HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 810 (Electrical Code)CHARTER ORDINANCE 140. 1(—
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING CHAPTER 12.20
OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE BY REGULATING THE INSTALLATION,
ARRANGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF
ELECTRICAL WIRING, FIXTURES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES,
EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL:
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE SAME: PROVIDING FOR
THE ISSUANCE OF ELECTRICAL PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND FIXING THE
FEES THEREFORE; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM ELECTRICAL
CODE., 1962 EDITION, AND THE SECONDARY CODE THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, 1962, WITH CERTAIN SPECIFIC ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND
'CHANGES THERETO.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTIONI. Chapter 12.20 of the City of San Rafael Municipal Code is amended
to read as follows:
"12.20.010. Adoption of Uniform Electrical Code and National Electrical Code. All
that certain "Uniform Electrical Code" published by the Pacific Coast Electrical Bureau,
1962 Edition, including the secondary code referred to therein, to wit: National
Electrical Code, 1962, three certified copies of which, in printed form, have been
filed and are now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said city marked 'filed'
therein on the day of , 14J. for use and examination by the
public, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of and for the City of San Rafael,
California, to which reference is hereby made with like effect as if all of the provisic:...
and printed matter therein were herein set forth in full"
SECTION II. 12.20.030 of the San Rafael Municipal Code shall read as follows:
12.20:030 Amendments made in the Uniform Electrical Code. The Uniform Electrical
Code as adopted by Section 12.20.010 of the San Rafael Municipal Code is amended to
and changed in the following respects:
I: Section 1 of said Uniform Electrical Code is amended to read as follows:
A. There is hereby created the office of Chief Electrical Inspector.
B. It shall be the duty of the Chief Electrical Inspector to enforce the pro-
visions of this Code. He shall upon application, grant permits for the installation or
alteration of,electrical wiring, devices, appliances and equipment, and shall make in-
spections of all new electrical installations and reinspection of all electrical -
installations; 3a1'1 -9-a"prow de'd in this 'Gode'r He shall- ]peep complete' records
of all permits issued, inspections and reinspections made and other official work per-
formed in accordance with the provisions of this Code. He shall also keep on file a
list of inspected electrical appliances issued by or for Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc., which list shall be available for public information during regular office hours.
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C. It shall be unlawful for the Chief Electrical Inspector or any
of his assistants to engage in the business, within the area under his
jurisdiction, of the sale, installation or maintenance of electrical
wiring, devices, appliances or equipment, either directly or indirectly,
and they shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged in such
business while holding such office as herein provided for.
D. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT General powers of Electrical
Department with Respect to Enforcement of Laws,, Ordinances, Etc, Concerning
Electrical Works, The Chief Electrical Inspector is hereby authorized and
empowered, to enforce all laws and ordinances and all lawful orders, rules
and regulations that are now or may hereafter be in effect with respect
to the performance of electrical work and the construction, installation,
protection, alteration, repair, operation, maintenance, and use of
electrical equipment; to have and to exercise jurisdiction over and super-
vision of all electrical work and all electrical equipment insofar and
to such an extent as may be necessary for the adequate enforcement of such
laws, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations; and to inspect and
reinspect any and all electrical work and electrical equipment at such
times and as often as, in the discretion of -the Chief Electrical Inspector,
may be necessary to determine that such laws, ordinances, orders, rules
and regulations shall have been or are being complied with. All electrical
equipment now existing, or that may hereafter be installed, shall be subject
to such supervision, inspection, and re -inspection.
