Camacho KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California ATTEST: IONE MINOGUE CAMPBELL City Clerk I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 22nd day of August, 1972 KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Ordinance No. 1327 of the Ordinances of the of Nation. City California, as Cit Coun 'I of said City, e Mayor f said City, 1972 iqn-. o e 'noguec-a City Clerk of the City of National City, California. (Seal) NC 5675 8, 31 72.' AND 1 HER Y CERTIFY that he e ha been uly published according ( Simi) City Clerk of t:) Ity Notional City, CNNardle