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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1965-1115 Adopts 1962 National Electrical Code; repeals Ords. 688, 927 and 931 (Repealed by 1220)ORDINANCE NO. 1115 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1962 EDITION, PROVIDING FOR THE IS- SUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF: AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 688, NO. 927, NO. 931, AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. The City Council of the City of National City, Calif- ornia, does Ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 688, Ordinance No. 927, and Ordinance No. 931, of the City of National City, and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. There is hereby adopted by the City Coun- cil of the City of National City for the purpose of prescribing regulations 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 1962 Edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are herein after deleted, added, modified, or amended, or 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 ef- fect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of National City. SECTION 3. Section 90-7 of the Electric 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 Chief Building Inspector to enforce the provisions of this code. He shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation or alter- ation of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment and shall make inspections of all new electrical installations and re -inspection of all electrical installations. He shall keep complete records of all permits issued., inspections, and re -inspections made and other official work performed in accor- dance with the provisions of this code. The Chief Building Inspector may delegate any of his powers or duties to any of his assistants. (b) The Chief Building Inspector 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 electrical wiring, devices, ap- pliances, and equipment contained therein. The Chief Building Inspector 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 Chief Building Inspector is hereby authorized to disconnect or order discontinuance of electrical service to any electrical wiring, device, appliance, or equip- ment found to be dangerous to life or property because they are defective or defectively installed. (c) The language used in this code and in the Nation- al Electric Code, which is made a part of this code by reference, is intended to convey the common and accepted meaning familiar to the electrical industry. The Chief Building Inspector is hereby authorized to determine the intent and meaning of any provision of this code. (d) This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing any electrical wiring, electrical device, or electr ical materials for damage to person or prop- erty caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City of National City or any officer or employee thereof enforcing this code be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued in accordance with the provisions of this article. SECTION 4. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-21. It is unlawful for any person, either as owner, archi- tect, contractor, artisan, or otherwise to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electrical wiring in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this code. SECTION 5. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-22. (a) No electric wiring, devices, appliances or equip- ment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing wiring, devices, appliances or equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Building Inspection Division except as stated in Section 6. (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 must be obtained for construc- tion pole or where a temporary meter is required for construc- tion purposes. (d) A separate permit shall be required for each building or structure which stands alone. (e) 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 in- stallation by the City Engineer. All work shall be done in ac- cordance with this code and special regulations as may be set forth by the City Engineer. (f) Except as provided in Section 7 permits shall only be issued to contractors licensed by the State of Californ- ia and the City of National City to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor, relating to electrical installation, and to persons holding a valid master electrician certificate of competency for work performed only on the property of his employer. SECTION 6. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-23. (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 equip- ment for the operation of signals or the transmission of intel- ligence (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 50 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 for the use of such a corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy, or for the use of such a corporation in the operation of signals of the transmis- sion of intelligence. (e) No permit shall be required for the installation of temporary wiring for testing electrical apparatus or equip- ment. SECTION 7. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-24. An owner or a member of his immediate family may upon the passing of a competency examination, administered by the Chief Building Inspector, obtain a special owners permit to do electrical wiring work for his own single family residence once every two years. A nonrefundable fee of five (5) dollars shall be paid by the owner for the taking of this examination. In addition to the examination fee, the owner shall pay the regular permit fees for the work to be done as specified in Section 10 and shall be subject to all other requirements of this code. A special owners permit as outlined above is valid only for the owners own single family residence and does not permit him or her to do electrical work elsewhere than in his own single family residence. SECTION 8. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-25. (a) If the Chief Building Inspector finds that the safety of life and property will not be jeopardized, he may issue permits for temporary electrical installations 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 in- stallations shall be made in a manner as nearly as practicable in conformance with the requirements of this code for permanent work provided that the Chief Building Inspector may permit de- viations which will not cause hazard to life and property and further provided that whenever such hazards are deemed by the Chief Building Inspector to exist, he may at once rescind or cancel the permit covering such installation and disconnect or order the disconnection of all energy to such equipment. (b) A permit for a thirty (30) day period for the temporary use of electric current for light, heat or power purposes on any permanent system of wiring, pending completion and final approval thereof, may be issued on recommendations of the Chief Building Inspector. Such permits shall be re- vocable by the Chief Building Inspector for any violation of this code. SECTION 9. