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<br />Sec. 8-815. Conductors (Section 110-5). <br /> <br />Section 110-5 of the California Electrical Code is amended by adding a sentence <br />to read as follows: <br /> <br />All sections of this California Electrical Code allowing the use of aluminum <br />conductors are subject to the limitation that no aluminum conductor smaller than <br />NO.4 AWG shall be used. <br /> <br />SECTION 44: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares that adoption of section 8-942 amending California Electrical <br />Code section 334-12 is necessary because earthquakes are a common occurrence in <br />the local area and that, unlike wire installed in conduit or raceways, non-metallic <br />sheathed cable does not provide the degree of protection that is needed in the event of <br />an earthquake. Moreover, it is determined that exposed non-metallic sheathed cable is <br />particularly hazardous. Therefore, this amendment is necessary to assure that adequate <br />protection is provided in the workplace and in other places of public gathering. <br /> <br />SECTION 45: That section 8-942 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby <br />amended such that it reads as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 8-942. Uses not permitted (Section 334-12). <br /> <br />Section 334-12 of the California Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 334-12. Uses Not Permitted. <br /> <br />(A) Types NM, NMC and NMS. Types NM, NMC and NMS cables shall not be <br />permitted as follows: <br /> <br />1. In any multifamily dwelling or other structure exceeding three floors <br />above grade. <br /> <br />For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be <br />that floor that has 50 percent or more of the exterior wall surface <br />area level with or above finished grade. One additional level that is <br />the first level and not designed for human habitation and used only <br />for vehicle parking, storage, or similar use shall be permitted. <br /> <br />Exception: An additional level shall be permitted where the <br />renovation of attic, vehicle parking, or storage space creates <br />a habitable floor level in an existing one-family dwelling. <br /> <br />2. Exposed in dropped or suspended ceilings in other than one- and <br />two-family and multifamily dwellings <br />3. As service-entrance cable <br />4. In any nonresidential building or structure <br />5. In hoistways <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-2760 <br />Page 17 of 36 <br />