HomeMy WebLinkAbout38.11 ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING THE SARATOGA
CITY CODE BY A~ENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF, ADDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS TO, AND REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF~ ARTICLES
II~ AND III OF CtIAPTER 3, BUILDING IIEGULATIONS~ AND REGU-
LATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION~ ENLARGEHENT, ALTERATION~
REPAIR, REI40VAL, CONVERSION~ DEI~OLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIP-
NENT, USE, HEIGHT~ AREA, AND/4AINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND
STRUCIqJRES IN SAID CITY~ PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
PERNITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR AND ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE 1964 UNIFORN BUILDING CODE, THE 1964 UNIFORN
PLL~4BING CODE, ~ 1965 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, AND THE
1964 UNIFORN HEATING AND COI~FORT COOLING CODE, WITH CERTAIN
ANENDI~NTS, MODIFICATIONS AND DELETIONS.
The City Couucil of the City of Saratoga does hereby ordain
as follows:
~ection 1: Sections 3-1 and 3-3(c) o£Articl~ I, Chapter 3,.of the
Saratoga City Code are hereby amended to read as £ollo~s:-
Sectfqn 3-1: CO14PLIANCE WITH CHApTER
No person shall erect, construct,. enlarge, alter,
repair, moved,' improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use~
occupy~or maintain any portable, temporary, or perraaneut building,
~wtmming pool, or other structure in the City, nor engage in any
excavating or grading, nor cause the same to be done, except as
provided in this Chapter and the Codes adopted by this Chapter,
~ect~en 3-3(c): The C~ty, or any Department, Board o~ Office
thereo£~ acting on behalf of the City, the
County~ the state, the United States o~ America, and any Public
School District in the City~ shall not be required t~ pay any
~ees required by this Chapter~
.Se~.ti~n ~ Sections'3-8, 3,9 and 3-10 oiA~t~cl~
· the.Sara~0'a City co~e are hereby rep~led, There is here-
by added to Said Artic~ ~I, Cha~te~ 3~ of the Saratoga City Code, the
follo~ing new s¢~t0ns~ ~0 ~ead as tellows:
S@Ction 3-8: 1964UNIFORNBUILDING CODE -ApOPTHD BY...REFE.RENCE
The provisions'of Parts I through XII, inclusive,
and the Appendix excluding Chapter 70, of the 1964 Edition of the
Uni£ormBuild~ng Code as published by the In~e~national Conference
of Building O~£icials, hereinafter termed the Uniform Building Code
and* except for additions, deletions or amendments provided i~ this
Article, all of the regulations, provisions~ penalties and terms of
. such Building Code, three (3) copies
use and examination by t he public in the Office of the City Clerk,
are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if ~ully
set £orth tn this Article. All references in this Article to
amendments or deletions, which formerly referred to the 1961
Edition of the Uni£o~n Building Code, ~htch ~endments and
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additions remain in this Code~ shall be deemed to mean amendments
and/or additions to the above-referred to 196~ Edition of ;said
Uniform Building Code~
'gec~'~on 3-9:':-f~AME- AMENDMENTSt. DELETIONS~ ETC.
The following additlons, deletions and amendments
are hereby med~..to the 196~ Uniform Building Code hereinabove
~dopted bY re~e~ence:
(a) Segtion 103 Amended, Section 103 is hereby
amended by deleting therefrom the last ciau~e of the first para-
graph~ which claU~ reads "and hydraulic 'flood control structures",
and ~he following lhnguage is hereby added in place of such deleted
clause: "but the provisions of this Code shall apply without ·
limitation to all dams and other hydraulic flood contr~l structures
with the'exception of such hydraulic fldod control structures as
are ~onStru~ted and' installed. by the Santa Clara Cou~ty Flood
Control ~nd Water Conservation District",
~' .~ (b) SeCtion 202(e) Amended: Sectlon 2d2(e) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(e) 'STOP ORDERS. Whenever any bu{iding,
'~'oU~tucti0n, gra~ing, e~cavatton, stock 'piling · other~rk
being done C~ontrary to theyprbvtsions ~f this code}the Buildlfig
OffiCial may order the. ~Ork st~pped by notice i~wi~t~g served
personally orby ~egt§tered o~ ~erti~ed mail ~ any person or
perso~ engaged in the dofh~ orcausing such work to be done~ and
~ny s~h pe~s~n o~. ~erso~s ~hhli forthwith stop such work until
authorized by the Building Official to proceed with the work,
(c) Section 3el(c) Amended: Section 301(c)
'* is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sentence: The
plans shall include electrical wirings plumbing, heating an~ mech-
anical diagramwhen required by the Building Official,
(d) Section 303(b) Amended: Section 303(b)-ts
hereby amended by adding thereto the following exception:
Group I and J occupancies shall be exempt from paying
plan check fees except when required by the Building Official,
(e) SeCtion 304(d) Amended: Section 304(d) is
hereby amended tD read as followS:
(e) CALLED INSPECTIONS: No reinforcing steel
or structural framework of any part of any building or structure
shall be covered or concealed in any m~nner whatever without first
obtaining the approval of the Building Official, The Building
Official upon notification from the permit holder or his agents
shall make the following inspections of Type V buildings and
shall either approve that of the' construction as completed, or
shall notify the permit holder or his a~ent wherein the same
fails to comply with the law,
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1o FOL~]PATION INSPECTION:' To be m~de after trenphes
are excavated and for~s ereoted and when all materials for the
foundation are delivered on the Job. Where. concrete from
central mixing plant (comonly' termed "transit mixed") is to be
used, materials need not be on the Job.
2, UNDERFLOOR INSPECTION: To be made after all
underfloor work is complete prior to 'the laying of any
sub-floor.
3, FRAME INSPECTION: To be made after the roof,
all fram{ng, fire-blocking, and bracing are in place and all
pipes, chimneys, vents' and shower membrane are' complete.
4. .L~..THA~ DRYWALL BOARD: To be made after all lathing,
dry-wall board, interior and exterior is in place and all
plastering materials are delivered on the job but before any
plaster or taping is ~pplied.
5. FINAL INSPECTION: To be made after building is
~completed and ready for occupancy. Sw{-w, tng Pools: before
plastering of any swimming pool, the final inspection of all crafts
shall be completed.
(f) .Section 420Amended: Section 420 is hereby amended
by adding to the definition of STRUCTURE the following sentence:
"Without limiting the foregoing, the term structure is integded
to include any and all underground construction~ again without
limitation, to include sW~-~in~ pools."
(g) ~ection 170~:..Amended. Section. !704 is hereby .
amended by deleting therefrom the para~rap~ Captioned "Exception:
Roofs of Ced~r.o," and ending with the language ~'.., only in
Fire Zone No, 3", and by adding in place thereof the following:
EX~.EP~ION! Roofs of cedar or redwood S~'ake ha~ing a
nominal thickness of one inch (1") at the butt may be used
Group F, Divisions 1 and '2, occupancies of Type V C0nstrUCtfon,
provided that the horizon~al clearance between cornice and
property lihesl. exeept street fronts, is ~ less 'thdn ten {i0) feet,
and p~0Vid~d f~rthe~i.[here shall be not less than 2" solid T and
G wood ~heet~nE ihstalled under the shakes in Fire Zone 2 and'
5/8 sheathing in'Fire Zone 3. An under-layment and' innerlayment
of 14 lb. asbestos tar-saturated paper shall be used.
