Ordinance No. 216 - Revising Electrical Code1 ` ~'
ORDINANCE ND, 216
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
REVISING THE ELECTRICAL CODE AND
AMENDIPIG THE RDSEMEAD MUNICI°AL CUDE.
THE CITY CUUPJCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DUES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FULLU'reS:
Section 1. notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32UU
oi- Artie e yT-11! f the Rosemead Municipal Code, the Los Angeles
County Electrical Code, adopted thereby as the Electrical Code
of the City of Rosemead, is amended as herein provided and the
Rosemead Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 8203 thereto,
to read:
~32U3. Further Amendments to Electrical Code. Said Electrical
Co a Is amen e as o ows:
1. Sections 11, 12 and 13 are hereby repealed.
2. Sections 9 and 10 are renumbered Sections 12 and 13
respectively.
3. Section u is renumbered Section y and amended to read:
Section 9. Maintenance Electricians. A Certificate
of Registration as Maintenance Electrician upon applica-
tation therefor, may be issued to any person regularly
employing one or more electricians for the purpose of
installation, alteration, or maintenance of electrical
wiring, or equipment on his own premises. The applica-
tion for such maintenance certificate shall be made in
writing by a responsible officer of the firm and shall
describe the premises where work is to be done and
designate one or more electricians for electrical
maintenance supervisor. An annual registration fee
shall be paid for each maintenance supervisor as set
forth in Section 8 of this Code.
All such work shall be installed and done in accordance
with the provision of this Code and such work shall be
subject to permits, fees and inspection by said Chief
Electrical Inspector to the same extent as all other
similar work for which such inspection is provided.
The firm shall keep a record of all work performed
under the maintenance certificate showing the nature
and location of the work and such records shall be
made available to the Chief Electrical fnspector.
!>. Section 3 is renumbered Section 11 and is amended by
changing subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e)
thereof to subsections (~), (c), (d), (f) and (g),
respectively and adding new subsections (a) and (b)
thereof to read:
Section 11. Inspection.
(a) Scope. All new electrical wor!<, and such portions
of existing systems as may be affected by new wort;
or any changes, shall be inspected by the Chief
Electrical Inspector to insure compliance with all
requirements of this Code.
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Special inspections may be required on wor(:
involving special hazards or conditions and on
work requiring extensive, unusual or constant
inspection. Special inspections, when necessary,
shalt be accomplished by the means set forth in
the Building Code except that the Special
Inspector shall be a qualified person approved
and registered by, and reporting to, the Chief
Electrical Inspector.
(b) Advance fVotice. It shall be the duty of the
person doing the work authorized by the permit
to notify the Chief Electrical Inspector that
said work is ready for inspection. Such notifica-
tion shall be given not less than 24 hours before
the wor!< is to be inspected.
5. Section 5 is amended to read:
Section 5. Applications for Electrical Permits.
(a) Applicants. The applicant for electrical permits
shall be a certified electrician, registered
maintenance electrician, or their authorized
representative. Where a license is required by
the State of California, a permit shall not be
issued unless the applicant has such a license.
In the case of a homeowner such application shall
be for a special owner's permit.
Application may be made by a firm, partnership,
or corporation, any officer or member of which is
a certified electrician, in the event that all
construction or work is done under the direct
personal supervision of such officer or member.
(b) Applications. Applications shall be made in
writing and shall give the location where such
work is to be done, either by street and house
number, by lot, block and tract, or similar
description that will readily identify and
definitely locate the proposed work. A separate
application shall be required for each building
~, or structure.
E)(CEPT I ON.
Applications for single-family dwellings may
include all accessory buildings such as garages,
sheds, guest houses, and the like that are
located on the same lot and erected at the same
time as the main building.
6. Anew Section 6 is added to read:
Section 6. Plans. Each application for electrical
permit shall be accompanied by plans, specifications,
diagrams, or calculations as required by the Chief
Electrical Inspector. When a plan check or other fees
are required by this or any related ordinance or
statute, such fees shall be collected at the time
plans are filed. The plan checking fee shall be in
addition to permit fees. Plans may be filed by
certified electrician, maintenance electrician or
authorized owner's representative.
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7. A new Section 7 is added to read;
Section 7. Permits.
(a) Electrical Permits. No alteration or addition
shall be made to an existing wiring, nor shall
any wiring for the placing or installation of
any electric light, power or heating device, or
any apparatus which generates, transmits,
transforms or utilizes electricity, operating
at a voltage exceeding 25 volts between conductors
or capable of supplying more than 50 watts, be
made without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Chief Electrical Inspector, excepting
minor repair work such as repairing flush and
snap switches, replacing fuses, changing lamp
sockets and receptables, taping bare joints,
repairing drop cords and the like.
