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Home My WebLink AboutORD 07 (2005)•m NO. 07 (2005) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF iAMOND BAR AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE DIAMOND BAR CODE ADOPTIIN G, BY REFERENCE, THE "CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE," 2004 EDITION AND THE APPENDICES THERETO, TOGETHER WiTH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXCEPTIONS INCLUDING FEES AND PENALTIES. A. Recitals. (i) Section 17922 of the California Health & Safety Code mandates the adoption, by referenc , of the uniform code. At least one copy of the code identified in this Ordinance and certified as full, true and correct copy thereof by the City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar have been filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code § 5Q022.6 (iii) All legal prerequisites t the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. B. Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does mine hereby find, deteran ordain as follows: Sect Adoption of this Ordinanc Chapter 15.00 occurring G provisions of Division 6 of of this Ordinance shall cc plans have been submitte Ordinance so long as the ninety (90) days after the e shall not excuse any violation of Division 6 of or to the effective date of this Ordinance. The "'hapter 15.00 in effect on the date of adoption tinue to be applicable to construction wherein for plan check as of the effective date of this nitial permit therefore is issued not later than ective date of this Ordinance. Section 2: "Division 6 of Chapter 150 of the Diamond Bar City Code is amended to read, in words and figures, as follows: Division 6. "Sections: "15.00.910 Califo 15.00.920 Amen Article Sectio Table "15.00.930 Penal "15.00.910 Except as hereinaf Electrical Code (Part 3 of including appendices ther Code, 2004 Edition, publis is hereby adopted by refer set forth herein in full and copy of such Code has be shall be, at all times, main the public. "15.00.920 Notwithstanding the Electrical Code is amended "Articles 89 and 90 deleted, in their entirety. requirements of said Article governed by Division 2 of thi,, Code iia Electrical Code — Adopted. ments 89 and 90 — Deleted 110-14—Amended 305-3(b) - Amended 334-10(a) and (b) — Amended 334-12(a) — Amended o. 300.5 — Amended s — Added. �r provided, the 2004 Edition of the California itle 24 of the California Code of Regulations), to, which incorporates the National Electrical ed by the National Fire Protection Association, nce with the same force and effect as though gall constitute the Electrical Code of the City. A n deposited in the office of the City Clerk and .fined by the Clerk for use and examination by visions of Section 15.00.920, the California follows: f the California Electrical Code hereby are All administrative, permitting and related of the California Electrical Code shall be Chapter. "Section 110-14 allowing the used of alt no aluminum conductor any aluminum is utiliz required to obtain, at Inspection from a spec inspections; no certifica site inspection. )f the California Electrical Code, 2004 Edition, ilnum conductors shall be amended to read that mailer than No. 4 AWG shall be used. Whenever J as herein permitted, the applicant shall be applicant's expense, a separate Certificate of ►I inspector authorized by law to provide such of inspection shall be issued until after the on - "Section 527.3 of the California Electrical Code, 2004 Edition, is hereby amended to read: 30 Days. Temporary electrical power and lighting installations shall be permitted for a period not to exceed 30 days for holiday decorative lighting and similar purposes. "Section 334.10(a) of the California Electrical Code, 2004 Edition, is hereby amended to read, In words and figures as follows: "Section 334.10 (a) Type NM cable shall be permitted for 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. "Section 334.10 (b) Type NMC cable shall be permitted: (1) for work in dry, moist, damp, or corrosive locations; (2) in outside and inside walls of masonry block ortile; (3) in a shallow chase in masonry, concrete, or adobe protected against nails or screws by a steel plate at least 1/16 inch (1.59 mm) thick and covered with plaster, adobe, or similar finish. "Section 334 -12 (a of the California Electrical Code, 2004 Edition, is hereby amended to read in words and figures as follows: "Section 334 - 12 (a) Types NM and NMC cables shall not be used: (1) in any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade: (2) as service