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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2600-....... - ' ' } • A... -... '· t"l" • ... ,.._ ... . ' ORIGINAL I • ' ORDINANCE NO. Z600 ORDINANCE or THE COUNCIL OF THE c y OF PALO ALTO AMENDING ~ER 16.16 (ELECTRICAL CODE) OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 196Q EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND TO MARE CERTAIN NECESSARY CHANGES THEREIN ;fl., ·~ _. WHE~, ·on 1.pril 2o, 1970 by Resolution No. 4345 the council_·. ~ . : of the· ·city of Palo .At to stated its support of the goal of unifof'!'ity t' . ;.-Jn canstruction cOdesJ and ' --·r . . ; ~ : ·,~ wHEREAS I Section 7 of Chapter 1436 I St~tutes of 1970 contains.•. ·a d'eclaratioi,':by the Legislature that the uniform~ty of housing ·:g·odes ·throuqh~tit_.the state .of California ia a matter of statewi4e ~ l -c • -• . in~erest and concern. The Legislature further declared that uni-,_. ,. f6rmi ty .can he achi~ved ·within a £ rainew6rk ·of' local autonomy by . " allowing l·oca'l: goifer~u~nts· to ad()pt changes" mak:i~~g modifications . • : J-:. ..... _ . - ln uniform>·'c:;Odes ba~ed :oil difi~rence :in· local ·conditltina·, but } requiring exi>ress findings. as· to';the. ·reasOns ror. thos~, chan9ee1: ;~na:.'r->,, >,'·~ .·. wi:m.ltQ\s, ~e.ctfon;· ,+19sa.~--of -~e:~:aealtjl antLs~-£~t:f, :c~e provid~s . • -_._-~_·:· ·]. -.·-·. --_ _-. ·-• --. "!_~-• '· .{..-;' ·. ·:-.'-~---: •• ) ' -· .• -: . th't<t:qe~:;ci~y ~Y Jiiake auch··chan9el!J o~ Jn<)idif_i~~tioris 'to the "uniform :-~ . -\f" - cbdes.<as i.t determines are reatsotsably'·m~c;essartj'._becallse Of it:.cal · ••.•. 4_,. ·~ {~ ' -. (;:·· __ ·-,:-:_;,:~~-~---·-- · .. · 'condffions • . . 1 .. -"·· • r. • ,•.-.:;-:.-• ··: L ,• :'• ,• .... ,, .,,~,,:.,~-->:o-· ~tf;,THE~<?~.~,\~~-H~~~{F~t~~~;'~~ty·~_of-Pal_o':Aito-~oes ORDAIN a9 £01·1'0W1fl" · . t >.;.~:_:.:: <. . ., !, .-. ·._ -~·~-·:_ -~-:<··-· :_-·--:·: ---· :~!~:~-~~~~-~~··~-:· ·--'\ ·. ·'·-~ -· -..,,_ .:·'.;:.·· . _-.Y--:,'._~/-·~ ... ~.:~~•J· ,·~-L .. i,-....'~, ··/ ·-sxcho•.· 1· •. · ::··sect1on(~!-:~i~~~-01a~-:;~t .tile :--:Palo··· Al. to~:JiU~icipllr.):Ode .. .. .. . -.--.. -. --. ,~ .. <: .·-.· . -t -~~-- . 'I -·.· ~ ,_ .. :t.. . « >-~. - ,- I I I . . , f .... t: ' I . ~-. SEC~ION 2. ~he following changes, modifications,. amendments ' : ~ and additions to the electrical code are adopted because of local conditio.ns. Findings of the reasons for the same are hereby made, pursuant to Section· 17958.7 of the Health and Safety Code.of the State of Califor~ia. SECTION 3. Section 16~16.020 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is repnaled. ; · SEC'l'ION .4. Section 16 .16 ~ 030 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: . . '"Article.100 amended-Definitiorts. Article ·loo of the Na.ti.anal Jnectr.ica1 Code is amended, to a,dd, ~end ·or ·. modify the following definitions. · .... ·. .. The definitions of 'apartment house,': or'building', 'dwelling,• 'hotel,' and 'qualified electrician' .in ,_. , Article 100 are amended,· added ·or m.odifieci tr.