San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 19.06 Electrical Code

(a) The California Electrical Code adopted in Section 19.01.040 is modified, amended and/or supplemented as follows:

Administration see 19.02.020. Administration of the Electrical Code shall be as set forth in Chapter 1 of the California Building Code.

(b) Amend Section 230.70(A)(1) to read as follows:

Readily Accessible Location. The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible location either outside the building or other structure, or inside nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors. The disconnecting means shall be accessible to emergency personnel, either directly or by a remote actuating device, without requiring transit of the building interior. Dedicated electrical equipment rooms located at the building perimeter and providing direct access to the outside shall satisfy accessibility for emergency personnel.

Exception: Group R-3 occupancies.

(Ord. No. 3343, § 1, 12-6-16; Ord. No. 3400, § 1, 11-19-19)

Utilities shall be installed underground where required by Land Use Ordinance, Title 22 of this code, or Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance, Title 23 of this code.

(Ord. No. 3343, § 1, 12-6-16; Ord. No. 3400, § 1, 11-19-19)

Generators alone are not allowed to provide power to structures not connecting to the power grid. Photovoltaic systems with battery backup and generators shall be sized to provide power for the calculated loads. The photovoltaic systems shall be sized to handle one hundred percent of calculated loads.

(Ord. No. 3343, § 1, 12-6-16; Ord. No. 3400, § 1, 11-19-19)