ORD. 38.11
(h) Section 1710 Amended: Section ~1710 ..~s hereby
amended By adding the following sentence to the second paragraph
thereof; "Type V construction save overhangs,!when approved by
the Building Official, the same may be considered protected when
installed ten (10) feet from the property linei:to the eave over-
hang, and constructed of heavy timber, two (2):?inches nominal
roof Sheeting.
(i) Section 25.17 Am. ended: The last paragraph of
Section 2517(a) is amended to read as follows: "The minimum
clearance between bottom of floor joists, bottom of floors
· rithout joists, and bottom of girders. shall be eighteen
inches from the uniform surface of the ground underneath.
~ ) Sectio~ 2802 Amended: Section 2802 is hereby
amended by adding the following sub-paragraph (c) thereto:
"All underfloor grade or subgrade shall have a minimum grade
of 1% to a central location and shall be provided with not
less than a three (3) inch conduit through the foundation to
an accessible location, All underfloor grade or subgrade shall
have not less' than 17~ incline to a permanent drainage outlet.
~) .Section 2806 Amended: Section 2806 is hereby
amended to add sub-section (8) thereto, to read as follows:
Sec~ion...3806 (~): REINFORCEMENT. A minimun of
two (2) 17h" bars of metal
reinforcement placed'~o~tinuouS in foundations shall be re-
quired kor Group H and I occupancies without engineering
design.'
'0 ) Section 3101'Amended: Section 3101 is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "Concrete
slab floors' used in structures for human occupancy shall be
separated from natural ground by placiag~ a waterproof membrane
over a four inch, (4") layer of gravel or rock base."
(n9 Tabl.e. 42'B., Section 42.0.4 Amended: Under
occupancy Group I in Table 42-B.of Section 4204, the minimum
interior finish classifications for "enclosed verticle exit
ways". "other exit ways", and "rooms or areas", are hereby
amended by substituting "III" for"No Restrictions".
_ (n) Section 4710(b) Amended: Section 4710(b) is
'hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "Wherever
lined wire backing is used on exterior walls, the walls shall
have blocking not less than two inches (2") in thickness And
of the. same width as the stud, fitted snugly and nailed tn'.to
' the studs at'm~d-height of ~he stud, and so placed that th'.e
m~/<imum dianensiofi of any concealed space is' not over f~u=
feet.
ORD. 38.11
Section 3: Sections 3-I4, 3-15, and 3-16 of Article III,Chapter 3 of
the Saratoga Code are hereby repealed. There ishereby
added to said Article III, Chapter 3, of the Saratoga City Code, the
following new sections, to read as follows:
Section 3-14: ,.NATIONAL EL~g~RICAL.CODE - ADOPTION BY REFERENCEo
The 1965 Edition of the National ElectriCal Code,
as published by=the N~tiOnal Fire P~otec~i6n As~ocia~ion, here~
inafter tarreed fhe '!EleCt=icai code", and except! for additions,
deletions, or ~raendmen~s 'provided in thi~ Article~ all the re~
gulatiogs and prOvi~iOns ofsuch Electrical Code, three (3)
copies of which have been filed for use and examination by the
public in the Office df the City Clerk~ are h~reby adopted and
made a par~ here6f, the Same as if fully set forth in this Article.
Section 3-15~ AMENDMENTS AND ADD~T~QNS,TO ELECTRICAL COD_.~=~_E
SectiOh 3~1~.~.i. The~e is heresy 8dded to
Chapter I, captioned "General", of the 1965 Edition of the
National Electrical Code hereinabove adopted by reference,
the following additional provisions:
PERIlITS - GENERAL: No electric wiring, de-
vices, .appliances or equipment
shall be installed within or on any building, structure or
premises, nor shall any alterations or additional. be made in
any such existing wiring, devices, appliances or ..'
equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the
Electrical Inspectors except as stated in the following
Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4.
1. No permit shall be required for the
replacement of lamps or the connection of portable appliances
tO suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed.
2. No fee shall be required by any person
who is regularly employed by the Federal Government, The State,
the County or the City, as an electrician, to perform electrical
work in and upon premises o~med by such agencies.
3. This Code shall apply to. all installa-
tion of electrical.conductors, fittings, devices, and fixtures,
hereinafter referred to as "Electrical Equipment, within or
on public and private buildings and the premises with the
following general exceptions.
(a) This Code shall not apply to install-
ation in railway ears or to automotive vehicles.
ORD, 38.11
(b) This Code shall not apply to installa-
tions used by utility or communication agencies in the generation,
transmission or distribution of electricity. This section is not
to be construed as to eliminate permits and inspection on build-
ings, equipment and property intended to house or shelter said
agencies; nothing contained in this subsectlon shall be construed
to exempt any electrical wiring which iS used for general build-
ing, lighting, general power purpose, heating, ventilating, ele-
vators, pumping equipment or for general building operation
purposes, nor to exampt any service switchboard or service
panelboard.
4. No permit shall be required for the
installation of temporary wiring for experimental purposes in
suitable experimental laboratories.
(a) The foregoing exemptions from
permit requirements shall not be deemed to allow any electrical
wiring to be done in a manner contrary to other provisions of
this Code.
5. Permits shall only be issued to:
(a) Owners of single family dwellings
who qualify under the requirements of this Code.
(b) Electrical contractors ~ho are
in compliance with the State Licensing Law.
(c) Persons qualifying under the
maintenance Section of this Article.
(d) Governmental Agencies.
Enforcemen~.Official. It shall be the duty of the
Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this Code.
He shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation
or alteration of electrical wiring, devices, appliances and
equipment, and shall make inspections of all new electrical in-
stallations and re-inspection of all electrical installations,
all as provided in this Code. He shall also keep on file a
list of inspected electrical appliances issued by or for ~nder-
writers Laboratories, Inc. (and/or other similarly recognized
testing laboratories) which'list shall be available f0f public
information during regular office hours~
The Electrical Inspector shall have the righE during
reasonable h0u~s to enter any building in the discharge ~f his
OffiCial duties~ or for the purpose,of making any inspection,
re-in~pectio~ ~r.test of the installa~on of.eiec~ri6 wiring,
devices, appliances and equipment Con~ified ~herein excen~
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that the Electrical Inspector is not empowered to enter any
dwellipg while the same is occupied as a dwelling without the
consent of the occupant thereof. The Elctrical Inspector
shall have the authority to cut or disconnect any wire in cases
of emergency where necessary for safety to life or property or
where such wire may interfere with tPe work of the Fire Depart-
ment. Said Electrical Inspector is hereby authorized to dis-
connect or order discontinuance of electrical service to any
electric wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment found to be
dangerous to life or property because!they are defective or
defectively installed until such wiring~ devi~es, appliances
and equipment and their installation have been made safe and
approved by said Electrical Inspector.
It shall be unlawful Eor any owner, ~ccupant~ or
lessee of any premises wherein or whereon any electrihal work
has been. done or {natalled and is being used or is i~ Use, tO
preYenamOr ihte~ere with any Such InspeCtor in the discharge
of his duties Under this Article, pr0vi~eds hoWever~ that said
Inspector shall upon request of the owner, occUpan~ o~ lessee
of said premises~ exhibit his identification to make such
inspection.
The Chief Electrical Inspector shall be the Building
Official and he may delegate any ~f his powers or duties to any ~f
his 'assistants.