E; CONDEMNATION AND DISCONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Whenever
the Chief Electrical Inspector shall find any electrical equipment to have
been installed, changed, altered, operated or used in a manner, which in
the judgment of the Chief Electrical Inspector, is defective or unsafe or
dangerous to person or property, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall have
the authority and power, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to
condemn such unlawfully installed, changed or altered, or unlawfully operated
or used, or defective, unsafe or dangerous etrttriral equipment and to
prohibit the further use thereof until the said defective, unsafe, or
dangerous conditions with respect thereto shall have been remedied; and
said Chief Electrical Inspector is likewise further authorized and empowered
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thereupon summarily to disconnect any such electrical equipment from its
source of current supply and to place a seal thereon, or to order and
require the person supplying electrical energy to such equipment to disconnect
his supply or service wires and discontinue the supply of electrical energy
to such equipment; or said Chief Electrical Inspector may give notice to
the person owning or in charge or control of any such condemned electrical
equipment directing that the defective, unsafe, or dangerous conditions
thereof or with respect thereto be remedied or removed within a period of
time to be fixed in said notice, and any person who shall fail, neglect,
or refuse to comply with any such notice within the time and in the manner
therein specified, shall be subject to the penalty provided for violation of
Section 1 1 . In any spec i f i ed i cad'e; ' the Ch i-ef E1 ect 0 cat, _� rispec;tor may "t ake
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action�in any or every manner heretobefore authorized, as the circumstances
and conditions of the case shall, in his discretion warrant.
F4 NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION, whenever the Chief Electrical Inspector,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Paragraph E of this code shall
disconect any electrical equipment, or order and require the same to be
disconnected, a notice in weittng, stating the reason for such disconnection,
shall be given to the person owning or in charge or control of such
electrical equipment, or shall be conspicuously posted on the premises
whereon the said equipment is located; and whenever the Chief Electrical
Inspector shall likewise disconnect, and order and require the disconnection
of, any supply or service wires, notice in writing, stating the reason for
such disconnection shall also be given to the person supplying electrical
energy through such supply or service wires.
G6 SUPPLY TO BE DISCONNECTED 14HEN SO'ORDERED, It shall be unlawful
for any person supplying electrical energy to any electrical equipment to
fail, neglect, or refuse immediately to disconnect his supply or service
wires and discontinue the supply of electrical energy to such electrical
equipment when notified and directed to to do under and in accordance with
the foregoing provisions of this code.
H, APPROVAL AFTER CORRECTION OF CONDEMNED EQUIPMENT. t4hen any
electrical equipment shall have been condemned and disconnected in accor-
dance with the foregoing provisions of this code; it shall thereafter be
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unlawful for any person to reconnect, or to use any electrical current in,
through, or by means of such electrical equipment, or to supply any
electrical energy thereto, or to remove or break any seal placed thereon,
until the unlawful, defective, unsafe or dangerous conditions with respect
to such electrical equipment shall have been remedied and the Chief Electrical
Inspector shall have inspected and approved the same.
I, RIGHT OF ENTRY, Chief Electrical Inspector and his assistants
shall have the right, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to
enter or go upon any building or premises at any reasonable hour for the
purpose of inspecting or witnessing the operation or use of any electrical
equipment in, on, or about such building or premises, or for any other pur-
pose in furtherance of the provisions of this code; and they shall be given
prompt access to any and all such electrical equipment upon application to
the person owning or in charge or control of the same; provided, however,
that the inspector shall, upon request, exhibit a badge or other reasonable
evidence of his identity and authority.
J, UNLAWFUL TO INTERFERE WITH INSPECTOR. It shall be unlawful for
any person in charge or control of any electrical equipment to refuse any
inspector access to such equipment; and it shall be unlawful for any person
in any manner to hinder, molest, or interfere with any inspector or other
duly authorized representative of the Chief Electrical Inspector in the
performance of his lawful duties.,
II. Section 3 of said Uniform Electrical Code is amended by adding thereto
the following;
For each
subfeed or circuit
$ .25
For each
dishwasher, disposal, range top, oven,
furnace,
fan or other motor driven appliance
.50
For each
light fixture not otherwise herein 11 i'5t!dd d
.1*5
For each
prewired appliance including air conditioning
units, refrigeration cases and other appliances not
otherwise
herein listed
.50
For each
meter
1.00
Fluorescent
lighting - 1 lamp fixture
.15
2 lamp fixture
.25
3 lamp fixture
.35
4 lamp fixture
.4o
For each
transformer per KVA or fraction thereof
.25
Electrical permit fees for new residential units shall be on a square
foot basis of all floor area of each unit as follows:
0
to
500
$ 5.00
500
to
750
7.50
750
to
1000
10.00
i000
to
1250
12.50
1250
to
1500
15.00
1500
to
1750
17.50
1750
to
2000
20.00
2000
to
2250
22.50
2250
to
2500
25.00
2500
to
2750
27.50
2750
to
3000
30.00
3000
to
4000
35.00
4000
to
5000
40.00
III Section 6 vf. $:aid.Uniform Electrical Code, -is hereby amended to reads as follows:
Section 6. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. Standards for installation and materials.
