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Home My WebLink About1952-07-29; City Council; 8010; National Electrical Code (1951)Lc r' ORDINANCE NO. 8010 ' a AH ORDIESANCE ESTABLISHIHG REGULATIONS FOR THE ALTWATION, REPAIR, ANI) INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRIE3G.AID APPARATUS IN THE CITP OF CABLSMD. The Ci$y Council of the City Section 1, ADOPTION OF Council does hereby adopt as of Carfsbad does ordain as follows: THE NATIONAL BLECTRIC CODE, The -City the Eleetrical. Code of and for the marked and designated as the 1951 eaid City, that certain code National. Electrical Code, standard of the matfonal Board of Fire Underwriters for electric wiring and apparatus, as recormended by the National Fire Protection Association; regulating the alteration, repair and installation of electric wiring and apparatus in said City, three copies of which Code are on file in the office of the Cfty Clerk for publie inspection, and the saae 1s hereby made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance, subdect to such alterations and additions as hereinafter may be s Section 2, ELECTRIC& IHSTALLATIONS REGULATED. All electri- cal installations, and/or alterations, additions, and repairs made to any existing electrical installation that are hereafter installed in the City of Carlsbad, shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance * Section 3. BUILDING INSPECTOR, AUTHORITY OF. The Bnilding Inspector shall be authorized, and he is hereby -powered to en- force this ordinance, and shall perfom all the duties required of him by said Code and this ordinance, and for sue&& purposes, he shall have the powers of a police official, . Seckfon 4. PERMIT REQUIRED, Bo person, firm or corporation shall make any electrical installation set forth in Section 2 hereof, without first having obtained a permit therefor in the manner here- inaft er preacrib ed * Section 5. APPLICATION FOR PEWIT, Any person, firm or cor- poration desiring to nake any electrical installatton for which a permit is required by this ordinance shall file with the Building Inspector an application far a pemit said application shall be Bade upon a Building Inspector, Such application -3. to aake such installation; form to be provided by said shall contain such fnformation V " *. * 0 *' as may be required by the Building Inspector, Section 6, PERMIT FEE, Every applicant for a pemft required by Section 4 of this ordinance shall pay to the 3uilding Inspector at the time of making the application, a fee based on the following: (a) The fees prescribed in this ordinance must be paid ' to the City of Carlsbad for each electrical installation for which a permit is required by this Section and must be paid before any meh pemit is issued, except as hereinafter provided, The minimum fee shall be one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50). (b) Whenever it shall be necessary to Bake an extra fn- spection trip due to the applicant for any permit giving an incor- rect address or wrong location in-obtaining a pemit required by this ordinance, a fee of one dollar ($1,00) shall be paid for cor- recting the address or looation given in such gemit. (e) The fee for any electric inspection for which a pekt is required, bat for whioh no fee 2s herein provided, shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2,50) per hour of inspection required+ (d) Whenever it shall be necessary to make an extra in- spection trip in addition to those made pursuant to the permit, due to faulty or defectits8 installation, an additional fee in the sum of two dollars (#2,00) as.a re-inspection fee may be charged for each such additional inspect ion (e) FEES FOR OUTLETS, FIXTUEtBS, AND W-HOltDING DEVICES, (1) The fee8 for outle%s*, fixtures**, and/or lamp- holdfng devices shall be as follows: assemblies for lighting and similar installations shall be considered equivalent to one o of lampholding devices in said fixtures, *Each five feetor fraction thereof of multi-outlet for fixtures shall be based on the number 11. to 10 inclusive . . . . * . . . . . . . .$1,50 For each additional 5 or fraction thereof up to 200 inclusive ,.**.,,. .50 For each additional 18 or frac%ion thereof from 207. to 500 inclusive ., .80 For each additional 10 or fraction thereof over 500 +......,..........