> read:, AJ2a.rtm~nt House: , ~.ny building or portion, 'th~;-eof. whi:ch Js designed," bu!it,. rented·-, leas~.d, let .. ,or hired-out tcf De·· 9cc,1pied, or whi'cih. if:!:' occupi~d a~ the: home or resiqence of three 'or mc.a:e families living inde1;1endently :af, each other -and doing their own cooking· in the. said buildings and shall include flats and apartments. · .·' . . . · ·,.Bui):ct;in9: ~Y struct\ir~. built f~it.' the support or shelter of 'persons, animals, .chatte·ls or prpperty of a11y kind • · ·0we-r11112: Any, build,ing·, or at,y portion th:e:q~Q,1.=; which ·is .not . an 'Apartm~_nt ,3o\lse, '. •Lodging House•. or a ')!otel' as defined .··. in the 1970 ···Editibn ·of the Uniform S'liildirig C~f.'r which . contains one or two ··Dwelling' ·_,Uni ts I . OZ' 'GU2'.~ft"· Rooms.''' used;' intend~d, or desiqn~(i to be built, .u~~, _rentea, leaae.d, let bi::' .hi?;"ed out ·to ·be :occu·pied, or .which are occupied for· living purpos~s. • . · · .... ·.. . . . -, , ~. . . .• . .·.. · ·" .. ·.· Oualified e:J.eotri6ian; . Any ~J::s.on who· carr.:i.ed.:a. Qla~s c · 10 'tlcehce w1tfi:'tn~ C_aiif!o);n{~· ¢'6ntr~dtors''. $ta1::~.';L~9'ense. Boa~d . , or has been examined' and qtfaillfted by th¢· BU.ild.~rtg Official." . ._, --. ~-:-_ -: . ' ... ---. .. ---·.' . . / f· ~ • {.. ' ~ · FINDING: -ut:.i£6rmity .of defini~ioils betw~ert"oth~r :cOdes ·and._the el.~t-:tr·!cal code ·is deA.irable. Terms not defined ·should be defined.- .. ·'s-edT,101'f s~;~},;s'Ul:>sect.10~· iio· ... a of section .16 .i6·;ot;o of the Palo -' . ' ~ ~- : ,,,_··~,, 1'~ito. Munlqipal C~$· i~ amend~ to reach . · .. ·. -. . .-. "12.~~:e·~~-~t_·,~~~. <~acp_~:fjlpp_li,~ant. sh•~l pay,..to the . · bul:tc(i.n~.F<>!fic_Iai '"for eachf~fmi1t> issued 1 i,;~tJ th~ '~im~ .. <?f :· issuance; . a ~fee·· i1t_ ~Rcor~a.fi~_ti.'· .. '1J'bli: :the f 01:iow.~~9~\~fih$~tiJf! .. . . · and the rate ptoy.,id~d · for'-::e:ag.l)_.:.¢1asslficati6n:,!!hpwrt ·\t~!!r.~·~"'nz -::.·_..· . J ;_ ..... • --~ -. '• - -• - - ·; '. -·_:-; __ ... -~J--..... :'-' ___ ;-· ·' •• , -. ::i· ........ _.~--·_ '. _.;, --. ,. ' • -'.~·_.:··._,.__~_·-~-~~~~'\··-_· _-'-._.!· _-,_-~~ .. , For,_,,issu:L.ng_: .~ach pertnlt ol'.:Lii1di~ional perrnit·~J·:t·«~:*~~·;~·,;·-~-~~,~;·•QO , For outlets.·-at whi¢.h .. curten,.t ·is used ·6r d,~'tltrol1ed '1~10.'1•00 ·~6i~~.~~~~2f~~,~~t:~t • ~~;~U:ti~i··;,~;;11~'ii ~~~;;;pd~~};::.:::·: :·i:~·g . For ·each motor 'of not· 'more:·'tKatt two horsepower but ·';; , ·.· •.. .. more· than one"'"l}alf. li6rseP6\fer~ •• ~. i ~. · ..... ,/. • ~ ..... jc;:,,.. ~ .1. 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'.. • ':J ~ f . • - . ~-' ·' ' . ~l _~· . -.: I' . ; ) ~ ' I 1; ------.~---.....iii_....-.,,..-----------, For each motor f not more than five horsepower, but more than two horsepower. ~ •c• i;~-~"" ............. • •• -. • • 2. 00 For each motor of not more. . tl:_H;u1 fifteen horsepower, but more than five hors~power ......................... 