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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1213ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 8-729 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAIN- ING TO PERMITS, FEES AND INSPECTIONS UNDER THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 8-729 of the Santa Ana MuniCipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-729. Permits, Fees and Inspections (Article 91). Article 91 of the Electrical Code is added to read as follows: ARTICLE 91 - PERMITS, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS 91-1. PERMITS. No electrical equipment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises, publicly or privately owned, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the director of building safety, except as provided in subsection 91-1(a). (a) Minor repair work, such as the replacement of lamps or the repair and connection of portable electrical equipment to suitable permanently installed receptacles. 91-2. ISSUANCE. Permits may be issued only to a person, firm or corporation licensed by the state in the classification authorized to per- form the work and subject to the conditions and limitations qualifying under section 91-4, or to an owner qualifying under section 91-5. 91-3. APPLICATIONS. Applications for electrical permits, describing the work to be do~,-~shall~be made in writing to the director of building safety. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installations as described will be in conformity with the requirements of the sections in this code pertaining to electricity. If it shall be found that the installation as des- cribed will conform to all legal requirements, and if the appli- cant has complied with the provisions of the sections in this code pertaining to electricity, a permit for such installation may be issued upon receipt of fees therefor, as prescribed in section 91-12. No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the written approval of the direc- tor of building safety. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE TWO 91-4. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN PERMITS. An annual permit may be issued to any person, firm, or corporation regularly employing a maintenance electrician ~pproved by the director of building safety. The maintenance electrician may install, alter, maintain, or repair electrical wiring in or on buildings or premises owned or occupied by his employer and shall keep a detailed record of all such work. Within fifteen (15) days following the end of each calendar month, the maintenance electrician shall file an application accompanied by regular fees and obtain an electrical permit for ~11 electrical work accomplished during the preceding month. 91-5. Owner's permit. As a condition to the issuance of an electrical permit, the applicant must sign a statement that he is licensed under the provisions of the California Business and Professions Code, Division 3, Chapter 9 (Contractor's Li- cense Law) giving the number of the valid license, or, if the applicant is exempt from the provisions of this Chapter, the basis for the alleged exemption. 91-6. No electrical work for which a permit is required shall be commenced in any building or premises until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained. 91-7. Failure to obtain a permit and pay fees therefor before commencing work shall be deemed evidence of violation of the pro- visions of this code. Double the amount of permit fee shall be assessed for work commenced before a permit is issued. 91-8. NO permit shall be transferable. A permit granted to any one person, firm or corporation shall not authorize any other person, firm or corporation, except an employee of the permittee, to do any electric wiring. 91-9. Temporary working permit. When, in the opinion of the director of building safety, special conditions warrant, a tem- porary working permit may be issued to allow the permittee to commence the installation of electrical wiring prior to obtain- ing a regular electrical permit. However, the temporary work- ing permit shall be replaced by a regular electrical permit be- fore the complete rough inspection can be made. 91-10. Expiration of permit. Every permit shall expire and become null and void for any one or more of the following reasons: Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit is not commenced within sixty (60) days from the date of issuance of such permit. Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit has been suspended, abandoned or discontinued for a continuous period of one hundred twenty (120) days. Whenever the electric wiring done during any con- tinuous period of ninety (90) days amounts to less than ten (10) per cent of the total of the electric wiring authorized by such permit. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE THREE Before recommencing, proceeding with, or doing any electric wiring authorized by but not done before expiration of any such permit, a new permit shall be obtained therefor, and the fee for such permit shall be the fee required for a new permit. 91-11. Revocations and suspensions of permits. The director of building safety may suspend or revoke any electrical permit ~or any of the following reasons: If any reason is found to exist which would have been cause for denial of such permit. e Any material misrepresentation or falsity in the appli- cation upon which said permit was issued. e For failure to comply with the provisions of the sec- tions in this code pertaining to electricity; after due notice of corrections and the time limit therefor has expired; or for failure to comply with other codes of this jurisdiction that may be related to or appertain to the sections in this code pertaining to electricity. 91-12. FEES (a) The fees required in this section must be paid to the director of building and safety for each electrical installation for which a permit is required by this code o (b) No permit shall be issued to any person, firm or corpora- tion unless all fees for permits or additions to permits are paid in full. (c) There shall be a basic permit issuance fee of $3.00 for all electrical permits issued in addition to other fees provided for below. (d) Fee Schedule: (1) New construction and relocation on residential single family, multi-family, hotels, motels and all other H and I occupancies): One and one half cents (1 1/2 ~) per square foot per floor; plus $5.00 for each service meter; and One cent per square foot for detached or attached garages or carports on same service; and $1.25 for each room where electrical radiar~ceil- ing heat is installed. (2) Ail occupancies, except as provided for in section 91-12(d) (1) above, including alterations, additions, repairs, and improvements; use fee schedules as follows: Service meter ................................ $5.00 Each self-contained factory wired approved unit, such as air conditioners, home applicances, heaters, vegetable cases, drinking fountains, heating appli- ances, multiple outlet assemblies, etc ....... 2.00 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE FOUR Radiant ceiling heat per room ................ 1.25 Lighting Fixtures Each .... 25 Each Each additional fixture on same standard ...... 