The application, plans and specifications filed
as required by this Section, shall be checked by
the Chief Electrical Inspector, and if found to
be in conformity with the requirements of this
Code and all other laws or ordinances applicable
thereto, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall,
upon receipt of the required fee, issue a permit
therefor. Every permit issued shall be valid
only for the location described on the application
-- therefor.
(b) Annual Electrical Maintenance Permit. In lieu of
a separate electrical permit for each installation
or alteration an annual electrical maintenance
permit may upon application therefor, be issued
' to any person regularly employing one or more
registered maintenance electricians for the purpose
of installing, altering, and maintaining electrical
wiring or equipment on premises owned or occupied
by the applicant for such permit. The application
shall be made in writing to the Chief Electrical
Inspector and shall contain the name and registra-
tion number of each maintenance electrician, and
a description of the premises where work is to be
done under the annual permit. A fee shall be paid
for issuing each Annual Electricalriaintenance
Permit as set forth in Section 8 of this Code.
Within ten (lU) days following the end of each
calendar month the person to which an Annual
Electrical Maintenance Permit has been issued
shall transmit a report of all electrical work
which has been done during the preceding month
and shall pay all fees, except the tee for issuing
permits, as set forth in Section 11 of this Code.
Where no work was done during the preceding month
a permit application shall be so marked, signed by
a responsible person and submitted to the Chief
Electrical Inspector.
(c) Special Owner's Permit. The Chief Electrical
Inspector may issue to an individual a special
owner's permit authorizing said individual to
install, alter, change, or repair electrical
equipment in, on, or about a single-family
residence of which said individual is owner,
and in which he resides or intends to reside,
but not elsewhere; provided, that no electrical
work authorized under any such special owner's
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permit shall be done, nor shall the owner holding
any such permit allow any such work to be done,
except personally by the owner to whom the permit
is issued, or by a member of his immediate family;
and, if this or any other provision hereof shalt
be violated by the holder of such special owner's
permit, such permit shall be subject to immediate
cancellation by the Chief Electrical Inspector,
and the holder thereof shall be liable to the
penalty hereinafter provided for violation of
this Code.
(dj Expiration of Permit. Every permit issued by the
Chief Electrical Inspector under the provisions
of this Code shall expire by limitation and become
null and void if the building or work authorized
by such permit be not commenced within 60 days
from the date of such permit, or if the building
or work authorized by such permit be suspended or
abandoned at any time after the work is commenced
for a period of 120 days. Before such work can
be commenced, a new permit shall be first obtained
so to do.
(e) Cancellation of Permit. If no portion of the work
or construction covered by a permit issued by the
' Chief Electrical Inspector under the provision of
this Code has been commenced, the person to whom
such permit has been issued may deliver such permit
to the Chief Electrical Inspector with a request
that such permit be cancelled. The Chief Electrical
Inspector shall thereupon stamp or write upon the
face of such permit the words, "Cancelled at the
request of the permitee." Thereupon such permit
shall be null and void and of no effect.
8. Anew Section 8 is added to read;
Section 8. Fees. At the time of filing an application
therefor, a fee shall be paid to the Chief Electrical
Inspector as set forth in this Section.
(a) Electrical Permit Fees.
Permits
For issuing permits, each .
. .$ 2.00
For issuing supplementary permits for which
the original permit has not been expired,
cancelled, or finaled 1.00
Receptacle, Switch and Lighting Outlets
For receptacle, switch, lighting, or other
outlets at which current is used or controll-
ed except services, feeders, and meters
First 20, each. .20
Additional outlets, each. .10
Plote: For multi-outlet assemblies, each five
feet or fraction thereof may be considered as
one outlet.
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Lighting Fi>ctures
For lighting fixtures, sockets, or other
lamp holding devices
First 20, each. .$ .20
Additional fixtures, each .10
For mercury vapor-type lighting fixture, each .50
For pole or platform mounted lighting fixture,
each. .50
For theatrical-type lighting fixtures or
assemblies, each. .50
For each temporary lighting or receptacle
installation used for buildings under construc-
tion, decorative lighting, etc., each 3.00
Residential Appliances
For fixed residential appliances or receptacle
outlets for same, including wall mounted
electric ovens, counter-mounted cooking tops,
electric ranges, air conditioners or coolers,
space heaters, food waste grinders, dishwashers,
washing machines, water heaters, Clothes dryers,
or motor operated appliances, not exceeding one
(1) horsepower (HP) in rating, each. 1.00
Flote: For other appliances see Power Apparatus.
Non-Residential Appliances
For self-contained, factory wired, non-residential
appliances not exceeding one (1) horsepower (HP),
kilowatt (i<l^!), or kilovolt-ampere (KVA), in
rating including medical and dental devices;
food, beverage, and ice-cream cabinets, illumin-
ated showcases, drinking fountains, vending
machines, laundry machines, or other similar
types of equipment, each. 1.00
Note: For other appliances see Power Apparatus.