Applications. Applications for permits shall be
made in writing to the Electrical Inspector by the person or
firm installing the work. Said application shall state the
character of the work to be done, the number of outlets, the
pieces of electrical apparatus, the location by street, lot
number and number of the building or strmcture where the work
is to be done, and any other information whichs in the opinion
of the Electrical Inspector is necessary to describe fully and
define the work to be included in said application. No devia-
tion may be' made in the installation without the written approval
of the Electrical Inspector°
Special Home Owner's Permit: A permit for the
stallation 6f ele'ctrical or fixture work in~ or about any
building used or occupied by the owner as a single family
dwelling in the City of Saratoga shall be issued by the Chief
Electrical Inspector or his authorized representative to the
owner ef said buildings provided said electrical or fixture
work is done by such owner or a member of his immediate family.
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Suspension and, Revocation. The Chief Electrical
Inspector may suspend or revoke any permit for anyone of the
following reasons:
(a) Any reason which~ if knowns would have been
cause for denial of the permit.
(b) A~y material misrepresentation or falsity in
the application for the permit.
(c) If any person or fin other than the per-
mittee ha~ been allowed to use the permit for any work authorized
by the permit.
(d) If the permittee used the permit to evade,
or avoid, compliance with any other section of the Code.
Expiration. The Chief Electrical Inspector is auth-
orized to declare any permit void for any one of the following
reasons:
(a) If ~,mrk is not commenced within sixt~ (60)
days of issuance of the permit.
(b) Iqhenever the ~rk authorized has been
suspended~ abandoneds or discontinued for a continuous period
of one hundred twenty (120) days.
(c) ~henever the permittee has failed to turn
in for inspection work completed on any permit within one
hundred twenty (120) days of the last work performed.
Late Application.. %/henever an electrical permit
fee is required by this ordinance to be paid prior to the
conmencing of electrical work and electrical work has been
started prior to the issuance of said permtt~ the fee assessed
when the permit is issued shall be double the amount of the
regular fee. Where such double fee comes to less than ten
dollars ($10.00)~ the minimum assessment shall be ten dollars
($10.00), plus the standard permit fee. Payment of such in-
creased fee shall in no ~ayrelieve any person required to
obtain a permit from the penelties prescribed for a violation
of this Code.
· Inspection ~d CertificateS, Upon completion Of the
work which,'H~s been authorized by iSsd~n~e of any perm~t~ it
Shall be the du~ 0f the pe~son~ firm~.ot ~o~poratiOn ~tail~
ins the same to hotify the Electrical InspectOr~ ~ho shall
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inspec: the tnstallat~on~ within forty-eight (48) hourss
exclusive ofSaturdays~ Sundays and holidayss of the time
such notice iS'given or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
This paragraph iS not to be misconstrued as permitting contin-
uing withs or'Covering ofs electrical ~iring after forty-eight
(48) hours.
[,lhere the Electrical Inspector finds the insta/lation
to be in conformity ~rith the provisions of this Codes he shall
issue to the person~ firm or corporation making the installation
a certificate Of approval authorizing the use of the installation
and cormection to th'e source of supplys and shall send notice
of such authorization to the electrical utility furnishing the
electric services ~en other local Building Inspection require-
ments have'been ful~illed.
Ifs upo~ inspection~ the installation is not found
to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Code,
the Electrical InSpeCtor shall at once notify the persons firm or
corporation making the installations stating the defects which
have been found to exi~t~
Failure on the part of any licenses to correct any
defects error or deficiency in any work within ten (10) days
after notification thereOf~ or within such further reasonable
time as mays upon request, be prescribed by the Chief Electrical
Inspector~ shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue any
further permits t0 such~iicensee until such corrections have
been m~de, inspected and appr~ved~
~lhen ~ certificate 6f approval ~ issued au~horizing
~he connection and use of temporary .works such certificate shall
be issued to expire at a time to be stated therein and shall be
revocable by the Electrical Inspector for cause.
A preliminary certificate of approval may be issued
authorizing the connection and use of certain specific portions
of an incompleted installation; such certificate shall be revocable
at the discretion of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
~'lhen any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden
from view by the permanent placement of parts of the buildings
the persons firm or corporation installing the wiring shall
notify the Electrical Inspector and such parts of the wiring
installation shall not be concealed until they have been inspec-
ted and approved by the Electrical Inspector; provideds that on
large installations~ ~ere the concealment of parts of the wiring
proceeds continuouslys the persons firm or corporation tnstalllng
the wiring shall give the Electrical Inspector due notice and
inspections shall be made periodically ~hen properly notified
during the progress of the x~ork. The removal of any obstruction
that prevents proper inspection of any Electrical equipment shall
be at the expense of the contractor or ovmer.
0RD. 38.11
Connection and Installationo. Except ~here x~ork is
done under a Maintenance Electrician's permits it shall be un-
lawful for any persons firm or corporation to maize connection
from a source of electrical energy or to supply electric service
to any electric ~qiring, devices, appliances or equipment for
the installation of ~.jhich a permit is required, unless such
person, firm or corporation shall have obtained satisfactory
evidence that such x~irings devices, appliances or equipment are
in all respects in conformity x-~ith all applicable legal provisions.
It shall be unlax.rful for any person, firm or corpor-
ation to make connections from a source of electrical energy or to
supply electric service to any electric wiring, devices~ appli-
ances or equipment ,:jhich has been discontinued until a certificate
of approval has been issued by him authorizing the reconnectton
and use of such x~irino-, devices, appliances o= equipment. The
Electrical Inspector shall notify the serving utility of such
order to discontinue use.
Certificate of Competency. It shall be unla~.xful for
any person to labor at the x,mrk or trade of installings connect-
fng, constructing~ maintaining or repairing electrical equipment
in the City unless such person shall have secured a Certificate
of Competency from the Board of Examiners~ of the County of
Santa Clara, in his trade, after passing the examination prov-
ided for herein. All Certificates of Competency shall remain
in force and effect unless cancelled or revoked. No person
holding such Certificate of Competency hereinabove described
shall lend such Certificate to any person or allox.~ any other
person to carry one,I engage in, or labor at said trade on a
Certificate taken out in his name. A violation of this Section
shall be grounds for revocation of such person~s Certificete
of Competency. This Section shall not apply to persons licensed
under provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3s of the State Business
and Professions Codes as amended~ or to apprentice electricians,
provided, hoxqever, that all apprentice electricians shall regis-
ter in the office of the Building Inspection Department.
Permit Fees. Each applicant shall pay to the depart-
ment for each permit issueds and at the time of issuance~ a
fee in accordance ~r~th such schedule of fees as is adopted .by
the CtC~' CoUnCil ofI ~he, City of Saratoga ~y resolutions and
the '~ity CoUncil shall by resolution adopt, from time to time,
a schedule ef such ~lectricai permit fees and ~stabllsh thereby
the rates aild Ulass{fi~ons thereof.
Section 3-15.2. There is hereby added to
Article 100 of Chapter 1,
captloded uOeneVal" Of th~ above 'described Electrical Code,
the foliox~ing ad~ieiOnai defini~ons:
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"Accepted" means acceptable to the Chief Elec-
trical Inspector and Assistant as fulfilling the requirements
of the National Electrical Codes the Electrical Safety Orders
and the provisions of this Chapter.
"Apprentice Electrician" is one engaged in
learning the electrical trade.
"ApFoved~:. The City of Saratoga classlfies as
~=approved" electrical materials, devices, fittings and appli-
ances listed and/or labeled as conforming to the available pub-
lished standards of the Undert~=iters' Laboratories, United
States Bureau of Standards, United States Bureau of Mines,
and/or similar testing laboratories having said standards availw
able for distribution and recognized acceptable by the local
inspection authority enforcing this Code.
'lElectric:' or "Electrical ~irlng" is the in-
stallation or the alteration of any material, fixtures device,
appliance or equipment in or on any building, structure or pre-
mises used fors designed or intended to be used to generate,
transmit, transfer or utilize electric energy.
