O 386 C.S.
, ORDINANCE NO. 386 c.s.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING
CHAPrER 3 OF TITLE 8 OF THE ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL
CX>DE, TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE' 1987 NATIONAL
EJ.F.CI'RICAL CX>DJ~ AND THE 1988 UNJIlORM ADMINISTRATIVE
CX>DE, INQ,UDING AMENDMEN'I'S .. CX>NCERNING LIGHT
OUTLF."IS, SERVICE ENTRANCE CX>NDUrrs, SERVICE
DISOONNECrING MEANS, ELECrRODE GROUNDING, OPEN
WffiING ON. INSULATORS, CX>NCBALED KNOB AND TUBE
WmING, NONMETALLIC SHEATHED CABLE, U.F. CABLE,
CEILING AND WALL MOUN'1'&> FI~DELETING SECTIONS
338, 339-3 (6); FEES; REPEAL ALL CX>NFLICTING ORDINANCI!S ,-
THE CITY CX>UNCIL OFTllli CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECI'lON 1: Q\npter 3 of Title 8 (Sectiom 8-3.01 through 8-3.07) of the Arroyo Grande Municipal
Code is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
~ 8-3.01. Adootion Q!. National Electrical ~
For the purpose of providing mininun stanclar<il to Sllfeguard life, limb, health, property and
public welfare, that certain Code known as the National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, also known as
N.F.P.A. 70-1978, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association at its lIMual meeting held
May 21, 1986, in Atlanta, Georgia, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, added
thereto or amended, not less than three (3) copies of the National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, are
now on file in the office of the Qty Clerk, and said National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as though herein set forth in full.
~ 8-3.02. Acministrntion.
In order for the orderly enforcement of the Unifonn Electrical Code,198'l Edition, as adopted by
Section 8-3.01, there is hereby adopted the Unifonn Aaninistrative Code, 1988 Edition, O1IIpters 1, 2,
3, and Table No. 3-B, Electrical Pennit Fees, as published by the International Conference of Bui1~
OfficiaJs, save and except such portions lIS are hereinafter deleted, added thereto, c~ed, or
amended, not less than three (3) copies of said Unifc:>nn Aaninistrative Code are now on file in the
office of the Qty Clerk, and said Acministrative Code is hereby Adopted and incorporated hp.rein by
reference Os though herein set forth in full.
~ 8-3.03. ~~ Authority.
"Administrative Authority," as used in this Code, shall be the Building Official or designated
representative.
~ 8-3.04. ~ Electrical Inscector.
The office of aJief Electricallnspcctor shall be part of the Building Department, and the tenn
"aJief Electrical Inspector" shall be the aJiefBuilding Inspector or designated representative.
~ 8-3.05. Connections.
The Q\ief Electrical Inspector may not authorize the connection of the source of supply until all
other provisions lIS may be required by the Municipal Code of the CIty of Arroyo Grande are canplied
with and npproval of other CIty departments is granted.
~ 8-3.06. Amencinent .tQ. Section m.<!1l. Unifonn Aclninistrntive QI!&
Section 202 (d), Stop Orders of said Unifonn Acmnistrative Code, is amended to read os fol1ows:
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(d) ~ Orders. Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Code
and the Technical Codes, or in violation of any other Code or City Ordll1lll1Ce, the Building Officialll1llY
order the work stopped by notice in writing, served on any persons e~aged in the conduct or causil'€
such work to be conducted, and any such person shall inmediately stop such work until authorization is
provided by the Buildil'€ Official to proceed with the work. If unable to serve such persons with a
notice, the Building Official shall post the Stop Order in a prominent place on the site. Such posted
notice shall only be removed by the Building Official or designated representative. Any person
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proceeding with unauthorized work after be~ served or ha~ a notice posted on his or her job site,
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, d~ which
&'Uch work is be~ perfonned.
Sec. 8-3.0'1. ADICJ.dnPQts Made to the National Eleetrical Code, 1987 Edition.
~ The National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, adopted by Sections 8-3.01,15 hereby amended in the
following respects. The section numbers hereinafter referred to are the section J1IJI1bers of said
National Electrical Code:
Section 210-26 is hereby deleted.
Section 210-70 is emended by add~ hereto the following:
Onc light outletshall be provided at each outside entrance to a building intended for
residential occupancy where one light serves more than one entrance; switch control shall be provided
at each such entrance. In multi-family dwellings these outlets may be centrally controlled.
Section 230-43 is emended to read:
See. 230-43. W~ Methods for 600 Vlits or Less. Service entrance conductors shall
be installed in rigid metal conduit or rigid norvnetallic conduit. Rigid norvnetallic conduit shall only be
pennitted within the wall cavity and not exposed to physical damoge. For circuits not exceeding 600
volts, busways may be used.
