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ORDINANCE NO. 1938
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CERTAIN
REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 3, PART 2
OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1990
EDITION WITH CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
THERETO, AND AMENDING, ADDING AND DELETING
CERTAIN BUILDING REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN
ARTICLE VIII OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l.
That Chapter 3, Part 2 of Article VIII of the
Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as set forth in
Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated as part of
this Ordinance. Three (3) copies of said Code are on file in the
office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause a copy hereof to be published once
in the official newspaper within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this 4th day of June
, 1991.
Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
of Arcadia
1938
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, city Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1938 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 4th day of June 1991 and that said
Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Ciraulo, Fasching, Harbicht, Young and Gilb
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ARTICLE VIII
BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3
ELECTRICAL CODE
PART 1
ADOPTION
83l0. ADOPTION. The National Electrical Code, 1990
Edition, published by the National Fire Protection
Association including all of its indices and
appendices, and except said portions thereof as are
hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by this
Ordinance, is hereby adopted by reference and made
a part of this Ordinance as though set forth in this
Ordinance in full, subject, however, to the amend-
ments, additions and deletions set forth in this
ordinance shall constitute and be known as nthe
Elebtrical Code of the City of Arcadia".
Three (3) copies of said, code are on file in the
office of the city Clerk for use and examination by
the public.
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ARTICLE VIII
BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 2
ELECTRICAL CODE
PART 2
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS
8320 is hereby repealed.
8330 AMENDMENT. Article 90 of the Electrical Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
DIVISION 1
TITLE, INTENT AND PURPOSE
90-1. TITLE. This Code shall be known as the
Electrical Code. Wherever the word Code is
used in this Ordinance, it shall mean Electri-
cal Code ,of the City of Arcadia.
90-2. INTENT. The intent of this Code is to
provide more uniform requirements and enforce-
ment with provisions for interpretations and
revisions. This Code includes local require-
ments not covered by the National Electrical
Code or regulations of the State of California.
. .
Where provisions of this Code conflict with
other regulations the most restrictive provi-
sions shall apply.
90-3. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. It is the purpose
of this Code to provide basic minimum provi-
sions considered necessary for safety, ef-
ficiency, adequacy and the practical safeguard-
ing of person, and of buildings, structures and
their contents from hazards arising from the
use of electricity for light, heat, power,
radio, signaling and for other purposes, as
well as provisions for future expansion of
electrical use.
DIVISION II
ADMINISTRATION
91-1. DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. The
Building Official of the City of Arcadia or his
designated representative has authority to
enforce all provisions of this Code. He may
upon application grant permits for the instal-
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lation or alteration of electrical wiring,
devices, appliances and equipment. He shall
make such inspections and re-inspections of the
installation, maintenance and repair of all
electrical wiring, connections, fixtures,
appliances, machinery, equipment and work
inside, outside, overhead or underground within
the City of Arcadia or as he determines
necessary or advisable.
9l-2. INTERPRETATIONS. In cases where the
rapid development in the application and use
of electricity or new and special or unusual
methods of building construction create
problems or conditions which are not clearly
contemplated in the making of the sections in
the Code pertaining to electricity, and make
literal application of the rule or rules
impracticable, the Building Official is hereby
empowered to make interpretations in the form
of his own rules wherever there is a question
as to motive or method or manner in which
material shall be installed or as to the intent
or meaning of any provision herein; provided,
however, than any person who feels himself
aggrieved by any rule or rules made by the
Building Official in accordance with the
foregoing, shall within thirty (30) days from
the effective date thereof, have the right to
appeal such rule or rules for a review and
determination of the reasonableness thereof.
DIVISION III
PERMITS AND FEES
92-1. PERMITS. No alteration or addition
shall be made to any existing wiring nor shall
any wiring for the placing or installation of
equipment, fixtures, appliances or equipment
except as provided herein be made without first
obtaining an electrical permit from the
Building Official.
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Exceptions: an electrical permit is not
required to do the following work:
1. Minor repair work, such as repairing
flush and snap switches, replacing fuses,
changing lamp sockets and receptacles,
taping bare fronts, repairing drop cords
and the like.
2. Installations used by electrical
supply railway or communications utilities
in the exercise of their functions as a
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public utility.
3. Installation, alteration or repair of
electrical equipment installed for or by
an electricity supply agency for the use
of such agency in the generation transmis-
sion distribution or metering of elec-
tricity.
4. Electrical wiring for street lighting
or traffic signals in a public way.
