HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 081 (1951)I`
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ORDINANCE NO. 81 ..
AN ORDINANCE OY THE CITY OF TUSTIN RE- 5
PEALING ORDINANCE'NOS. 21 AND 53 OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN AND ADOPTING AN ELECTRICAL
CODE FOR THE CITY OF TUSTIN AND PROVIDING
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY ELECTRICIAN.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF,THE CITY OF TUSTIN DOES.ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That portion of a ce-rt&in document$ three (3)
copies of which are on file in the office .,of -the City Clerk of the
City of Tustin, being marked and designated as "ORANGE COUNTY ADMIN
ISTRATIVE ELECTRICAL ' CODE," on .whi.eh the date of ,January 1, 19519
is stamped, be and the same i.s .hereby adopted as the Electrical
Code of the City of Tustin for .regulating the erection, construc-
tion, emlargement, alteration, repair., moving., removal, demolition,
conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, anal-maintenanee of elect
rival connections, equipment, fixtures and -any -,other -fabrication
in which electrical current is to be used or.eonducted through,
in the City of Tustin; providing penaitiesfor violation of such "
code; and each and all portions of the regulations, provisionss
penalties, conditions, and terms of such electrical code of,the
City of Tustin, on file in the office of the City Clerk and here-
by referred to., are hereby adopted, and made a part hereof as if
fully set out in this Ordinance.
Section 2. That for the purpose of adapting that document
entitled "ORANGE COUNTYADMINISTRATIVE_ELECTRSCAL CODE" for use
as the eleetrieal code of the City of Tustin, the word's "-County
Building Inspector, "County. Electrician," and "County Electrical
Inspector," shall be taken to mean "City Building Inspectors"
"City Electrician," and "City Electrical Inspector," and those
references in said document to the applicability of the Code to
the unincorporated territory of the County of Orange, shall be
taken to mean the incorporated area.of the City of Tustin, and
that in all respects said Code shall be interpreted and used as
a city electrical code`.
Section 3.
A. That subsection A. of Section l is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"A, City Electrician. Whenever the phrase entitled "City
Electrician" is used in this Ordinance, the same shall be
taken and construed to mean the Building Inspector of the
City of Tustin, duly authorized and appointed as in this
Ordinance provided, or any person who has been regularly
appointed as Building Inspector or.Deputy Building Inspec-
tor of the City of Tustin, to serve as Electrical Inspector
for the City of Tustin.
B. That Section 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2.
Organization of ..the Board. of Examiners. The
Board, to be Mown as the Board of Examiners of Electric-
ians of the County of Orange, shall be the Board of Exam-
inere referred to in this Ordinance."
C. That Section 8 is hereby amemded to read as follows:
"Section 8. Cancellation of Licenses. The City Council of
the City of Tustin may suspend or revoke licenses as to the
City -of Tustin of any electrician_ licensed hereunder for
the violation of this Ordinance or for incompetency."
D. That subsection A. of Section 9 is hereby amemded to
read as follows:
"A. It shall be the duty of each master electrician to com-
ply with all requirements of this and.all other Ordinances
Of the City of Tustin, as well .as_ .all laws of the State of
California, applicable to electrical work."
E. That subsection A. of Section 11 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"A. It shall be the duty of every maintenance electriciat
to comply with all requiremebts of this and all other Or-
dinances of the City of Tustin, as well as all laws of the
State of California, applicable to electrical work.i�
F. That subsection A. of Section 12.1s. hereby amended to
read as follows*
"A* No electrical permit shall be issued by_the Building
Inspector to any person who is not the legal
a valid Master-Electricianl`Certificate,possessor of. f
Qualification
provided that the Building Inspector may
issue to the owner
of the legal or equitable title to any property in the in-
corporated territory of the City of Tustin used exclusively
for residence, to alter, repair or install any electrical
wiring or equipment in or on buildings or premises in con-
nection with such residence or acessory buildings, pro-
vided that the said electrical work is done by himself, or
a member of his household."