(a) The length of the service conduit within a b~ shall be as short as
reasonably practicable and shall in no case exceed 30 linear feet. .
Secrtions 230-50, 230-51, Bud 230-52 are hereby deleted.
Section 230-'10 Is emended by adding thereto the following:
,..,..,.. See. 230-'10. Gmeral . . . The service diseonnectmg meers shall be located at a readily
accessible point nearest to the entrance of the service conductors and, in residential property, shall be
ucccssible from the exterior, except In a carport or where a meter room is provided. In J1JJltiple
occupancies the service disconnect shall be 0/1 the ground floor and readily accessible to all parties
concerned. The handle of the disconnecting me!ll1S shall be not more than six (6) feet above the floor
or wor~ platform.
Section 250-5.1> is emended by adding thereto the following:
Notwithstanding, the grounding electrode in any new building or stnIcture shall, whenever
possible, car{)ly with Section 250-81.c.
Section 320-3 is emended to read as follows:
See. 320-3. Uses Pemitted. Open wiring on insulators shall be pennitted only when
approved by the QUef Electrical Inspector.
Section 324--3 is emended by acld~ new sul:5ection (3) to read as follows:
(3) Concealed knob and tube wiring shall only be used in residential buildings, their
accessory stnIctures and miscellaneous structures, as defined in the UnifO!'l\1 Building Code, of wood
freme construction.
...." Section 3311-1 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
See. 336-1. Def'mition... Nonnetallic sheathed cable shall only be used in the hollow
spaces of wa1Js and attics, in unaccessible under-floor areas" in residential buildings. Nonneta1lic
sheathed cable shall not be permitted to be used in any A-B-E-lH occupancies, as defined in thc
Unifonn Building Code, 1988 Edition. Nonneta1l1c sheathed cable shall be concealed by the pennanent
finish of the building, except in garage ceilings.
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Section 337-1 is amended by adding the following:
~337-1. Definition. .. and may be used only where the use of I1OM1etallic sheathed
cable is pennitted, or by special pennission of the arief Electrical Inspector.
Section 339-3 (a) is amended by ad~ suOOection {4} to read:
{4} Type U.F. cable may only be used in buil~ of wood frame construction and of
residential occupancy and shall not be 1'lIl\ exposed.
Section 339-3 {b} is hereby deleted. '-
Section 250-91.b is hereby amended by adding thereto the foll~:
~ 250-91.b. A separate suitable ground wire is to be installed in all metallic electrical
tubing.
Section 25Q-91.b notes 2-3-4-5 are hereby deleted.
Section 410-3 is hereby deleted.
SECrlON 2: 'That Ordinance No. 229 c.s. of the Oty of Arroyo Grande, tiUed "ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPI'ER 3 OF TITLE 8 OF THE ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL CX>DE BY
ADOPrING BY REFERENCE TIlE NATIONAL ELECJ'RICAL CX>DE, 1978 EDITION, AND THE
UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE roDE, 1979 EDITION, INCLUDING AMENDMENT CX>NCERNING
LIGHT OUTLETS, SERVJCE ENTRANCE CX>NDUITS, SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS,
ELECrRODE GROUNDING OPEN WIRJNG ON INSULATORS, CX>NCEALED KNOB AND TUBE
WIRJNG. NONMETALLIC SHEATHED CABLE, U.s. CABLE, CEJLING AND WALL MOUNTED
FJXTURES, DELETJNG SECfJON 228, 339-3 {6}, AND REPEAL OF ALL CX>NFLICfJNG
ORDINANCES," and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3: If any section, sulEection, sentence, clause or phrBse of this Ordinance is for any reoson
held to be invalid, such decision sbaII not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinances and each section,
subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any sentence, clause or phrase be
declared invalid.
SECTION 4: A SIII1111W'y of this ordinance shall be published in a newspaper, published and circulated
in said Oty, at least five {5} days prior to the aty Council meeting at which the proposed ordinance is
to be adopted. A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance shall be pc6ted in the office
of the Oty Clerk. Within fjfteen (15) days after adoption of the ordinance, the SUITI11IIl"Y, with the
names of those Oty Council merrbers voting for and against the ordinance, shall be published again, and
the aty Clerk sbaII pa;t a certified copy of the full text of such adopted ordinance.
On motion of Council MeniJer Smith, seconded by Council MeniJer Moots, and 01\ the fo11~ roll
call vote, to wit:
A YES: Cbuncil MenDers Smith, Moots, Dougall and Mayor Millis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted this 13th day of December, 1988.
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MAYOR
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CITY CLER