Power Apparatus
For motors; generators; transformers;
rectifiers; synchronous converters;
capacitors; industrial heating, cooking,
or baking equipment; and other apparatus,
as follows:
Rating in horsepower (HP), kilowatts
(Klan), or kilovolt-amperes (KVA)
Up to and including 1, each. 1.0U
Over 1 and not over 10, each 3.00
Over 10 and not over 50, each. 5.00
Over 5U and not over 100, each 10.00
Over 100 and not over 500, each. 15.00
Over 500, each 20.00
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(Vote: 1. For equipment or appliances
having more than one motor or
heater, the sum of the combined
rating may be used.
2. These fees include all switches,
circuit breakers, contactors,
relays and other directly related
control equipment.
Busways
For trolley and plug-in type busways, each 100
feet or fraction thereof. .$ 2.00
dote: !in additional fee will be required
for lighting fixtures, motors and other
appliances that are connected to trolley and
plug-in type busways. No fee is required for
portable tools.
Signs, Outline Lighting, and Marquees
For one sign, outline lighting system, or
marquee containing one branch circuit, each 3.00
For additional branch circuits within the
same sign, outline lighting system, or
marquee, each 1.00
For separately installed flashers, timers or
other control devices, each 1.00
Services
For services of 600 volts or less and not
over 200 amperes in rating, each. Z.OU
For services over 600 volts or over 200
amperes in rating, each 5.00
For services supplying temporary power poles
or pedestals including all pole or pedestal
mounted receptacle outlets and•appurtenances: .
each. 3.00
Miscellaneous Conduits and Conductors
For electrical conduits and conductors
for which a permit is required but for
which no fee is herein set forth 1.00
Note: This fee is not applicable when
a fee is paid for one or more services,
outlets, fixtures, appliances, power
apparatus, busways, signs, or other
equipment.
Other Inspections .
For each extra inspection resulting from
defective workmanship or materials, each. 5.00
For inspection of electrical equipment for
which no fee is herein set forth and for
emergency inspections for the time consumed
per hour. 10.00
'~Iith a minimum charge for 1/2 hour or less. 5.00
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(b) Plan Checking Fee. A plan checking fee shall be
paid at the time of submitting plans as required
for all proposed installations where one or more
services or feeders have a disconnecting means
with a single or combined total rating exceeding
600 amperes or having a capacity of 150 kilovolt-
amperes (KVA). Said fee shall be equal to one-
half (1/2) the required electrical permit fee as
set forth in subsection (a) of this Section;
(e) Maintenance Electrician Registration Fee. An
annual registration fee shall be paid for each
Certificate of Registration as
Maintenance Electrician. Each annual registration
shall expire on June 30 annually, and each such
certificate may be renewed on or before that date
upon payment of the renewal fee.
Registration fee, each .$15.00
Renewal fee, each. 10.00
(d) Annual Permits. A fee of $25 shall be paid for
each Annual Electrical Maintenance Permit at the
time such permit is issued. The fees for all
work done, excluding permit issuing fees, under
• such annual permit shall be paid at the time of
transmitting monthly reports. Each such annual
permit shall expire on June 30 yearly.
(e) penalty Fee. Any person who shall commence any
electrical work for which a permit is required by
this Code without first having obtained a permit
therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to
obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed
by this Section for such work provided that this
provision shall not apply to emergency work when
it shall be proved fo the satisfaction of the
Chief Electrical Inspector that such work was
urgently necessary and that it was not practical
to obtain a permit therefor before the commence-
ment of work. In all cases, a permit must be
• obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and
if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining
such a permit, a double .fee as herein provided
shall be charged.
(f) Exemptions From Fees. The requirements for fees
contained in this Code shall not apply when the
collection of such fees is legally prohibited by
other laws or ordinances. A fee shall not be
required for the issuance of a permit to perform
work regulated by this Code in a structure designed
and used exclusively as an emergency fallout shelter.
(g) Refund. In the event that any person shall have
obtained a permit and no portion of the wort; or
construction covered by such permit shall have
been commenced or such permit shall have been
cancelled without any work having been done as
provided for in Section 7(d) or Section 7(e),
the permittee, upon presentation to the Chief
Electrical Inspector of a request therefor in
writing on a special form shall be entitled to
a refund in an amount equal to 80 per cent of the
fee actually paid for such permit. The Chief
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Electrical inspector shall satisfy himself as
to the right of such applicant to such refund,
and each such refund shall be paid as provided
by law for the payment of claims against the
county.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25th day of September,
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