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Title 17 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION›Chapter 17.20 — ELECTRICAL CODE

Merced Municipal Code Art. II Additional Regulations

Merced Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Merced

Cite as: Merced Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.20.050 - Commercial and industrial structures.

A one (1) line diagram of the service(s), subfeed(s), subpanel(s) and floor plan layout shall be required for any hotel, motel, commercial, industrial, or similar use. The diagram shall indicate volts, watts or amps, conduit and conductor sizes, feeder and disconnect sizes, over-current and short circuit protection, services, panels and circuits.

(Ord. 2281 § 2, 2007: Ord. 2074 § 1, 2001: Ord. 2016 § 8, 1999: Ord. 1436 § 3, 1982: prior code § 11.6).

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17.20.060 - Permit issuance—Required licenses.

No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any electrical work regulated by this chapter, except to a person holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked California electrical contractor's license and city contractor's business license, except when and as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 1436 § 4, 1982).

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17.20.070 - Permit issuance—To single-family dwelling owner.

Any permit required by this chapter may be issued to any person to do any electrical work regulated by this chapter in a single-family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and the event that any person is the bona fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory buildings.

(Ord. 1436 § 5, 1982).

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