HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 1888ORDINANCE NO. 1888
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING
THE "2013 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE"; THEREBY,
REPEALING AND REENACTING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 15.16 IN ITS ENTIRETY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 15.16, "California Electrical Code," is
hereby repealed and reenacted in its entirety to read as follows.
Sections:
15.16.010
15.16.020
15.16.030
15.16.040
15.16.050
15.16.060
15.16.070
15.16.010
Adoption.
Fees.
Fee Schedule.
Investigation Fee.
Chapter 15.16
Electrical Code
Appeals Board.
Qualifications of Inspectors.
Violation -Misdemeanor.
Adoption
The provisions set forth in the "2013 California Electrical Code" together with
Annex C, Annex H, and Administration and Enforcement thereto, are hereby adopted as
the Electrical Code of the City of Lodi, and copies of the same are maintained by the City
Building Official and available for review in the Community Development Department.
The Electrical Code of the City of Lodi shall apply to all matters pertaining to the
installation, alteration, or addition of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment
in the City of Lodi; and the enforcement of the rules and regulations as set forth in the
2013 California Electrical Code together with Annex C, Annex H and Administration and
Enforcement thereto.
15.16. 020 Fees
A fee for each electrical permit required by this Code shall be paid to the City of
Lodi. Fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance.
15.16.030 Fee Schedule
The Schedule of Electrical Permit Fees required by this Chapter will be those
established and adopted by the City Council from time to time by resolution.
15.16.040 Investigation Fee-Work Without a Permit
Work commenced before permit is issued. Any person who commences work
requiring a permit before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee
established by the applicable governing authority that shall be in addition to the required
permit fee.
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15.16.050 Appeals Board (CEC Annex H)
Annex H 80.15 -is amended to read: In order to determine the suitability of
alternate materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable
interpretations of this Chapter, the City Council shall sit as a Board of Appeals. The
Building Official shall be an ex-officio member and shall act as secretary of the Board.
Three members present shall constitute a quorum and no act of the Board shall be valid
unless a majority of the full board shall concur therein.
The Board of Appeals shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting a meeting and investigations and shall render a decision and findings in
duplicate. A copy will go to the Building Official with the other copy to the applicant.
15.16.060 Qualifications of Inspectors
Annex H 80.27-is amended to read: All electrical inspectors shall meet the
minimum certification and experience as required by the City of Lodi's job description.
15.16.070 Violation -Misdemeanor
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, or maintain
any electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment or permit the same to be done in
violation of this Chapter.
B. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions or failing to
comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Chapter is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable on conviction as set forth in Chapter 1.08 of this Code. Each
separate day or any portion of thereof, during which any violation of this Chapter occurs
or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and punished
accordingly.
C. In addition to the penalties set forth in Section 15.16.070(B) above, City
may at its sole discretion, seek to enforce its Building Code under Chapter 1.10 of this
Code.
Section 2 -No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall
not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer
or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the
City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as
otherwise imposed by law.
Section 3 -Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of
the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
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Section 5. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel," a
newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi, and shall be in
force and take effect January 1, 2014, which date is at least 30 days after the passage of
this ordinance.
RANDI OHL-OLSON
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
Approved this 201h day of November, 2013
ALAN NAKANISHI
Mayor
I, Randi Johi-Oison, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1888 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Lodi held November 6, 2013, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to
print at a regular meeting of said Council held November 20, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS -Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, and
Mayor Nakanishi
COUNCIL MEMBERS -None
COUNCIL MEMBERS-None
COUNCIL MEMBERS-Mounce
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Approved as to Form:
D. STEVEN SCHWABAUER
City Att ey, City of Lodi
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