3.00 For each motor of not more than twenty-five horsepower, but more than fifteen horsepower ••••••• -••••••• •••••• s.oo For each moto~ of not,more than fi~ty horsepower, .but more that) twe~ty-five horsepower •••• .-••••••••••• 5.00 For'each motor of not fuore than one hundred horsepower, but more than fifty horsepower •••• •.,. •• ·•............ 5. 00 For each motor of more than one hundred horsepower • -••• 10 e 00 For each motor ... generator set the fee charged shall be , fifty percent. greater than for the motor alolie. -, 1 Air cooled_ or_ t)il .cooled lighting and/or ·power · transformers :t:or each transforme·:r~each KVA shall be considered as· one horsepower and charged for as per motor schedule · . for eac:ti mercury. arc lamp and 'eqUipmen:t ... ~ •••• ~-~ • • • • • • • 2. 00 For each range, electric clothes dryer, or water heater installation arid for ea0h oven or burner.unit s.oo For each temporary meter set~ •••• • .... -••••.• · •••• • •••••••• ~ 3:00 For. ,eC'.'-ch ·lighting,· _power and/or cdntrol panelboard, ; . . swltchboard'; cabinet or panel •••••••• ··i it. • • • • • • .. • • • 2. 00 For each sepa:tat:ely· circui t.ed cookinq or bak:ing .. apP:tia~ce,. •. e .. ---~ • ~; ,~~ ·-~-! •• -.) _,. .... -• .,,_ ~ ~ i'· .-.... _,• • ••• ilil • ,aJ •· •. -~:·:~_--• •~ •• .--~ • • 1. so For each heating device~ ·1ncluding ·protec_tiol'i~ equip• . ment ... , each· ~i •• • ...... -~:-. ~-~~-..• -8 ••••••• ~ .. -:•"•.•-•:•·~:• ··-·~··· •• -••• · ,}so-; ~ For Werking "lights in bui:idings' in c6U:t'Se . of· construction , ; ' 'or undergoing repaits' or where temporary ligpting ·is to be· used; · ·. ·- ·Temporary wlting up to .t_en ·JWA ............ ~-• .~ ........ 2.00 Temporary wiring. over tE!~-KVA •• ,. • •. • • •.'• .... • •••• • • •• ~ 3 ~ 00 Fox e·ach festoon· or decorative ·lig~1t~pg, one h'l1:rictred -: lamps· or, ·1e_ss .... ~.~;, •• a~'. •••• ;·. o~· ... -.-~ ~ ••• ".,; ~ • .-~ ..... ~. ·2'~'oo FQr each festr.>on of' One hutl_dred on~ ~o two huildred . . . l.,~ps_ •. :.~. ·• •••• o ~ ~ .. ~~--"~.,. ~=-~.-·-!!!'-• ··: ...• ~_;.,~.~~ ~-·--·. ~ • .... __ ., •.• -••• ,. ~ • ~--~-. --3 .QO For _each'f,e$tpon of .ovel:': two-·hundred ·1amps •• -. •••.•• ii.-~ • .,,, 4.oo for ·ea:ch elec~ric · s1_gn· ii\r:-andes9e.nt-#-ype ~-~-• ·• .-. ~ ........• i. 4.~·o.o · For' eleci±ric si.9nL_.iun)fifous gas typ~•\0~ ... -~.,.,,.; .. ~ti.•·;;-~.• 5 •00 . Pe:u:·· trans'foririer· (sicms) ......... a. •'f.,:~-·• ~ d;• ~ ' •• ~ •. ~ ..... · i.,·oo - F_or e_~ch ·electric w.ilaer;per KVA~ •··. •'•\ ~:.~ ~ ~ .• .-• ". • •'i •. ., •• l~·()'O For -,~?Acfr_ rnercqty· :a~c r~¢t.ifier · ariel synq#.6li()t.\~ · CC)nver~~r; per ]{VA .. ~~' ••••• ~ ••• ·u: ~.ii•-'~ ·('~Jir;; .-.... _.. ~.... l .. 00 ·For ~~ch:'.ei,ti'~;_· in.a'pe~tion c:lue,.t:9 d~festi"'.~'~w?r~,nship · -· ".:· :9X'.:·A, . .\l~.er~a_l,s ,(or when owner ~or' bui·14er oaJ.t: for . . 5_ ·.:_ 0 ;- 0 .. _s~gi~tf!P~~ectio~> .-...... ~-r.,. f.