+. ,50 (2) Outlet boxes for two (2) or Pore switches or rea ceptacles shall be considered one (1) outlet+ (3) Ha fee shall be required for any switch outlet on *- v\ I 4' ' a switchboard, panelboard, or control panel, (4) Po fee shall be required fer any outlet whenever any other seetion of this ordinance so provides. (5) A stage border light, footlight strip light OF metal trough, raceway or conduit with sockets or receptacles at- tached used for lighting a show window or show case or for a similar purpose shall be d a lighting fixture. (6) For the installation of wiring and sockets or lampholding devices for outline or decorative lighting and lighting where ten (10) or more sockets or lamp-holding devices are installed in one group and not over twenty-four (24) inches apart, the fee to cover both wiring and sockets shall be twenty-five cents ( each ten (10) sockets or l-paholding devices. ( f) FEES FOR TBPIPORARY OR PARD LIGHTING. (1) The fee for lamp-holding devices for temporary lighting for construction purposes dr for a fair, carnival, conven- tion, exhLbition or sixnilar temporary purpose, or for yard lighting, shall be as follows: c NUMBER OF LBg4p-mmme DEVICES: 1 to 50 inclusive ........... .#l.,5;0 101 to 500 inclusive ......... 6.00 Each additfonal 500 or fractio 51 tQ 100 ind.USiVe .t * 3.00 thereof, add $5430 (2) Ho fee shall be required for any outlet for such lighting, nor for any lighting fixture, except as prodded in this sectfon. (3) For any temporary or yard wiring, other than lighting, the fee therefor shall be that required in other sections of this ordinance, (g) F'EES FOR GAS TUBE LIGHTING, SIGHS AND WQUEES. (I) The fees for gas tube lighting, signs, or mar- quees shall be as follows: For not to exceed one (1) sign including two (2) trarmsfomers and/or sign flashers t#lt50 For each additional transforaer and/or sign flasher therefor ........................... .25 For each additional sign ................... .50 Eor each sfgn requiring inspection before erection ................................... 2,50 For gas tube lighting including two (2) transforners and/or sign flashers (one or -3- - 0 *. 0 more systea).. ....................... .$l,50 For each maruqes (including signs thereon .............................. 2,00 1 to 10 lapholders for each sign or marquee .............................. +25 11 to 25 lamp-holders for each sign or marquee ........................... A0 26 to 50 lwp-holders for each sign marquee ........................... 1*00 51 to 100 lamp-hblders for each sign or marquee ........................... 2+00 101 to 200 lampholders for each sign or marquee ............................ 3000 Over 200 lamp-holders' for each sign or mrquee ........................... 5&0 (h) FEES FOB XOTORS, GEMERATORS, ETC* (1) Fee for eaeh item of equipment such as generators, rectifiers, motors, transformers or ether siailar equipnaent including controlling and distributing apparatus shall be in accordance with . the following table: Horse Power First QF B.W. or K,%A Rating ar est Additional hnt. kquipnn4?nt 1/3 or less $.25 4b *25 Over 1/3 'and not over I e 50 * 50 *?5 *75 Over 5 and not over 10 2 +QO 1,OO Over 10 3*00 ,OS* over 10 le50 *05** Over 1 and not over 5 *For each additional €3, P., K. W. or K. V. A, over 10 **FOP each additional H, F., K. We or K, V, A, over 10 (2) Fees for busways, power duets and similar equip- ment shall be based on their carrying eapaciey in accordance with the following table: .25 for each 10 arapere capacity at 120 voltx, ,50 for each 10 ampere capacity at 240 voltsI 1,OO for each 10 ampere capacity at 4%0 volts. (3) No fee shall be required fm moving any temporary construction motor from one place to another OB the saMe site during the time of actual construction, aft;er a permit has once been obtained for such motor and the fee required for thereof has been paid, (4) No fee shall be required for any moeor which is a part of any appliance provided the required fee is paid for such ap- pliance, (5) NO fee shall be required for any outlet for any e such equipment provided the required fee is paid for such equipment, (t) HWTING BQUIPMEHT OUTLETS, For heating equipment outlets NUT GROUPED ON A BRANCH CIRCUIT -4- including ranges, welding outfrts, furnaces, and the like and their connections, the following fees shall. be paid: Fee .................... t 733 Mot more than 5 ............................ *75 Bot more than 10 ........................... LOO Over 10 ......... ..#l.OO plas 56 for eaeh additional K. W. or K. V.