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-26. (a) If the work authorized by a permit is not com- menced 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 sixty (60) 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 the period of time determined by the Chief Building Inspector 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 fee schedule in Section 10 of this Ordinance. (e) Should any person to whom a permit has been issued quit an installation, for any reason, he shall notify the Inspection Division within 48 hours and request an inspec- tion of work installed. No person shall resume work on an in - completed installation until such installation shall have been approved by the Inspection Division and necessary permit obtained. (f) The permit when issued shall be for such instal- lation as is described in the application and no deviation shall be made from the installation so described without the written approval of the Chief Building Inspector. (g) Application for a permit, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the Chief Building Inspector. 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, 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 require- ments of this code. (h) Applications for permits for electrical instal- lations where the service capacity exceeds one hundred and fifty (150) amperes shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of electrical line drawings and load and distribution calculations panel showing service panel and branch/capacities and locations, ser- vice switch and branch switch capacities, conduit and feeder sizes. SECTION 10, A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-27. (a) The fees prescribed in this Section must be paid to the City of National City for each electrical instal- lation for which a permit is required by this Ordinance and must be paid before any such permit is issued, except as here- inafter provided. (b) Whenever it shall be necessary to make an extra inspection trip because the applicant for any permit gives an incorrect address or wrong location in obtaining a permit required by this code, a fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be paid for correcting the address or location given in such permit. (c) FEE SCHEDULE FEE For Issuing Each Permit (not refundable) $2.00 OUTLETS, FIXTURES, ETC. 1 to 10 inclusive 1.50 11 to 200 additional 50 each 5 201 to 500 additional 80 each 10 Over 500 additional 50 each 10 Groups of 10 or more for outline border, etc. 25 each 10 MOTORS, GENERATORS, ETC, 1/3 H.P., K.W. or K.V.A. or less .25 Over 1/3 and not over 1 K.W. or K.V A .50 Over 1 and not over 5 K.W. or K.V A .75 Over 5 and not over 10 K.W. or K.V A 2.00 Over 10 K.W. or K.V A 3.00 plus 100 ea. additional H.P., K.W., K.V.A. over 10 Maximum Fee for any piece of equipment 25.00 HEATERS, RANGES, WELDERS, ETC. Not more than 2 K.W. or K.V A Not more than 5 K.W. or K.V A Not more than 10 K.W. or K.V A Over 10 K.W. or K.V A 100 ea. additional H.P., K.W., K.V.A. over 10 NEON SIGNS .50 Ea. .75 Ea. 1.00 Ea. 1.00 plus 1st sign including 2 transformers and/or sign flashers 3.00 Additional transformer and/or sign flasher .50 Ea. Additional sign on same building 1.50 Ea. GAS TUBE OUTLINE LIGHTING, DECORATIVE AND/OR ADVERTISING 1st 2 transformers and/or flashers therefor 3.00 Additional transformer and/or flasher .50 Ea. Sign requiring inspection before erection 5.00 INCANDESCENT LAMP SIGN Sign including sign flashers 2.00 Ea. 1 to 10 lamp holders for each sign .25 11 to 25 " " It tt " .50 26 to 50 " " " It 1t 1.00 51 to 100 " " " " " 2.00 101 to 200" " " 't It 3.00 Over 200 " rr It to " 5.00 TEMPORARY SERVICE AND/OR TEMPORARY POLE 3.00 CHANGE OF ADDRESS $1.00 ELECTRICAL FEEDERS #10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 no fee #1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0 1.50 #250/MCM, 300/MCM, 350/MCM, 400/MCM, 500/MCM 2.25 #750/MCM, 1,000/MCM 4.00 SWITCHBOARDS 0 Volts to 600 Volts First switchboard section 4.00 Ea. additional switchboard section 2.00 601 Volts to 12,000 Volts First switchboard. section 10.00 Ea. additional switchboard section 5.00 NEW SERVICE FEES LESS THAN 600 VOLTS - WIRE SIZES #8, 6, 4, 2, 1 1.00 Ea. #1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0 1.50 Ea. #250/MCM, 300 MCM, 350/MCM, 400/MCM, 500/MCM 2.50 Ea. #750/MCM, 1,000/MCM 3.50 Ea. Service voltage over 600 Volts - One Fee of 5.00 plus .25 Ea. additional service meter (d) In addition to any other penalty provided in this code for violations thereof, any person who has done any electrical work without a permit as required by this code, or who has caused any such work to be done without a permit, shall pay a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in addition to the regular permit fee for inspection of such work. (e) 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 Building Inspection Division 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. (f) Where the Chief Building Inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this code, he shall issue to the person making the installation a certificate of approval, authorizing the use of the installa- tion and connection to the source of supply, and shall give notice of such authorization to the electrical utility furn- ishing the electric service. (g) If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this code, the Chief Building Inspector shall at once notify the person making the installation, stating the defects which have been found to exist. ten (10) days after All defects shall be corrected within inspection and notification, or within other reasonable time as permitted by the Chief Building In- spector. (h) When a certificate of approval is issued auth- orizing the connection and use of temporary work, such cer- tificate shall be issued to expire at a time to be stated there- in and shall be revocable by the Chief Building Inspector for cause. (i) A preliminary certificate of approval may be issued authorizing the connection and use of certain specific portions of an incompleted installation; such certificate shall be revocable at the discretion of the Chief Building Inspector. (j) 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 Building Inspection Division and such parts of the wiring in- stallation shall not be concealed until they have been inspec- ted and approved by the Chief Building Inspector, provided that on large installations, where the concealment of parts of the wiring proceeds continuously the person installing the wiring shall give the Chief Building Inspector due notice and inspec- tions shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. The Chief Building Inspector shall have the power to remove, or require the removal of any obstruction that prevents proper inspection of any electrical equipment. (k) Whenever it shall be necessary to make an extra inspection trip in addition to those made pursuant to the permit, due to faulty or defective installation or due to the work not being ready for inspection when the inspection is called for by the permit applicant, an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) may