<~-• ~--~ ~-·_<!',~~,-;~j::_(r~:';_ •. • •• :" · For t..lle-' in._~p·ectipii, of-, a~y ,elect:~i'c~f' ~qu-1p,~nt >~~r.. --~--- . < ... . ~-. which::'no:,f~e, 'is -_h~~~_!n pres~ribE!d ·tn•re:'~shall be -:,. F~r ~~~ge:p:~i:i,-~~~i~~~l~i~ti<fi·1~;~-~6t.;.;:~£~1i·{1;·t~i-:: -~t:~~ __ >.;,· .•• i~~~=~~!~:~1~1i~~~:.mrl~li~:;t~i~f~1i::r 1,r !t~ai,,: .··.·· .. · ... · , •, ... i FI.tfb~S ,,,_. -.-".,_. ..:_-_-,'._'' ·~ __ :· •._·'. . .r , • ~\-... '-'-'..:.. ..;: . ,; .·: ~;~~i~t~tt~:~!::: : : '.<; ::th;~:'.~~~: : : : : :::::-;:::::·:~':·· :;·~·~ .. co1d·c·atn0Qe~:"-~19hting'lnr.ta1l."ati6n: . , _. · / .:--· c,, __ 'cl ~acti.·<transfo~~-~ ·p,e?: :KvA/:01;'' fracft~·on; th~reof .. ~ ·-· •••• ·1.00 Each ~ect·ion ·of tubing.-~-~-.:..-. ....... ~ 4 •'•·..-•' ·-'~ •.• .-•••• -,~... ;30 . -~--.. ;:._ ' < ~.-~ ... . ' ~--' ! .)."-_• - -~ .,.,. --- •.! ·--:-.:;?-:-. • . , f I ' ·• . ....... _, /I • --. ~ --: : i • 'j . .-_ ........ • ' • • \ Fluorescent or incandescent lightings Fixtures one through ten ••••• ·• • • .-• ., •• ,\• •••.•••••••••• For each fixture over ten ••• · •••••••• • •• ;, ••••••••• ., • For each mercury vapor lamp •••• , .• e !,•···· •.••••. ., •••••••••• 2.00 .30 1.00 No permit .shall be issued to any p~rson unless alJ.. fees due ·, are paid in full. · A fee of ten dollars shall be paid for each annual mainten• ance electrician' permit at the time when such permit is iss\ied~ Fees for all new work insta.lled 'urider such a permit since the date. of the laE;t previous. inspection shall be paid accordlr1g to the above schedule, at the time wl;len S\lch. work is inspect;ed; these fees shall be in addition to th¢ fee paid at the time when the annual permit is issued. ·· SECTION 6~ Subsection 210-22(c) of Section 16.16.090 of -the Palo Altq Municipal C6Qe is. amended to read: ~ ! . . "(c) ··Receptab1e oi.ltlets;iristalled 'on mixed circuits ... (lights and plugs) shall be limited to eight outlet$~ The conductors of the \drcuit shall not be smaller than·:·wa. 12 AWG copper and ther voltage between dondttc~ors, ·ar··:between. the conduct:::> rs and· ground; shall . not f;!l,Cceed 'one hundred ·= ,. fifty volts. The approved circuit pf;otedtive d~vice-sh~ll not be set or rated moi:e th ah t~enty amperes. n ·. : . . '. . FINDING: Limits numbei-of outlets oti",inixed circuits. ; SECTION 7, · subsection 300-1 (ej of Sectlon 16 .16·~ 280 of the" Palo-'Artti '.Murti.~ipa:l. Code is amended to read: - -. ; 11 :(~·). '· All· buJlai:rigs and st-~µctures (other than singl~ or two.-'faffiily :dwellings, apartment ''buildings qf wood ·frame 'Cfonstruction and aq9,~s~ory -b~ild:!,ngs ther~:to) --.shall be · ~;i.:¢ed .in an appro1/ed: ·type . :a::ac~way ·permitted by this «:=Qde ·.(M.I. cable perinittean "· · · · · ·l .c•.' ;_· -:·· -.:-- -.l ;• FINDING1 ·. Thi,s amenmnen~, has,.be~n ·a.a~ed t~· c~arify ·the irtt.~nt ·. ,. , , ·of ~·the original wordi~g-·o~ .·the e1ec~;ricaVeode which·· .{/j =· ~app~ars .vague .'.~nd. cbulq ;d~UsE!-ct>nt.r6versy--~!l int~i.'i-.