"Electrical Contractor", for the purpose of this
chapter, shall be a person holding a valid electrical contractor's
license C-IO issued by the State of California.
"Electrical Equipment", includes all wires,
conduit, raceways, %tiring, lighting fixtures, cables, connec-
tions, appliances, apparatus and material of whatsoever character
used for or in connection x~ith generations transmission or util-
ization of electricity for lighting, heating, power, transport-
ation or the communication of intelligence.
"Electrical Safety Ordersu, is the electrical
safety orders issued by the Division of Industrial Safety of
the State of California.
"Electrical lqork", is the installations construc-
tion, maintenance and repairs of electrical equipment.
"Journeyman Electrician", shall be deemed to be any
person xqho is employed by an Electrical Contractor to do electri-
cal l¢ork for a wage or salary ~hether by day, ~eek or month, and
~ho does not furnish any material or supplies in execution or
performance of any such electrical ~ork.
ORD. 38.11
"Maimtenance Electrician", is an electrician .qualified
by training and experience to do the recurriug work required to
keep a facility in such condition that it may be utilized at
its designed capacity and efficiency, to do repair work by re-
placement or overhaul of constituent parts or materials to k~ep
or restore a facility to condition substantiakly equivalent to
its original or designed capacity or efficiency.
A m~intenanca electrician is prohibited from doing
work under this Code which does not come under this heading.
"National Electrical Code", is the Standard of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electrical Wiring and
Apparatus as recommended by the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation and approved by the American Standards Associations
1965 Edition.
"Person" includes corporations, associations, partner-
shipss agents and individuals.
"Mobilehome Park", is any area or tract of land where
or ~no~emobilehome lots are rented or held out for rent and shell
include a trailer park.
Section 3-15.3. PURPOSE. Subsection (d) is hereby added
to Section 90-1 of the National Electrical COdes to read as
follows:
(d) The purpose of this ordinance is to provide mini-
mum standards, provisions and requirements to provide protection
of Public Health and Safety in the installation, operation and
maintenance of all manner of electrical works apparatus or
appliances,
Section 3-15.4. SCOPE. Subsection (c) is hereby added
to Section 90-2 of the National Electrical Code, to reai as
follows:
'(c) All electri~l ~i~ing~ iustalla~i~nss apparatus
and equipment shall be id cOnfOrmity ~i~h ~he'~O~i~tons ~f the
!965 Nat~nnal EleUt~iCal C0de~ except that where specific stan-
dards are p{escribed by ~rdin'ances or by the ~=~t~teS of ~he
S~ate of California, or by any. orde~s~ rules o~ regulationss
issued by ad/hority thereofs the provisions of such ordinances,
statutes~ ~ui~S and regulations shall apply.
Section 3-~5.5. QUA~.ITY OF MATERIAL. The following sub-
section is hereby added to Section 110-2 of the National Electrical
Code:
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(a) All electrical materials, devices and appliances
shall be approved or tested by Underwriters' Laboratoriess Inc.
as approved by the American Standards Association and shall be
of a design suitable for the purpose to be used~ except that the
Electrical Inspector may refuse to approve any such item for good
cause.
(b) The Chief Electrical Inspector may accept mater-
iais, devices, fitting~, and appliances Which are not approved,
listed or labeled as conforming to the standards of any testing
agencies upon satisfactory evidence that they are designed and
Constructed so that they will operate safe~y under normal con-
ditidns.
(c)= .All materials used in the i~Stallations alteration
or repai~ of. electrical distributi~n systems shall be free. from
defects and Shall be ~t least of the min~m~approved Standards
~pecified for aii types 0f m~ter~is provided for in this Code,
(d) Previously used materials shall not be re~sed
unless reapproved by the Chief Electrical Inspectors prio~ to
installation,
(e) Dielectric and voltage tests under load shall be
made by the person or firm doing the work on request of the
Electrical Inspector.
Section 3-15.6 Section 210-19(b) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Minimum Size: Phase conductors shall not be
smaller than #6 for ranges of 8-3/4 KW or more rating, nor
smaller than #14 for other loads. Cook tops and ovens shall
be wired on properly protected separate circuits.
Section 3-15.7. There is hereby added to Section 210-21(d)
the following:
Conductors supplying household type electric
clothes dryers, shall not be smaller than ~10 conductors,
230V dryers shall be figured as 4800 watts minimum.
$e~ect..ion 3-15.8. Ihere is hereby added to Section 210-22
the following:
(d) Receptacle outlets shall be installed on cir-
cuits that are separate from the lighting circuits, The
conductors of the circuit shall not be smaller than ~12 pro-
tected at 20 amperes, and the voltage between the conductors
and ground shall not exceed 150 volts.
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ORD. 38.11
Sedeio~ 3-15~9. There is hereby added to Section 210-22
the following:
(e) In all buildings designed for dwelling occupancy~ not more
than'12 receptacles may be installed on any two wire circuit or on
either side of a three wire circuit in bedroom, living room, bath-
room, hall, den~ or study.
In all other buildings or structures, and in other areas of
dwellings and apartment houseS, not more than 8 receptacles shall
be installed on any two wire circuit or on either side of a three
wire circuit, except as stated in amendment 220-3(b).
'-=(~) In all buildings designed for dwelling occupancy not
more than. twelve (12)'l~ght outlets .shall be placed on a 15 amp
branch circuit dr not more than 16 on a 20 amp
(g) At leds~ ~ r~ceptaCle ~utlet Sh~ll be installed in each
bathroom of each bdilding where there a~e ~le~ping facii~ties~
(h) A receptacle outlet shall be in~talled at each gas range
and each refrigerator location in a convenient location not less
than 36" from floor.
(i) At least one (i) receptacle outlet shall be installed in
any enclosed garage. This shall be in addition to the laundry out-
let iftt should be in the garage. Such receptacles shall be
separated by at least eight (8) linear feet.
(j) In other than residential, each first floor window area
which could be used for display shall be provided with one (1)
duplex receptacle above window for each ten (10) feet of lineal
window space or fraction thereof.
Section 3-15.10. There is hereby added to Section 210-23
the following:
(c) In single family, two family dwellings, and apartments,
garbage disposals and/or dishwashers may be installed on a 20 amp
separate branch circuit and connected in flexible metal conduit
rat,way or approved three (3) wire cord and cap.
(d) The washing machine (laundry) receptacle shall be on a
restricted circuit of not more than three (3) other receptacles
which cannot be.in the kitchen, dining rooms breakfast room,
service porch, and/or garage.
Sectiqn 3-15.11. There is hereby added to Sec~ on 210-23
the following:
(e) All. other electrical appliances, having larger than 1/4 HP
motors or using more than 1350 W~ such as a washing machine, a
built-in heater(s) and any other major fixed appliance shall be on
a separate branch circuit, supplied by a minimum ~t2 wire.
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ORD. 38.11
(f) Electric Light Heat Lamp Type Outlets
culted as follows: '
(a) One fixture not exceeding 500 Wa~ts is permis~
sible on lighting circuits and shall be counted as ane outlet.
