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I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING AND
3 I ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO; ADOPTING THE UNIFORl1 ~nRING CODE,
4 1961 EDITION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE PERSONNEL AND FIRE
I HAZARD FROM ELECTRICAL CAUSES; PROVIDING A MINIMUM STANDARD FOR
5 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS AND REPEAL-
ING ORDINANCE NO. 2057~AND SECTIONS 16(B)AND(C)OF ORDINANCE NO.19Il.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
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ORDINANCE NO. ~'1~ S2...
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SECTION ONE: This Ordinance shall be known as the "Uniform
9 Wiring Ordinance".
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SECTION TWO: Those certain rules and regulations which
11 provide for electrical installation and which apply to all wiring
12 and equipment installed, used, maintained, rented, leased, offered
13 for sale, or distributed for use, as set forth in that certain code
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14 printed in booklet form, and entitled "Uniform Wiring Code, 1961
15 Edition", as prepared and promulgated by the Code Committee of the
16 Southern California Chapter of the International Association of
17 Electrical Inspectors, three (3) copies of which code have hereto-
18 fore been filed with and are now on file in the office of the City
19 Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and which copies are identified
20 by certificates attached thereto, reading substantially as follows:
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"I, Jack T. Felton, hereby certify that the three annexed
22 copies of the code entitled "Uniform wiring Code, 1961 Edition",
23 were filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Ber-
24 nardino on the 2nd day of February, 1962, and are true, correct and
25 complete copies of said Code which is'sought to be adopted by re-
26 ference by ordinance of the Mayor and Common Council of said City.
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JACK T. FELTON
City Clerk of the City of
San Bernardino,"
30 be and the same are hereby established as rules and regulations and
31 a Code of said City; and each and every part of said Code, and each
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1 and adopted by reference as the "Uniform Wiring Code, 1961 Edition",
2 and are made a part hereof as fully as though set forth at length
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4 SECTION THREE: The following sections and provisions of
5 the Uniform Hiring Code, 1961 Edition, are hereby amended to read
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7 Section 20.1 PERMITS. No electrical equipment shall be in-
8 stalled within or on any building, structure or premises, publicly
9 or privately owned, nor shall any alteration or addition be made
10 in any such existing equipment without first securing a permit
11 therefor from the Electrical Safety Engineer, except as provided
12 in Section 20.2, and except that no permit will be required to
13 execute any of the classes of electrical work specified in the
14 following Sections 20.3 and 20.4.
15 Each General or Electrical Contractor shall submit a
16 complete set of engineered electrical plans, showing in detail
17 service requirements, and all other electrical equipment to be
18 used in any building or premises.
19 The foregoing shall apply to all industrial, commercial,
20 semi-commercial, and apartment services when such service exceeds
21 200 amperes.
22 The plans shall be in the possession of the Electrical
23 Inspection Department before an electrical permit will be issued an
24 before the contractor may start work and they shall have both the
25 approval of the serving utility and the Electrical Safety Engineer.
26 Section 30.4. CO}WffiRCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, ASSID'ffiLY BUILDINGS
27 AND ALL ALTERATIONS. Use regular Fee schedule, provided that not-
28 withstanding any other provision to the contrary in Section 30.5
29 of the Uniform Wiring Code, all commercial and industrial type
30 services shall have a minimum fee of $1.00, plus an additional
31 one-half cent per ampere, and plus $1.00 for each sub-panel. The
32 foregoing applies to both single phase and three phase services.
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Section 100.3 (A) LOCATION OF BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE
2 DEVICES. Branch circuit protective devices shall be installed in
3 and for each occupancy. Nothing contained in this Cha~er shall be
4! deemed or construed to permit the installation of any electrical
5 device or circuit in any occupancy the control or protection of
6 which is not accessible to the occupant at all times. In re-
7 modeled existing occupancies, wherein the occupancy is changed
8 to a different classification, protective devices may be located
9 at one central point. No parts of any circuit shall supply e1ec-
10 trica1 energy to more than one occupancy.
11 PANEL LOCATIONS. Branch circuit distribution panels shall
12 not be located in any clothes, linen, or broom closets.
13 (B) REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, COMMER-
14 CIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTlM.. All compressors, air handlers,
15 and packaged typed air conditioning units installed in exposed
16 areas shall be of approved rain-tight equipment. There shall be
17 placed on the unit or immediately adjacent a disconnect switch
18 for the purpose of disconnecting all ungrounded conductors.
