Resolution No. 408511
RESOLUTION NO. 4085
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 3708 AND SETTING FORTH THE LOCAL
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE CITY
COUNCIL THAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE 1990 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE ARE REASONABLY REQUIRED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS
WITHIN THE CITY OF CYPRESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17922 requires the
City of Cypress to adopt the most current edition of the National
Electrical Code; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 authorizes
the City Council to make changes or modifications in the most
current edition of the National Electrical Code as may be
reasonably necessary because of the existence of certain local
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Building Official of the City of Cypress has
determined and recommends that, based upon the existence of
certain local conditions within the City of Cypress, the
modifications to the 1990 edition of the National Electrical Code
contained in Ordinance No.888 are reasonably required to be
adopted by the City of Cypress; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires the
City Council to make express findings of the necessity for
modifications in the most current edition of the National
Electrical Code.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to describe the existence of
specific local conditions upon which each said modification is
based.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cypress that the following amendments and modifications
to the 1990 edition of the National Electrical Code contained in
Ordinance No. 888 are hereby found to be reasonably necessary
due to consideration of specific local climatic, geological, or
topographical conditions as follows:
1. Local climatic conditions necessitate that residential
dwelling units be protected from construction practices
and electricity usage practices that have had a history
of causing or contributing to the cause of fire related
damage to residential dwelling structures in the City of
Cypress. (Affects Sections 110 -5, 210 -1, 215 -10, 220 -3,
230 -43, 336 -3, 350 -2, and 422 -5)
2. Local geological conditions in the City of Cypress,
require that grounding electrodes be manufactured of
corrosion - resistant material to protect the grounding
electrode from deterioration due to high sulfate levels
found in the soil. [Affects Section 250- 81(c)]
3. Modifications to Section 90 -4 are administrative
amendments of local discretion.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution,
together with a copy of Ordinance No. 888 adopting the
1990 edition of National Electrical Code, as amended, be filed
with the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of June, 1992.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE • ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at
a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 22nd day
of June, 1992 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Age, Bowman, Kerry, Nicholson and
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Partin
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK OF T CITY OF CYPRESS