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ORDINANCE NO. 1115 AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE UNIFORM ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SENTA ANA; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES AND AUTHORITY: PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ELECTRICAL PERMITS AND FOR INSPECTIONS AND FIXING THE FEES THEREOF: REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, ARRANGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC WIRING, ELECTRIC FIXTURES, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT: PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE SAME: REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1011 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THAT CERTAIN PRINTED ELECTRICAL CODE PRINTED IN BOOK FORM ENTITLED "UNIFORM ELECTRICAL CODE" PUBLISHED BY THE PACIFIC COAST ELECTRICAL BUREAU, THREE COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FOR USE AND EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. THE CITY'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l: That certain document in book form, entitled "Uniform Electrical Code" (1941 edition) published by the Pacific Coast Electrical Bureau, three copies of which are now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Ana is hereby adopted and enacted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as the Electrical Code of the City of Santa Ana. Provided, however, that sub-section D, Section 8, of said Uniform Electrical Code shall be amended to authorize the chief electrical inspector to adopt and enforce such interim revisions to the 1940 edition of the Natimal Electrical Code as may be adopted during the present war emergency. That certain document in book form, entitled "1940 National Electrical Code", the standard of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electric wiring and apparatus, being National Board of Fire Underwriters Pamphlet No. 70, three copies of which are now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Ana, is also hereby adopted and enacted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, insofar as the same is not in conflict with the said'"Uniform Electrical Code"~as herein adopted, or as herein or hereafter e~mended as a supplement to the said Uniform Electrical Code. SECTION 2: That ~ new section be added to said Uniform Electrical Code as hereby adopted, which said new section shall be added at the end of Section 16 and shall read as follows and shall be numbered "Section 16~": "SECTION 16~: (A) All wires installed for the purpose of conducting electricity in or on any building or structure of any nature shall be encloaed in approved metal conduit, metal wire ways, race ways or gutters or other approved ducts except that in the following cases, knob and tube or BX installations may be used: 1. Radio Antenna or other wires not carrying more than fifty volts and twenty-five watts. 2. In locations where excessive moisture, fumes or corrosive vapors exist, or where this type of construct- ion is impracticable. In these cases perm~sion shall be obtained in advance, in writing, from the City Inspector. 3. Open wiring in buildings in process of construction or in installati6n of o~en wiring used in lighting of exhibitions, fairs, celebrations, and similar displays of a temporary (not more than sixty days') nature; 4. In central and sub-stations when such wires carry a voltage that renders their installation in conduit impracticable. 5. In single family or two-family residences, or dwellings not in Fire Zone No. I of the City of Santa Ana, as defined and delineated in Ordinance No. 1078, and in such residences 'entrance cable' may also be used between Power source and main line switch or multi,breaker.