A. All installations shall be in conformity of this Code and with approved
standards for safety to life and property.
B. The requirements of the National Electrical Code 1962, published by the
National Fire Protection Association International, 60 Batterymarch Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, shall apply to all installations. Electrical installations that are
under the jurisdiction of the California Division of Industrial Safety shall also
comply with the requirements of the Electrical Safety Orders.
C. Amendments to National Electrical Code 1962. The following amendments,
additions and deletions are hereby made to the National Electrical Code 1962. The
sections referred to are the section numbers of the National Electrical Code 1962.
(1) 210-19 (b) change to read: MINIMUM SIZE
1.
Household Electric Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
6
2.
Built -In Oven and Cooking Top . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
6
3.
Apartment Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . No.
8
4.
Counter Mounted Cooking Top . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
10
5.
Built -In Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
10
6.
Split Cooking Tops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
12
7.
Dryer, 4,600 Watts - 5,500 Watts . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
10
8.
Dryer, over 5,500 Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
8
9.
Washer Outlet separate circuit . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
12
10.
Dishwasher separate circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
12
11.
Disposal Unit and Furnace Motor may be connected to
the same branch circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
12
12.
The minimum size Branch Circuit Conductor for other
loads shall not be smaller than . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .No.
14
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(2) 210-22 (b) change to read:
DWELLING TYPE OCCUPANCIES:
In all rooms, including unfinished rooms suitable for future oc-
cupancy, except bathrooms, garages, storage closets and work shops,
adequate circuit wiring must be extended to the unfinished area, termi-
nated in an approved outlet box accessible for future use and identify.
(3) Add: 210-22 (c)
BATHROOM RECEPTACLE
One plug receptacle, not part of a lighting fixture, shall be provided
in each bathroom where lavatory is provided in dwellings, apartments and
hotels.
(4) Add: 210-22 (d)
SHOW -WI NDOWS
At least one receptacle shall be installed directly above a show -
window for each 12 linear feet or fraction thereof of show -window area
measured horizontally along its base.
(5) Add: 210-22 (e)
LIGHTING OUTLETS REQUIRED (Entrance Lighting)
One light outlet shall be provided at each outside entrance to a build-
ing intended for residential occupancy. Where two entrances are located
on the same side of the building, one light may be adequate provided
it is controlled by a switch at each entrance.
(6) Add: 21O.2�2 (f)
OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE REQUIRED
In single or two family dwellings, each unit shall have not less than
one weatherproof grounding type receptacle which may be connected to one
of the 20 AMP appliance circuits.
(7) 220-3 (a) add:
For general illumination in single and multi -family dwellings, not
less than one branch circuit shall be installed for each 500 square feet
of floor area in addition to the receptacle circuits called for in para-
graph (b) below.
(8) 220-3 (b) add:
For the small appliance load in kitchen, laundry, pantry, dining -room,
if no dining room, family room, and breakfast -room of dwelling occupancies,
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two or more 20 - ampere branch circuits in addition to the branch circuits
specified in paragraph 220- (3a) shall be provided for all receptacle outlets
(other than outlets for clocks) in these rooms, and such circuits shall
have no other outlets. Each such circuit shall be limited to 8 (eight)
outlets.
At least one 20-ampere circuit in addition thereto shall be provided
for laundry equipment and limited to one outlet.
( 9) 220-4 (d) change to read:
NEUTRAL FEEDER LOAD
The neutral feeder load shall be the maximum unbalance of the load
to which it may be subjected.
(10) 220-4 (i) change to read:
ELECTRIC RANGES
For each dwelling unit the feeder load for the combination of counter -
mounted cooking units and wall -mounted ovens may be calculated as one
appliance using Column A, Table 220-5. The feeder load for household
electric ranges shall be computed in accordance with Table 220-5, Column A.
