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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance 75-4121 1 1 ORDINANCE NO. 75 -412 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 68 -270 OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTRICAL CODE AS CON- TAINED. IN THE 1975 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS AND PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS, "INC. AND MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 68 -270. entitled "Electrical Code" adopted July 16, 1968 and subsequent amendments set forth in Ordinances No. 71 -325 and 72 -359 as codified in Section 8200. et seq. of the Temple City Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adopting by reference, except as hereafter provided, that certain Electrical Code as published in the 1975 edition of the Los Angeles County. Building Laws published by Building News, Inc. and such code shall be and become the Electrical Code of the City of Temple City; regulating the installation, arrangement, alteration, repair, use and operation of electric wiring, connections, fixtures and other electrical appliances on premises within the City of Temple City, and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor. Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have been deposited in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Temple City and shall be at all times maintained by said City Clerk for use and examination by the public. Said edition of the Los Angeles County Electrical Code, except as hereafter provided, is hereby substituted for, and shall take the place of the Electrical Code set forth in said Ordinance No. 68 -270 and such amending ordinance previously adopted. SECTION 2. Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Electrical Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows: "Chief Electrical Inspector" shall mean the County Engineer of the County of Los Angeles except in Section 80 -4 of said Electrical Code. "County ", "County of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles' shall mean the City of Temple City. "Maintenance Electrician" shall mean a person holding a valid Certificate of Registration as Maintenance Electrician issued by the County of Los Angeles as set forth in Sections 80 -10 and 82 -8(c) of said Los Angeles County Electrical Code. SECTION 3. Section 82 -8 of said Los Angeles County Electrical Code is amended to read as follows: Section 82- 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. However, occupancy inspection corrective work, as defined in Section 306(a). of the Building Code, is exempted from further fees when the total valuation for all the cor- rective work is under $1,000. Permits For issuing permits, each $ 4.50 Ordinance No. 75 -412 Receptacle, Switch, and Lighting Outlets For receptacle, switch, lighting, or other outlets at which current is used or con- trolled except services, feeders, and meters First 20, each $ .40 Additional outlets, each .15 Note: For multi- outlet assemblies, each five feet or fraction thereof may be considered Lighting Fixtures For lighting fixtures, sockets, or other lamp holding. devices First 20, each .40 Additional fixtures, each ,15 For mercury - vapor -type °lighting fixtures, each .75 For pole or platform mounted lighting fixtures, each .75 For theatrical -type lighting fixtures or assemblies, each .75 For each temporary lighting or receptacle system used for buildings .under construction, decorative lighting, etc,, each 4.50 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 1.50 Note: For other appliances, see Power Apparatus Non - Residential Appliances For self - contained, factory wired, non - residential appliances not exceeding one (1) horsepower (HP) kilowatt, (KW), or kilovolt - ampere (KVA), in rating including medical and dental devices; food, beverage, ° and, ice -cream cabinets, illuminated show- cases, drinking fountains, vending machines laundry machines, or other similar type of equipment, each 1.50 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 (KW), kilovolt - amperes (KVA), or kilovolt- amperes- reactive .(KVAR). Up to and including 1, each Over 1 and not over 10, each Over 10, and not over 50, each Over 50, and not over 100, each Over 100, and not over 500, each Over 500, each Note: 1. For equipment or appliance having more than one motor, transformer, heater, etc., the sum of the com- bined ratings may be used. 2, These fees include all switches, cir- cuit breakers, contactors, relays and other directly related control equip- ment. -2- 1.50 4.50 7.50 15.00 22.50 37.50 Ordinance No. 75 -412 Busways For trolley and plug -in type busways, each 100 feet or fraction thereof -- $ 3.00 Note: An 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 signs, outline lighting system, or marquees supplied from one branch circuit, each, 7.50 For additional branch circuits within the same sign, outline lighting system, or marquees, each 1.50 For separately installed flashers, or timers, each1.50 Services For services of 600 volts or less and not over 200 amperes in rating, each 4.50 For services over 600 volts or over 200 amperes in rating, each 15.00 Temporary Power Service' For services supplying a temporary power pole or pedestal including all pole or pedestal mounted receptacle outlets and appurtenances, each 7.50 For a system of distribution and utilization poles for temporary construction power, including all pole mounted receptacle outlets and other apptr tenances, each system 4.50 Miscellaneous Conduits and Conductors For electrical conduits and conductors for which a permit is required but for - which, no fee is herein set forth Note: This fee is not applicable when a fee is paid for one or more sekvices , outlets,; fixtures, appliances,, power apparatus busways, signs or other equipment. Other Inspections For each extra inspection resulting from defective, workmanship or materials, each. For inspection of electrical equipment for which no fee is herein set forth and for emergency inspections- for the time` consumed per hour With a minimum charge-for 1/2 hour or less 1.50 7.50 15.00 7.50 SECTION 4. Section 84 -1 of the Electrical Code of the City of Temple City . shall read follows: Section 84 -1. Violations and Penalties. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Code is guilty of a mis- demeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine ..not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for_a:period not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment,. 1 1 Ordinance No. 75 -412 SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published in the Temple City Times, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City of Temple City. APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th ATTEST: Chief Deputy City Clerk day of August , 1975. I, Chief Deputy City Clerk; do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance;. being Ordinance No. 75= 412`, was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council, of the City of Temple City held on the 15th day of July ,1975, and was-duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council, approved and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 5th day of August , 1975, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen- Dennis, Merritt, Tyrell, Gilbertson NOES: Councilmen- None ABSENT: Councilmen- Greenberg Chief Deputy City Clerk