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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0462` ORDINANCE NO. 462 (1969 Series) AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, RENOVATION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT WITHIN, ON AND AROUND BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. That Sections 8300. through 8320.1 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code and Ordinance No. 345 -1966 Series shall be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. That the following sections shall be and the same are hereby added to the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. (See attached Exhibit "A") SECTION 3. This Ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall be published once in full, at least three days before its final passage, in the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said City, and the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its said final passage. INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT at a Regular Council Meeting on the 3rd day of November 1969, on motion of Councilman Graham , seconded by Councilman Blake , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Blake, Graham, Spring, Miller and Mayor Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None ""Vmp_t� =144MENMW ATTEST: ­—,:;it�,ity _ r Exhibit "All INDEX ARTICLE VIII, CHAPTER 31 ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS SECTION 8300. 8310.1 8310.2 8310.3 8310.4 8310.5 8310.6 8310.7 8310.8 8310.9 8310.10 8310.11 8310.12 8310.13 PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS ADMINISTRATION PERMITS FEES INSPECTION & CERTIFICATES CONNECTION TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS RESPONSIBILITY INTERPRETATION PENALTIES VIOLATIONS PROHIBITIONS VALIDITY SECTION 8320. PART 2 - AMENDMENTS 8320.1 AMEND SECTION E220 -3 BASIC ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS 8320.2 AMEND SECTION E230 -41 BASIC ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS 8320.3 ADD SECTION B240 -29 to BASIC ELECTRICAL REGU- LATIONS 8320.4 AMEND SECTION E300 -3 BASIC ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS 8320.5 SUBSTITUTE NE ?J SECTION E -370 -3 to BASIC ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS 8320.6 AMEND SECTION E- 384 -13 BASIC ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS SECTION 8330. PART 3 - SOUND TRANSMISSION 8330.1 MECHANICAL SOUND SERVICE 8330.2 SAME, DISTANCE AUDIBLE - 1 - Exhibit "A" ARTICLE VIII - ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS CHAPTER 3 - GENMAL PROVISIONS SECTION 8300. That a document and appendix E -C, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Luis Obispo, identified by the Seal of the City appearing thereon, being marked and designated as "Part 3 (Basic Electrical Regulations) of Title 24, State Building Standards, California Administrative Code, published by the Office of Administrative Pro- cedure, Dept. of General Services, State of California, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Electrical Regulations of the City of San Luis Obispo and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Ordinance, except as amended by the provisions of Part 2 of this Chapter. CHAPTER 31 PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION SECTION 8310.1 Administration of this Code A. This Code shall be administered by the Planning and Building Department. B. It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspec- for to enforce the provisions of this Code. He shall upon application grant permits for the in- stallation or alteration of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus and equipment, and shall make inspections of all new electrical in- stallations and reinspection of all electrical installations, all as provided in this Code. C. The Chief Building Inspector may delegate any of his powers or duties to any of his assistants. D. The Building Dept, may request the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to discontinue service to any occupancy where dangerous wiring or equipment is in operation unless such condition is corrected to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector within three (3) days of notice served on the occupant and /or owner. - 2 - Exhibit "A" k E. The Building Inspector shall have a right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the dis- charge of his official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection or test of the installation of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus and equipment contained there- in, except that the Inspector is not empowered to enter any dwelling while the same is occupied as a dwelling, without the consent of the occupant there- of. The Inspector shall have the authority to cut or disconnect any wire in case of emergency where necessary for safety to life or property, or where such wire may interfere with the work of the Fire Department. Said Inspector is hereby authorized to disconnect or order discontinuance of electrical service to any electrical wiring, devices, appli- ances, apparatus or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because they are defective or defectively installed until such electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus and equipment and their installation have been made safe and approved by said Inspector. F. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Department may within five (5) days after such decision, appeal in writing to the Building Construction Board of Appeals, which shall meet within ten (10) days to consider such appeal. A further appeal may be made; in writing to the City Council within five (5) days of the decision of the Board. Such appeal shall be heard at the next regular meeting of the Council. SECTION 8310.2 PERMITS A. General. No electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment shall be installed within or on any buildings structure or premises, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Department of Planning and Building, City of San Luis Obispo. Exhibit "All EXCEPTIONS: 1. No permit shall be required for the replacement of lamps or the connection of portable appliances to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed. 2. No permit shall be required for the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment for the oper- ation of signals or the transmission of intelli- gence (not including the control of lighting or appliance circuits) where such electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus 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. 3. No permit shall be required for the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment installed by or for any public utility, municipal corporation or public district for the use of such utility, municipal corporation or public district in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy or in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence in the exercise of its function as a serving utility. 4. No permit shall be required for the installation of temporary wiring for testing electrical apparatus: or equipment. Application for such permit, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the Planning and Building Department by the person, firm or corporation installing the work. The application shall be accom- panied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the require- ments of this Code. If it shall be found that the installation as described will in general conform with - 4 - Exhibit "A" 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. The permit, when issued, shall be for such in- stallation as is described in the application and no deviation shall be made from the installation so des- cribed without the prior written approval of the Chief Building Inspector. Expiration; Every permit issued by the Building Dept. under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60 days from the date of such permit. Every permit shall automatically expire eighteen (18) months after date of issue and shall be renewable at the discretion of the Building Department by payment of one -half (1/2) of the original Building Permit fee. Exception : 1. Viork for which a permit has been issued and which has been continuous for the specified time, may be extended with the Building Official's approval. U. Contractor Electricians. All electrical work within the City, conducted within, on or around Occupancy Groups A through H, as defined in Appendix E -C, shall be performed by or under the supervision of a State licensed electrical contractor. - 5 - Exhibit "A" C. Maintenance Electricians. In lieu of an individual permit for each installation or alteration, an annual permit may, upon application therefor, be issued to any person, firm or corporation regularly, employing one or more electricians for the install- ation and maintenance of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment on premises owned or occupied by the applicant for the permit. The application for such annual permit shall be made in writing to the Planning and Building Department and shall contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. Within not more than fifteen (15) days following the end of each calendar month, the person, firm or corpor- ation to which an annual permit is issued shall transmit to the Chief Building Inspector a report of all electrical work which has been done under the annual permit during the preceding month, D. Special Residential Owner's Permit. The Chief Building Inspector may issue to an individual a special residential owner's permit authorizing said individual to install, alter, change or repair any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment in, on or about a dwelling of which said individual is owner and in which he resides or intends to reside, but not elsewhere. - 5A - ,Exhibit "A" E. The requirements of this Code are hereby specifi- cally declared to govern and control the install- ation, alteration or repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment in any building or structures owned or controlled by any private, public or quasi - public or agency except as to such electrical wiring as is specifi- cally exempt under this section. SECTION 8310.3 Fees for Permits and Inspection Any person desiring an Electrical Permit shall, at the time of filing an application therefor, pay a fee as • required in this section, For issuing permits, each ....................... $ 2.00 For work not covered on the original permit, supple- mentary issuing fee .. ........................... 1.00 For each Meter Loop, 600 volts or less, not over 200A, each ....... ............................... 2.00 For each Meter Loop, 600 volts or less, not over 400A, each ....... ............................... 4.00 For each Meter Loop, 600 volts or less, not over 600A, each ....... ............................... 6.00 For each Meter Loop, 600 volts or less, not over 800A, each ....... ............................... 8.00 For each Meter Loop, 600 volts or less, 1000A & over ......................... ................... 10.00 For each Meter Loop, above 600 volts, each...... 15.00 For each power pole (temporary or permanent).... 3.00 For A through G occupancies on new construction, the following shall apply; Circuits only, each.. .75 For each motor: Not over 1 HP .............................. 1.00 Over 1 HP and not over 3 HP ................ 1.50 Over 3 HP and not over 8 HP ................ 2.00 Over 8 HP and not over 15 HP ............... 2.50 Over 15 HP and not over 50 HP .............. 3.00 Over 50 HP and not over 100 HP ............. 6.00 Over 100 HP and not over 500 HP............ 10.00 Over 500 HP,*, ........ 10.00 (plus .10 per HP or KVA over) For each generator, transformer, rectifier or welder, the fee shall be the same as that for a motor consider- ing each KVA capacity as one horsepower. For each motor generator set or frequency changer, the fee charged shall be 10076 greater than for the motor alone. - 6 - Exhibit "A" For each high intensity discharge lamp (including transformer) and equipment: For first fixture .........................$ 1000 For each additional fixture............... .50 For each projection machine, dissolver, etc.... 2.50 For each range, water heater or clothes dryer installation.. ... ............................... 1.00 For each stationary cooking unit, oven, garbage disposer, dishwasher, automatic washer, fixed motor operated appliance not exceeding 1/2 horsepower in rating ........................... .50 For all other heat installations, resistance or infrared, etc., per K.W . ...................... .10 For each electric sign, 25 lamps or less....... J..50 For each electric sign, 26 lamps and over...... 2.00 For each electric sign or outline lighting . installation, luminous gas'type with 1 to 4 transformers .... ............................... 2100 Additional transformers, each ............. .50 For each X -ray unit and its appurtenances...... 2.50 For H, I & J occupancies on new construction work, the following flat rate shall apply; this will include service, all outlets, range, dryer and any other miscellaneous circuits (minimum $6.00) Per 100 square feet ............................ .75 For each addition or alteration not a complete circuit, per connection ....($1.00 - minimum)..... .50 For each circuit or feeder not covered herein.. 1.00 (Minimum ... $2,00) For the inspection of any electrical equipment for which no fee is herein prescribed for the time consumed per hour ......................... 10.00 With minimum charge 1/2 hour or less........... 5.00 Any person who shall commence any electrical work for which a permit is required by this Ordinance without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently granted a permit, pay an additional fee equal to the permit fee, but such additional fee shall not exceed $25.00 for any single perrait, fixed by the section for such work provided that this pro- vision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Inspector that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of work. - 7 - Exhibit "A" In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so and if there be an un- reasonable delay in obtaining such a permit, a double fee, as herein provided, shall be charged. A fee of $10.00 shall be paid for each annual Maintenance Electrician's permit at the time when such permit is issued. Fees for all new work in- stalled under such a permit since the date of the last previous inspection shall be paid, according to the above schedule, at the time when such work is inspected; these fees shall be in addition to the fee at the time when the annual permit is issued.. SECTION 8310.4 Inspection and Certificates 0 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 Chief Building Inspector, who shall inspect the installation within 48 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, of the time such notice is received by the Chief Inspector or as soon thereafter as practicable. Where the Chief Inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, he shall issue and deliver to the person, firm or corpor- ation making the installation a certificate of approval, authorizing the use of the installation and connection to the source of supply, and shall immed- iately send written notice of such authorization to the electrical utility furnishing the electric service. If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Code, the Inspector shall at once notify in writing the person, firm or corporation making the installation, which said notice shall specify the defects which have been found to exist. All defects shall,be corrected within ten days after inspection and notification, or within other reasonable time as permitted by the Chief Inspector. - 8 - L'li 11 .L LJ;L L When a - ertificate:of approval is _ssued authorizing the connection and use of temporary work, such certi- ficate shall be issued to expire at a time to be stated therein and shall be revocable by the Chief Inspector for cause. A preliminary certificate of approval may be issued authorizing the connection and use of certain specific portions of an incompleted installation; such certi- ficate shall be revocable at the discretion of the Chief Inspector. When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall notify the Chief Inspector and such part of the wiring installation shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the Inspector; provided that on large installations, where the