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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1579REL/fm 2/19/81 ORDINANCE NS-15?9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 8-667, 8-720, 8-828, 8-829, 8-843 AND 8-1025 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 8-915, 8-933, 8-945, AND 8-1080 THEREOF TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1981 EDITION, WITH AMENDMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 8-667 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-667. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the City that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, 1981 Edition, and the whole thereof save and except such portions as are deleted by the amendments set forth in this Article, of which said code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council of the City. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein, as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the City, and subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the City of Santa Ana from the effective date of this ordinance. Any provision of this article amending the "Electrical Code" or "National Electrical Code" shall be construed as amending the said adopted code, 1981 Edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the enactment of this ordinance and not thereafter repealed. The said adopted code, 1981 Edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the Electrical Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That Section 8-720 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-720. Same - Expiration. Every permit shall expire and become null and void for any one or more of the following reasons: 1. Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit is not conunenced within one hundred eighty (180) from the date of issuance of such permit. days 2. Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit has been suspended, abandoned, or discontinued for a continuous period of one hundred eighty (180) days. 3. Whenever the electric wiring done during any continuous period of one hundred eighty (180) days amounts to less than ten (10) percent of the total of the electric wiring authorized by such permit. Before recommencing, proceeding with, or doing any electric wiring authorized by, but not done before expiration of any such permit, a new permit shall be obtained therefor, and the fee for such permit shall be the fee required for a new permit. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1579 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That Section 8-828 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-828. Receptable Outlets Required (Section 210-52(f)) Section 210-52(f) of the National Electrical Code is to read as follows: At least one (1) receptacle outlet shall be installed in each basement, garage, and carport. Garages or carports accessory to dwelling units shall be wired with a minimum of one (1) lighting outlet per each two (2) auto stalls or fractions thereof. EXCEPTION: In hotel, motel, and multiple occupancies, garage and carport receptacles may be omitted. SECTION 4: That Section 8-829 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-829. Lighting Outlets Required (Section 210-70(a)) The first paragraph of Section 210-70(a) of the National Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: At least one (1) wall switch controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in every habitable room; in bathrooms, hallways, stairways, garages, and carports, and at outdoor entrances. That Section 8-843 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-843. Branch Circuits Required (Section 220-3) Section 220-3 of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding three sentences to the introductory paragraph thereof to read as follows: No convenience receptacle or appliance receptacle shall be installed or operated on a general lighting branch circuit at any time in any occupancy. A one-half hot and one-half switched receptacle may be installed on a lighting branch circuit when used as the lighting outlet required for habitable rooms permitted in 210-70(a), Exception No. 1. There is a maximum of twelve (12) convenience receptacle outlets or twelve (12) lighting outlets to any one circuit. SECTION 5: That Section 8-1025 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1025. Branch-Circuit Sizing (Section 422-5) Section 422-5 of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding a paragraph designated (c) to read as follows: (c) In every dwelling unit, fixed appliances such as food grinders, dishwasher, washing machines, dryers, laundry tray locations, built-in heaters, or any other fixed appliances ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1579 PAGE THREE with 1/4 H.P. motor or larger shall be on a separate branch circuit supplied by a minimum No. 12 AWG wire. Each dwelling unit shall have installed therein an individual food waste grinder branch circuit. SECTION 6: That Sections 8-915, 8-933, 8-945 and 8-1080 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 8: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall, in any manner, affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED, this 20th day of April , 1981, by the following vote: ATTEST: AYES: NOES: COUNCILMEN: Acosta, Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, McGuigan COUNCILMEN: Serrato ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Non~~ MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY