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1981-562RESOLUTION NO. 81R- .o2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM SETTING FORTH LOCAL CONDITIONS JUS- TIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1981 EDITION. WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 provides for a city to make changes or modifications in the National Electrical Code, 1981 Edition, as are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires the City Council to make express findings of the necessity for modifications in the National Electrical Code before adopting such changes; and WHEREAS, the Chief Electrical Inspector of the City of Anaheim has recommended that the National Electrical Code, 1981 Edition, be adopted by the City with certain modifications and amendments which are required by local conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the modifications to the National Electrical Code recommended by the Chief Electrical Inspector are hereby expressly found to be necessary on account of local conditions as follows: Section 15.16.020 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. This amendment requires aluminum conductors, where expressly permitted, to be not less than AWG in size. This amendment is necessary due to product studies for the locality which show such minimum size is reasonably necessary because of local climatic and environmental conditions to avoid a hazard or danger to the safety of persons or property. Section 15.16.030 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. This amendment requires undergrounding of electrical connec- tors to accessory buildings, uses and other specified locations. This amendment also requires raceways be installed to approved accessible locations where space circuit protective devices, or space for such devices, are provided on the buss in any flush or semiflush mounted panel. It is felt necessary to require conduc- tors to be placed underground due to the incidence of accidental contact by metal ladders, pipe, kites, swim- ming pool scoops and brushes, cranes and other similar items. Overhead conductors are also subject to being disconnected as a result of wind storms. If raceways are not provided when spare circuits are provided for, a hazard is usually created when owners or tenants add additional wiring. In any case, slipshod wiring, usually surface, is done creating an additional hazard. There is no requirement for spare circuits but if they are provided, it is felt to be important that a raceway be installed to utilize the circuits without damaging parts of the permanent structure. This amendment is necessary because of local soil, wind and other climatic and geographical conditions. Section 15.16.040 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. This amendment requires a minimum of one receptacle outlet in each carport and garage, whether attached or unattached to the dwelling in order to provide the same degree of convenience and safety to detached garages and carports as the Code provides for attached garages. Section 15.16.050 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. This amendment requires at least one wall switch controlled lighting outlet in every carport in order to provide lighting for safe use in carports similar to that re- quired for garages. Section 15.16.060 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. Utility company conductors can deliver tremendous amounts of cur- rent when faulted due to mechanical injury, etc. This current is immediately transferred to the structure, causing fire or explosion. This amendment would provide for reasonable protection of the structure and would con- tain most of the faults within the raceway. Section 15.16.070 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. This amendment requires a single fusible switch or automatic circuit breaker to disconnect all ungrounded conductors supplying each separately metered occupancy. This amend- ment is necessary because of local climatic and geograph- ical conditions and power consumption patterns which require a single main switch to avoid a hazard or danger to the safety of persons or property. In the absence of this amendment, the Code would allow up to six main dis- connects for any one occupancy or service, thus allowing connection of additional circuits to a service without any protection to panel buses from overloading. A single main disconnect, as required by this amendment, provides the necessary safety to the electrical system and, in addition, allows fast disconnection in time of emergency. Section 15.16.080 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. Due to the occupant load and lesser degree of safety that is pro- vided by use of nonmetallic sheathed cable, this amendment limits its use to residential structures of three floors or less above grade. A few of the dangers justifying this restriction are as follows: (a) penetration of cables unknowingly by nails after completion of the structure; (b) mechanical damage to cables by workmen during construction; (c) safety hazards created by persons attempting to add new wiring; ATTEST: (d) transference of a fault in the cable immediately to the structure; and (e) likelihood of mechanical damage during fire or earthquake with consequent lack of protection for emergency power to elevators and exit lights. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution, together with the Ordinance adopting the National Electrical Code, 1981 Edition, as amended, be filed with the State Department of Housing and Community Development. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 8th day of December, 1981. CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM JLW:fm STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 81R -562 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 8th day of December, 1981, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Overholt, Kaywood, Bay, Roth and Seymour NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER certify that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No. 81R -562 on the 8th day of December, 1981. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Anaheim this 8th day of December, 1981. (S C ITY LERK O THE TY OF ANAHEIM I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 81R -562 duly passed and adopted by the Anaheim City Council on December 8, 1981.