92-2. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMIT. Application
for electrical permits describing the work to
be done shall be made in writing to the
Building Official. The application shall be
accompanied by such plans, specifications and
schedules as may be necessary to determine
compliance with applicable sections of the
Electrical Code. If it is found that the
installation as described conforms to all
provisions of the Code, a permit shall be
issued. However, no permit shall be issued if
it would conflict with or be in violation of
any provisions of the Arcadia Municipal Code.
No deviation from the installation described
in the permit shall be made without the
approval of the Building Official.
92-3. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. Electrical permits
shall be issued only to state licensed contrac-
tors or their respective authorized representa-
tive, but only to the extent and for the work
the person is licensed by the State of Califor-
nia to do.
Exception: A homeowner's permit may be issued
to an owner to do any work regulated by this
Code pertaining to electricity in a single
family dwelling used exclusively for living
purposes including the usual accessory build-
ings and quarters associated with single family
dwellings. In order to qualify under this
exception the person making application must
be the bona fide owner and occupant of the
dwelling unit for which application is sub-
mitted.
92-4. FEES. Fees for electrical permits and
electrical plan checking shall be as estab-
lished by the City Council.
92-5. WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. No electrical work
for which a permit is required shall be
commenced in any building or premises until a
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permit to do such work shall have first been
obtained. Where work for which a permit is
required by this Code is started or commences
prior to obtaining a permit, the total fees as
herein specified shall be double the payment
of such fees and shall not relieve the person
from complying with the requirements of this
Code in the execution of the work, nor from any
other penalties prescribed herein.
Exception: Double fees will not be assessed
for emergency repair of installation done
outside of normal working hours and permit
application is made within three working days
after commencement of the emergency work.
92-6. NO PERMIT SHALL BE TRANSFERABLE. An
electrical permit is not transferable. If
applicable, refunds shall be made as per
section 92-ll and a new permit shall be issued.
92-7. EXPIRATION OF PERMITS. Every permit
shall expire and become null and void by
limitation for anyone or more of the following
reasons:
l. Whenever the electric wiring autho-
rized by a permit is not commenced within
one hundred eighty (l80) days from the
date of issuance of such permit.
2. Whenever the electric wiring autho-
rized by a permit has been suspended,
abandoned, or discontinued for a con-
tinuous period of one hundred eighty (180)
days.
3. Upon written request of the applicant,
within one hundred eighty (180) days of
issuance, provided no portion of the work
authorized by such permit has been
completed in accordance with this Code.
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4. Whenever the electric wiring done
during any continuous period of one
hundred eighty (180) days amounts to less
than ten percent (10%) of the total of the
electric wiring authorized by such permit.
Before recommencing electrical w~r~ng
formerly authorized by such permit, a new
permit shall be obtained therefore. The
fee for renewal of an expired permit shall
be one half the fee required for a new
permit provided such suspension or
abandonment has not exceeded one year.
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92-8. REVOCATIONS AND SUSPENSIONS OF PERMITS.
The Building Official may suspend or revoke any
electrical permit for any of the following
reasons:
1. If any reason is found to exist which
would have been cause for denial of such
permit.
2. Any material misrepresentation or
falsity in the application upon which said
permit is issued.
3. For failure to comply with the
provisions of the section in this Code
pertaining to electricity; after due
notice of corrections and the time limit
therefore has expired; or for failure to
comply with other codes of this jurisdic-
tion that may be related to or appertain
to the sections of this Code pertaining
to electricity.
92-11. REFUNDS. In the event that any per-son
shall have obtained an electrical permit and
no portion of the work shall have commenced and
said permit has not expired as provided for in
section 92-7, the permittee upon written
request to the Building Official shall be
entitled to a refund in an amount equal to
eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee actually
paid for such permit; however, the portion of
the fee retained shall not be less than an
amount equal to the issuance fee.
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In case a permit is issued in error by the
Building Official, all fees shall be returned
to the applicant upon receipt of written
request by the applicant.
No refund for fees paid for plan check shall
be refunded unless no checking has been
performed in which case eighty percent (80%)
of the plan checking fee shall be refunded;
however, the portion of the fee retained shall
not be less than an amount equal to the
issuance fee.
The Building Official shall satisfy himself as
to the right of such applicant to receive
refund.
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DIVISION IV
INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
93-1. INSPECTIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Upon
completion of the work which has been autho-
rized by issuance of any permit, it shall be
the duty of the person, firm or corporation
installing the same to notify the Building
Official who shall inspect the installation at
the time such notice is given or as soon
thereafter as practical. If upon inspection
the installation is not found to be fully in
compliance with the provisions of the Code, ,the
Building Official shall at once notify the
person, firm or corporation making the instal-
lation stating the defects which have been
found to exist. All defects shall be corrected
within ten (10) days after inspection and
notification or written reasonable time as
permitted by the Building Official.
