Ross Municipal Code Ch. 15.07 California Electrical Code

Sections:

15.07.010 Adoption of the California Electrical Code, with amendments. 15.07.015 Section 89.108.3 Local Enforcing Agency 15.07.020 Paragraph 89.108.4.2 Fees – amended. 15.07.030 Section 89.108.5 Right of Entry for Enforcement. 15.07.035 Appeals Board. 15.07.040 Annex H amendments.

Editor’s Note: Previous Chapter 15.07 California Electrical Code repealed (Ord. 718, 2022).

The Town Council hereby adopts, for the purpose of providing minimum requirements for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety, and the general welfare of the general public, that certain code known as the 2022 California Electrical Code, in its entirety, except that only the following Annex is adopted: Annex H, as amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3, hereinafter referred to as the “California Electrical Code”, save and except such portions as are hereinafter modified or amended below. Not less than one copy of said code shall be maintained by the office of the Building Department. (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019; Ord. 675 (part), 2016; Ord. 650 (part), 2013; Ord. 647 (part), 2013).

Subsection 89.108.3.1 (Duties and Powers) of the California Electrical Code, is amended by adding a new sentence at the end of the first paragraph to read as follows:

“Violations are punishable as specified in Section 1.04.010 of the Ross Municipal Code.” (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019).

Paragraph 89.108.4.2 Fees is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 89.108.5.1 is amended to read as follows:

Subject to the provisions of law, including Code of Civil Procedure Section 1822.50 et. seq., officers and agents of the building official may enter and inspect public and private properties to secure compliance with the provisions of this code and the rules and regulations promulgated by the department of housing and community development. For limitations and additional information regarding enforcement, see the following:

[The remainder of this section is unchanged] (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700

(part), 2019).

Section 89.108.8.1 is amended by adding a sentence to the end of the section that reads as follows:

“Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Town Council from appointing the Town Council as the local appeals board or housing appeals board.” (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019).

Annex H is amended as follows:

Annex H is amended to replace the term “National Electrical Code” with the term “California Electric Code” wherever that term appears.

Section 80.2, definition “AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION” is amended to read as follows:

AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION - The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall mean the building official or such official’s duly authorized representative.

Section 80.7 is deleted.

Section 80.15 is deleted

Section 80.19(A) Application, is amended to read as follows:

“(1) Application. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall apply to the Authority Having Jurisdiction for that purpose.”

[The remainder of this section is unchanged]

Section 80.19(E) Fees is amended to read as follows:

“Any person desiring a permit required by this code shall, at the time of issuance therefore, pay a fee as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule Resolution of the Ross Town Council as adopted and modified from time to time.”

Section 80.19 (E)(1) is added to read as follows:

“(1) Any person who commences any work on an electrical system before obtaining the necessary permits therefore may be subject to an investigation fee as established by the Town Council in the Master Fee Schedule, and said fee shall be in addition to the normal permit fees as specified in the Master Fee Schedule Resolution. This fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. This provision shall not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that the work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain the required permit before commencement of the work. In all such emergency cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there is an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, the special investigation fees provided shall be charged, notwithstanding the earlier emergency.”

Section 80.19(F)(3) is amended to read as follows:

“(3) When any portion of the electrical installation within the jurisdiction of an electrical inspector is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm, or corporation installing the equipment shall notify the electrical inspector and such equipment shall not be concealed until it has been approved by the electrical inspector.”

Section 80.19(F)(5) is amended to add the following concluding sentence:

“To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall first pay the reinspection fee in accordance with the Master Fee Schedule Resolution of the Town Council as adopted, and then schedule the inspection for the next normally available time.”

Section 80.23 is deleted.

Section 80.25 is amended to change the first sentence to read as follows:

Connections to the electrical supply shall conform to (A) through (D).

Section 80.25(B), Special Consideration. is amended to change the first sentence to read:

“By special permission of the Authority Having Jurisdiction, temporary power shall be permitted to be supplied to the premises for specific needs of the construction project.”

Section 80.25(C) is deleted.

Sections 80.25(D) and (E) are renumbered to be (C) and (D) respectively. (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019).