HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3311 ORDINANCE NO. 3 311
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.48 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE , BY REFERENCE
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
ordain:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 17.48 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 17.48
ELECTRICAL CODE
Sections:
17.48.010 Adoption
17.48.020 Title
17.48.030 Section 110-5 amended--Aluminum conductors
17,48.040 Section 250-83 amended--Made and other Electrodes
17.48.050 Articles.345 and 346--Intermediate Metal Conduit and Rigid Metal
Conduit
17.48.060 Section 348-1 amended--Use of electrical metallic tubing
17.48.080 (Repealed 2976-12/88)
17.48.090 (Repealed 2976-12/88)
17.48.100 (Repealed 2976-12/88)
17.48.010 Adoption. There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, 1993 edition,
published by the National Fire Protection Association. Such code is hereby adopted and
incorporated pursuant to Government Code sections 50022.2 et seq. and Health and
Safety Code section 18941.5 for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the
installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of all electrical installations in the City of
Huntington Beach, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith. From the date on which this chapter takes effect, the provisions of said code,
together with amendments thereto, shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the
city of Huntington Beach.
17.48.020 Title. This chapter shall be known as the "Huntington Beach Electrical Code,"
may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this code."
17.48.030 Section 110-5 amended--Aluminum conductors. All articles and sections of
this code allowing the use of aluminum conductors shall be subject to the limitation that
aluminum conductors smaller than No. 6 AWG shall not be used.
17.48.040 Section 250-83 amended--Made and Other Electrodes. Electrodes
described in section 250-83 shall not be used except those which are listed and approved
for the local soil conditions. The amendment does not apply to temporary power
construction poles.
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17.48.050 Articles 345 and 346--Intermediate Metal Conduit and Rigid Metal
Conduit. Intermediate metal conduit and rigid metal conduit shall not be used in the earth
or ground except when the conduit(s) and its or their associated fitting(s) are triple half-
lapped with 40 mil weatherproof tape or its equivalent.
17.48.060 Section 348-1 amended--Use of electrical metallic tubing. Section 348-1 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 348-1 -- Use. The use of electrical metallic tubing shall be permitted for both
exposed and concealed work. Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used: (1) where,
during installation or afterward, it will be subject to severe physical damage; (2) where
protected from corrosion solely by enamel; (3) in cinder concrete or cinder fill where
subject to permanent moisture unless protected on all sides by a layer of noncinder
concrete at least two (2) inches (50.8 mm)thick or unless the tubing is at least eighteen
(18) inches (457 mm) under the fill; (4) in any (classified) location except as permitted by
Sections 502-4, 503-3, and 504-20. Where practicable, dissimilar metals in contact
anywhere in the system shall be avoided to eliminate the possibility of galvanic action.
Exception: Aluminum fittings and enclosures shall be permitted to be used with steel
electrical metallic tubing.
Ferrous or nonferrous electrical metallic tubing, elbows, couplings, and fittings shall be
permitted to be installed in concrete. Electrical metallic tubing used inareas subject to
corrosive influences and/or where exposed to the elements shall have a listed
supplementary nonmetallic coating or comply with AS TM specification B-117 salt spray
test.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thi Pys after adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
.regular meeting held thereof on the 20th day of Nove ber 1995.
ATTEST:
� 'e' yam" Mayor �—
City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIE _PRO z,l9s
der City Attorney
ity Administrator INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Director of Comm ty Development
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Ord. No, 3311
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th of November, 1995, and was again read to
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th of November, 1995,
and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmembers:
Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Dettloff, Green, Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
I,Connie Brockway CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk ofthe City Council,
do hereby certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Independent on
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In accordance with the City Charter of said City City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Connie Brockway Ci. Clerk of the City Council of the City
D uty City Clerk of Huntington Beach, California
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