Uthere a number of ranges are supplied by a 3-phase, 4-wire feeder, the
current shall be computed on the basis of the demand of twice the maximum
number of ranges connected between any two phase wires.
(11) 230-25, change to read:
POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO BUILDINGS
The point of attachment should be below the service head and so arranged
that the service drop may be secured to the building with one point of
attachment only. The point of attachment shall be not less than 12 feet
above the ground where the drops may cross a private driveway, and 10 feet
above the ground where persons may walk on private property.
(12) 230-41 add:
120-volt single phase lighting installations may be wired and arranged
for 2-wire service if the load to be supplied does not exceed two 15-ampere
or two 20-ampere branch circuits. Larger installations shall be wired for
3-wire service. Service entrance conductors to single family dwellings of
g00 square feet or larger shall consist of three conductors of not less than
100 ampere capacity in rigid conduit of a size conforming to Table I of
Chapter 9 of the National Electrical Code. The neutral conductor shall be
of a size to carry the maximum unbalanced load to which it may be subjected.
(13) 230-44 change to read:
WIRING METHODS
(a) Service -entrance conductors extending along the exterior or en-
tering buildings shall be installed in rigid conduit.
(b) Where service conduit or busway passes into the wall, roof, or
other portion of any building it shall be installed so as to effectively
prevent leakage of water into the building.
(c) Where service is run on the exterior of buildings having plastered
exterior finish, the conduit shall be so installed that it will not be
wholly or partly imbedded in the plaster. Such surface run of conduit
shall preferably be installed after the last coat of plaster has been
applied, but may be installed before the last coat of plaster is applied
ifthe conduit is neatly secured in place with galvanized metal hangers or
fastenings or other approved means (not wooden blocks) that support it
away from the sheathing so as to permit the required thickness of plaster
to be spread underneath.
(d) The length of the service conduit within a building shall be as
short as is reasonably practicable and shall in no case exceed 30 linear
feet.
(14)
230-46
Del ete
(15)
230-47
Delete
(16)
230-4L")
Delete
(17 )
230-4-9
Del ete
(18)
230-50
Delete
(19)
230-51 add:
The service head shall be located on that portion of the building
served which is facing the serving line. The service head shall be located
at that height which will allow for the proper clearance of the service
drop over curb and sidewalk, driveways, and areas where persons may walk.
The following are minimum clearances permitted:
Above curb and sidewalk -- 16 feet
Above private driveways -- 12 feet
Above areas accessible to pedestrians only -- 10 feet
If the height of the building involved is such that these heights can-
not be maintained, then a periscope type service or some other approved
auxiliary structure shall be used. In the event a periscope type service
is used, it may be placed on the side of the building served, not more
than 18 inches back of that wall which is facing the serving line.
(20) 230:70 (b) add:
The service disconnecting means shall be located at a readily access-
ible point nearest to the entrance of the service conductors, and in
residential property shall be accessible from the exterior, except in
garage, carport, or where a meter room is provided. Such service dis-
connecting means shall not be installed under show -windows or at any
location above the ground floor level or in the case of multiple oc-
cupancies in any location not readily accessible to all parties concerned.
The center of the grip of the operating handle of the disconnecting means
when in its highest position shall not be more than six and one half feet
(6'—z') above the floor or working platform.
(21) 230-70 (d) add:
A separate service disconnecting means shall be provided for each
separately metered subdivision of the service conductors. Switches or
circuit breakers accessible from the exterior of a single family dwelling
shall be located within a single enclosure approved for the purpose. Service
disconnecting means shall not consist of more than six circuit breakers or
operating handles without a main disconnect.
(22) 230.7 0 (b) change to read:
SIMULTANEOUS OPENINGS
The disconnecting means shall simultaneously disconnect all ungrounded
conductors.
(23) 230-71 (a) add:
EXCEPTION NO,3
In single family dwellings of 900 square feet or larger, the capacity
of the service entrance panel shall be not less than 100 amperes. The
panel shall be designed to accommodate not less than eight branch circuit
fuses or circuit breaker poles, so arranged that at least two three -wire
branch circuits of 50 ampere capacity each can be provided.
