ORD-05-84 THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE 1981 EDITION PROVIDING A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING OF PERSONS AND BUILDINGS FOR HAZARDS FOR FIREIl___.._______
ORDINANCE NO. 5-
84 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE ADOPTING, BY
REFERENCE,THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1981
EDI-TION, AND APPENDIX, PROVIDING A
PRACTICAL METHOD FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF
PERSONS AND OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR CONTENTS
FROM HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE USE OF
ELECTRI-CITY FOR LIGHT, HEAT, POWER, RADIO,
SIG-NALING, AND OTHER PURPOSES AND
FIXING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION.WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17922 provides for
the adoption of certain uniform building and housing codes;
and WHEREAS, said State law provides that local governments
shall impose substantially the same requirements as provided by State
law in regard to such uniform building and housing codes;
and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange desires
to provide for the adoption of more recent editions of such
uniform building and housing
codes,NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:SECTION
I:Chapter 15.24, Sections 15.24.010 through 15.24.150 of the
Orange Municipal Code, is hereby
repealed,SECTION
II:Chapter 15.24, Sections 15.24.010 and 15.24.020 are
here-by added to the Orange Municipal Code to read as
follows:Chapter 15,
24 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE
Sections:15.24.
010 15,24,
020
Adoption
Violation--Penalty 15,24.010 Adoption, The National Electrical
Code, 1981 Edition, and Appendix, published by the National
Fire Protection Association are adopted by reference, The required
copies are on file in the office of the City Clerk for use
and examination by
the public,15,24,020 Violation--Penalty. A. Any
person, firm or corporat~on v~olating any of the provisions of
this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such
person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and
every day or portion thereof during which any violations are
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conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B, In addition, this Code may be enforced by injunction or
other appropriate civil remedy, (Ords. 1-80 Section 3(
part) ,1980: 38-79 Section l(part), 1979: prior code
Section 8302)
SECTION III:A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and
a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in
the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the
City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary
of this Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15)
days after this Ordinance's passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Orange.
The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified
copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance along with the names
of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance
in accordance with Government Code Section 36933, This Ordinance shall
take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
final passage.ADOPTED this 2ht
day
of
ange
Attest:Q.~C~ty Clew:'ofVthe ~ty
of Orange STATE
OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF
ORANGE ) ss CITY
OF ORANGE )I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of
Orange, California,do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 24th
day of January ,1984, and thereafter at a regular meeting
of said City Council duly held on the 21st day of
February ,l~,was duly passed and adopted by the following vote,
to wit:AYES: COUNCILMEN: SMITH, BARRERA, MAYOR BEAM,
PEREZ, BEYER NOES:
COUNCILMEN: NONE ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: NONE WITNESS my hand and seal this 22nd day of
February1984,n.
LAdA~ Q Mar~
lyn~, Jensen City Clerk
of the
f}~J~City
of Orange ORD.