G. That Section 13 entitled "FEES FOR PERMITS AND INSPEC--
TIONS" is hereby amended by striking therefrom."Building Inspec-
tion Department" and inserting'in place thereof the words "City
Clerk of the City of Tustin."
H. That a new Isection is hereby added to said ORANGE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTRICAL CODE, in force and -.effect in the City
of Tustin as the electrical code of the City of Tustin, at the
and of Section 13 thereof, to he known as Section 13.5, which
said new _section shall read as follows, to -wit:
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"Section 13.5. Minimum Inspection Fees. Notwithstanding
anything contained in Section 13 above, the following Mini-
mum Electrical Inspection Fees shall be charged in -the City
of Tustin
A. A minimum fee of $2.00 for work requiring not more than
one (1) electrical inspection, which jobs shall be designa-
ted by the Building Inspector or Electrical Inspector by
such regulations as he will prescribe, and keep a copy
thereof in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Tustin.
B. Minimum Inspetion. Fee for New Dwellings.. Notwithstanding
any of the 'provisions contained in Section 13_ above, the min-
imum inspection fee for, a new dwelling shall be 04-00-
I. That Section i4is hereby amended by striking the words
nCounty EleetrieianT' and substituting therefor "City Electrieian,'r
whenever that name occurs in said Seetion,.and.said Section is fur-
ther amended by the addition thereto of the following sentence:
"that notwithstanding anything else herein contained$ no
certificate of approval for electrical work shall be issued
unless the fees required by Section 13 and Section 13.5
have been paid as hereinabove provided for."
J, That Section 15 is hereby amended by striking therefrom
the words "County Electrician" whenever they occur and substituting
therefor the words "City Electrician,' and said Section is further
amended by striking therefrom these words "County of Orange," and
substituting therefor the words "City of Tustin."
K. That.subseeti:on A of Section 16 is hereby amended by
striking therefrom the words "unincorporated -area of the County of
Orange" and substituting therefore the words :;'incorporated area
of the City of Tustin."
Section 4. Appointment of City Electrician. The City Council
of the City of Tustin shall by resolution appoint a City Electrician
for the City of Tustin, wha shall hold office during the pleasure
of said City Council. The City Electrician shall function as a de-
puty of the Building Inspector if he is a person other than the
Building Inspector or Building Official of the City of Tustin. Said
City Electrician may also be known as the Electrical Inspector for
the City of Tustin and shall receive such compensation for his ser-
vices as may be fixed and determined by resolution of said City
Council.
Section 5. Ordinance No. 21 of the City of Tustin and Or-
dinance No. 53 of the City of Tustin are hereby repealed, and all
other Ordinances., or portions of Ordinances., with the extent.that
the same conflict herewith, are to that extent hereby repealed.
Section 6. Any person, persons or corporation violating any
of the provisions contained in this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than
Ten Dollars 010.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars (0500.00)
or by imprisonment for not more than six months in the County Jail
of the County of Orange, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. If any section, subsection.,sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance, is for any reason held to be unconstitu-
tional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain-
ing portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have passed this Ordinance, and.each section, sub-
section, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and
phrases may be declared unconstitutional.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published.once in
the Tustin News, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, print-
ed, published and circulated in the City of Tustin, Orange County,
California, and said Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
farce and effect thirty (30) days from the date of its final pas-
sage*
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin
at its regular meeting held on the 2nd day of January, 1951,
ATTEST** 2gCit C rk�������2 ����%
City Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, S. C. PENINGTON, City Clerk, and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Tustin, held on the 18th day of
December, 1950 and wasassed
p by the City Council at g regular
meeting held on the 2nd day of January, 1951, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmen Humeston Gray, Miller. Teter and Bacon.
NOES: Councilmen None
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ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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l ity Clerk of^e City of Tustin
The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this 2nd day of
January, 1951.
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Mayor of the Ci of Tustin j
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