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AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1735 Entitled, "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Lodi
Repealing And Reenacting Section 15.16.020 Of The Lodi Municipal Code Relating
To Electrical Permit Fees And Adding Section 15.16.025 Relating To The Adoption
Of A Fee Schedule"
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
August 6, 2003
City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Following reading by title, it would be appropriate for the City Council
to adopt the attached Ordinance No. 1735.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1735 entitled, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the
City of Lodi Repealing and Reenacting Section 15.16.020 of the Lodi
Municipal Code Relating to Electrical Permit Fees and Adding Section
15.16.025 Relating to the Adoption of a Fee Schedule" was introduced
at the regular City Council meeting of July 16, 2003.
Pursuant to State statute, an ordinance may be adopted five days after its introduction following reading
by title.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FUNDING:
Attachment
None required.
Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
APPROVED: 1—_�
H. Dixoh Flynn ity
ORDINANCE NO. 1735
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LODI REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 15.16.020 OF
THE LODI MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ELECTRICAL
PERMIT FEES AND ADDING SECTION 15.16.025 RELATING
TO THE ADOPTION OF A FEE SCHEDULE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sec. 15.16.020 Fees
A fee for each electrical permit required by this Code shall be paid to the City of Lodi as
set forth in Table 3-A, as modified herein. Fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance.
TABLE 3-A
1. For issuing permits, a fee shall be paid for
issuing each permit in addition to all other
charges specified in this section $30.00
2. For wiring outlets at which current is used
Up to and including 1 hp $ 7.00
Over 1 and not over 5 $10.00
Over 5 and not over 20 $15.00
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or controlled
$ 2.00
3.
For fixtures, sockets, or other lamp holding
devices less than eighteen inches apart
$ 2.00
4.
For each five feet or fraction thereof multi -
outlet assembly
$ 2.00
5.
For electric discharge lighting fixtures
$ 3.00
6.
Mercury vapor lamps and equipment
$ 3.00
7.
Heaters
$ 5.00
8.
X-ray machines
$10.00
9.
Swimming pools
$50.00
10. Electric ranges, range top and ovens, clothes
dryers, water heaters
$ 7.00
11. For fixed motors, transformers, welder,
rectifier, air conditioners and other
miscellaneous equipment or appliances
shall be that given in the following table
for the rating thereof;
Up to and including 1 hp $ 7.00
Over 1 and not over 5 $10.00
Over 5 and not over 20 $15.00
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Over 20 and not over 50 $20.00
Over 50 and not over 100 $25.00
Over 100 — Each motor per hp $ 0.20
12. For any equipment or appliance containing more than one motor
or other current consuming components in addition to the motor
or motors, the combined electrical ratings, converted to KVA of
all shall be used to determine the fee; for the purpose of this
subsection one H.P. or one KW is equivalent to one KVA
13. The fees for a change of location or replacement of equipment on
the same premises shall be the same as that for a new installation.
However, no fees shall be required for moving any temporary
construction motor from one place to another on the same site
during the time of actual construction work after a permit has once
been obtained
14. For switchboards the fees for installing, changing, replacing,
relocating, or reinstalling a switchboard, or for additions to an
existing switchboard shall be as follows:
a) 600 volts and less
First switchboard section $25.00
Each additional section $15.00
b) Over 600 volts $50.00
Each additional section $20.00
15. For distribution panels the fee for each
distribution panel, panelboard, or motor
control panel that is installed, changed,
replaced, relocated, or reinstalled $15.00
16. For service installations, the installation of each set of service conductors
and equipment, including changing, replacing, or relocating existing service
equipment, the fees shall be as shown in the following table:
TYPE OF SERVICE UNDER 600 VOLTS {Including One Meter
0 to 100 Amperes
$15.00
101 to 200 Amperes
$25.00
201 to 500 Amperes
$50.00
501 to 1200 Amperes
$60.00
Over 1200 Amperes
$90.00
All services over 600 volts
$90.00
For each additional meter
$ 5.00
17. For single-family dwelling on new construction
work, the following fiat rate shall apply to service
panels, all outlets, range, dryer, and other
miscellaneous circuits $.045 per SF
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18. For multi -family building on new construction
work, the following flat rate shall apply to subpanels,
all outlets, range, dryer, and any other
miscellaneous circuits $.045 per SF
19. Signs
20. Inspections of damaged service
$20.00 each
$25.00
No permit shall be issued to any person unless all fees due are paid in full.
OTHER INSPECTION FEES AND REFUNDS
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours
(Minimum charge — 3 hours) $65.00 per hour
2. Reinspection fee $50.00 each
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated $50.00 per hour
4. Additional plan review as determined by the Building Official
(Minimum charge — one-half hour) $65.00 per hour
5. Refunds on all permits shall be subject to a
$35.00 administrative processing fee.
Section 2. There is hereby added a new Section 15.16.025 of the Lodi Municipal Code to
read as follows:
A. The Schedule of Electrical Permit Fees will be those established
and adopted by the City Council from time to time by Resolution.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar
as such conflict may exist.
Section 6. 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 thirty days after its passage.
Approved this a day of August, 2003.
SUSA HITCHCOCK
Mayor
Attest:
SUSAN J. BLAC ON
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Susan J. Blackston, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No.
1735 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held July 16,
2003, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said
Council held August 6, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hansen, Howard, Land, and
Mayor Hitchcock
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1735 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of
its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
Approved as to Form:
RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney
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SUSAN J. BLA ZON��
City Clerk