HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1127 ORDINANCE NO. l127~ _.., NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1956 UNIFORM ELECTRICAL
CODE AND THE 1956 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE FOR
TM~. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 969, NEW SERIES OF SAID CITY..
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bake~-sfteld~
follows:
SECTION 1.
Except as herein other~ise provided, that certain electrical
code known and designated as "Uniform Electrical Code, 1956 Editio.u~.~
published by the Pacific Coast Electrical Bureau, three copies of
which have heretofore been filed with the City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield, for use and examination by the public, is hereby adopted
as the Electrical Code of the City of Bakersfield., and each provision
and portion thereof is hereby referred to and made a part of this
ordinance to the same effect as if fully set forth herein°
SECTION 2o
Sections 10, ll and 13 of the Uniform Electrical Code, 1956
Edition, are hereby deleted.
SECTION 3.
Subdivisions B and C of Section 6 of the Unifor~ Eleot~ical
Code, 1956 Edition, amc amended to read as follows:
Section 6°
B Re_s..ide~n~t_lalo In addition to the requirements of this
Code, and except as provided hereinbelow as ~ exception, the ~eQuire-
ments of th~ National Electrical Code shall apply to all residential
installations o
EXCEPTIONS:
1. ~ingle family dwellings o£ over 900 square feet exclusive
of unoccupied cellars, uni~.nishcd attic~, g~:~ ~es:~
have a servic~ entrance raceway not smaller t.han l-l/4 inch rigid
threaded conduit and ~ ~2 (95 .~npere) conductors~. The conductors
shall termi~ate in a panel arrangement c~pab!e of supplying not less
than 12 circuits° in no c~.se shall the main disconnection means hav~
a rating of less than :LO0 amperes. The panel shall be accessible for
additional circuits o
2o There shrill be one lighting circuit for every 300 s~uar,~
feet of area.,
3. For every dwelling of over 900 square feet, the~e shall be
tu~o smmll appliance circuits with the load equally divided.
4. In kitchen areas a convenience outlet shall be installed
at the location of the refrigerator and range and for each working
su~face of 36 inches .or more in width.
5. In all dwelling occupancies, convenience outlets shall be
installed in the service porch, sun room~ breakfast nook, kitchen~
dining room~ parlor, librs~y, den, rec~-eation ~-oom, bedroom s~d bath-
rotan, so that no point along the floo~- line, in any usable wall space
~mbroken by an entry, is more thegn 10 feet from an outlet. Spaces
of less than 3 fee~ are not considered usable space.
6o All three (3) inch outlet boxes shall be used for surface
or exposed wiring only.
7. Pola..~ized ~eceptacles of 50 ampere minlmur~ capacity shall
be installed for all electric range installations, except built-in
ovens and s~face type cooking units.
8. Coo~ing su~faces ~.ith 4- elements or less shall have a
circuit of 3 Nco 8 conductors.
9o Separate ovens of 4.6 kilowatts or less shall have a ei:ecuit
of 3 No. 10 conductors.
10. Polarized ~eceptaclss of 30 amp minimum capacity shall be
installed .fo~' each elect~ic cloth~ss dryez~ outlet, and shall be suppl:~.ed
by at least a m~tnlm~n of .3 No. !0 conductors.
ll~ Coo!e~s located on the roof of a building shall be p~ovided
with a receptacle outlet in a type FS bo~: on 1/2 inch rigid metal
conduit or steel tube.
12. ~-a~bage disposal traits shall be connected with a 3-~ire
receptacle and a rubbe~ covered cord foL' disconnecting p~poSeSo
1.]~ Duplexes or other ~ulti-fmuily dwellings not classified.
as apartment houses shall be wi~ed as specified for single family
dwellings of comparable square foot area.
14. ~hen non-metallic sheath cables or armored cables are run
d/meotly on the roof and covered by roofing material, they must be
protected by a cover of corTosion resistant coated steel at least
1/16" in thickness.
15o Installation of non-metallic sheathed cable shall not be
started until the roof sheathing has been completed°
16o In all cases where conduit passes through the roof, a
roof Jack, shall be installed.
17o Ail attics measuring leas tb-~ 18 inches between top of
Joists and bottom of rafters shall be deemed inaccessible° Ail knob
and tube or non-metallic sheathed cable wiring installed where there
is more than 18 inches of headroom must be run parallel to the Joists
or if crossing the Joists, the Joists must be bored to accept the
wiping. No running strips will be permitted.
