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Home My WebLink AboutORD NO 4091ORDINANCE NO. 4 0 9 1 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE AND ARTICLE 80 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.32 THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 15.32 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code relating to the National Electrical Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. A new Chapter 15.32 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is added to read as follows: Chapter 15.32 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE Sections: 15.32.010 15.32.020 15.32.030 15.32.031 15.32.032 15.32.033 15.32.034 15.32.035 15.32.036 15.32.037 15.32.O38 15.32.039 15.32.O4O 15.32.041 15.32.045 15.32.050 Adoption. Deletion of certain sections of Article 80, Administration and Enforcement provisions for the 2002 National Electrical Code. Section 80.19 (A)(3)added-Permits and Approvals. Section 80.19(D) deleted-Annual Permits. Section 80.19(F)(1) amended-Inspection and Approval. Section 80.19(F)(3) amended-Inspections and Approvals. Section 80.19(F)(4) deleted- Inspections and Approvals. Section 80.23(B)(2) and (B)(3) deleted-Penalties Section Section Section Section Section Section Section section 80.25 amended-Authorization 80.25(C)(D)(E) deleted-Connection to Electric Supply. 80.29 deleted-Liability for Damages. 80.31 deleted-Validity. 80.33 deleted-Repeal of Conflicting Acts. 80.35 deleted-Effective Dates. 80.26 added-Meter Re-sets 230.43 added-Special Residential Requirements. ORIGINAL 15.32.060 15.32.070 15.32.080 15.32.010 Section 230-62(c) added-Service Equipment Protection-Residential. Section 230.70(d) and (e) deleted-Location of Service Disconnect. Section 680-25(d)(1) amended-Swimming pool panelboard grounding. Adoption. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, that certain compilation of administrative provisions known and designated as the California Electrical Code, 2001 Edition and Article 80 of the National Electrical Code, 2002 Edition, as modified pursuant to this chapter. A copy of such code is on file with the building department of the city for use and examination by the public, are adopted as the electrical code of the city, and each provision and portion thereof, except as otherwise in this chapter provided, is referred to and made a part of this chapter to the same effect as if fully set forth in this chapter. 15.32.020 Section 80.15 deleted-Electrical Board. Section 80.15 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted and superseded by the applicable sections of Section 15.04.100 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code. 15.32.030 Section 80.19(A)(3) added--Permits and Approvals. Section 80.19 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is amended by adding Section 80.19(A)(3) to read as follows: (3)Applicant. An application for an electrical permit may be filed (made) by any one of the following: (a)Qualified installer. A qualified installer is a person, firm or corporation holding a valid Contractor's License to perform such work in this jurisdiction; or (b)Maintenance Electrician. In lieu of an individual permit for each installation or alteration, an annual permit may, upon application therefore, be issued to any person, firm or corporation regularly employing one or more electricians for installation 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 building official and shall contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. Within not more than fifteen days following the end of each calendar month, the permit, firm or corporation to which an annual permit is issued shall transmit to the building official a report of all electrical work which has been done under the annual permit during the preceding month; or (c)Homeowners. The building official may issue to an individual a homeowner's permit authorizing said individual to install, alter, change or repair any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment in, on or about a single family dwellin~e[~+ 0~IGINA[ which said individual is owner and in which he resides or intends to reside, but not elsewhere, provided that electrical work authorized under any such homeowner's permit shall be done personally by the owner. 15.32.031 Section 80.19((D) deleted--Annual Permits. Section 80.19(D) of article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.032 Section 80.19(F)(1) amended-Inspections and Approvals. Section 80.19 (F)(1) of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: (1)Upon the completion of any installation of electrical equipment that has been made under a permit, it shall be the duty of the person, firm, or corporation making the installation to notify the Electrical Inspector having jurisdiction, who shall inspect the work within a reasonable time. 15.32.033 Section 80.19(F)(3) amended--Inspections and Approvals. Section 80.19(F)(3) of Article 80 of the 2002 is amended to read as follows: (3)When any portion of the electric;'l installation within the jurisdiction of an Electrical Inspector is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm, or corporation installing the equipment shall notify the Electrical Inspector, and such equipment shall not be concealed until it has been approved by the Electrical Inspector, provided that on large installations, where the concealment of equipment proceeds continuously, the person, firm, or corporation installing the equipment shall give the Electrical inspector due notice in advance, and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. 