CC Ordinance No. 1910ORDINANCE NO. 1910
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CUPERTINO AMENDING CHAPTER 16.16
OF THE CUPERTINO MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPRTINO HEREBY ORDAINS that they
are adopting the 2001 edition of the California Electrical Code, and Chapter 16.16 of the
Cupertino Municipal Code is amended as follows:
Amend Section 16.16.010, and change all 1996 dates to 2001.
Add 7 amendments as contained in attached Exhibit A
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino the 4th
day of November 2002 and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino the 18th day of November 2002, by the following vote:
Vote:
Members of the City Council
Ayes: Lowenthal, Chang, James, Kwok, Sandoval
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
"¥ mayor, City of~
Exhibit A
The following Sections of the Electrical Code are hereby amended and added to read as follows:
Section 16.16.080
NEC Section 110.26 ( C ) is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Geological I)
Section 110.26 ( C ) Access and Entrance to Working Space. For equipment rated 1200
amperes or more and over 6 ft (1.83 m) wide, there shall bc one entrance not less than 24 in. (610
mm) wide and 6 ½ (1.98 m) high at each end of the working space. Where the entrance has a
personnel door(s), the door(s) shall open in the direction of egress and bc equipped with panic
bars, pressure plates or other devices that are normally latched but open under simple pressure.
Section 16.16.090
NEC Section 210.12 (B) is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Geological I)
Section 210.12 (B) Dwelling Unit Bedrooms. All branch circuits that supply125-volt, single-
phase, 15 and 20-ampere outlets installed in dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by an arc-
fault circuit interrupter listed to provide protection of the entire branch circuit.
Section 16.16.100
NEC Section 336-4 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Geological II)
Section 336-4 Uses Permitted. Type NM, Type NMC, and Type NMS cables shall be permitted
to be used in the following:
(1) One and Two-Family dwellings.
(2) Multifamily dwellings permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as
prohibited in 336-5.
(3) Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited
in 336-5. Cables shall be concealed within walls floors, or ceilings that provide a thermal
barrier of material that has at least a 15-minute finish rating as identified in listings of fire-
rated assemblies.
(4) Cable trays, where the cables are identified for such use.
Section 16.16.110
NEC Section 625.29 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Climatic I)
Section 625.29 (D) (1) Ventilation Required.
(1) Table Values: For supply voltages and currents specified in Table 625-29 (D)(1) or
625-29 (D)(2). The minimum ventilation requirements shall be as specified in Table 625-
29(D)(1) or Table 625-29(D)(2) for each of the total number of electric vehicles that can
be charged at one time.
Section 16.16.120
NEC Section 690 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Climatic I)
Section 690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Article 690 of the 2002 NEC may be substituted in its
entirety for the installation of photovoltaic systems.
Section 16.16.130
NEC Section 692 is hereby added:
(Climatic I)
Section 692 Fuel Cell Systems: Article 692 of the 2002 NEC is hereby adopted in its entirety.
Section 16.16.140
NEC Section 695 is hereby modified:
(Geological II)
Section 695 Fire Pumps. Article 695 of the 2002 NEC is hereby adopted in its entirety.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
CITY OF CUPERTINO )
I, KIMBERLY SMITH, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Cupertino, California, do hereby certify the attached
to be a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1910, which was enacted on
November 18, 2002, and that it has been published or posted pursuant to law
(G.C. 40806).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
20th day of November, 2002.
KIMBERLY SMI'Ii~H, City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Cupertino, California
ordinance certificate