(b) More than one (1) fixture or single fixtures
exceeding 500 watts shall be installed on a separate circuit.l
Section 3-15..~2. Section 215-2 is hereb7 amended to read
as follows:
CONDUCTOR SIZE. Feeder conductors shall have a
current rating not smaller than the feeder load as determi~ed by
Section 220-4 N.E.C. and this Code. All feeder loads of 2500
watts, or less, shall be served with not smaller than two (2)
~8 wire. Greater loads than 2500 watts shall be served with
three (3) conductors not smaller than ~8, Where an installation
has been wired and arranged for three (3) wire system, no two (2)
wire energy supply or two (2) wire service shall be connected
thereto without approval. Where a feeder carries the total
current supplied by the service entrance conductors, such feeder
for service of ~6 or smaller, shall be of the same size as the
service entrance conductors. Where at any time it is found that
feeder conductors are, or will be, overloaded, the feeder conduc-
tors shall be increased in capacity to accomodate the actual
load served. All feeders shall be placed in totally enclosed
raceways, as permitted by this Code. (See 200-1(h) of this Code).
FEEDERS. For the purpose of computing the size
of feeder conductors in dwelling occupancies and other similar
occupancies, the total number of receptacle outlets and light
outlets may be divided by ten to ascertain the number of circuits
to be used in the formula below (fractional multiples above
five (5) outlets shall be coaSide~ ~h ~dditional circuit).
Speciai ~d ~ep~ate C~r~Uit~, SuC~ iau~a~~ ~r~Ui~s.~nd d~sh~
washer circuits shall 5e individually C6unted a~ separate Icir~
cults. (See 220-7 of this Code). Separate 115 vel~ circuits~
as required for Sarbnge disposals and built-in refrigerators
and freezers, need not be considered as 1000 watt circuits for
the purpose of computing feeders. Each such outlet may be counted
only as one outlet for purpose of computing feeder.
Sec.tion.3-15.1~. There is hereby added to Section 220-3(a)
the following:
· Every ~oom sh~l hav~ at le~S~ 'O~e (1)~all
switched general l~ghting outlet. Lividg roO~s~ bedrdoms~
fam~iy roomse and ~ens may be.excepted, provided at'ie~st One
wall Switched receptacle is installed.
ORD. 38.11 '
Seerion 3-15.14. Section 220-3(b) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
For the small appliance load in kitchen, laundry,
pantrys dining rooms and breakfast room of dwelling occupancies,
two (2) or more 20 amp branch circuits in addition to the braneh
circuits for fixed appliances in said areas, shall be provided
for all receptacle outlets in these rooms. Receptacle outlets
supplied by at least two (2) appliance receptacle branch cir-
cuits shall be installed in the kitchen and equally divided.
Said circuits may be used to supply receptacles in other areas
within the dwelling, provided such circuits do not exceed
six (6) receptacles per circuit.
Sect.ion 3-15.15. There is hereby added to Section 220-4(k)
the following:
Electric receptacle outlets shall not be installed
on space heater circuits.
Se.c.~.ion 3-15.16. Section 220-? is hereby amended to read
as follows:
FORMULA. For the purpose of computing the size
of feeders in dwelling occupancies each lighting and receptacle
Outlet circuit shall be assumed to be fully loaded. The first
two (2) wire branch circuit shall be considered as requiring
1500 watts. Each additional two (2) wire hran. c.h gircuit shall he
considered as requiring 1000 watts, and the first three (3)
wire branch circuit Shall be considered asrequi~ing 2500 wattS,
and each additional three (3) wire branch circuit as req~i~ing
2000 watts. , 2,: .~ ,
..(The formula i~ 2i5-2 amendment of this Code shall
be used in lieu of TaBi~ 220~4(a) ana 220-~ NiE.C. on computing
loads for single family, two family dwe!lings, and apartments.
Feeders for motels~ dOrmito~i~S~ and other similar oceup~ncies,
without cooking fatilia'los, S~ali be Caic~i~tea as per T~ble
220-2(a)and 220-4(a) of the N.E.C.)
Section 3-15.17. There is hereby added t0 SeCtion 230-26
khe following:
The service ~ttac~men~ S~all ~e io~fea wi~hla
~i~teen (i8) {~he~ of t~e B~{id{ng 6o~ne~ ~eareSt.the d~ility
eo~pany'~ ~v{ng ~die. wHe~ u~d~ual ~ondi~iOns ~Xfst, the lo-
cation of the servi~e head .shaii be determined by the Electrical
inspecto~ and the servt~g uc~lity~
ORD. 3~.11
Section 3,15.18. zoet4o, ~O-~:(a) ~ l~e~eby amended
by adding the following paragraph:
(d) All underground main service raceways shall be a
minimum of 2" conduit and shall be protected from mechanical
injury by one of the following methods:
(a) Rigid metal conduit shall be installed 12~'
below finished grade,
(b) Approved non-metallic raceway shail be
encased in 2': of concrete i~stalied 12h below finiah grade to
top of coHcr~e,
U~derg~oUnd ~ervice in rear yards of single family
residence shall be installed parallei With the property line
from the utility company's pole or junction box to the house
but in no instance closer than 18" or farther than 36'~ from the
property line, The smallest angle of bend necessary to reach
the main service area at the house shall be at least 45°,
Section 3-15,19, Sections 230-40(a) and (b) are hereby
amended to read as follows:
All service entrance conductors shall be installed in
approved raceways,
Section 3-15.20, Section 230-41 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
It isrequired that a minimum of 100 amp three (3)
~2 wire service be provided for all single and two family re-
sidences, and apartments, (Refer: 230-71)0 Services shall
terminate a distribution panel' having a minimum of eight (8).
standard circuit spaces in individual a~d two family residences
and providing two-(2) standard spare s~aces,
Section 3-15,21. Sections 230-44 and 230,46 are hereby
repealed,
Section 3-15,22,
Sections 230-47, 230-.48 and
230-49 shall not apply to service entrance conductors
without special written permission from the Electrical
Inspector,
Section 3-15,23, .Section 230-50 is hereby..repealed,
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Section 3-15o24o Sections 230-51 and 230u53 shall not be applicable
to Service cableso
Section 3-15.25, Section 230-53 is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following:
The length of service conduit in the building shall be
as short as is reasonably practical, and shall not exceed thirty
(30) linear feet except by special perratssion of the Chief Electrical
Inspector.
Section 3-15.26. Section 230-70(g) is hereby amended to read
as follows.:
S~YITCHAND.CIRCUIT BREAI~ER. Service entrance conductors
of less than 300 volts may supply more than one (1) individual
service switch provlded~
h Not'more than one (1) service switch of this
group is for the same class of service for the same consumer.
2. Where the number of service switches at the
same location exceeds six (6), the entire current shall be taken
through one (i) main disconnecting means.
Section 3-15.27. Section 230-71 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
RATING OF SERVICE EQUIPMENT
(a) A main service disconnecting means shall be
installed for each individual service and shall simultaneously
disconnect all ungrounded legs and have a rating of not less than
100 amps; however~ for installations consisting of not more than
two 2mwire branch circuit, a switch or c~rcuit breaker of 30 ampss
.minimum rating may be used, (Refer: 230m41), Each metered in-
stallatlon shall be provided with a single main disconnect, ~ere
multiple switches or circuit breakers are used in accordance with
Section 230-71(b)~ the ratings of the service equipment shall not
be less then the minimum specified in this section,
Duplexes may be served with a minimum of
two 60 amp main disconnectss triplexes (or larger) may be served
with 30 amp main disconnects.
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Section 3-15.28. Section 230-75 is hereby amended to read .~
as follows:
MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY. In a multiple occupancy bui~ding,
each occupant shall have access to his disconnec~ing means. A~mul-
tiple-occupancy shall have service equipment grouped in a common
accessible place, the disconnecting means consi.sting of not mere
than six (6) switches or six (6) circuit-breakers'.
Sectio~ 3-15.29. There ~S hereby added to Section 230-61 the
following:
The conductors of each metered subdivision shall be
in a separate raceway where they' leave the service enclosure.
Each tndiv, dual meter location and disconnectin~ means shall be
labeled by a permanent means. All service equipment (main switch~
meter, etc.) for residential occupancy shall be raintight~ or
suitably protected from the weather, accessible to the outside,
and the service equipment shall not be less than 18" from finish
grade, nor the center line of the operating handle be more thaw
78" above finish grade. X'~ere mere than one (1) electrical [
service iS authorized by this code on a building, a permanent metal
sign must be 'installed at all service locations on said buildings
adjacent tO the main service disconnects with the word "Danger"
in 3" letters with the following permanent instructions: "More
than one (1) main switch on =his building at other location".
Section 3-15.30. There is hereby added to SectiOn 300-1(a)
the followin~:
Wi~in~ Metbeds -.General Requirements. All.electrical
installations in Fire Zones 1 and 2 shall be in approved raceway
(except flexible). In all other fire zones, other than residential
usess wiring methods shall be in approved.raceway (excep~rflexible).
H.I. cable accepted ih all fire zones.- Flexible metal conduit may
be used in dwelling type occupancies.
Section 3-15.31. There is hereby added to Section 300-1
the followin~ sub,actions (e) throu~h (k):
(e) E~here living quarters are combined with
other uses, the entire building shall. be installed with approved
raceways,
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or~. 38.11
(f) No panel, disconnect switchs meter, or
similar equipment, shall be placed directly over sinks, stoves,
dryerss washers~ basins, water closetss or other plumbing ~ixtures.
Nor shall any panel~ disconnect switch, meter or simllar equipment
be placed directly over stairs, in closed closets, toilets or
bathrooms,
°nt~ (g) All g(neral lighting outlets ~hall be
wail switch c r lied,
o
(h) In single family and two family residences
and apartments branch circuit~ supplying 230 ~01ts to. appliances
such as heaters, water ~eaterss cooking or baking appliances, etc.
rated more than 3000 w~ts shall be installed in apprOved raceway.
(i) An eiect~t~!~gh~ 0drier shall be provided
at the furnace, iocation so as to illumida~e the furnaae~ and Shall
be contr011ed ~y a switch located at the ~assage opening,
(j) Binding screws a~d/or seif~i6cking w{re
terminals of receptacles shall not be substituted for splicing
devices or splices in conductors.
(k) Relocated and/or Remodeled Buildings.
All buildings moved into~ relocated, and/or remodeled within the
jurisdiction of this Code shall be wire~ in accordance with this
Code. If any portion is'found to be in an unsafe or hazardous
condition~ that portion shall be wired in accordance with this
Code.
Section 3-15.32. There is hereby added to Zection 300-4
the following:
Non-metallic
wiring shall not be installed before ~he roof, and outer wall
sheathing is put in place, unless it is suitably protected from
rain and mechanical damage.
Section 3-15.33. There is hereby added to Section 30~-15
the following:
Nails shall not be used in lieu of screws
to support boxes, gutters, etc., unless patent hangers are attached
as part of assembly, or unless equipment is designed for nail
support.
Section 3-15.34. There is hereby added to Section 336-6(d)
the following:
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ORD. 38.11
Non-metallic sheathed cable wiring in basements,
garages and accessory buildings of one and.~o family dwellings
shall be securely fastened to the sides of Joists, plates or
studs. Wiring through the members shall be placed in bored holes,
The wiring shall follow the supporting members and be installed in
a workmanlike manner,
Section 3-.15~36~ Section 336-8 is hereby repealed.
S~gtion3~5.37. Section 338,1 is hereby amended by adding
the following:
The use.Of SE'Cable shall not be used except as
follows~ Existing 230 V cirCu~ts~ ~ired under ArtiCle 338
may be extended in accordance with this Article. This Article
may be used within occupied dweliings 0nly.
S~tt~n 3-i5~38. Section 339-3(c) is hereby amended to read
a~ follows:
DIRECT BURIA~ CABLE. Direct burial cable shall
be installed ~wo (2~) feet below grade and protected from
mechanical damage by a covering 1' x 3" redwood (or equivalent)
and shall have mechanical protection in the form of rigid conduits
electrical metallic tubing, or other approved raceway, extending
from outlets to a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches into the
trench from the finished grade and shall not be installed under
buildings or concrete slabs. In rocky ground, a sand or rock-
free soil base shall be provided,
~ection 3-15.39. Article 342, consisting of Sections 3~2-1 through
342-7 is hereby repealed.
Section.3-15-40. The following clause is hereby added to the first
sentence of Section 34~.2:
Rigid non-metallic conduit shall be used, and then
only upon prior approval of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
Section 3-1...5.41. There is hereby added to Section 3~8-4
the following=
Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used in concrete
slabs or pours. except under ell of the following' conditions:
.(a) All couplings and connectors shall be
specifically approved for the purpose.
(b) All tubing shall be secured at least
every five (5) feet.
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ORD. 38.11
(c) All tubing shall be completely surrounded
and covered with 2:~ of concrete when placed underground or in slabs~
.S~ction 3-15o42. There is hereby added to Section 350-3 the
following. Section 350-3.1:
350-3.1 _ I,L~IIi~Rvi SIZE. No larger than l"~flexibl~metal con-
duits"'~'5~'used in residences, and it shall be installed as per
Section 336-5 of this Code. Larger sizes may be used with perdLis-
sion of inspecting authority. Terminal fittings shall be of the
;~insert~ type.
Section 3~1~o43. There is hereby added tO ~ec~ion 380-8
the follo~ing:
· Uhe~e two or
mdre e::ternally 6perkted 'switche~ panels, moto~ starters, motors,
e0nt~ollers~ o~ other units of electricar equipmen~ are installed
ae the same ee~er Of dis~ributlon, an auxiliary wi~ing gutter.
shall be installed for the Wiring connections t0 said eqdipment~
Each switch, controller, motor st~rte~; meeers or other units Of
electrical equipment shall not be used fbr w~ring racex.~ay for
conductors other than those of the specific switch or s~arter
control.
Section 3-15.44. Section 422-13(b) is hereby repealed.
SeCtion 3-15.45o There is hereby added to Section 422~E
the following subsection (e)
(e) Only approved electric
space heaters controls shall be installed. Each application
for an electric heating permit shall be accompanied by a complete
heat loss calculation based on N.E.M.A., or equal, standards, at
designed conditions, indicating the ~ factor of insulation used.
The total rating (or adjusted rating) of'heat devices in each
room to be heated, shall equal or exceed the calculated heat loss
of each room~
Where labeled voltage is greater or less than ~%
of the earvice voltage, an adjusted rating of the heater shall be i
used in determining the output.
Adjusted rating (service voltage)2 x Rated Wattage
iabel'voltage 2
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OPd]. 38.11
DEMA!]D FACTORS. The demand factors for electric
heat units and water heaters on duty cycle, or operating inter-
mittently by individual thermostat control may be computed by
the following table:
NO. OF ~qITS ~ D~4AI~IZ)
1-2 100
3-5 85
'. 6-10 70
11-20 60
21-35 50
36-60 40
61-100 35
Over 100 30
LOAD L~,IITATION~ OF CIRCUITS. No more than 5 I~,~
space heaters may be placed on one (1) circuit or thermostat.
Any heating unit in a dwelling, rated at more than 1650 watts
shaI1 he,wlred~for noe less than 230 volts, except ~.~here the
voltage is 208i
GENEi~a~L INSTALLATION KEQUIRE[~NTS. All permanently
installed electri~ heaters ahall be permanehtly connedted.