93-2. INSPECTION BEFORE CONCEALMENT. When any
part of a wiring installation is to be hidden
by the permanent placement of parts of the
building, the person, firm or corporation
installing the wiring shall notify the Building
Official, and such parts of the wiring instal-
lation shall not be concealed until they have
been inspected and approved.
The Building Official shall have the power to
remove or require the removal of any obstruc-
tion that prevents proper inspection of any
electrical equipment.
93-3. CLEARANCE OF CONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL
UTILITIES. There shall be no clearance for
connection of electrical utilities until final
approval is given for any building sought to
be connected to such utilities and until all
other applicable laws and ordinances have been
complied with unless approval has first been
obtained from the Building Official.
93-4. TEMPORARY OR RELOCATED BUILDINGS OR
STRUCTURES. Electrical wiring in temporary or
relocated buildings and structures shall comply
with the requirements of this Code for new
buildings.
93-5. DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. When any electri-
cal equipment is found by the Building Official
to be dangerous to property or to persons
because it is defective or defectively in-
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stalled, the person, firm or corporation
responsible for the electrical equipment shall
be notified in writing and shall make any
changes or repairs as required by the section
in this Code pertaining to electricity or other
laws to place such equipment in safe condition.
If such work is not completed within the time
specified by the Building Official, said
Building Official shall have authority to
disconnect or order the discontinuance of
electrical service to said electrical equip-
ment, and any person, firm or corporation or
political subdivision ordered to discontinue
such electrical service shall do so within 24
hours and shall not reconnect or allow it to
be reconnected until approval has been granted
authorizing connection and use of such wiring,
devices, appliances, or equipment.
In cases of emergency, where necessary for
safety of persons or of property, or where
electrical equipment may interfere with the
work of the Fire Department, the Building
Official shall have the authority to immediate-
ly cause the disconnection of any electrical
equipment.
93-6. CONNECTION TO SOURCE OF SUPPLY. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to make connection from a source
of electrical energy or to supply electric
service to any electric ~wiring devices,
appliance or equipment for the installation of
which a permit is required, unless such person,
firm or corporation shall have obtained
satisfactory evidence from the Building
Official that such wiring, devices, appliance,
or equipment are in all respects in conformity
with all applicable legal provisions.
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93-7. LIABILITY. The Building Official, or
his authorized representative charged with the
enforcement of this code, acting in good faith
and without malice in the discharge of his
duties, shall not thereby render himself
personally liable for any damage that may
accrue to persons or property as a result of
any act or by reason of any act or omission in
the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought
against the Building Official or employee
because of such act or omission performed by
him in the enforcement of any by provision of
this Code shall be defended by legal counsel
provided by this jurisdiction until final
termination of such proceedings.
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This Code shall not be construed to relieve
from or lessen the responsibility of any person
owning, operating or controlling any building
or structure for any damages to persons or
property caused by defects, nor shall the City
be held as assuming any such liability be
reasons of the inspections authorized by this
Code or any certificates of inspection issued
under this Code.
93 -8. PENALTIES. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to violate any
provision or to fail to comply with any of the
requirements of this Code. Any person, firm
or corporation violating any provision of this
Code or failing to comply with any of its
requirements shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon convection thereof, shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm
or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of
the provisions of this Code is committed,
continued, or permitted by such person, firm
or corporation, and shall be punishable
therefore as provided for in this Code.
93 -9. CONTINUING VIOLATION. Every person,
firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for each day or portion
thereof during which such violation continues
and shall be punishable as herein provided.
8330.1 AMENDMENT.
Electrical Code is
follows:
Section 210-23(a)
hereby amended to
of said
read as
. .
210-23 (a) 15 AND 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUITS.
A 15 ampere branch circuit shall be permitted
to supply only wall or ceiling lighting
fixtures or an individual fixed appliance. A
20, ampere branch circuit shall be permitted to
supply lighting outlets, receptacle outlets,
fixed appliances or a combination of same. The
total rating of fixed appliances supplied by
such circuit shall not exceed 50% of the rating
of the branch circuit. The rating of a single
fixed appliance supplied by an individual
branch circuit shall not exceed 80% of the
rating of the circuit.
Exception: The small appliance branch circuits
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required in dwellings section 220-4(b) shall
supply only the receptacle outlets specified
in that section.
8330.2 AMENDMENT. section 220-4 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended by adding subsection 220-4 (e)
to read as follows:
220-4(e). Each dwelling unit shall have
installed therein an individual food waste
grinder branch circuit. Said circuit shall be
provided with an indicating type switch located
in the wall adjacent to the sink or cabinet.
