05094
RESOLUTION NO. 509
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING
HILLS SETTING.FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL
CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS WHICH
MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES TO THE 1.981
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE REASONABLY NECESSARY
The City Council of the City of Rolling Hills does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1: The'California State Health and Safety,Code,
Section 17958, mandates that the City of Rolling Hills adopt ordi-
nances or regulations imposing the same requirements as are contained
in the regulations adopted by the State pursuant to said Health' -and
Safety Code Section 17922.
Section 2. The State of California is mandated by Section
17922 of the Health and Safety Code to impose the same requirements
as are contained in the most recent edition of the National Electrical
Code of the National Fire Protection Association (hereinafter referred
to as Electrical Code).
Section 3. The California State Health and Safety Code, -
Section 17958.5, permits a City to make such changes or modifications
to the Electrical Code as are reasonably necessary because of local
conditions, and further, Section 17958.7 requires the City Council,
before making any changes or modifications, to make express findings
that such changes or modifications are needed.
Section 4. The City of Rolling Hills staff, upon completion
of consultation with the County of Los Angeles Building and Safety
Division, who administered the Electrical Code as an agent for the
City, has.advised the City Council that changes and modifications to
the Electrical Code are reasonably necessary due to local conditions
in the City of Rolling Hills, and has further advised that the re-
mainder of said changes and modifications are of an administrative or
procedural nature due to the contract city nature of Rolling Hills
in relation with the County. of Los Angeles, or concern themselves
with subjects not covered by the Code, or are reasonably necessary
to safeguard life and property within the City of Rolling Hills.
Section 5. The City Council herein accepts the staff
findings outlined in Section 4 and the administrative amendments
and findings pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 17958..7
made by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in enacting the
Electrical Code, and further finds that local topographic conditions
in the City of Rolling Hills are such that extreme fire hazard condi-
tions exist, and moreover, the topographic conditions of the hillsides
and lengthy private roads with extensive cul-de-sacs make the Fire
Department access difficult should wires fall on roofs. These physi-
cal and topographic conditions make it necessary to underground
utilities on new installations to reasonably insure safety.
ATTEST:
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th day of May, 1983.
City Clerk
(JMaycr
I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 509 was duly adopted by -the
City Council of the City of Rolling Hills, California at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 9th day of May by the following vote:.
AYES: Councilmembers Heinsheimer, Leeuwenburgh, Pernell, Swanson
Mayor Murdock
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk