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Chapter 8 — BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES›Article V — ELECTRICAL CODE
Santa Ana Municipal Code Div. 2 Administration and Additional Requirements
Santa Ana Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Ana
Cite as: Santa Ana Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-1416, §§ 3, 4, enacted June 27, 1978, repealed former Div. 2, setting forth amendments to the National Electrical Code, 1968 Edition, and enacted in lieu thereof a new Div. 2, relative to administration and additional requirements. Former Div. 2 was derived from Code 1952, §§ 8301—8333; Ord. No. NS-493, adopted Jan. 16, 1961; Ord. No. NS-546, adopted Nov. 6, 1961; Ord. No. NS-793, adopted April 19, 1965; Ord. No. NS-983, adopted Oct. 20, 1969; Ord. No. NS-1006, adopted April 6, 1970; and Ord. No. NS-1213, adopted July 1, 1974.
Cross reference— Underground utility installation §§ 34-82 et seq., 41-626.
Sec. 8-700. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2522, § 55, adopted February 3, 2003, repealed § 8-700 in its entirety, which pertained to the board of appeals (section 203) and derived from Ord. No. NS-2182, § 22, adopted January 19, 1993 and Ord. No. NS-2273, § 32, adopted December 18, 1995.
Secs. 8-701—8-704. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 8-705. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 23, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former § 8-705, which pertained to penalties and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978, and Ord. No. NS-1811, § 3, adopted Nov. 18, 1985.
Secs. 8-706—8-710. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 8-711. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2522, § 56, adopted February 3, 2003, repealed § 8-711 in its entirety, which pertained to required permits (section 301(a)) and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978; Ord. No. NS-1811, § 4, adopted November 18, 1985; Ord. No. NS-2153, § 2, adopted January 6, 1992; Ord. No. NS-2182, § 24, adopted January 19, 1983, and Ord. No. NS-2273, § 33, adopted December 18, 1995.
Secs. 8-712, 8-713. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 25, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former §§ 8-712 and 8-713, which pertained to issuance and applications for permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978, and Ord. No. NS-1811, § 5, adopted Nov. 18, 1985.
Sec. 8-714. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2153, § 7, adopted Jan. 6, 1992, repealed § 8-714 in its entirety. Former § 8-714 pertained to annual permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978, and Ord. No. NS-1811, § 6, adopted Nov. 18, 1985.
Secs. 8-715, 8-716. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 25, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former §§ 8-715 and 8-716, which pertained to license requirement and commencement of work relative to permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978.
Sec. 8-717. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2153, § 7, adopted Jan. 6, 1992, repealed § 8-717 in its entirety. Former § 8-717 pertained to penalties for failing to obtain a permit and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978; Ord. No. NS-1811, § 7, adopted Nov. 11, 1985; and Ord. No. NS-1903, § 2, adopted June 1, 1987.
Sec. 8-718. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 25, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former § 8-718, which pertained to nontransferability of permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978.
Sec. 8-719. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2153, § 7, adopted Jan. 6, 1992, repealed § 8-719 in its entirety. Former § 8-719 pertained to temporary permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978, and Ord. No. NS-1903, § 3, adopted June 1, 1987.
Secs. 8-720—8-722. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 25, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former §§ 8-720—8-722, which pertained to expiration, revocations and suspensions and fees relative to permits and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978; Ord. No. NS-1579, § 2, adopted Apr. 20, 1981; Ord. No. NS-1811, §§ 8—10, adopted Nov. 18, 1985, and Ord. No. NS-2153, § 3, adopted Jan. 6, 1992.
Sec. 8-723. - Expiration of plan review.¶
Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
(Ord. No. NS-2153, § 4, 1-6-92; Ord. No. NS-2182, § 26, 1-19-93; Ord. No. NS-2273, § 34, 12-18-95; Ord. No. NS-2522, § 57, 2-3-03)
Sec. 8-724. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2522, § 58, adopted February 3, 2003, repealed § 8-724 in its entirety, which pertained to reinspections and derived from Ord. No. NS-2273, § 35, adopted December 18, 1995.
Sec. 8-725. - Fee schedule (Table No. 3-A).¶
Table No. 3-A of the administrative provisions of the electrical code is deleted.
(Ord. No. NS-2273, § 36, 12-18-95)
Secs. 8-726, 8-727. - Reserved.¶
Secs. 8-728—8-730. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 27, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former §§ 8-728—8-730, which pertained to hidden installations, inspections and corrections, and temporary connections and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978, and Ord. No. NS-1811, §§ 11—13, adopted Nov. 18, 1985.
Secs. 8-731—8-739. - Reserved.¶
Secs. 8-740, 8-741. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 27, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former §§ 8-740 and 8-741, which pertained to standards for the installation of electrical equipment and approval of equipment and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978; Ord. No. NS-1811, § 14, adopted Nov. 18, 1985, and Ord. No. NS-1903, § 4, June 1, 1987.
Sec. 8-742. - Used materials.¶
Previously used materials shall not be reused without the written approval obtained in advance from the building official.
(Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, 6-27-78; Ord. No. NS-1811, § 15, 11-18-85)
Sec. 8-743. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 27, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former § 8-743, which pertained to nameplates and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978.
Secs. 8-744—8-746. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 8-747. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Former § 8-747, which pertained to underground installation of utility service lines and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978 and Ord. No. NS-1811, § 16, adopted Nov. 18, 1985, was repealed by § 3 of Ord. No. NS-1955, adopted Apr. 18, 1988.
Secs. 8-748—8-764. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 8-765. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 27, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former § 8-765, which pertained to change of occupancy classification and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978.
Secs. 8-766—8-768. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 8-769. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2182, § 27, adopted Jan. 19, 1993, repealed former § 8-769, which pertained to relocated buildings and derived from Ord. No. NS-1416, § 4, adopted June 27, 1978.
Secs. 8-770—8-799. - Reserved.¶
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