- A. over loo Section 7, PUBLIC AGENCIES NOT REQUIRED To PAY FEE. The United States, the State of California, school districts, cities and other public agencies and districts shall not be required to pay any fee for a permit required by this ordinance. Section 8. PEWIT FEE DOUBLED MERE WORK COMKENCED BEFORE Pm- MIT ISSUED, permit is requlred by this ordinance is started or proceeded with prior to the obtaining of such permit, the fees ppescribed in Section 6 shall be doubled. Where work on t;he electrical installation for which a The payment of such doubled fee shall not re- lieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this ordinance in making the electrical installation. 3 Section 9. ISSUANCE OF PERHIT dMD PBRXIT GARD, Upon thedfil- ,, . ing of an application and the payment of the prescribed fee, the Building Pnspecbr shall examine the application and issue a permit and permit card* The applicant shall keep the pemit oard posted in a conspicuous place on the job at all tims during the tine the work on the electrical installation is being gerforaed. Section 10, PHlMIT VOID AFTER ONE YEAR* Every permit issued by the Building Inspector under the provisions of this ordinance shall become null and void if work on the electrical installation author- iaed by such permit is not conmeneed within one year from the date of such permit, Before such electrical installation can thereafter be commenced a second pemit sha3.1 first be obtained so to do, and the fee therefm shall be one-balf the “nt required for the first permit. Section 1L ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION NOT 30 BE COVERED UNTIL AUTHORIZED. is required by Section 4 of this ordinance is covered upt or in any Before- any electrical installation for which a permit manner concealed from View, notice of intention to cover or eoneea1 said installation shall be given to the Building in spec to^ and -5- .. installation shall not be covered or concealed until. said Building Inspector shall have authorised the same. A final inspection, ap- proval, and metes clearance from the Building Inspector shall be obtained when all the work on the electricai installatiion is complet- ed, Sect%& 12. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIOI. Any person, firm or cor- poration making or causing to be made any electrical installation, addition or repair contrary to any of the provisions of this ordf- name shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the Jail provided by the City fsjrr a period not to exceed six (6) months or a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500,00), or by bothc Section 13* SEVERABILITY OF PROVfSIOMaS, If any section, sub- section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitxtional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutional- ity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; i$ being hereby ex- pressly declared that this ordinance, and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase hereof, would have been prepared, pro- posed, adopted, approved and ratified irrespective of the fact, that any one or aore o'%her sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional* Section 14* EFFECTIVE DATE, This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measwe necessary for the inmediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect We- diately, The following is a statement of the facts showing Its urgency : WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has just become incorporated on the 16th day of July, 1952, and that up to and including this date all pmvfsions relating to the subject of this ordinance have been governed by the Ordinances of the County of San Diego., and that upon h"?goration the force and effect of all these governing ordinances have ceased, TmBEPORE, it is necessary that this Ordinance take effect irn- mediately in order that the alteration, repair, arid installation of ,A& .‘ electrical wiring and appartus be required to confom to the pro- visions of this ordinance for the protection of the public peace, health and safety. Section 3.5. The City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad shall be and he is hereby directed to cause this Ordinance to be published once in the Carlsbad Journal, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of Carfsbad, Passed, Adopted, Approved and Ordered Published by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, this 29th day of July, 1952, by the following vote, to-wit; AYES: Sutton, Ede, Castorena, Grober, and Mayor McClellan. Nays : None. Absent: Bone. c C. D. MacCmAM Hayor, City of‘ Carlsbad, GaliAmia ATTEST : -7-