19 Some manufacturers install, at the factory, a built-in disconnect-
20 ing breaker and the same is approved and accepted by orders govern-
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(C) EVAPORATIVE COOLERS. All evaporative
23 coolers installed on the roof shall have on the unit, an externally
24 operated switch and shall be of rain tight equipment, one circuit
25 for the blower and one circuit for the pump. The cable shall be
26 of 3 conductor #18 and #16 AWG. Both blower and pump motor shall
27 be grounded with the green conductor, serving as the equipment
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(D)ATTIC FURNACES. There shall be placed on
30 the unit or immediately adjacent an approved disconnecting switch
31 or mu1tibreaker. The fused switch shall contain type(s) fuses,
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breakers of higher amperage. All conductors shall be encased in
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rigid ferrous metal conduit, rigid non-ferrous metal conduit, or
flexible conduit. Types(s)(sj)(so) cable is not approved for this
type of installation.
SECTION FOUR: Said Uniform Wiring Code is hereby amended
by adding thereto the sections, sub-sections and paragraphs herein-
after set forth to read as follows:
Section 150.28. All service poles for permanent or tem-
porary service shall comply with rules of the Public Utilities
Commission, Electrical Safety Orders, and the Uniform Wiring Code,
and shall be located where approved by the Electrical Safety Eng-
ineer, and the serving agency.
Section 150.29. Temporary serving poles used for con-
struction work, Christmas tree lots and other uses, shall consist
of the following:
An approved rain-tight switch or breaker panel with type
(s) fuses or circuit breakers of the proper size. No branch cir-
cuit shall exceed 20 amperes. Minimum service raceways shall be
not less than 3/4" trade in size and of No. 8 A'WG conductors.
Section 150.30. Temporary services for Christmas tree
lots shall be the same as Sections 150.28 and 150.29 with the
following requirements:
Secondary poles shall be 4"x4"x4"x15' pine set to a depth
of 30" extending 12' above grade. IDsulators must be placed on
the sides of the pole, near the top or on a 2"x4"x18" cross arm.
Feeder wires shall be of #12 AWG (Minimum) and must be secured at
the insulators by a suitable insulated tie wire. Pigtail sockets
may be used for both solid and stranded wire. When pin-type
sockets are used, stranded wire is mandatory. Other methods may
be used with written permission from the Electrical Safety Enginee .
Section 150.31. WIRING METHODS FOR OVERHEAD SERVICES.
Galvanized Rig,id Conduit, Shearciuct Rigid Conduit, Aluminum Rigid
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1 and Electrical Metallic tubing may be used for service entrance
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2 conduit, provided that they are not used for a point of attachment
3 for the service drops.
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Section 150.32. ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS. All entrance con-
5 ductors used for service on commercial, industrial, and residential
6 buildings shall be copper conductors.
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Section 150.33. No structure of any nature shall be attach
8 ed to a permanent building directly beneath an existing service
9 drop or where the same will interfere with any service entrance
10 equipment. Services not in conformity herewith shall be relocated
11 to suitable locations, with the approval of both the serving utilit
12 and the Electrical Safety Engineer.
13 Section 150.34. METHODS FOR UNDERGROUND SERVICES.
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Galvanized Rigid Conduit
Shearduct Rigid Conduit
P.V.C. Heavy Wall
Transite Type (2)
Transite Type (1)
Fiberduct
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Concrete Encased
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Direct Burial
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Section 150.35. All underground entrance conductors shall
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Section 150.36. No swimming pool shall be constructed
directly beneath an existing service drop, unless the service en-
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a location where the service drop will not be above the pool area.
~ The point of attachment shall be in an approved location.
~ If this method is not practical in the opinion of the Elec-
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trical Safety Engineer the service shall be relocated to a suitable
location where it shall have the approval of both the serving
utility and said Engineer.
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Section 350.2.
Each person, firm,or corporation, taking
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out a permit for an electrical installation in any building or
project shall do so at least one day prior to the start of actual
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con~truction. ~ere work for which a permit is required by this
Code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit. an addition
al fee of 10% of the cost of said installation or a fee in the sum
of $100.00. whichever iw less. shall be paid to the Department of
Building and Safety. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Safety
Engineer to levy and collect said additional fee.
