Oceanside Municipal Code Art. VI Electrical Code

(a) The Electrical Code hereinafter referred to is the 2025 California Electrical Code, published by order of the California legislature. One (l) copy of the Electrical Code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk.

(b) All the provisions of said Electrical Code including such provisions as are hereinafter added, deleted or amended, are hereby adopted by reference and shall constitute the Electrical Code of the City of Oceanside, establishing rules and regulations covering the subjects and matters therein referred to.

(Ord. No. 08-OR0370-1, § 1, 6-11-08; Ord. No. 12-OR0522-1, § 1, 8-1-2012; Ord. No. 13-OR0752-1, § 1, 12-4-2013; Ord. No. 16-OR0848-1, § 1, 12-21-2016; Ord. No. 19-OR0757-1, § 1, 12-18-2019; Ord. No. 22-OR0685-1, § 1, 10-5-2022; Ord. No. 25-OR0637-1, § 1, 11-19-2025)

The California Electrical Code, 2025 edition, is hereby modified as follows:

(a) Article 90 of the California Electrical Code is modified by the addition of section 90.10 as follows:

90.10 Power distribution panels. Each suite in a strip mall, each office under a single owner or tenant in an office building, and each dwelling unit in apartment buildings, duplexes, condominiums, and townhouses shall be wired from a separate distribution panel. Wiring between units shall not be intermixed. All distribution panels shall be readily accessible, as required elsewhere in this code. Hotels and motels may be wired from one or more central distribution panels.

(b) Section 408.3E. Phase Arrangement.

The phase arrangement on three-phase buses shall be A, B, C from front to back, top to bottom, or left to right, as viewed from the front of the switchboard or panel board. The C phase shall be that phase having the higher voltage to ground on the three-phase, four-wire delta connected systems. Other busbar arrangements may be permitted for additions to existing installations.

(Ord. No. 08-OR0370-1, § 1, 6-11-08; Ord. No. 12-OR0522-1, § 1, 8-1-2012; Ord. No. 13-OR0752-1, § 1, 12-4-2013; Ord. No. 16-OR0848-1, § 1, 12-21-2016; Ord. No. 19-OR0757-1, § 1, 12-18-2019; Ord. No. 22-OR0685-1, § 1, 10-5-2022; Ord. No. 25-OR0637-1, § 1, 11-19-2025)