Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 16 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
El Cerrito Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 California Electrical Code
El Cerrito Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Cerrito
Cite as: El Cerrito Municipal Code Chapter 16.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2025-03, Div. VI, adopted Oct. 21, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 16.08 §§ 16.08.010 and 16.08.040 and enacted a new Ch. 16.08 as set out herein. The former Ch. 16.08 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 2022-03, Div. VI, adopted Nov. 1, 2022.
16.08.010 - California Electrical Code—Adoption.¶
The Electrical Code for the City sometimes referred to as "the CEC," is the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, (based on the National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition), as approved by the California Building Standards Commission, and as published in Title 24, Part 3, of the California Code of Regulations, except as amended and supplemented in the manner set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2025-03, Div. VI, 10-21-2025)
16.08.040 - Article 230.70 (A)(1) Amended—Readily accessible location.¶
Article 230.70 (A)(1) of the National Electric Code is amended to read as follows:
The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible location outside of a building or structure near the point of entrance of the service conductors for single family dwellings. For other occupancies where direct access from the exterior does not occur, a remote control (shunt trip) activating the disconnect shall be located on the exterior of the building in a location and manner acceptable to the Fire and Building Officials.
(Ord. No. 2025-03, Div. VI, 10-21-2025)
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