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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1903 - Amending Sections and Adding Sections and to Adopt the National Electric Code...CDG:mb 4/30/87 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1903 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 8-667, 8-717, 8-719, 8-741, 8-843, 8-854, 8-862, 8-943, 8-961, AND 8-972 AND ADDING SECTIONS 8-830 AND 8-973 TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1987 EDITION, WITH AMENDMENTS, BY REFERENCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 8-667 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-667. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, and the whole thereof save and except such portions as are deleted by the amendments set forth in this article, of which said code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the city. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein, as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the city, and, subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the City of Santa Ana from the effective date of this ordinance. Any provision of this article amending the 'Electrical Code' or "National Electrical Code" shall be construed as amending the said adopted code, 1987 Edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the enactment of this ordinance [No. NS-1811] and not thereafter repealed. The ~aid adopted code, 1987 Edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the Electrical Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That Section 8-717 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-717. Same--Penalty. Failure to obtain a permit and pay fees therefor before commencing work shall be deemed evidence of violation of the provisions of this code. Double the amount of permit fee plus a fifty dollar (~50.00) special investigation fee shall be assessed for work commenced before a permit is issued. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1903 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That Section 8-719 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-719. Same--Temporary working permits. When, in the opinion of the building official, special conditions warrant, a temporary working permit may be issued to allow the permittee to commence the installation of electrical wiring prior to obtaining a regular electrical permit. However, the temporary working permit shall be replaced by a regular electrical permit before the complete rough inspection can be made. SECTION 4: That Section 8-741 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-741. Approval of equipment. Ail appliances and equipment shall be listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory equal to but not limited to Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., and approved by the building official. There shall be no alterations or additions to any listed and or labeled appliance or equipment without the written approval from a nationally recognized testing laboratory and by the building official. SECTION 5: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered S 8-830, which said section shall read as follows: Sec. 8-830. Lighting outlets required (Section 210-70). Section 210-70 of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding a section designated 210-70(c) to read as follows: Section 210-70(c). In all occupancies lighting outlets shall be controlled by at least one wall switch pull chain lighting fixtures). (no ORDINANCE NO. PAGE THREE NS- 1903 SECTION 6: That Section 8-843 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-843. Branch circuits required (Section 220-4). Section 220-4 of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding to the introductory paragraph the following: There shall be a maximum of twelve (12) outlets or twelve (12) lighting outlets circuit. receptacle to any one SECTION 7: That Section 8-854 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-854. Wiring methods for six hundred volts or less (Section 230-43). Section 230-43 of the National Electrical Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 230.43. Wiring methods for six hundred (600) volts or less. Service entrance conductors extending along the exterior or entering buildings or other structures shall be enclosed in steel rigid metal conduit to the first over current device, or, for circuits not exceeding six hundred (600) volts, in wire ways, auxiliary gutters, or as busways. SECTION 8: That Section 8-862 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-862. Grounding electrode system (Section 250-81). Section 250-81 of the National Electrical Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 250-81. Grounding Electrode System. The grounding electrode system shall consist of not less than twenty (20) feet of bare copper not smaller than No. 4 or not less than twenty (20) feet No. 4 steel reinforcing bar; or not less than twenty (20) feet of three-fourth (3/4) inch galvanized steel conduit, or an approved equal installed as follows: The electrode 020 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1903 PAGE FOUR shall be located in the bottom of the outside foundation footing with minimum concrete encasement of three (3) inches. One end of the electrode shall extend out of the foundation adjacent to the equipment to be grounded to permit the grounding conductor to be secured by an approved method. The interior metal water piping shall be bonded to the grounding electrode, the grounding electrode conductor, or the grounded service entrance conductor. SECTION 9: That Section 8-943 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-943. Exposed work--General (Section 336-10). Article 336 of the National Electrical Code is amended by deleting therefrom Section 336-10. SECTION 10: That Section 8-961 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-961. Use of electrical metal tubing (Section 348-1). Section 348-1 of the National Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 348-1. Use. Electrical metallic tubing may be used for both exposed and concealed work. Electrical metallic tubing protected from corrosion solely by enamel shall not be used. Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used (1) where during installation or afterwards, it will be subject to severe physical damage; (2) for installation underground or in concrete. Where practicable the use of dissimilar metals throughout the system shall be avoided to eliminate the possibility of galvanic action; (3) electrical metallic tubing shall not be used where exposed directly to the weather or excessive moisture; (4) electrical metallic tubing shall not be installed on or over any roof. All such conduit shall be threaded steel rigid metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1903 PAGE FIVE SECTION 11: That Section 8-972 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-972. Use of flexible metal conduit~(~ect~on~ ~ 350-2). .~:~i Section,~50-2~ o~ the.~National? Electr,~cal 'Code ,is ~,~ amended to read as~fOll.ow~-r:~.~ ~ ~ .~, c:~i~: ~: ~. ~., o]~ Sec. 350-2. Use. Flexible metal conduit shall not be used (1) in wet locations unless~cond~utors are of the lead-covered type or of other type specifically approved for the conditions; (2) in hoistways, other than as provided in Section 620-21; (3) in storage battery rooms; (4) in any hazardous location other than permf~ted in F~ections 501-4(b), 502-4 and 503-3; nor (5) where rubber-covered conductors are exposed to oil, gasoline, or other materials having a deteriorating effect on rubber; (6) for installation underground, exposed to moisture, embedded in masonry, concrete, adobe, plaster or similar finish; (7) where exposed to physical damage. SECTION 12: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered § 8-973, which said section shall read as follows: Sec. 8-973. Junction, pull and outlet boxes to be accessible (Section 370-19). Section 370-19 of the National Electrical Code is hereby amended by adding the following sentence::~ There shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) working~spa=e ~i~ all directions in front boxes and pull boxes. inches clear of juncti(~n ~ SECTION 13: .... ~.f 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 of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, ORDINANCE NO. NS-1903 PAGE SIX sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective Of the fact that any one or more Sections, sub~ections, ~sent~h~e~ clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or uncons-titutio'nal. SECTION 14: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby ~f any ordinance shall in any m~nner 'affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violat/ons were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the.validity of..anybond or.cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, ~fi~led or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this ]st day of June , 1987. ATTEST: c. Guy r~ of the Councf~ ' COUNCILMEMBERS: Young McGuigan Acosta Aye Griset Hart May e~-- Pulido Aye APPROVED AS TO FORM:. Edwa-r ~/~ope r