ORDINANCE 505,reC%
ORDINANCE NO. 505.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 484
(THE ELECTRICAL CODE) OF SAID CITY IN
VARIOUS PARTICULARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, 1.
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That subdivision "(H)" of "SECTION 5" of
Ordinance No. 484 of said City, passed and adopted on the 14th
day of May, 1956, shall be and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
"(H) MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN is any certified elec-
trician or person similarly qualified by training and
experience as determined through tests administered by
the Chief Electrical Inspector, and regularly employed
in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of this
ordinance."
SECTION 2. That a new subdivision, to be known and
designated as "(H.1) ", shall be and the same is hereby added to
said "SECTION 5" of said ordinance, and which said new subdivision
shall read as follows:
"(H.1) MAINTENANCE WORK is defined to be: (1) the repair-
ing, maintaining, relocating and replacing of existing
electrical installations and equipment, including electric
motors, raceways and wiring; provided that no increase in
electrical energy is required to be supplied from a main
service, panel, subpanel or feeder, and no disconnecting
means is affected as to its capacity. Maintenance does
not include new construction. The Chief Electrical In-
spector shall determine any question as to whether or
not any particular wiring, device, material or installation
is maintenance, and his decision shall govern."
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SECTION 3. That subdivision "(B)" of "SECTION 6" of
said ordinance shall be and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
"(B) SPECIAL OWNER'S PERMIT. The Chief Electrical In-
spector may issue to an individual who is qualified, as
determined through tests administered by the Chief Elec-
trical Inspector, a special owner's permit authorizing
said individual to install, alter, change or repair elec-
trical equipment in, on or about a single family dwelling
or not to exceed three (3) dwelling units on one (1)
site, of which said individual is owner, but not elsewhere;
PROVIDED, that no electrical work authorized under any such
special owner's permit shall be done, nor shall the owner
holding any such permit allow any such work to be done, ex-
cept personally by the owner to whom the permit is issued,
or by a member of his immediate family; and if this or any
other provision hereof shall be violated by the holder of
such special owner's permit, such permit shall be subject
to immediate cancellation by the Chief Electrical Inspector,
and the holder thereof shall be liable to the penalty here-
inafter provided for violation of this Code."
SECTION 4. That Section 7 of said ordinance shall be
and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SECTION 7. MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS AND PERMITS:
"A. Any person regularly employing a maintenance
electrician who has obtained a certificate of qualification
may make application for, and upon payment of required fee
may obtain, an annual maintenance permit.
"B. Holders of an annual maintenance permit are en-
titled to perform all electrical maintenance work on the
premises described in said permit. Each holder of such
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said City of El Segundo and which is hereby designated for that
purpose.
Passed, approved and adopted this 22nd day of April, 1957•
Mayor of the City of egundo,
California
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing or-
dinance, being; Ordinance No. 505 , was passed and adopted by the
said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City,
and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on the 22nd day of April, 1957,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Meschuk and
Mayor Benfield;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilman Gordon.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
22nd day of April, 1957•
(SEAL)
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City Clerk of the Cit of
E1 Segundo, Californ'
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
1, _______Eunice U. Creason ,City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No ----- --------
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance ...... of the said City of El
Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 484 (TIC ELECTRICAL CODE)
OF SAID CITY IN VARIOUS PARTICULARS,
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on the..22nd -------- day of ...... APrl----------------- 19_.57_,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen ....Baker,__ Fredericks Meschuk and Mayor Benfield;____
NOES: Councilmen ___ -None;
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do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No._545 -----
was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council
of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated within the said City and that the same was so pub-
lished therein on the following date, to wit: _____May 2nd, 1957 •______ -------------------------
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City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California.
By--------------------------------------------------------------
(SEAL) Deputy.
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
Hobert Richards. ........ being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
he is, and at all of .the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen cf the United States of America,
over t'ae age of eighteen years, and a raildent of the County of Los Angeles, Stata of California; that he
was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of th-e instrument hereunto attached the ...........
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Editor of EL SECUNDO BERALD, s new--paper of general circulation, published and circulated weekly in
the City of E1 Segundo, in said County and State; that said newspaper has been so published and
circulated at regular intervals of one week for more than one year immediately preceding the
publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; t'a,t said newspaper is, and was, at all of the times
herein mentioned, o newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Political
Code of the State of California; that as provided by Laid section, said newspaper is published for the
dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intell31ence of a general character, having a bona fide
subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times therein
referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular
class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, pr ofessions, ,trades,
callings, ram or denominations, and that said newspaper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it
at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or
otherwise, of entertaining or instruoUng such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denomin-
ations, or any of such ck m, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations.
That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on •page .... ....... mumbered
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hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a dull true and
correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exacytly as
published; that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and ,that the body of
the same was preceded with words printed in black -face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing
and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution
or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed Instru-
ment; that the .Ordinance...) o.. - - -- 505- ---------- ---------- . - - - - -- -•----------............---.....----- •- •--- ........................
of which the annexed is a printed copy as hereinabov+e stated, was published and printed in said news-
paper at least ..............1...... week ......... by .- .............................. consecutive publication ......... commencing on the
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City clerk of the City of Ei Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
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Deputy City Clerk of said City.
permit shall submit a report every three (3) months covering
all work performed under said permit and at that time shall
pay a permit fee for each work performed during the period
reported. All such work shall be installed and done in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this ordinance, and such
work shall be subject to inspection by said Chief Electri-
cal Inspector."
SECTION 5. That subdivision "(I)" of Section 19 shall
be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"(I) Garbage disposal units, dishwashers, spin -dry
clothes washers, etc., having motors rated 1/4 horsepower
or more, and all other appliances rated 1650 watts or more,
shall be installed on a separate appliance branch circuit."
SECTION 6. That subdivision "(L)" of said Section 19
shall be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
tr(L) In dwelling and apartment houses, the allowable
number of outlets on lighting circuits may not exceed twelve
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(12), and the allowable number of outlets on convenience
circuits may not exceed twelve (12)."
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall become effective
at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the date of the
final passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be
entered in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make
a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall, within
fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the
same to be published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly news-
paper of general circulation, published and circulated within
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