18o Ail metallic boxes or enclosures in a non-metallic wiring
system shall be grounded in the manner specified in this code.
19~ All non-metallic sheathed cable shall be of KGW type
(ICE. with ground wire).
20. Ail non-metallic sheathed cable entering boxes or panel
boards, shall be installed with a clamp or cc~nectOro
21o Electmic metallic tubing may be bumted underground when
completely sux~ounded by at least 2" of concrete. Ail threads and
wrench scars on underground conduit or conduit bumied in concrete shall
be thoroughly coated with a corTosion resistant material°
22° Direct burial conductors in the earth shall be at least
18" below normal grade and be protected by at least 2" of sand or ~oft
dirt fill, over and under said conductors and shall be protected
from mechanical or physical injury.
23° Except as othex--~ise provided in this section~ the following
shall be installed in a raceway permitted under this Code: Service
entrance conductors, conductors to centers of distributions conductors
for motors, conductors in all industrial and commercial buildings~
o
hotels, lodging houses, churches, lodge halls, schools, buildings
for public assembly, etc., and apemtment houses of over three (3)
apa~nents.
234. Low Voltage Wiring. Switches or relays shall be installed
in such manner that they may be readily removed and reinstalled after
outlet box containing same is concealed, ~tthou. t removing plaster or
finish of building. This relay switch shall be installed in an outlet
box fou~ inches square to c~upensate for space occupied by same. Switches
shall be installed in boxes. This relay switch shall be securely and
adequately fastened to the outlet box in which it is installed. Ail
low voltage wiring shall be separated by a bsmrier from c~cuit wires
as specified in this Code. This relay switch shall be approved onl_y on
circuits not exceeding 150 volts to the ground. All low voltage wiving
shall be not smaller th~ No. 18 gauge, not less tb~ 300 volt insula-
tiono Wherever metal raceways a~e required because of occupancy of
building or zone location, iow voltage control wires which control ~
higher voltage must be enclosed in metal raceways° High and low voltage
wt~ing shall be installed in a workmanlike m~ner and shall not be
run over ceiling Joists or under floor Joists or across face of studs.
All wires must pass through bored holes and be secured to sides of
Joists, studs or rafter with insulated staples at lease every 4-1/2
feet. Low voltage wi~es shall be long enough to port, it the removal
and reconnection of the relay or switch. Low voltage switches used to
oparate this relay switch shall be of a type approved by the Chief
Building Inspector and installed in a manner approved by the Chief
Building Inspector. The transforme~ for this control system shall
not exceed 25 volts or 50 watts and shall have over current protec~ion
of transforme~o The primary side of this transformer will be considered
protected by over current protection not exceeding 15 amperes. The
transfoEue~s shall be fnstzlled in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
C. ~ and ~o In addition ~o bhe requirements
of this Code, and except as provided hereinbelow as an exception, all
commercial and industrial installations shall comply with the requirements
of the Nations~ Electrical Cod~ and eiect~ical ~nstallations that
under ~e J~isdiction of the CalIfo~a Division of ~dust~ial Safety
~11 also e~ply wi~ the req~ements of the Electrical S~ety Orde~s~
~CEPTIONS:
1. ~cept a~ o~er~se pro~ded ~ t~s section, the followi~
s~ll be installed in a ~ac~ay as ~ecified in this Code: service
en~r~ce c~d~tors, oo~.duc~o~s to cen~ers of distribution, conductors
for motors, conductors in ~1 l~ust~i~ and co~e~cial b~ldi~s, hotels,
lo~ ~es, ch~ohes, lo~e ~lls, sc~ols, b~ldinga fo~ p~l:[c
assembly, etc., ~d ap~ent ho~es of ove~ t~ee (3) apar~ents.
2. Electric ~tallic t~ ~y be b~ied ~de~o~d when
c~letely e~o~ded by at least 2" of c~c~eteo Ail t~eads ~d ~en~
sc~s ~ ~ ~de~~d o~d~t o~ condor b~led ~ concrete shall
be tho~oSy coated with a c~osion resist~t material.
3. ~e wi~e conductors s~ll not be installed ~ a me~al
~aceway.
4o D~ect b~i~ conductors ~ t~ e~th s~ll be at leas$
18" bel~ no~ g~ade ~d be p~otected by s.t least 2" of s~d or soft
~t fill, ove~ ~d ~der said conductors ~d s~ll be protected
me~ioal o~ p~sioal ~J~.
