Title 15 — BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Larkspur Municipal Code Ch. 15.16 California Electrical Code
Larkspur Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Larkspur
Cite as: Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 15.16 · Text as of 2026-10-02
15.16.010 California Electrical Code Adopted by Reference.¶
The 2025 Edition of the California Electrical Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3, including Annex H, Administration, one (1) copy of which has been filed for use and examination by the public in City Hall, is adopted by reference and as amended herein. (Ord. 1096 § 12, 2026; Ord. 1062 §§ 12, 14, 2022; Ord. 1043 § 11, 2020; Ord. 1013 § 11, 2016; Ord. 995 § 13, 2014; Ord. 976 § 8, 2011; Ord. 963 § 10, 2010; Ord. 918 § 6, 2002)
15.16.020 Amendments to the California Electrical Code.¶
Based on the findings of the City Council regarding local climatic, topographical, and geological conditions, the California Electrical Code is amended as follows:
A. Article 334, Non-Metallic Sheathing Cable, Section 334.12, Uses Not Permitted, is amended to read as follows:
Type NM or NMC. Types NM and NMC cables shall not be used in the following:
In any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade. For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor that has 50% or more of the exterior wall surface area level with or above finished grade.
As service-entrance cable.
In any nonresidential occupancy.
In storage battery rooms.
In hoist ways.
Embedded in poured concrete.
(Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 976 § 8, 2011; Ord. 963 § 10, 2010)
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