Chapter 15.24
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED

Sections:

15.24.010    California Electrical Code—Adopted.

15.24.020    California Electrical Code—Amendments.

15.24.010 California Electrical Code—Adopted.

The 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3, incorporating the National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association and Annex H of the Electrical Code, with amendments set forth in Section 15.24.020, is hereby adopted. (Ord. 10-7 § 2 (part): Ord. 07-2 § 2 (part): Ord. 03-1 § 1 (part): prior code § 4.20)

15.24.020 California Electrical Code—Amendments.

A.    Article 230, Services, Section 230.70(A)1 Readily Accessible Location, is amended to read as follows:

Electrical disconnecting equipment in structures served by a remote or detached electrical service shall be readily accessible to fire fighting personnel. The disconnecting equipment shall be installed on the exterior of the building and identified for fire fighting personnel.

B.    Article 334, Non-Metallic Sheathing Cable, Section 334.12 Uses Not Permitted, is amended to read as follows:

Type NM or NMC. Types NM and NMC cables shall not be used in the following:

1.    In any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade. For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor that has fifty percent (50%) or more of the exterior wall surface area level with or above finished grade. One additional level that is the first level and not designed for human habitation and used only for vehicle parking, storage, or similar use shall be permitted.

2.    As service-entrance cable.

3.    In any nonresidential occupancy.

4.    In storage battery rooms.

5.    In hoistways.

6.    Embedded in poured concrete.

(Ord. 10-7 § 2 (part): Ord. 07-2 § 2 (part): Ord. 03-1 § 1 (part): prior code § 4.21)