[Ord. No. 93-28 §1, 6-17-1993; Ord. No. 96-18 §500.080, 6-6-1996; Ord. No. 01-06, 2-1-2001; Ord. No. 06-37, 9-7-2006; Ord. No. 12-05, 2-2-2012; Ord. No. 18-13, 3-15-2018]
A.
The 2017 National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 70, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Hollister for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of electrical systems in the City of Hollister, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the 2017 National Electrical Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 500.090 of this Chapter. This code shall take effect and be implemented for all projects submitted for permit or plan review after April 1, 2018.
B.
In the event any administrative Sections of the 2017 National Electric
Code, shall be in conflict with the Code of the City of Hollister,
City ordinances shall take precedence, unless otherwise specified.
[Ord. No. 94-37 §47.020(4), 8-4-1994; Ord. No. 97-10 §500.090, 8-7-1997; Ord. No. 01-06, 2-1-2001; Ord. No. 04-04, 2-19-2004; Ord. No. 06-37, 9-7-2006; Ord. No. 11-12, 8-4-2011; Ord. No. 12-05, 2-2-2012; Ord. No. 18-34, 4-19-2018]
The following Sections of the National Electric Code are hereby
revised as follows:
Amend Section 230-70(A)(1) Location. Readily Accessible Location:
The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible
location outside of a building or structure.
Amended Section 334.12 Uses Not Permitted (B) Types NM and NMS:
Types NM and NMS (non-metallic sheathed) cables shall not be used
under the following conditions or in the following locations:
ADD "(5) Where the wiring will be below the elevation of the
designated Base Flood Elevation (floodplain) on the current FIRM maps."
Any person, persons, firm, partnership, or corporation violating
any provisions of this Article shall upon conviction thereof be fined
not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in
the County Jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Each day this Article or any part thereof is
violated shall be and constitute a separate offense and violations
of this Article for which they may be punished.