Section 3-i5~46. There is hereby added to gection 430-2~
the follo%.~pg:
MOTOP, S Ai~ COHTROLLERS. Clock and kitchen or hath-
room ventilators of 1/~ HP or less shall be installed on either a
light or receptacle circuit, and shall be counted es one outlet
on that circuit.
In residential type dwellings 1/3.HP or smaller,
furnace motors may be connected to a receptacle circuit and be
counted aS one outlet on that circuit.
Section 3-15.47. Section 600-31(b) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Conductors shall be of a type approved for
the purpose and for the voltage of the circuit. Conductors of a .
sign circuit shall be ~12 ~']G mifiimum.
All commercial buildings shall have a separate
sign c~rcult run to an accessible point on the front of each in-
dividual occupancy terminating on the exterior of the building
in an approved manner.
O~.D~ 38~!1.
~ecz~on 3-15.48. There is hereby added to Section 725-11
the following:
REMOTE CONTROL~ L~ ENERGY A}~D SIGNAL CIr, CUITS,
residential type occupancy, (e:~cludes thermostat and doorbell
circuits). All conductor insulation shall be 150 volt type "T
or ::~l. minimum or approved low voltage cable, ConductorS. shall
be ~18 or larger, and shall be placed in holes bored through
joists and studs or strongbacks, and they shall be fastened with
eye rings or approved staples.
Switc~ boxes shall be plac&d at all switch, outlets.
A minimum of 4~1 square outlet bokes Shall be used at all relay
locations ahd relays Shall be installed so that they can be
moved without removing the building finish.
TP~NSFOPG~R Ai~ RELAY LOCATIONS. Transformers
shall be located in accessible locations and shall not be installed
in attics, except under the following conditions. If the trans-
former is a fixed part of an attic type furnaces the transformer
may be permitted to remain in ' this fi::ed position. Doorbell and
other lo~ voltage transformers may be installed immediately adja-
cent to these furnace locations.
All connections shall be soldered or an approved
terminal or solderless connector shall be used and all joints
and splices shall be taped. Relays shall be installed in the
terminal box of the recessed fixture unless such fixture is
approved for relay installation.
Section 3-15.49. Section 680-9 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Service drop conductors and any other open over-
head wiring installed over swirmning pools shall be 'installed in
accordance with G095 of the Public UtilitiesConmission with
~.=itten approval from the property o~nerf~led-wlth the City~
or in the alternative at least 20~ from the pool ~dges or
completely underground.
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OKD. 38.11
Section 4: There is hereby added to Article III, Chapter 3s of the
Saratoga City Code, the following and new sections to
read as follows:
Section.3-1.6 - 1964 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE
The 1964 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, as published
by the Western Plumbing Officials Association, hereinafter termed
the "Plumbing code"~ and except for additions, deletions 0r amend-
monte provided in this Articles all the regulations and provisions
of such Plumbing Code, three copies of which have been filed for'
use and examination by the, public in the office of the City Clerks
are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the sam~ as if fully
set forth in this Article.
Secti.0n..3-iT,~ ~LUMEING CODE - ADDITIONS ANb MODiFICATiONS:
Additions and modifications to the i96~ Editioh Of the UnifOrm
Plumbing Code are as follows:
Section 3-17.1. Sections 1.13,. 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,
2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.if, 6.14 and 1213 (e) are hereby deleted and
omitted from said Uniform Plumbing Code. Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 are
hereby amended by adding thereto in the blank spaces provided
respectively therein, the following:
1.1 Building Official
1,2 Dmly authorized representative
1,4 Building
Section 3-17.2. Section 2.2 Amended:
Section 2.2 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amonded to
read as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to conducts
carry on or engage in the business of plumbing or act in the
capacity of a plumbing-contractor without first having had issued
to him a valid Plumbing Contractor's License. by the State of
California.
It shall be unlawful for any person to labor at
the trade of plumbing in the capacity of a Journeyman plumber
without first having had issued to him a valid Journeyman
Plumber's Certificate of Qualification by the County of Santa
Clara.
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Section 3-1L3, S~ctto.h 403(a) Amended.
Section 403(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
All horizontal drainage piping below the first floor,
receiving the discharge of water closets, shall be not less
than four (4) inches i~ diameter.
Section 3-17o4o Section 40~ Amended.
8ubsections (a), (b), (c) ~nd (d) of Section 406 are hereby amended
to read as follows:
(a) Location and size of Cleanouts: Except as provided
in the following subsection (4), cleanout fittings shall be in-
stalled in the following places, in a manner that will permit their
use and make accessible for cleaning, all the horizontal drainage
piping served by them.
1. At the high end of each house drain.
2. At the high end of each soil and waste pipe
which is installed at a grad~ flatter than seventy-t~o (72)
degrees from the vertical (angle of 1/5 bend).
3. Every one hundred (100) feet apart on all hori-
zontal drainage lines. except those used exclusively for
rain water, and on every horizontal change of direction
which exceeds sixty (60) degrees.
4. Cleanout fittings may be omitted above the first
floor provided that all changes in direction are made
with long turn durham fittings, or short sweep cast
iron bell and spigot fittings, or with fittings of
equal, or greater, radius.
5. Cleanou~ fittings shall be of the same nominal
size as the ,pipes they serve, up to, and including, four'
(4) inch pipe, and not less than four (4) inch size for
larger pipes.
, (b)"~A minimum size~,f~Ur (4)' inch' cleanout shall ,be in-
sta%led on the building (hoUse~ Sew~ ~t that prdperty' fine, Such
cleanout s~all b~ brought tO grade from the "Y" branch fitting. ·
(~) Each cieanout shall be {dS~afled so that it opens
in a direCti~n d~posite tO the flow ~f the soil or waste, or at
right angle~ thereto. Ap~ro~ed tee branCH cleanouts with brass
screw piugs ~ay ~e installed on the v~f~icai ri~er of any soil
or waste line.
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ORD. 3G.11
'(d) Each cleanout extension shall be Considered as drai~-
age piping and each ninety (90) degree cleanout extension shall be
extended from a I,y,, type fitting, a long turn drainage fitting, ~r
short sweep east iron pipe fitting (short s~eep east iron as defi'aed
by C. S. !88.59) not to exceed ninety (90) degrees.
Seption 3-17.5. Section. 5Q~(a) Amended.
Section 505(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
All vent and branch vent pipes shall be free from drop or
sag, and be so graded and connected as to drip back to the soil'or
waste pipe by gravity. ~'~ere vent pipes cOnnect'to a horizontal
soil or waste pipe, the vent pipe,hall be t~en off above the/center
line of such pipe, ahead of the trap.being,served~ Vent intersections
shall be at least six (6) inChe~ above the overflow rim ~f the fix-
ture being served. Unless impractical due to struc~ural"Condi~i0nss
all ventS,and,b~anch vents shall bevertical, with forty-five (45),
sixty (60) and Sevent~-two (7~) degrees bei~s considered Vert~aai,
Section 1103(a) is hereby amended to read a~ follows:
The building (house) sewer, beginning two (2) feet from any
building or structures shall be of the type kno~m as :'service weight
cast iron soil pipe~: and the pipe and fittings shall conform in all
respects to the conunercial standard C.S. 188.59 of the United States
Department of Commerce; or extra strength viirifled clay pipes ASTM
designation; C27~-60T and S~P-361B; or asbestos cement sewer pipe
conforming to UPC-MS-l~58 or C 428-59Ts or SS-p-331a (1955); or
Type L copper;or bituminized fibre pipe conforming to Commercial
Standard C.X. 116-54 or the United States Department of Commerce,
Sect~on 3-17.7. .Section 1~0~ Amend.ed:
Section 1105 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The.minimum size of any building sewer shall be de~ermined
on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained by such
sewer~ in accordance with Table 4-3. All horizontal drainage piping
below the first floor, receiving the discharge of water closets,
shall be not less than four (4) inches in diameter.