The payment of such fee shall not relieve any person. firm.
or corporation from complying with other provisions of this Code
or from other penalties or fees prescribed herein or by other laws.
The Electrical Safety Engineer shall keep a permanent accurate
account of all fees and other monies collected and received under
this Code. the names of the persons upon whose account the same
were paid. the date and the amount thereof together with the locati
of the buildings or premises to which they relate.
Section 350.3. Any person. firm. or corporation request-
ing a final electrical inspection shall notify the Electrical
Safety Engineer. If work on said installation is then found by the
inspector to be incomplete at the time of inspection so as to re-
quire a re-inspection. there shall be assessed a fee of $5.00 as a
re-inspection charge.
Section 350.4. Any person. firm. or corporation requesting
a rough in electrical inspection shall notify the Electrical Safety
Engineer. If said installation has not been completed when the in-
spection is made and will require re-inspection. there shall be
assessed a fee of $5.00 for each re-inspection.
Section 350.5. When a rough in electrical installation is
found by the inspector to be concealed. or partly concealed. with-
out permission from the Electrical Safety Engineer. there shall be
assessed a double permit fee. plus a $5.00 inspection charge. This
fee shall be assessed against the parties responsible therefor,
and shall be in addition to any other fee or penalty prescribed
herein.
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1 i SECTION FIVE: Said Uniform Wiring Code is hereby amended
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Section 70.4
Section 70.7
Section 110.4
Section 150.12 through 150.27
Section 170.5
SECTION SIX: The wordlCity" in the aforesaid sections
8 and code shall be deemed to refer to and designate the City of
9 San Bernardino, and any reference to any act or any legislative
10 enactment therein referred to shall be deemed to designate and em-
11 brace the statutes of the State of California, and amendments there
12 of, dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein referred to
13 II SECTION SEVEN: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
14 Ii or corporation to install, use, maintain, alter, repair, rent,
15 lease, offer for sale, or distribute for use, any wiring and equip-
16 ment used for electrical installation in said city, or cause the s e
17 to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of
18 I this Code.
19 Any person, firm, or corporation violating or permitting
20 or causing the violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
21 I or of the Code adopted herein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean r,
22 and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not
23 more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a
24 period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and im-
25 prisonment. Each person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed
26 guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of
27 which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance or said Code
28 is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, or corpo ,
29 ation and shall be punishable therefor as provided by this Ordinanc .
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SECTION EIGHT: If any section, sub-section, sentence,
31 clause or phrase of this Ordinance or said Code is for any reason
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1 of pompetent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
2 validity of the remaining portions of said Ordinance or Code. The
3 Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby
4 declare that they would have passed said Ordinance and COde, and
5 each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
6 irrespective of the fact that anyone or more other sections, sub-
1 sections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitution-
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SECTION NINE: Ordinance No. 1911, Sections l6(B) and (C),
10 and Ordinance No. 2057 are hereby repealed.
11 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
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adopted by the Mayor and Common
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Council of the City of San Bernardi 0
meeting thereof, held on the
, 1962, by the following vote,
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4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mayor and Coumon Council
5 f the City of San Bernardino will hold a public hearing on March 5,
6 11962, at 9:30 A.M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, San Bernar-
7 dino, California, to permit any and all interested persons to appear
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NOTICE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
8 and be heard on the subject of why the Mayor and Coumon Council
9 should not adopt a certain Code, entitled "Uniform Wiring Code,
10 1961 Edition", as promulgated by the Code Committee of the Southern
11 California Chapter of the International Association of Electrical
12 Inspectors, three copies of which Code are on file in the office
13 of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and which copies
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14 lare identified by certificates attached thereto, and are open and
15 available for public inspection.
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FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said "Uniform Wiring
17 Code, 1961 Edition", pertains to the subject matter of and is being
18 considered for adoption for the purposes of reducing the personnel
19 hazard and the fire hazard from electrical causes, establishing min-
20 imum requirements for the installation, use, maintenance, alteration
21 repairing, renting, leasing, distributing for use or offering for
22 sale, of any wiring and equipment used for electrical installation,
23 requiring inspections thereof, and providing for penalties for
24 violations and for related matters.
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The above notice
is hereby given pursuant to the order of th
of the City of San Bernardino duly made
26 Mayor and Common Council
27 at an adjourned regular meeting held on the 13th day of February,
28 1962.
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