·· i' ' ' ,.. · · ''Pt.et~tid:n~ '.:~ T~is amendDJent spel'1a· out ·the perm.ft.tad. <ineth<xi o.f' ·wiring 'l'n11tariat;i;Qo:s:~_:lrtt:en:ded by .the · · .. . · ele~tt:i..''-ca.1 e;:'bd~. · · ·. ,'.· ·>,:-: ' · · . ,) ::.... >:--· · ., . . -:-··--.: -."'::::·'. . . ' ; .' .. --~ . $~1~ · a • • ~;,cuo~ -16 ;i & ~ 35'0 · Ot ~,; . ~~:i..; ~iih~ifu~tcl:pa~ ;t;~ae ; . ;,I~,;·~, ' ,;'f.~> antend•d" 'to read:.:. < ' . . ··.; ·'· ···!:. ·, . , -~-·: ·. . t,·) . ·L • d~~->-;;"' :., .• ... ~ __ , .. ~t'6~:-1a·.-3so.<" s~t}~o.n: .33~~.i'.<~) : . .-iid~g$.E!$·no·t. pj~i$$ib-1e. . . . ·~ . subl&ectioh ··cc)· o! ·section 336~t ·far anieiiClea ·to r~a.tt~.--· · -.. ~ -,?) ··-"~~ii~ ~Q~,;~tsu~i:~:~£":~~~~~';-~ ~ °,~~~c ¢ u~ed• ·:;, · .. (J:t:'as".servlce-entrance · cable1<.:~l~J-in-'cO.fl\n\(1~'¢,tAl q,r_aqes, '.~(~f::i,11 .. t.h~~t-)':~.s . expel>~:-Ci,s~~'P(SV.i<l!d ··1n~:~e8tf0Ti\~s2of:4,,'(~. · .. ~·;· · .. < (4J.· in ~t_ioi\'.'' pi9t~}_r.~ _,•1:~~~q~·, -•,cs~" in ··a·~C>J;"~-~~--~9~,i;t:~!"Y. .· · · ·.' ·.·.· .· _ : .J::96ms/ ,_<~t, 'il'l · hQ.is:t~~f~h<<7-L.,,i;~· ·~l'lY · hf!.~ai;,d,tl~~ ::-::l~oc,a-tot.?r>.1 .· ··te> · einb~dd~stJ.r:i?P9~~~~c(9ciitent·1~ con9r:e~~:·o5.:··.~q9~~gate, ' ' .. :~:" c\ . ·~·J!!if~n::: ::~u~~~e!~~~;~~:a~:;, .. ~~~~~~~~i~gri~~);tt~ing~ ;· .· {) ... ..,: ''" -t]c .,_ ,, ,. • ~~\.~-. '-~ -.·. '-~·· ·-··' ·-~ ----,4"; ------~_-.._.-_.·~~'\t<---)}' . __ -" . the~eof,. or apartment -houae·1f ·of wot)cl ~r'i.tt)~: cohse:tuction" . ' . ,;. no't exceedtng th:r:ee·11tories in. be~:ght-~" ... · .. " ·· .,. >:.~-. ··' .. ·~·,· ··· " .· FINbl~tG =· _; ·AdQ.s'\ subs~eti'o~ · ( 9) to· s~cffy ~-~ire nonmetaiH.c -$h~ltfi~d cable--m&Y·'be·used. . .. ',·'··, '· u · .'.=', · s: .:.....-: ·~~:..- . ~ :--:. '. '-~-'-·· -;·I , ""', -' >L~ ':. -,-·4 -.; ~ .. . _, . " '. ~ -'. • • SECTION 9. All other sections of Chapter 16.16 not altered by th.is ordinance ar~ to remain in full for·ce and -effect and applicable to the electrical code adopted herein, as permitted by section 11958.7 of the Health and Safety Code which-provides that the governing body of a city is not required to alter 1n any way building ~egulations enacted on or before the effective date of said section. -1 _. -$:ECTION -10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send:'.? '. certified gopy of this ordinanc~ to ti.1.e Stat.e I?epartmet1t of -Housi~l!J --. arid Community-. Development. , · SECTION J.l. This ordinance sh~'il become· effective upoh the " -. --. . -::.. ' . ~ .;_ - - -- . ¢kpfration of thirty. days. from its pass~ge •, JWl'RODUCED: April 5, 1 971 · -;-.... :-·, ; . - PAS 0SF-Q,: April 19, ·191'1 '· ~ ·--'.\- -. . -Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Com:st~ck, Di.as-. d~~lagher, Norton, Pearson, _W'h'eiii,tley · · NOES: :None_ ABSENT: Spaeth ATTEST: ·-. .-~ -_ - - -, _, . (I '/ ·-~-~- •:. ·t_r-;. ...... .. , ,,. :l''.-...--.. -.. ·.·~;~::· " '"· •• 5 .---·-] ;- .· ,._ ·'-.-. .- -~\_-:~.-,~ ... ~~--~~ i. , .. :, --·.;•. -~·,_ .. 0-., J r ,--.,.. ~ --- . -· --·'