be charged for each additional inspection. SECTION 11. Section 200-6(c) of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) Where, on a 4-wire delta -connected secondary, the midpoint of one phase is grounded to supply lighting and similar loads, that phase conductor having the higher voltage to ground shall be permanently identified throughout the system by use of a yellow colored conductor and this color shall not be used for any other purpose in general wiring for power and light. Such conductors of No. 4 and larger shall be completely painted, to show a yellow color, in those locations in a system, where it is possible for such conductors to be exposed. This requirement shall be applicable also to bus bars located in switchboards, busways and other similar locations." SECTION 12. Section 215-5 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: "A common neutral shall not be employed for more than one set of conductors, each set of feeder conductors shall have a potential difference between any two ungrounded conductors." SECTION 13. Section 230-24(a) of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: "Conductors shall have a clearance of not less than eight feet (8') from the highest point of roofs over which they pass." SECTION 14. Sections 230-47, 48, 49, and 50 of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance are hereby deleted in their entirety. SECTION 15. Section 230-70(g) of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: "A service switch shall be provided for each set of service entrance conductors. It shall be located at the near- est readily accessible point to the entrance of the service entrance conductors. "Exception: Service entrance conductors of less than 300 volts may supply more than one individual service switch provided: "(a) All service switches shall be grouped at the nearest readily accessible point of entrance and shall be accessible at all times to all consumers. "(b) Not more than one service switch of this group is for the same class of service for the same consumer. "(c) Where the number of service switches at the same location exceeds six, the entire current shall be taken through one main disconnecting means. "(d) The service run shall be continuous to the last service switch and cutout or to the bus on the switchboard, but taps may be made to the individual ser- vice switches." SECTION 16. Article 320 of the Electrical Code adop- ted by this Ordinance is hereby deleted in its entirety. SECTION 17. A new section is hereby added to Article 334 of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 334-14. Metal clad cables shall not be used. for extensions in excess of six (6) feet, and shall be exposed at all times. SECTION 18. Section 336-3 of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 336-3. The use of non-metallic sheathed cable shall be limited to both exposed and concealed work in one (1) and two (2) family buildings. SECTION 19. Section 348-4 of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended by adding the fol- lowing: "In portions of dairies, laundries, canneries, and other wet locations, and in locations where walls are frequently washed, the entire tubing system, including all boxes and fit- tings used therewith, shall be so installed andejuipped as to prevent water from entering the tubing, and the tubing shall be mounted so that there is at leaat one -quarter inch air space between the tubing and the wall or other supporting surface. Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used in underground installations nor be in contact with the earth." SECTION 20. A new section is hereby added to Article 300 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 300-24. Previously used materials shall not be re -used in any work without the written approval obtained in advance from the Chief Building Inspector. SECTION 21. A new section is hereby added to Article 300 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 300-25. (a) Each store in a store building, each apartment in an apartment house or building, each flat in a flat build- ing and each building used as a dwelling shall be so wired that each store, apartment, flat or dwelling shall have sep- arate lighting and/or power distribution panels. Such panels shall not serve other portions of the building. Hotels, motels, hotel apartments and similar types of buildings may be wired from one or more distribution panels. (b) A complete schedule of circuits showing the number, kind and capacity of each outlet on each circuit shall be posted on each job before the rough inspection is called for. (c) All conductors shall be enclosed in conduit raceway except that non-metallic wiring may be used only in single family or duplex dwellings located outside of Fire Zone No. 1. SECTION 22. Section 347-13 of the Electrical Code adopted by this Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: "Galvanized heavy wall metal elbows shall be used to turn up fiber or asbestos -cement conduit above ground level. Approved fittings shall be used when connecting metal conduits to non-metallic conduits. "Non-ferrous conduit installed underground shall use a galvanized heavy wall steel elbow in all 90 degree turns. Such steel elbows shall be painted with an asphaltic base preparation or equivalent protective coating against corrosion." SECTION 23. A new section is hereby added to Article 725 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read. as follows: Section 725-8. No electric fence may be constructed, operated, or maintained within the City of National City. SECTION 24. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-28. If for any reason any section, sub -section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be held unconsti- tutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Council of the City of National City hereby declares that it would have passed. this Ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub -sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared uncon- stitutional. If any provision of this Ordinance orapplication thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 25. A new section is hereby added to Article 110 of the Electric Code adopted by this Ordinance to read as follows: Section 110-29. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion hereof 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 $500.00, 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 Notional City, California, this day of June AYES: Councilmen 19 65 , by the following vote, to -wit: Colburn, Hogue, Morgan, (-l5� 1st k. rl NAYS: Councilmen None ABSENT: ATTEST: Gautereaux I hereby approve the foregoing ayor of the City of National City, California f this 1st Ordinance day of June 19 65 Mayor of the City of National City, Ca I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of j OrdiRatnCe No i//b of the rda�IQas } of the Ci of Ordinances JJJ tY National City, California, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and approved by the'Mayor of said City, on the - day of .1..,:,a 19_j�.,,._. City Clerk of the City of National City, California. Deputy