HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-22 Ordinance 5103Ordinance No. 5103
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing
Chapter 16.16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Amending
Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter 16.16, California
Electrical Code, 2010 Edition
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 16.16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended
by repealing in its entirety and adopting a new Chapter 16.16 to read as follows:
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16.16 ELECTRICAL CODE
16.16.010 2010 California Electrical Code adopted.
The California Electrical Code, 2010 Edition, Title 24, Part 3 of the California Code of Regulations,
together with those omissions, amendments, exceptions and 1l<iditions thereto, are adopted and
hereby incorpora,ted into this Chapter by reference and made a part hereof the same as if fully set
forth herein. One copy of the California Electrical Code, 2010 edition, has been filed for use and
examination of the public in the Office of the Building Official of the City of Palo Alto.
Wherever the phrases "California Electrical Code" or "Electrical Code" are used in this code or any
ordinance of the City, such phrases shall be deemed and construed to refer and apply to the
California Electrical Code, 2010 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter.
16.16.020 Enforcement --Citation authority.
The following designated employee positions may enforce the provisions of this chapter by the
issuance of citations. Persons employed in such positions are authorized to exercise the authority
provided in Penal Code section 836.5 and are authorized to issue citations for violations of this
chapter. The designated employee positions are: (1) chief building official; (2) assistant building
official; (3) supervisor, building inspection; and (4) code enforcement officer.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to Section 15061 of the CEQA
Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the code herein
adopted will have a significant effect on the environment.
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