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RESOLUTION NO. 1723
A RESOLUTION OF THF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CYPRESS SETTING FORTH THE LOCAL CONDITIONS
AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACTORS UPON WHICH A
DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL
THAT CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO THE 1975 EDITION
OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ARE REASONABLY
REQUIRED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
FACTORS WITHIN THE CITY OF CYPRESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 requires
the City of Cypress to adopt the 1975 edition of the National
Electrical Code; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 provides
for the City Council to make changes or mnv'ifications in the 1975
edition of the National Electrical Code as may be reasonably
necessary because of local conditions, and
WHEREAS, the City Council also has authority to modify said
code based upon public safety considerations; and
WHEREAS, the Building Official of the City of Cypress has
determined and recommended that based upon factors of public
safety and local conditions within the City of Cypress, the
modifications to the 1975 edition of the National Electrical Code
contained in Ordinance No. 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 1975 edition of the National Electrical
Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cypress that the amendments and modifications to the
1975 edition of the National Electrical Code contained in Ordinance
No. are hereby found to be reasonably necessary due to
considerations of public safety and the local conditions as
follows:
Section 210-1 Branch Circuits
(a) It is necessary to require these services
to be placed underground due to the incidence of
accidental contact by metal ladders, pipe, kites,
swimming pool scoops and brushes, cranes and
other similar items. These overhead conductors
are also subject to being disconnected as a
result of wind storms.
(b) If raceways are not provided when spare
circuits are provided for, a hazard is created
when additional wiring is added.
Section 210-25-E Receptacle Outlets Required.
This requirement provides the minimum in
reliability and safety in electrical systems for
small and major appliances. This allows for
replacing of an appliance with a larger one, in
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most cases, without additional wiring. A fault
in an appliance will not interrupt any other
circuit, possibly cutting off power to receptacles
throughout occupancy.
In Cypress, garages are used almost exclusively
as storage areas. In addition, work benches,
electric tools, saws, drills, etc., are often
located in the garage since it is accessible for
workshelves. It is necessary that wiring be
provided in this garage, since if it is not the
likelihood of inadequate wiring provided by
untrained personnel is present.
Section 215-10 Raceways.
Since the greatest fault current will occur either
in the service conduit, service section, feeder
conduit and subpanels, these major parts should
be inclosed to prevent fire being immediately
transferred to the structure.
Section 230-43 Services.
Any other form of service conductor raceway would
be subject to mechanical damage and would not afford
the protection needed for fault currents available.
In addition, Cypress is subject to salt air environment
creating rapid corrosion of other forms of raceway.
Section 230-71 Maximum Number of Disconnects.
Allows six main switches instead of the present
one per occupancy. All six would be required to
be burned off to completely disconnect power from a
building or occupancy.
It has been found that otherwise the occupants tie
on to the buss bars for extra loads, the panel buss
is overloaded and since there is no main switch
the buss burns up.
Section 250-83 Made Electrodes.
Alternate electrodes to those basically provided for
in the National Electric Code do not provide adequate
grounding means in the soil conditions experienced
in Cypress. The ufer ground or the concrete cased
electrode has gained wide acceptance by the industry
and it felt that this is a more preferable way to
provide grounding, especially with the advent of
plastic water services.
Section 300-13(b) Wiring Methods.
When two (2) or more are on the same circuit
they could carry more than they are rated for
causing a hazard.
Section 300-15. Boxless Devices.
Requires special tools for installation and to
repair or replace.
Section 334 Metal -Clad Cable.
Has been deleted as the metal clad cable is too
susceptible to injury in handling.
Section 336-3 Non -Metallic Sheath Cable
Some of the more important concerns with this
wiring method are:
1. Penetration of the cable unknowingly by nails,
screws, etc., inside walls by persons in-
stalling pictures, cabinets, etc., after
structure is finished.
2. Mechanical damage to cables by workmen during
construction.
3. Safety hazards created by persons attempting
to add new wiring. (Open splices in attics,
etc.) This is a common practice for "Do it
yourselfers", tenants, or owners.
4. The raceway protects the structure from
immediately being ignited by a fault in the
system as is the case with cables.
5. Keeps the electrical system operating longer for
elevators, exit lights, ec., during a fire
or similar type of emergency.
6. Allows a person to replace an existing small
appliance with a larger one (water heater, etc.)
without over -fusing an existing cable or
replacing it completely.
7. Allows changes and modifications in electrical
system during construction and later to tenants
specific needs, at a large cost savings.
8. Cuts down amount of hazardous cord wiring,
prevalent in structures wired with cables, since
new circuits can be added safely and to code in
existing conduits. This is provided for in the
rewire tables of National Electrical Code.
Section 348-1 Electrical Metallic Tubing.
The prohibition of the use of this material in
concrete or underground is due to the following items:
1. Corrosive soil prevalent in Cypress area.
2. Vibration by mechanical devices used during
the pouring of concrete.
3. Sodium chloride additives and their corrosive
effect.
4. Mechanical damage by workmen and equipment during
the construction process.
Section 350-2. Flexible Metal Conduit.
Flexible metal conduit is coming in to use more and more
as an exposed method of wiring, especially in garages
of single family dwellings. If it is to be exposed
care must be taken to prevent physical damage, since
it has no mechanical strength to support its own
weight.
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Section 442-5
This amendment will provide for adequate wiring
for fixed appliances which draw larger loads than
most other loads found in residential usage. In
addition, most cases involve motors and motors of
course draw higher current while starting and
separate circuits should be used for their use so
that lamps and other devices are not denied power
if they are located on the same circuit. A food
waste grinder should be provided with a separate
circuit of its own due to the likelihood of
stalling by metal objects falling into the
disposal and this would not effect the other
applicances if it were on a separate circuit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution,
together with the Ordinance adopting the National Electrical Code
as amended, be filed with the State Department of Housing and
Community Development by the City Clerk of the City of Cypress.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 24th day of May 1976.
MAYOR OF T CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK 0 TH CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 24th
of May 1976; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Hudson, Laceyo, Sonju and MacLain
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEN: Harvey
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CITY CLERKOF THE CITY OF CYPRESS