Roseville, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 California Electrical Code
- Adoption section
- Municipal Code Sec. 16.04.100(A)(4)
- Local amendment
- Sec. 16.04.410 rewrites CEC Sec. 230-71
- Disconnect limit
- 1 disconnect grouped per service location
- Small apartment exception
- Up to 4 units, separate disconnect each
Summary
Roseville enforces the 2025 California Electrical Code as adopted by reference in Municipal Code Section 16.04.100(A)(4), and it has locally amended the code's service-disconnect rule to cap most services at one disconnect per location, with a specific exception for small apartment complexes.
4. 2025 California Electrical Code of the California Code of Regulations Title 24 Part 3. ... Section 230-71 of the California Electric Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: (a) General. The service disconnecting means for each service permitted by Section 230-2, or for each set of service-entrance conductors permitted by Section 230-40, Exception No. 1, shall consist of not more than one switch or one circuit breaker mounted in a single enclosure, in a group of separate enclosures, or in or on a switchboard. There shall be no more than one disconnect per service grouped in any one location. ... Exception No. 2: For an apartment complex with not more than four units total, each unit may have a separate disconnect.
Full Breakdown
100(A). 110). 410 replaces Section 230-71 of the California Electric Code so that each service is limited to not more than one switch or one circuit breaker mounted in a single enclosure, a group of separate enclosures, or on a switchboard, meaning no more than one disconnect grouped in any one location. The amendment carves out four exceptions from counting as a service disconnect: power monitoring equipment, surge-protective devices, control circuits of ground-fault protection systems, and power-operable service disconnecting means. It separately allows an apartment complex with four units or fewer to give each unit its own disconnect rather than sharing one grouped disconnect for the whole building.
The amendment traces back to Ordinance 3701 in 2001 and was most recently carried forward through Ordinance 6156 in 2019 and the 2025 adoption ordinances (Ord. 6990, Ord. 6997).
Violations & Fines
Electrical work that departs from the adopted 2025 California Electrical Code, including the local Section 16.04.410 disconnect limit, is subject to correction by the building official and permit fees under Section 16.04.120 before work can proceed or be finaled. A permit applicant who disagrees with the building official's reading of the disconnect rule or any other electrical provision may appeal to the board of appeals under Section 16.04.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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