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Home My WebLink AboutItem 6.3 Adopt 1984 Nat'l Electrical Code z a AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 14 , 1985 SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of the 1984 National Electrical Code EXHIBITS ATTACHED : 1 . Proposed Ordinance 2 . Letter soliciting comments 3 . Response from East Bay Chapter American Institute of Architects RECOMMENDATION: 1) Hear Staff presentation 2 ) Open public hearing // 3 ) Hear public testimony �L 4 ) Close public hearing 5 ) Waive reading and adopt Ordinance FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No fiscal impact . DESCRIPTION: Section 17958 Health and Safety Code requires the City to adopt various model codes within one year after they have been adopted by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) . HCD adopted the 1984 National Electrical Code in September 1984 . The 1984 National Electric Code reflects the latest development in the electrical industry. In many instances the changes reflect clarifications . Comments from interested parties were solicited. The only respondent supported the ordinance . The Ordinance was read for the first time on June 24, 1985 . ---------------------------------------------------- ------------- ITEM NO. COPIES TO: v5°' :mvr ,:Y •av-r.rm-r+far :+. 1 Im .. J f i{7 ry. wA'K�T 1+1 - d J t ,• k o* ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING ' CHAPTER 3,'iv C rq 71r:i!+ + = -ARTICLE 1, SECTION 31.2 OF ORDINANCE NO x".02=84, :. RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL°ELECTRICAL CODE The City Council of the City of Dublin, does` ordain a's follows:' , ric. :'-. - Section 1 : Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 31 .2 of Ordinance 02-84 is amended to read: L .,-s. v Section 31 . 2 Adoption Certain documents, one 1(1) copy `of ..which _ is filed in the Office of th City . Clerk of the ;City.-of ~Dublin, being marked as _"National Electrical Code 1984 ' ; `publish ed by.:the National Fire . Protection Association .: is hereby _:adopted 'by . ,.. ;tv reference as the Electrical Code of .-the City".of :Dublin;•�Tursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 et . seq.,,-,of `the -Government : Code of the State of California . rf } c Section 2 : ' POSTING OF ORDINANCE The City Clerk of the City of Dublin ,shall .cause 'this :• 1 ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) ; public places An ._the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the ..Government --- _ Code of the State of California . PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ' ' -+Z '. DUBLIN ON THIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 1985 . __ . . AYES : NOES : ABSENT: Mayor ' 4 E ATTEST. ' t o H. City Clerk Y s 7 i TO INTERESTED PARTIES Attached are copies of three Ordinances which are proposed for adoption by the City of Dublin . Your comments are solicited. Item 1 . This Ordinance adopts the 1984 National Electrical Code No amendments are proposed. Item 2 . This Ordinance adopts the provisions . of Title 24 Cali ornia Administrative Code relating to accessibility of buildings to the physically handicapped. Section 1 pertains to r.esidential buildings , and Section 2 pertains to all other buildings . It is the intention of this proposal to eliminate conflicts with Title 24 and the Uniform Building Code by adopting the provisions of Title 24 . Item 3 . This Ordinance amends Section 12 .11 relating to expiration of permits by adding Exception "1" and renumbering existing Exception "1" to Exception "2" . Section 12. 12 is : amended by adding, "or arrange for inspections as specified in i Section 12.15. " Section 12 :15(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph. The purpose of these changes is to aid in making inspections of minor work as soon as possible after the work is completed. Typically a permit expires in one year. This proposal would allow the Building Official to establish an expiration date for minor work. It is proposed that the date would be established at the time of issuance, and the date would be established based on the applicant' s estimate of time necessary to complete the job. j This proposal would also allow the Building Official to refuse to issue pe kits to licensed contractors whenever they have failed to arrange for inspections on other completed projects. If the contractor does not arrange for inspections of minor work, it will not be inspected until after a year has passed by and the permit has expired. If corrections are required, this creates a problem for the owner and contractor. Under this proposal the follow-up usually made on expired permits will be commenced sooner because of the shorter expiration period. Thus, additional protection will be afforded the owners when corrections are necessary. Finally, it is proposed to withhold issuance of permits where contractors have consistantly neglected to arrange for inspection of minor work. It is planned to present these Ordinances to the City Council on ,rune 17 , 1985 , so please return your comments by June 1, . 1935 . VICTOR L. TAUGHER BUILDING OFFICI:-.L Building Industry Association of Northern California 6379 Clark Avenue Dublin, CA 94568 National Electrical Contractors Assn Inc of Northern Calif 8301 Edgewater Drive Oakland, CA 94621 Sheet Metal/Air Conditioning Cont. Nat . Assn Greater Oakland Chapt . 8301 Edgewater Drive Oakland, CA 94621 Plumbing, Heating Cooling Cont. of Alameda County 8301 Edgewater Drive Oakland, CA 94621 American Institute of Architects , East Bay Chapter 315 - 14th Street Oakland, CA 94615 II Frontier Termite i 204 Spring Street Pleasanton, CA 94566 Hometown Termite 280 Division Street Pleasanton, CA 94566 East Valley Termite 1814 Third Street )Livermore, CA 94550 I I PLANNING ANO ARCHITECTURE SAN DIEGO•SAN FRANCISCO June 6 , 1985 Ii, Mr. Victor L. Taugher Development Services E C.`� P.O. Box 2340 ��I �r Dublin, CA 94568 'lC��'y �C�d�� Dear Mr. Taugher: I am in receipt of a copy of the three Ordinances which are proposed for adoption by the City of Dublin. This request was forwarded to me by the East Bay Chapter, American Institute of Architects. I am chairman of the Codes Committee , but I speak- in this communication as an individual , since our committee has ceased meeting for the summer. The two ordinances regarding the adoption of the 1984 National Electrical Code and Title 24 of the California Administrative Code are wholeheartedly supported . I applaud your efforts toward establishing a uniform code for the City of Dublin. I also support your amendment to Chapter 1 , Article 2 , Section 12 . 11 ( a) and Section 12. 12. I would , however, like to express some concern regarding Section 12 . 15 (b) .• As worded, this section would allow the building official to refuse to issue a permit to a contractor when said contractor has not arranged for inspection on other projects. My concern is that the contractor' s failure to perform on one project may jeopardize the progress of a second project. This could cause an undue hardship on the part of the second Owner. I believe your intent is to utilize this section for relatively small projects, such as those outlined in the proposed Section 12 . 11 . Perhaps this issue could be clarified by adding a reference to this type of work in this section. Thank you for the opportunity to respond and comment on these proposals. Sincerely, J a, 44 Lae Schwager AIA LS/pnk MEMBEPS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 121 JACKSCM ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 PO BOX 2baO01941261 •(4151398-0131