If only 100 ampere main service switch is installed, at the service
location, the distribution panel or panels shall be of a design which will
provide for the overcurrent devices required by this section. The panel or
panels must be accessible for future wiring, or extension of circuits. The
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feeder which carries the total current supplied by the service conductors
to the distribution panel or panels shall not be smaller than the service
conductor specified in Section 230-41.
(24) 240-16 add;
In apartment houses and other buildings of multiple occupancy, branch
circuit overcurrent devices shall be located within the apartment or unit
served. All circuits supplying individual units in buildings of multiple
occupancy shall be confined to each individual unit. In remodel jobs, or
where this is impracticable, exceptions may be granted by the authority
enforcing the code.
(25) 250-43 (f) change to read:
Electric signs and associated equipment shall be grounded.
(26) 250-57 (b) (2) Delete
(27) 250-82 change to read:
OTHER AVAILABLE ECTRODES
Where a water system as described in Section 250-31 is not available,
the grounding connection may be made to any of the following: (a) The
metal frame of the building if effectively grounded, provided that metal
covering on a metal -clad building shall not be used; (b) Other local
metallic underground systems such as piping, tanks and the like, pro-
vided that such unrlory,u„ricl systev's containing flammable substance shall
not be used.
(28) 250-92 (b) change to read:
CONDUCTOR ENCLOSURES AND EQUIPMENT ONLY
A grounding conductor for conductor enclosures and equipment only shall
meet the requirement of Paragraphs 250-57 (a), �50-57 (b) (1), or 250-92 (a).
(29) 250-114 add;
At each location where a switch or fixture is within reach of a grounded
object the box or extension ring shall be of metal and shall be grounded.
(30) 250-116 change to read:
GROUND CLAMPS
The clamp for the grounding conductor on the service grounding electrode
shall be of the malleable or cast type and the point of attachment shall be
readily accessible.
(31) 320. Delete
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(32) 324_2 change to read:
Concealed Knob -and -tube work may only be used in the hollow spaces
of walls and ceilings of wood frame construction, and must be concealed
by the permanent finish of the building. It shall not be used (1) in
commercial garages. (2) in theaters, except as provided in Section 520-4.
(3) in motion picture studios, (4) in hazardous locations, nor (5) in
Fire Zone No. 1. Concealed knob -and -tube wiring is limited to use on
circuits not exceeding 300 volts between 5UO volts hotween conductors or
150 volts to ground.
(33) 334-6 add:
Armoured cable tyres AC, ACT and ACL may only be used for concealed
or exposed work in .rood frame construction, or by special permission in
other logy--,ons where other wirinq mot -hods are impracticable. It is limited
t,, use on circuits not exceeding 300 volts between conductors or 150 volts
to ground. Armo ed cable types AC, ACT, and ACL may not be installed in
Fire 7p e K1. I.
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(34) 334:13 a change to read:
:i! ACCESSIBLE ATTICS
(a) Cable in accessible attics or roof spaces shall be run through
bored holes in the joists or protected by approved means. EXCEPTION: in
attics not accessible by a permanent stairway, no boring or protection is
necessary where the vertical height between, the ceiling joists and rafter
is less than 12 inches.
(35) 336-3 change to read:
USE
Non-metallic sheathed cable which is run exposed in accessory buildings
and attached garages shall be installed not less than 716" above the
floor. Where the cable is subject to physical damage it shall be
protected by the use of running boards, conduit, or other approved means.
It is limited to use on circuits not exceeding 300 volts between conductors
or 150 volts to ground. Non-metallic sheathed cable may not be installed
in Fire Zone H!o. 1. See Section 334=13 for installation in attics and
roof spaces.
(36) 338-2 Delete
(37) 339-3 (c) add:
The use of direct burial cable will require a minimum depth of 18
inches where not subject to probable mechanical injury or 24 inches under
driveways; other approved means may be substituted under varying
conditions. U.F. Cable shall not be used for exposed exterior wiring,
or direct burial under slab floors within a building.
(38) 348-1 add:
Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used below the ground floor
slab, or in any location where it would be in contact with the ground.
(39) 350-2 add:
Flexible metal conduit shall only be used where the use of rigid
metal conduit is impractical.