concealment of parts of the wiring proceeds con- tinuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the Chief Inspector due notice and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. The Chief Inspector shall have the authority to require the removal of any obstruction that prevents proper in- spection of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment. At least once in each calendar month the Chief Inspector shall visit all premises where work has been done under annual permits and shall inspect all electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus and equipment installed under such a permit since the date of his last previous inspection, and shall issue a certificate of approval for such work as is found to be conformity with the provisions of this Code after the fee required by Section 8300.3 has been paid. SECTION 8310.5 Connection to Electrical Energy Except where work is done under a Maintenance Elec- trician's permit, it shall be unlawful for any person, - 9 - Exhibit "All L firm or corporation to make connection from a source of electrical energy or to supply electrical service to any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment until a permit has been issued and the installation has been inspected and approved by the Building Department. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make connections from a source of electrical energy or to supply electrical service to any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to be discon- nected or the use of which has been ordered by the Chief Inspector to be discontinued until a permit has been issued, the work or equipment has been inspected and a certificate of approval has been issued by him authorizing the reconnection and use of such electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment. SECTION 8310.6 General Requirements Standards for Installation and Materials. A. All installations shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Code and with approved standards for safety to life and property. B. All electrical materials, devices, appliances, apparatus and equipment installed or used, shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Code and with approved standards for safety to life and property. Listing or labeling, as conforming to the Standards of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., the National Bureau of Standards, the United States Bureau of Mines, or other nationally recognized laboratories, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with the approved standards for safety to life and property. C. Previously used material shall not be reused in any work without the written approval obtained in ad- vance from the Chief Inspector. - 10 - Exhibit "A" D. In areas where permanent electrical utilities are available immediately adjacent to property being developed, no electric service from a temporary power pole may be used for more than sixty (60) days to supply electricity to a building designed to have a permanent electrical service installed thereon. -10A- .Cxnibl.t "A" SECTION 8310.7 Alterations and Additions A. Additions or extensions to, and alterations and renewals of existing installations shall be made in compliance with the provisions of this Code. B. When a building is remodeled or extended to the extent of twice its assessed valuation, or the total electrical load is increased by more than fifty percent (50 %), the whole electrical system shall be brought up to the requirements of this Code. C. When the occupancy classification of a building changes, the electrical system of the portion affected shall be brought up to the requirements for the new occupancy. SECTION 8310.8 Responsibility This Code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, oper- ating, controlling or installing any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus, or equipment for damages to person or property caused by defects therein, nor shall the local agency enforcing this Code be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the in- spection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection and approval issued as herein provided. SECTION 8310.9 Interpretation The language used in this Code is intended to convey the common and accepted meaning familiar to the Electrical Industry. The Chief Inspector is hereby authorized to determine the intent and meaning of any provision of this Code. Such determination shall be made in writing and a record kept, which shall be open to the public. SECTION 8310.10 Penalties Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misde,- meanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars($500.00)% or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. - 11 - Exhibit "At' SECTION 8310.11 Violations Every person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continued and shall be punishable therefor as herein provided. SECTION 8310.12 Prohibitions It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as owner, architect, contractor, artisan or otherwise, to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electrical wiring as defined in this Code in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this Code. SECTION 8310.13 Validity If any section, sub - section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or legally ineffective, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing portions of this ordinance. The legislative body of the City of San Luis Obispo, which has enacted it declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, sub - section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub- sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconsti- tutional or legally ineffective. CHAPTER 3, PAIN 2 - AMENDMENTS (Basic Electrical Regulations) SECTION 8320.1 Amend Section E220 -3(a) to add the following: Lighting outlets in attics, basements, private garages and accessory buildings, may be supplied by branch circuits of not less than 20 amp. capacity. Amend Section E220 -30) to add the following: Combination (lighting & receptacle) circuits are not permitted. - 12 - Exhibit "A" Receptacles shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space is more than six (G) feet, measured horizontally, from an outlet in that space, including any wall space two (2) feet wide or greater, and the wall space occupied by sliding panels in exterior walls. The receptacle outlets shall, insofar as practicable, be spaced equal distances apart. Receptacle outlets in floor shall not be counted as part of the re- quired number of receptacle outlets unless located within twelve (12) inches of the wall. At least one outlet shall be installed for the laundry. 12A - ,Exhibit "A" SECTION 8320.2 Amend erection E230 -41 to delete Exceptions 2, 3, 4 and 5 in their entirety. SECTION 8320.3 Add new Section E240 -29 to read as follows: E240 -29 CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN NP-11 CONSTRUCTION: Full size circuit breakers shall be used in new construction. SECTION 8320.4 Amend Section E300 -3 (General) to add Subsections k,l, M, n and o as follows.: (k) All wiring in "All through "G" occupancies, as defined in Appendix E -C shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, flexible metal conduit, underfloor raceways of approved insulating material, cellular metal floor raceways, surface metal raceways, wireways, bus - ways or auxiliary gutters. (1) All wiring in "H" occupancies, as defined in Appendix E -C, located in Fire Zone #1, shall be as in Subsection (k) of this section. When located in Fire Zones #2 or #3, the following shall apply: 1. When over one (1) story in height, they shall be wired as in Subsection (k) of this section. 2. When of single story height, they may be wired by any approved method which provides contin- uous grounding. (m) All wiring in "I" and "J" occupancies, as defined in Appendix E -C, located in Fire Zone #1, shall be wired as in Subsection (k) of this section. When located in Fire Zones #,2 or #3, they may be wired by any approved method which provides continuous grounding. (n) In mixed occupancies, the most restrictive type wiring shall prevail throughout the building. (o) In each dwelling unit, approved raceways or suit- able wiring, for all spare remaining circuits, shall be provided to an accessible location as follows: 1. In slab floor buildings, 2 -1" raceways into the attic space. 13 - Exhibit "A" 2. In raised first floor buildings, 1 -1" raceway into the attic space and 1 -1" raceway into the underfloor space. SECTION 8320.5 Delete Section E370 -3 in its entirety and substitute the following therefor: Section B370 -3 - NONMETALLIC BOXES: Nonmetallic boxes are not approved or permitted for use within the City of San Luis Obispo. SECTION 8320.6 Amend Section B384 -13 to add the following paragraph; Branch Circuit panels shall be installed for each occupancy, in the interior thereof except in single family dwellings. Nothing contained in this Code shall be deemed or construed to permit the installation of any electrical device, outlet or circuit in any occupancy, the control of or the protection of which is not accessible to the occupant at all times. No parts of any circuit shall supply electrical energy to more than one (1) occupancy. No branch circuit panel or protective devices shall be installed in bathrooms, lavatories, clothes closets, janitors closets and similar type closets, or water heater compartments. In remodeled existing occupancies, wherein the occu- pancy is changed to a different classification as de- fined in Appendix E -C, the protective devices may be located at one central point. CHAPTER 39 PART 3 - SOUND TRANSMISSION SECTION 8330.1 Mechanical Sound Service - unlawful operation of: No person owning or having the care, custody., posses- sion or control of any radio receiving set, music box, player piano, phonograph, or other machine or mechan- ical device mechanically operated, for the producing or the reproduction of sound, or for the intensification or amplification of sound, shall play, use, operate or permit to be played, used, or operated such radio re- ceiving set, music box, player piano, phonograph, or other machine, or mechanical device mechanically operated, in any restaurant, lunch counter, hotel - 14 - Exhibit "A" ' lobby, liquor establishment, cocktail bar or any other place of business within the city in such manner that the peace and good order of the neighborhood is dis- turbed or any person owning, using, or occupying property in the neighborhood is disturbed or annoyed. SECTION 8330.2 Mechanical Sound Service - Distance Audible: The operation of any such radio receiving set, music box, player piano, phonograph, or other machine or device in such manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet from the building or structure in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Part. - 15 - FINALLY PASSED this 1st day of December by the following roll call vote: ATTEST: , 19 69 , AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None i i