15.32.034 Section 80.19(F)(4) deleted--Inspections and Approvals. Section 80.19(F)(4) of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.035 Section 80.23(B)(2) and (B)(3) deleted-Penalties. Sections 80.23 (B)(2) and (B)(3) of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code are deleted. 15.32.036 Section 80.25(A) amended-Authorization. Section 80.25(A) of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: Except as otherwise provided in 80.25, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation to make connection to a supply of electrici~ or to supply electricity ~ 3 ORtGINAL electric equipment installation for which a permit is required or that has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected. 15.32.037 Section 80.25(C)(D)(E) deleted-Connection to Electric Supply. Sections 80.25 (C)(D)and(E) of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code are deleted. 15.32.038 Section 80.29 deleted-Liability for Damages. Section 80.29 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.039 Section 80.31 deleted-Validity. Section 80.31 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.040 Section 80.33 deleted-Repeal of Conflicting Acts. Section 80.33 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.041 Section 80.35 deleted-Effective Date. Section 80.35 of Article 80 of 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.045 Section 80.26 added-Meter Re-sets. Section 80.26 of Article 80 of the 2002 National Electrical Code is added, to read as follows: Except for emergency and maintenance conditions, a permit and inspection shall be required before such person, firm or corporation re-sets an electric meter. 15.32.050 Section 230-43 added-Special residential requirements. Article 230(D) of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding the following section: 230-43(17) Special Residential Requirements. (a)For residences, the service entrance conduit shall be rigid metal conduit for overhead services. 15.32.060 Section 230-62(c) added-Service equipment protection-Residential. Article 230(E) of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding Section 230-62(C~!~KF .~ to read as follows: ~ (c) Residential: Electrical meter installation. (1) To minimize the possibility of energizing incomplete circuits, one of the following shall apply: a. Install one breaker only for temporary power requirements. This breaker shall energize a duplex receptacle outlet, which shall be GFCI protected during the period of construction. b. If additional breakers are installed, only the breaker serving temporary power shall have a circuit conductor connected. (2) The electrical panel dead-front shall be secured in place at all times. (3) In the event the residence is not served by natural gas, and a temporary power permit is issued, an electrical release must be approved by the building official prior to occupancy. 15.32.070 Section 230.70(d) and (e)-deleted-Location of Service Disconnects. Section 230.70(d) and (e) of 2002 National Electrical Code is deleted. 15.32.080. Section 680-25(d)(1) amended-Swimming pool 13anelboard grounding. Article 680(B) of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding the following sentence to Section 680-25(d), (1) An "existing remote panelboard" is one that has been in place for no less than 6 months. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. ORIGINAl I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council0(~fTth~ City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on E00~ , by the following vote: AYES: ~CO~U. ~.?Lh~EMBER CARSON, BEN_HAM, MAGGARD, COUCH, HM~ON, SU~IVAN, SALVAGGI0 CITY CLERK and Ex Offi~ Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED: OCT :Z ZOOZ HARVEY HALL / MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: BART THILTGEN City Attorney BY: AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ) SS, County of Kern ) PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly swom, deposes and says: That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that on the 3rd day of October , 2002 she posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4091 , passed by the 2nd dayof October 2002 and Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the entitled: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE BAKERSIFELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE AND ARTICLE 80 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.32 THERETO. Is/PAMELA A. McCARTHY City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield BY: D EIE~i3,TY~Clty Cie rk ~J~__~