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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1007-1986ORDINANCE NO' 1'007-86 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1984 EDITION, AND TO REPEAL THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975 EDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 15.20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 15.20.010 National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition, adopted by reference. The National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, and including the Uniform Administrative Code Pro- visions, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, as modified by the amendments, additions and deletions set forth hereinafter, is hereby adopted by reference as the Electrical Code of the City of South San Francisco, and may be cited as such. Section 15.20.020 Amendments, General. Set forth below are the amendments, additions and deletions to the National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition. Article and section numbers used herein are those of the National Electrical Code. Section 15.20.030 Violations. Section 204. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain any electrical system or equipment or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code. Each day during any portion of which any violation of this code is committed or continued by any person, firm or corporation shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as herein provided. Section 15.20.040 Penalties. Section 205. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating or causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to payment of a fine not to exceed the limits set forth in California Government Code Section 36900. In addition to the remedies provided above, any violation of this code shall be and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated as such through appropriate civil proceedings. The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive. Section 15.20~050 Metal-clad Cable, Section 334-23~ Grounding~ An internal grounding conductor or con- ductors, either copper or aluminum, shall be provided in each cable and shall be grounded in accordance with Article 250. Section 15.20.060. Non-metallic Sheathed Cable. Section 336-3. Uses Permitted or Not Permitted. Type NM or Type NMC cables shall be permitted to be used within each individual dwelling unit of apartment buildings and one or two family dwellings only, provided that such dwellings or structures do not exceed three floors above grade. For the pur- pose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor which is designed for human habitation and which has fifty (50%) percent or more of its perimeter level with or above finished grade of the exterior wall. (Remaining paragraphs of section unchanged.) SECTION 2. The National Electrical Code, 1974 Edition (South San Fran- cisco Municipal Code Sections 15.20.010 through 15.20.280), as enacted by Ordinance 718-76, and any other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Such section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase instead shall be superseded and replaced by the provisions, if any exist, of the National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section or subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 4. PUBLICATION & EFFECTIVE DATE After the introduction of this ordinance, pursuant to Government Code Sec- tion 50022.3, notice of a public hearing to be held on December 10, 1986 shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco. Upon -2- adoption, this ordinance shall be published once, as required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 12th day of November , 19 86 . Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held on the lOth day of AYES: NOES: ABSENT: December , 19 86., by the following vote: Councilmembers John "Jack" Drago, Richard A. Haffey, Gus Nicolopulos and Mark N. Addieqo None Councilmember Roberta Cerri Teqlia As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 11th day of December , 19 86 · -3-