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OP~DINANCE NO. 1154 A~ ORDINANCE OF THE OITI OOUNC~ OF ~E OITX OF 8~TA A~, ~LATI~ ~E 8~ O~ DI~O~ OF ~EOTSXC~ ~T~I~S, DEVIOES ~D ~PL~NOE~ T~ OITY O0~QIL OF ~E OIT~ OF ~TA A~ DOE80~I~ A~ Ion, firm or corporation 8~1 sell, offer for 8ale, loan, ren~, ~i8~se of by Elf% or premix, giv~ or otherwise f~sh,pro~lde or m~e available for use ~y elec~rical ma~erl~, device or ~appll~ce, desi~e~ or intended for at,acCent, ~rec~ly or ln- SirecZly ~o any eleQ~rlG~ lye~em, oircui~ or ~ee~rlcal service f~ light, heat or power In ~e ~ of ~nta ~a unless such electrical maSerial, d~ice or a~liance complies ~h She provisions of %his ore--ce. 8~ion ~: ~TIM~: ~1 elec~rical ma~erials, de,cea ~d appliances designed or 2ntend~ f~ a~tac~n~,, directly or indirectly ~o an2 electrical system, circuit or elec~ri~ service for ii~, hea~ or po~r sh~l ~ only ~se which co~0rm wi~ ~e requir~me~ts of this ordinance and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto. Each such article 8hall bear or contain the maker's na~e, trademark or ldsntlfication symbol, together wl~h such rating by the manufacturer as may be neceeet~ry to determine the intended use. The~orre~ operating volts and a~peres or volts and war. shall be a~ated and no person, firm or corporation shall remove, alter, deface or obliterate any such marking. Se~tAon 3: ADOPTION OF STARDARDS: Ail ele=trical materials, devicem and applian- ces covered by and intended to be regulated by this ordinance shall conf0~-m with the code of safety standards for such materials, devices and appl~ces hereby adopted and approved, e~titled #Code of Standards for Electrical Materials, Devices and Appliances in the City of Santa Ana", ,which code is hereby adopted by reference as though herein set out in fu~l. Three copies of such code are on file for use and examination by the public in the~ffice of the City Clerk of said C~tty. BeG~lon 4: DECLARATION OF LEGI~LATIYE POLICY AS TO ~AFETY STAMDARD$: The City Council hereby declares that the narwhal safety standards for such materials, devices and appliances on file in the office of the United States: Bureau of Standards are the ~tn~mu~ ~andaeds required to provide an adequate degree of safety to life and property in said City, and further declares that it'has~ncorporated said nation~ safety s~an -- dards im its #Code of Standards for Electrical Materials, Devices and Appliances in the City of Santa Ama~. The City ~uncl! here~y declares that there is need for uniformity between national safety stand~rdS an~ local atandard~ and that it l's one of theSbJectsof this~rdinan~ce that as" t~c~nolog~cal progrees an~ refinements are* made, in national safety standards' that slmllar'~progress and refinements be made in local safety standards, and to that end the City Council hereby de~lare~ ~hat it is necessary that :certain administrative, rule- making power be Vested in the Chfe£ Elea~rlc:al Inspector of the City in Order to carry - . out the intent and purpose of'this ordi~mnoe an~ to Pro~lde the Clty'andita inhabitants with the degree of safety requ[red t6 adequately safeguar~ life And property in said-City. Section §: ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF THE CHIEF mT~CTR~CAL IN~PE~TOR: Whenever the Chief Electrical Inspector of the City shall determine that there is a lack of uniformity between the national safety etandarda on file in the office of the United States Bureau of Standards and the code of standards adopted by this ordinance, and as and when refinements are made in the national safety standards which have not been -incorporated as a part of the code of standards hereby &~opSed; the chief Eleetric.,al_~ln- ~peotor of the City ia hereby empowered to adopt and promulgate such.rules and regu latione as he s~mll deem necessary to bring such code of standards into harmony wl~h the national safety standards. Before any rule or re~tlatlcn may be adopted hereunder. proposed rule or regulation, in writing, dated and signed by such officer, shall be filed with the said ~Code of Standards for Elec~ical Materials, Devices and Appliances in the City of Santa Ama~ hereby adopted. Three copies of such rule or regulation shall be filed with the three copies of the said code on file in the office of the City Clerk. Such copies shall be available for use and examinatio~ by the public. Thereupon and thereafter such rule or regulation shall have full force and effect as though originally set forth in the code cf standards hereby adopted. Section 5; EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE; Listing or labeling of materials, devices and appliances by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or other testing laboratory ap- proved by the Chief Elemtrical inspector as complying with standards on file with the United States Bureau of Standards may be accepted by the Chief Ele~trical Inspector as prima facie evidence of the conformity of such materials, devices and appliances with corresponding provisions of the code of s~andards of said City or of correspond- ing rules and regulations adopted hereunder. BeariSh 7: ~-dERE NO STANDARDS HAVE BEE~ PRODDED FOB: Where no standards have been adopted for any such materials, de.ices or appliances, the Chief Electrical In- spector may requime that such materials, devices or appliances be sUb~itted to a test- ing laboratory or laboratories deemed qualified by him for testing same. Upon receipt of a report from such laboratory or laboratories, he may designate a standar~ for each such article submitted and tested, which designation shall be in writing and shall be adopted and prom~Algated as a rule or regulation in the manner herein provided. An~ such standards so prescribed shall be designed to pro~lde aa a minimum the degree of safety to life and property as is required by the standards hereby adopted for mater- isle, devices or appliances of similar or related character or nature. Section 8: REVOCATION OF APPR0~AL: Any approval granted by the ~ief Electrical Inspector may be revoked by him if the electrical materials, devices or appliances are found to be hazardous to life and property for the purpose used or intended, or do not