Form revised December 9, 2004

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Planning & Development	Maureen Traxler/233-3892	Amanda Allen/684-8894

Legislation Title:

An ordinance relating to building and construction codes: Section 22.300.016 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adopt the 2005 National Electrical Code with Seattle amendments.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation adopts the 2005 National Electrical Code with Seattle amendments.

· Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

The National Electrical Code (NEC) is a model code published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).  A new edition is published every three years; the 2005 NEC was published late last year. 

Both the State of Washington and Seattle amend the NEC to provide greater flexibility and to respond to local conditions and practices.  For Seattle, there are also issues unique to a large city, and issues involving coordination with Seattle City Light that are unique.  State law requires that Seattle’s amendments provide “an equal, higher, or better standard” as compared to the State Electrical Code. 

Few new substantive amendments are proposed for the 2005 Seattle Electrical Code; most amendments carry forward existing amendments or add references to new provisions of the State Code. 

· Please check one of the following:

__X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications. (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and printing.)

Attachment 1: Summary of Code Revisions