(40) 380-0 add:
All switches, circuit breakers, fuses and other protective devices
shall be so located that they may be operated, renewed, or repaired from
a readily accessible place. They shall be so installed that the top of
the fuse or the center of the grip of the operating handle of the switch,
circuit breaker or other control device when in its highest position will
be not more than 62 feet from the floor of the working platform.
(41) Add Section 3'4-2.1.
ILLUMINATION
All switchboards or panelboards shall have adequate illumination for
safety of operations or repair. The lights and switches used for the
control of such illumination shall be so located that they will be readily
and safely accessible.
(42) Add: Section 384-2.2
IDENTIFICATION
All switches, circuit breakers, automatic cutouts, and other control
devices shall be so located or marked as to clearly indicate the equipment
controlled by them, and switches (excepting magnetic switches) shall indicate
whether they are open or closed.
(43) 3334-13 add:
Panelboards shall be approved dead front type.
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(44) Add: Section 4-10-3.1
CONTROL
Switches shall be provided for the control of keyless lampholders and
for the control of lampholders of the switched type that are not within
safe and convenient reach. In those rooms of dwelling type occupancies
where receptacle outlets are required --see 210-22 (b)-- but no lighting
outlet is installed, at least one such receptacle outlet shall be controlled
by a wall switch.
(45) Add: Section 410-4.1
FIXTURES NEAR GROUNDED SURFACES
Fixtures which are operated through any type of switching device
which is part of the lampholder, such as pull chain sockets, key sockets,
or push type sockets, shall not be used in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry
rooms, or on the exterior of buildings or structures, or within U' feet
vertically or 5 feet horizontally of a grounded surface.
(46) 410.95 change to read:
EQUIPMENT NEAR GROUNDED SURFACES
All outlets within & feet vertically or 5 feet horizontally of any
grounded surface or object shall be grounded.
(47) Add 422-14
APPLIANCES, DISPOSAL, DOMESTIC INSTALLATIONS
An approved grounding type single plug receptacle may be provided for
the connection of electrically powered waste disposals. The final
connection between the plug receptacle and the appliance terminal housing
shall be made through the use of an approved three conductor cord and
grounding type plug assembly.
(48) Add 422-24.1
SIMULTANEOUS OPENING
The disconnecting means, including branch circuit disconnecting
means, shall simultaneously disconnect all ungrounded conductors from the
source of supply.
(49) 520-1 change to read:
SCOPE
The requirements of this Article shall apply to all buildings designed
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intended, or used for dramatic, operatic, motion -picture or other shows,
and night clubs, dancehalls, armories, sporting arenas, bowling alleys,
public auditoriums, television studios and like buildings used for public
assembly.
(50) 600-1 add:
These provisions sFiali be supplementary to any and all local ordinances
or regulations vfhich govern the location, erection and/or structural
support of signs.
(51) 600-2 (a) change to read:
IN SIGHT OF SIGN
In addition to the switch required by Section 600-2, an approved dis-
connecting means shall be provided for the disconnecting of all signs
and/or outline lighting and shall be so located that it shall be within
sight of the sign and/or outline lighting and under the control of auth-
orized sign servicemen but normally not readily accessible to unauthorized
persons whenever operating voltages are in excess of 1,000 volts.
When said disconnecting means controls roof signs, it shall be located
not more than six and one-half feet (62') above the roof.
(52) Add: 600-6.1
SIGN CIRCUIT REQUIRED
Each commercial building and/or each commercial occupancy with ground
floor frontage shall be provided with a minimum 20-ampere branch circuit
to the sign location, or a spare circuit and an empty raceway may be
provided.
(53) 600-7 add:
The inspection label of the Underwriter's Laboratories shall be required
on all new signs.
A label showing evidence of approval by the Local Inspection Department
will be required on all signs being moved from one location to another and
on all existing signs requiring any alteration to the electrical circuits
except the changes or replacement of tubing and other normal repairs.
Any sign found not to be in conformance with these regulations shall
be deemed a violation of these regulations and same shall be removed from
place of erection.