5. ~e~e condor passes ~o~ ~e roof, a ~oof Jack s~ll
be
6~ Ail florescent fixt~es s~ll be p~erly gro~ded.
7. ~e b~last of flo~esoent fixt~es s~ll be sep~ated
fv~ c~b~ible ma~e~i~ by at least 2" o~ a~ space.
80 ~e ~~ wive size ~ all public c~erolal ~d indusSrial
b~ld~s s~l be No. 12 ~e~ic~ Wive aa~e wire fo~ li~ti~ ~d
~eceptacle outlet circ.!ts.
Section 1% is hereby added to the U~form Electrical Code~
1956 Edition~ to read as foll~s:
Section 1%~ Ao~eval ~ ~ ~ ~$~cl~i~a~t~i~ons~ Notwith-
st~di~ ~ othe~ p~ovision in t~s ordinance ~o the contr~y, on
electrioaI systems concerning all buildings of fifteen thousand (1%,000)
square feet and over, and requ/~ing a four h~mdmed (~400) ampere service
or la~ger, detailed plans and specifica$ions of circuits, equipment,
materials, and method of installation shall be submitted to the Chief
Building Inspector for approval unless a California Licensed Electrical
Engineer is employed to supervise the installation of same.
SECTION 5.
The Chief Electrical Inspector refemred to in said Uniform
Electrical Code sh~ll be the duly e. ppointed and acting Chief Bt~ildi~.g
Inspector of the City of Bakersfield, his duly authorized repi-esenSatives,
or such person as hereafter may be authorized by law to perform the
duties now being performed by that official fLn She City of Bakersfield.
SECTION 6.
The Chief Building Inspector may make rules and regulations,
subject ~o the approval of the Oity Council of the City of Bakersfield,
not in conflict with the p~ovisions hereof, to facilitate the enforce-
mens and adminis'~ration of said Electrical Code°
SECTION 7
This ordinance shall not be construed as imposing on the City
of Bakersfield or its officers or employees ~ny liability for damage
resulting from defectiv~ electmieal work; no~, shall ~he City of Bakers-
field~ or its officers o~ employees be held to assume any such liability
by reason of the inspections authorized here~mdero
SECTION 8°
Any person, lien om. co~poration, violating any of the provisions
of the Uniform Electrical Code sb_-ll be guil~ of a misd~meanor and
upon convicSton ~he~eof.~ ~hall be punishable by a fine of not more them.
Fivo H~d.~d Dol!~rs ($500.00)
for a period of not more th~n six (6) montbs~r o~ by both such fine amd
imprisonment o
SECTION 9.
Every person, lima or co~oratior, violating any of the p~ovisions
of said Untfor~u Electric~.l Code shall be d~em:ed guilty elf ~ sep~atc
offense fo~ ~aoh day o~~ po:~hion thereof du~frg ~hioh suc~. violation
oonttlmued ~d sh~ll be punishable therefor as herein provided.
SECTION
Ordin~ce No. 969~ New Se~i~s, ~4 ~:~].1 o~?d:~nce~ ~.d pa,-ts
of ordinances 5m conflict he:?ew!th~ m~,e heu~by
SECTION !l~
~s eP~n~oe s'~ll take effect thirty (30~ ds.y~s fP~ ~ud
after ~e ~te of iSs passage.~
I HE~ CERTIFY ~hat the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield ak a regular
meeting thereof held on the ,,,.,, ,.24th day of _ June: _,, , ,, ,~ , 1957,
by the following vote z
Oouncil of t~e City of Bakersfield.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ]
County of Kern ~ ss.
MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that
on__...t...h.~_.__2.5_..t..h.~.d__a._Y._..~f~...J._u..n..e.~ ................................. , 19___.5_7_ she posted on the Bulletin Board at
the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a
meeting thereof duly held on ......... -t-_.h.~._....2_4..t..h._..d_.a_Y_~..f..J._u.n.~ ,. .............. , 19_~..7..., which ordinance
was numbered ........ _~J,2.7. ................. New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE ADOFrlNG THE 1956 UNIFORM ELECTRICAL
CODE AND TH~ 19~6 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE FOR
THE CITY OF BA~RSFIELD AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 969, NEW SERIES OF SAID CITY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25thday of June~ , 1957
Notary Public in and for th~ County of Kern, State of California
My Comm,:~i,~ i.,,4:~',.::- ,Jm~c 9, 1961