8330.3 AMENDMENT. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of
Subsection (b) of section 230-42 of said Electrical
Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
(l) 100 ampere for a 3-wire service to
a one family dwelling, apartment or
condominium unit with six or more 2-wire
branch circuits.
(2) 100 ampere for a 3-wire service to
a one family dwelling, apartment or
condominium unit with an initial net
computed load of 10 kVA or more.
8330.4 ADDITION. section 240-24 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended by adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(e) Prohibited Locations. Panels and switch-
boards containing overcurrent devices shall not
be located in any closet, cabinet, toilet room
or room containing a lavatory.
8330.5 AMENDMENT. Subsection (c) of section 250-
8l of said Electrical Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(c) Concrete -Encased Electrode. An electrode
encased by at least 2 inches (50.8mm) of
concrete, located within and near the bottom
of a concrete foundation or footing that is in
direct contact with the earth, consisting of
at least 20 feet (6.1m) of bare copper conduc-
tor sized per Table 250-94 and not less than
No. 4 A.W.G. If a splice is necessary, it
shall be made with a device approved by the
Building Official.
8330.6 ADDITION. Section
Code is hereby amended by
read as follows:
250-8l of said Electrical
adding Subsection (e) to
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and additions requiring relocation of electri-
cal service equipment, an electrical grounding
system shall be installed per Subsection (a)
and (c) of this section.
8330.7 AHENDMENT. Section 250-112 of said Electri-
cal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
250-1l2. Grounding Electrode. The connection
of a grounding electrode conductor to a
grounding electrode shall be made at a readily
accessible point as determined by the Building
Official, and in a manner that will assure a
permanent and effective ground. Where neces-
sary to insure this for a metal piping system
used as a grounding electrode, effective
bonding shall be provided around any equipment
that is likely to be disconnected for repairs
of replacement. Bonding conductors shall be
of sufficient length to permit removal of such
equipment while retaining the integerity of the
bond.
8330.8 ADDITION. Section 310-14 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended by adding Subsection (a)- to
read as follows:
(a) Aluminum Conductor Installation. Aluminum
conductors smaller than No. 4 A.W.G. shall be
installed under continuous inspection by a
special inspector approved by the Building
Official.
8330.9 AHENDMENT. Section 336-3 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
336-3. Uses Permitted. Type NM and Type NMC
cables shall be permitted to be used in single
family dwellings and other non-residential
structures, except as prohibited in Section
336-4. Where installed in cable trays, cables
shall be identified for this use. (FPN): See
Section 310-10 for temperature limitation of
conductors.
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(a) Type NM. Type NM cable shall be
permitted for both exposed and concealed
work in normally dry locations. It shall
be permissible to install or fish Type NM
cable in air voids in masonry block or
tile walls where such walls are not
exposed or subject to excessive moisture
or dampness.
(b) Type NMC. Type NMC cable shall be
permitted: ' (1) for both exposed and
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permitted: (1) for both exposed and
concealed work in dry, moist, damp, or
corrosive locations; (2) in outside and
inside walls of masonry block or tile; (3)
in a shallow chase in masonry, concrete,
or adobe, protected against nails or
screws by a steel plate at least 1/16n
thick and covered with plaster, adobe, or
similar finish.
8330.l0 AMENDMENT.
4 of Said Electrical
as follows:
Subsection (a) of Section 336-
Code is hereby amended to read
(a) Type NM or NMC. Types NM and NMC
cables shall not be used: (l) in any
dwelling or structure exceeding three
floors above grade; (2) as service-
entrance cable; (3) in commercial garages
having hazardous (classified) locations
as provided in Section 511-2; (4) in
theaters and similar locations, except as
provided in Article 518, Places of
Assembly; (5) in motion picture studios;
(6) in storage battery rooms; (7) in
hoistways; (8) embedded in poured cement,
concrete or aggregate; (9) in any hazar-
dous (classified) location except as
permitted by Section 501-4 (b) Exception;
(lO) in any commercial, industrial or
multiple family dwelling units; (ll) in
any buildi~g required to be of noncombus-
tible construction; (12) in unenclosed
locations of private garages or carports;
(l3) in any circuits of 220 volts or more;
or (14) in any areas where exposed to
mechanical damage or the elements. For
the purpose of this article, the first
floor of a building shall be that floor
which is designed for human habitation and
which has 50 percent or more of its
perimeter, level with, or above finished
grade of the exterior wall line.
8330,ll ADDITION. section 370-4 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended by adding Subsection (a) to
read as follows:
(a) Boxes used in walls required to be
of fire resistive construction shall be
of metal or other approved noncombustible
material.
8330.12 DELETION. Articles 550 and 55l of said
Electrical Code are hereby deleted.
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