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(54) Add: 600-9
ELECTRIC POWER L I PIES
NO sign shall be constructed, installed or erected which has less hori-
zontal or vertical clearance from energized electric power lines than pre-
scribed by the California Penal Code Section 385, the regulations of the
California Public Utilities Commission General Order No. o5, Rule No. 39,
and the orders of the Division of Industrial Safety, State of California.
(55) 600-31 (a) add:
Open conductors may not be used either indoors or outdoors except
when contained within the sign enclosure or as provided for under 600-31 (b
All conductors for outline lighting, )
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passing through walls, shall be in a raceway system, with approved fittings.
(56) 600-31 (d) Delete
(57) 600 31 (e) add:
Concealed Conductors on Insulators shall not be allowed outside the
sign enclosure.
(58) 600-31 (9) Delete.
(59) Add: Section 600-36
MARK I PIG
The inspection label of the Underwriter's Laboratories shall be required
on all new signs.
A label showing evidence of approval by the Local Inspection Department
will be required on all signs being moved from one location to another and
on all existing signs requiring any alteration to the electrical circuits
except the changes or replacement of tubing and other normal repairs.
Any sign found not to be in conformance with these regulations shall
be deemed a violation of these regulations and same shall be removed from
place of erection.
(60) Add: Section 600-1.1
14IRING METHOD
All underground wiring to and within twenty feet (201) of swimming
Pools shall be installed in rigid metal conduit..
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(61) Add: Section 725..8
TRANSFORMER LOCATIONS
Signal transformers shall be installed in fuse cabinets in a separate compart-
ment or mounted on outlet boxes adjacent thereto, insofar as practical. When installed
in closets or furnace rooms, exposed signal transformers shall be located on the ceil-
ing or on the wall over the door. Transformers shall not be installed in attics or in
concealed areas of basements.
D. All electrical materials, devices, appliances 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' Labora-
tories, Inc., the United States Bureau of Standards, the United States Bureau of Mines,
or other similar institution of recognized standing, shall be prima facie evidence of
conformity with the approved standards for safety to life and property.
The maker's name, trade -mark, or other identification symbol, shall be placed on
all electrical materials, devices, appliances and equipment used or installed under
this Code.
E. Previously used material shall not be re -used in any work without the written
approval obtained in advance from the Chief Electrical Inspector.
SEC,TION_III: fiction 12.20.040 of the San Rafael Municipal Code shall read as follows:
Section 12.20.040 Electrical Construction in Fire Zones.
Fire Zone 1. All electrical wiring installed in Fire Zone I shall be in
approved raceway.
Fire Zone II. All electrical ?airing installed in Fire Zone II shall be in
approved raceway.
Exception: Dwellings, apartments or buildings used soley for living purposes
may use any wiring method that meets the requirements of Section 12.20.020 of this
ordinance.
Fire Zone III. All exposed wiring installed -in Fire":Zdne_.III shall -be =in :approved
raceway -or type MC or AC cable.
Exception: Exposed wiring in attics and garages when a minimum of eight feet
above finished floor may use non-metallic sheathed cable.
SECTION IVp Section 12.20.050 of the San Rafael Municipal Code shall read as follows:
Section 12.20.05D Penalty for Violation. Any person, firm or corporation
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violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
and every day or portion thereof during which any violationof any of the provisions
of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such vio-
lation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED ($500.00)
DOLLARS, or by imprisonment in the County Jail of Mar.in County for not more than three
months er by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section VI. REPEAL., 'All -provisions ,'of 'C.hapteii:,12,-20 of,"the San Rafael Mun`ic-ipal
Code that .are incaiisistent_ -herewith -are hereby repealed.
Section III. This ordinance shall be published once in full before its
final passage in the INDEPENDENT -JOURNAL, a daily newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in said city, and shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30)days after its final passage.
ATTEST:
6__� A--
NIS, Mayor/ C
'(e above and foregoint Charter Ordinance No. U 1 G was read and introduced at
a meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael,
held on / , day of ZC,G , 1965, and ordered passed to print by
the following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Aby, Baar, Barbier, Jensen;
NOES: COUNCIL EN ) Z
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN !'7t e
and 'll come up for adoption as an ordinance of the City of San Rafael at a
e tz- meeting of the Council to be held on hijTylJ the day of
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1965.
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