S~ct~on. 3-17.~. Se.qtion %31~ Amended:
Section 1313 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
Every water' heater or storage tank shall have an approved pressure
relief valve . Every pressure relief valve shall be an approved
automatic type with drain. The pressure relief valve shall be
installed between the pressure regulator or check valve and each
heater or tank. If a pressure relief valve is located inside the
building, a drain pipe shall extend therefrom to the outside of
ORD. 38.11
the building~ with the end of the pipe ,hOt over two (2) feet above
the ground and pointing downward.~ Su6~ drain may terminate at other
approved locations. Every relief valv~ shall be readily accessible.
No shutoff valve of any kind shall b~ installed between the pressure
relief valve and the tank it serves.
Section 3-17.9. Section 2123(d) Amended: Section 2123(d) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
All underground gas piping shall be approved ~apped piping~
machine ~,Eapped~ and Conform to recognized StandardS,
s~cttbn 3.18 - ~19~4 HEATING AND C6~4FORT COOLING CODE.
_AD_QFT~D B~.~E~ERENCE.
The i964 Edition of the uniform Heating and Comfort Cooling
Code, as published by the Western Plumbing Official AsSociation, here-
inafter termed the "Heating and Comfort Cooling Code", and except for
additions, deletions or amendments provided in this Article, all the
regulations and provisions of such Heating and Com~ort Cooling Code,
three (3) copies of which have been filed for use and examination by the
public in the office of the City Clerk~ are hereby adopted and made a
part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this Article.
Section 3-18.1. Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 are hereby amended by
adding thereto in the blank spaces therein provided~ the following:
1.I Building Official
Duly autherlzedrepresentative
1.4 Building
Section 3.18.2. Section 1.12 is hereby repealed.
Section 3.18.3. Section 902 Amended.
The last sentence of Section 902, entitled "exception" of the
Uniform Heating and Comfort Cooling Code, is hereby amended to add there-
to the foilowing:~ ...Except that air conditioning ducts shall be
constructed of galvanized iron or steel.
Section 3.19. PEP~IIT FEES:
Each ~pplicant for an electrical, plumbing, or heating and comfort
cooling permit shall pay to the Building Department for each permit issued,
at the time of issuance, a fee in accordance with such schedule of fees as
is adopted by the City Councl~ of the City of Saratoga by resolution from
time to time~ and the City Council shall by resolution adopt, from time to
time~ a schedule of such permit fees and establish thereby the rates and
classification thereof. All schedule of permit fees contained in any of
said Codes adopted by reference in this Article, which are not otherwise
specifically repealed, are hereby repealed.
ORD, 38.11
Section 5: '~ere is hereby added to Chapter 3 of the Saratoga City Code
the following Article VI:
Article VI:
PRELIMINARY SOIL REPORTS IN_~U__B~IVISIONS.
Section 3-43: Purpose: The City Council declares this Article
isenacted pursuant ~o the .requirements 6f Chapte~ 1001 of the
Statutes of 1965 of the State of California.
Section 3-44. P~eliminary So~i Re~o~ts. A~ t~e time Of sub-
mission of the tentative subdivision map~ the ~ubdivider shali
file with the Build{ng Official a ~reliminary s0it report, pre~
pared by a Civil Engineer registered by the State .of California,
based upon adequate test borings or excavations of every subdivi-
sion as defined in Sections 11535 and 11535.1 of the Business
and Professions Code of the State of California. The within pre-
liminary soil ~eport may be waived by the Building Official if
he shall determine that, due to the knowledge of the Building
Department as to the soil quality of the subdivision, no prelim-
inary analysis is necessary.
Sect.ion 3.r~5. If the preliminary soil report indicates the
presence of criti~ally expansive soils, or other soil problems
which, if not corrected~ would lead to structural defects in
the building or structure intended to be erected thereon, a
soil investigation of each lot in the subdivixlon shall there-
after be prepared by a Civil Engineer who is registered by the
State of California. The soil investigation'shall recommend
corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage
to each dwelling proposed to be constructed on the expansive
soil. Such reports ~hall be filed with the Building Official
prior to action on the final subdivision map.
section 3-46. Approval of Soi! Investigation. The Building
Official shall approve the soll investigation if he determines that
the recommended corrective action is likely to prevent struc-
tural damage to each dwelling constructed on each lot in the
subdivision. Appeal from the Building Offioial's determination
shall be made to the Board of Appeals as provided in Section 3-11'
hereof. If any building permit thereafter issued for any lot of
said subdivision shall be oonditione~ upon the incorporation of
any approved.recommended corrective action in the construction
of each and every dwelling or other structure thereafter erected
or constructed on any lot of said subdivision.
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Section 6: Seation 3-21 of Article IV of Chapter 3 of the Saratoga
City Code Is hereby amended to readas follows:
Setriga 3-21: Buildin~ and Structure Defined: The de-
finitions of building and structure 'shall b~ as defined'in the
Uniform Building code aS ~o~tea by r~eren~e by, and as may
be amended byi the ~ov~si0fis of this Chapter.
Sec~ign ~ Sectien 3-18 ~fAtticie 3, Chapter 3 of the Saratoga
City code~ a~ existing ~n said Code prior to the date
of enactment of this Otdinance~.~s hereby tenumbered to Section 3-20,
and is amended to read a~
.Th~ Bui~din~ offi~iaief ~e cit~ 8~a~l~f0rce a!i the
pto~isi~nS o~ this A~t~eib~ and for ~uch phrpoS~ he and his
deputies shall have the po~erS 0f poii~
Section 8: The following Sections of the Sa~t0ga C~y Code~ as said
sections were numbered prior to t~e adoption 0~ this
nantea!are hereby ~enumbered as
Section 3-17 tenumbered to Section 3-20.1.
Section 3-19 renurabered to Section 3-20.2°
Section 3-20 tenumbered to Section 3-20.3.
Section 9: If any section,'subsectton~ sentence~ clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid~ such decision shall not affect
the validity o~ the remaining portions of th~s ordinance° The City'
Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it would have
passed th~s ordinance and each. section~ subsection~ .sentences clause
and phrase thereo[~ irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentence~, clauses or phrases be held invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 10: This ordinance shall take effect and be in £ull force
and effect thirty (30) days a~ter its passage and
adoption.
~30-
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This ordinance was regularly introduced on the 6th day
of ..April ,1966. at which time the title of the same was
read, together with the title .of each of the codes adopted thereby,
and thereafter, on the 2.0 . ..day Of · . April ..... i 1966,
a pdblic hear{ng was held thereonl pursuant ~o G~vernment Codes See-
ti0h 50022.3 of the State o~ baiiforniaj ~n8 after t~e close of
said public Hea~ing, the s~ ~.~a~ thereafter p~s~d ~d ado~eed at a
regul~ meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga, held
on the 20th day of April ., 1966, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Glennon. Drake, Hartman, ~ler, Burry
NOES: ' None ~ ~
ABSENT: None
,
~YOR
ATTE~ ~ ~
I~e above and ~orego~.g {s a ~rue aod co~rec~
copy ~.~ Ordinance ~ which has
p u , . ~u aocerc!mg ~o law.