25 Power A~paratus Generators, motors, transformers, rectifiers, synchronous converters, capacitors, industrial heating, cooking or baking equipment, and other apparatus as follows: Rating in horsepower (HP), Kilowatts (KW), or kilovolt amps (KVA) Up to and including 1 HP, KW, KVA each ...... $1.50 Over 1 and not over 10 HP, KW, KVA each ..... 3.00 Over 10 and not over 50 HP, KW, KVA each .... 6.00 Over 50 and not over 100 HP, KW, IVA each...10.00 Over 100 and not over 500 HP, KW, KVA each..15.00 Over 500, each .............................. 25.00 These fees include all switches, circuit breakers, contractors, relays, and other directly related control equipment. Outlets and General Use Switches Each ............................... .-.- - $ .25 NOTE:''EaCh'5'feet or fraction thereof of multiple outlet assembly shall be counted as one outlet. Signs and High Potential Gas Tube Lighting Each Sign .................................... 7.50 NOTE: This shall include all necessary control equipment. Temporary Service Temporary electrical service prior to final approval or occupancy, each meter ........... 25.00 Temporary work with service (occupied resi- dential) each meter ......................... 10.00 Temporary work with service (occupied com- mercial) each meter ......................... 15.00 Temporary Power - Construction For services supplying a temporary power pole, pedestal, or piggyback ................ 5.00 For a system of distribution and utilization poles for temporary construction power, each pole ........................................ 3.00 Temporary Construction Lightin~ 500 Lamps or less ........................... 2.00 Over 500 Lamps .............................. 4.00 Each time clock or ~hoto electric cell ..... 1.25 Swimmin~ Pool ............................... 12.00 Busways, Special Raceways, under floor duct, trolley or plug-in busways each 100 foot or fraction thereof ............................ 5.00 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE FIVE Annual Maintenance Permit ................... 25.00 Switchboard, Motor Control Center or Similar Equipment Changes or Additions First Section ............................... 15.00 Each Additional Section ..................... 8.00 Fire Protective Signaling Systems Outlet and each smoke or heat detector or sensor ....................................... 25 Minimum Fee per any one system .............. 5.00 Inspections for which no fee is herein pre- cribed: Each inspection, per hour ................... 12.00 Minimum charge, per half hour or less ....... 6.00 91-13. PLAN CHECK FEE Whenever electrical plans are required by the building nfficial, plan check fees shall be 50% of the electrical permit fee and shall be paid at the time of submitting plans. 91-14. SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FEE A special investigation fee may be charged by the building official for any inspection of a building, structure, work re- ports, certification, or any other related work requested by an owner or his authorized agent. Such fee shall be assessed in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for the costs incurred but in no case shall be less than fifteen dollars ($15). 91-15. REINSPECTION FEE When any reinspection is required due to the negligence of the permit holder, his agent, or other responsible person, or due to the failure of said parties to comply with previous cor- rection instructions, a fee of five dollars ($5) may be charged by the building official prior to each such reinspection. 91-16. VIOLATION INVESTIGATION FEE Whenever any work for which a permit is required under the provisions of this code has commenced without the authorization of such permit, an investigation may be required before a permit will be issued for such work. In addition to the regular elec- trical permit fee and any penalty fee, an investigation fee which may be collected is as follows: When the permit fee is: Investigation fee $10 or less ........................... $10 more than $10 ......................... 25 91-17. REFUND OF FEES Upon written request from the permittee, refunds of electrical permit fees may be made to the permittee in an amount equal to 80% of the electrical permit fee paid; except that no permit fee shall be refunded under any of the following circumstances: 1. If the electrical permit fee is $5.00 or less. 2. After one year has elapsed from the date of the issuance of the permit. 3. If any inspections have been performed by the Department of Building Safety and Housing. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE SIX If a permit has been issued for a project located in an =rea outside of the 9urisdiction of the City, 100% of the electrical permit fee may be refunded. If a dpulicate permit has been erroneously issued, 100% of the duplicated permit fee may be refunded. In no other case shall any part of any plan- checking fee be refunded. 91-18. When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from view, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall notify the director of building safety and such parts of the wiring installation shall not be concealed until they have been inspected and approved by the director of building safety. 91-19. Inspections and corrections. Upon completion of the work which has been authorized by issuance of any permit, except an annual permit, it shall be the duty of the person, firm, or corporation installing the same to notify the director of build- ing safety who shall inspect the installation as soon thereafter as practicable. If, upon inspection, the installation is not found to be in conformity with the provisions of this code, the director of building safety shall notify the person, firm, or corporation 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 of building safety. No electrical installation shall be energized until inspected and approved by the director of building safety. 91-20. TEMPORARY CONNECTION. When authorizing the connection and use of temporary or incomplete work, such ~uthorization shall expire at a time to be stated by the director of building safety. SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the deci- sion of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of ~his ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance 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 3: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordi- nances relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or case de- posit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or depo- sited pursuant to any ordinance, and all rights and obliga- tions thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1213 PAGE SEVEN SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of July , 1974. ATTEST: CLERK OF TH~ COUNCIL STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF SANTA ANA ) I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore- going Ordinance was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of June , 1974, and was a ain considered by said Council at its meeting held on the ~st day of July , 1974, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: NOES, COUNCILMEN: Griset, Yamamoto, Markel, Garthe, Evans, Ward None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Paiierson CLERK OF THE COUNCIL AS TO FORM: S A. ~ ATTORNEY