entrance cable; (3) in commercial and industrial buildings. For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor that has fifty percent or more of the exterior wall surface area level with or above finished grade. One designed for human habita or similar use shall be pern additional level that is the first level and not tion and used only for vehicle parking, storage, `Table No. 300-5 of said California Electrical Code, 2004 Edition is hereby amended to rad, in words and figures, as follows: 70-114 AR77CLE 300-- WIRING METHODS Table 300.5 Minimum Cover Requirements to 600 Volts, Nominal, Burial In Millimeters (inches) Type of Wiring Method or Circuit Column 5 Circuits for Control of Column 4 Irrigation and Column 3 Residential Branch Landscape Lighting Limited Nonmetallic Circuits Rated 120 to Not More Than Raceways Listed Volts or IRaa with 30 Volta and far Direct Burial CPCI Protection and Installed with Column I Direct 11 olumn 2 Rigid Metal Without Concrete Maximum Type OF or in Burial Cables or Condult or Encasement or Overeurrent Other Identified Conductors ]Intermediate Metal Other Approved Protection of 20 Cable or Raceway Conduit Raceways Amperes Location of Wiring Method or Circuit mm In. mm in. mm in. All locations not 600 24 I50 6 450 18 300 12 150 6 specified below In trench below 5D -mm 450 i 8 150 6 300 12 50 6 (2 -in.) thick concrete 50 6 or equivalent Under a building 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (in raceway only) (in raceway only) 0 (in raceway only) Under minimum or m. 450 18 100 4 100 4 I50 into (4 -in.) thick 6 150 6 concrete exterior slab (direct burial) with no vehicular 100 4 traffic and the slab extending not less (in raceway) y) than 152 mm (6 in.) beyond the underground installation Under streets, highways, fi00 24 600 24 600 24 600 24 600 roads, alleys, 24 driveways, and parking lots One- andtwo-family dwelling driveways 600 24 450 i8 600 24 300 12 450iB and outdoor parking areas, and used only for dwelling -related purposes In or under airport 450 18 450 is 450 18 450 18 450 runways, including 18 adjacent areas where trespassing prohibited Notes; 1. Cover is derined as the sbodmt distance in millin conduit. or other raceway and the top surface of rmisl 2. Raceways approved r« burin! only where concrete 3. Lesser depths shall be permitted where cables and i 4. Whcre one of the wiring method types listed in C shall be permiltcil. 5. Where solid rock prevents compliance with the c peonined for direct bursal. The mceways shall be eon 2004 CRHik Electrical Cods r$ (inches) measumd between a point on the tap surface of any direct -burial conductor, cable, grade, canerete, or similar cover. rased shall require concrete envelope not less than 50 mm (2 in.) thick. luclors rise foe Icrminations or splices or where access is otherwise required. nns I-3 is used for one or the circuit types in CDlumms 4 and S, the shallower depth of burial r depths spreified in this table, the wiring shall be installed in metal or nonmetallic raceway I by a minimum of 50 ruin (2 in.) of concrete extending duwa to rock. "15.00.930 It shall be unlawful for violate any provision, or this Divisions. Any pers( provision of this Division be deemed guilty of a m punished by a fine not e by imprisonment not exc imprisonment. Each sucl be deemed guilty of a s Portion thereof during U permitted by such perso deemed punishable there Section 3: any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to ;o fail to comply with any of the requirements, of n, firm, partnership, or corporation violating any or failing to comply with their requirements shall sdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be cceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or :eding six (6) months or by both such fine and person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall iparate offense for each and every day or any hich any violation is committed, continued or , firm, partnership or corporation, and shall be ore as provided in this Division. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption and shall become operative on this —day f JUIY2005 PASSED, ADOPTED AN APPROVED this -day of2005. Wen P. Chang ay r I, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced ata regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 7th day of jute2005 and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on 2133 day of June , 2005, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: rrera, Tanaka, Zirbes„ MPT/W Connor ., Chan inda C. Lowry, City erk City of Diamond Bar