This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Dixon Electrical Code" and may hereinafter be referred to as such or "this code." Article, section, division, and appendix numbers used in this chapter are those of the California Electrical Code or codes adopted by reference in this chapter.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)
Those certain codes and standards known as the 2025 California Electrical Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 3 (hereinafter the “California Electrical Code” or “CEC”), which incorporates and amends by reference the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) published by the National Fire Protection Association, and all informative annexes thereto, Informative Annex A (Product Safety Standards), Informative Annex B (Application Information for Ampacity Calculation), Informative Annex C (Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size), Informative Annex D (Examples), Informative Annex E (Types of Construction), Informative Annex F (Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems), Informative Annex H (Administration and Enforcement), Informative Annex I (Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B, Informative Annex J (ADA Standards for Accessible Design), Informative Annex K (Use of Medical Electrical Equipment in Dwellings and Residential Board-and-Care Occupancies) with the exception of Annex G, are hereby adopted by reference. Not less than one copy of the CEC has been and is now filed in the Dixon Building Department, 600 East A Street, Dixon, CA 95620. Said code is adopted by reference pursuant to Cal. Gov't Code § 50022 et seq.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4; Ord. 25-007, 12/2/2025)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the codes adopted by reference and amended herein or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the City Attorney determines the violation should be punished as an infraction. Misdemeanor violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
The application of any above-mentioned penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited conditions and/or the imposition of administrative fines or citations for the violation of the provisions of this chapter if approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)
In addition to any other enforcement mechanism prescribed by law, this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of administrative citations pursuant to the administrative citation ordinance (Chapter 9.01 DMC, Article VI).
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)