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Home My WebLink About08121986SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 12, 1986 - 7230 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING - JULY 8, 1986 OLD BUSINESS: SUB-CONTRACTORS PULLING PERMITS CHAIRMAN'S MATTERS: ATTORNEY'S MATTERS: NEW BUSINESS: BLOCK EXAM - GAINESViLLE 1) MYERS, DENNIS W./GENERAL CONTRACTOR BLOCK EXAM - SEPTEMBER 13, 1986 - SEBASTIAN 1) CAUDILL, JOHN D./ROOFING UNLIMITED - RETAKE 2) SMITH, LEO R./PAINTING 3) O'KEEFE, DANA R./JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER 4) KOEKKOEK, DAVID H./JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN 5) GERVASIO , ANTHONY D. /ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 6) STEWART, NICK T./PAVING - COMMERCIAL, UNLIMITED 7) SEBREE, CHRISTOPHER R./RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR 8) FLOOD, DONALD E./ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 9) STEVENS, CLAUDE W./MASONRY LETTER OF RECIPROCITY 1) SWEIGART, STEPHEN E./ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 2) MICHALSKY, JOHN S./PLUMBING CONTRACTOR 3) THOMAS JR., ROBERT B./ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR APPLICATION TO BE LICENSED - CITY OF SEBASTIAN 1) BROWN, RAY A./CARPENTRY 2) BLACKWELL JR., THOMAS L./SOD/LANDSCAPING 3) EISERT, MICHAEL S./PAVING CONTRACTOR 4) DUZAN, ROGER C./PAINTING 5) MCCULLERS, GEORGE M./SEPTIC TANK INSTALLATION 6) ROYAL, DENNY A./LAND CLEARING, GRADING, FILL 7) HAMMOND, NATHAN A./CABINET INSTALLATION ..i. ~UALIFY A CORPORATION ... ROBERTS,~HN B'./~sIDENTIAL~oNTRAcToR REGISTER SCORE IN SCOREBOOK TWO VOLUNTEERS FOR BLOCK EXAM - SEPTEMBER 13, 15 MINUTES TO PUBLIC ADJOURN 1986 - COMMUNITY CENTER NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS~ HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHEMAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. of a permit prevent 'the building official from thereafter requiring correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this code. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one year after the time the work is commenced; provided, that for cause, one or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days, each may be allowed in writing by the building official. Sec. 7-47. Schedule qf. Fees (1) N° permit shall be valid until the fees pre- scribed in this section shall have been paid; nor shall aH amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fees, if any~ shall have been paid. (2) If any person commences any work on an electrical installation before obtaining the necessary permit, he shall be sub- ject to the penalty prescribed herein. (3) When application for permit is approved and before a permit is issued, a fee therefor shall be paid as established in a schedule of fees by resolution of the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida. Sec ;1.7'47' 1 Inspections (1) All new electrical work, and such portions of existing installations as may be affected by new work or any changes~ shall be inspected to insure compliance with all the requirements of this code and to assure that the installation and construction ~f the electrical system is in accordance with approved plans. (2) All raceways, wire and/or approved cable, shall be in place and all joints made with approved mechanical connectors~ service switch, distribution panel and metering center must be set and wired. If',due to structu~al~"'Condit~, Pame'ts~'~or'me~~t be set, with special permission from the building department, ~ns~ti~n~ can be given at a later date; but such adapters shall be in place before -8- the system otherwise becomes energized with power. No such wiring or installation shall be considered reedy for inspection until completed as outlined above. (Circuit breakers may be install~ for final inspection. ) (3) When the electrical work in any building ~o~ r which a permit has been obtained, is ready for inspection, it~all be the duty of the person in charge of work to give notice in writing on forms furnished at the office of the building official~ stating the location of the work and the name of the person doing the work. (4) It shall be unlawful to lathe, seal or in any manner conceal any electrical wiring or equipment until same has been inspected and approved. (5) In large and c~mplicated jobe, the work may be inspected in sections, on the approval of the building official. (6) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use any electric current in or through any wiring apparatus of fixtures for light, heat or power in any buildi~ or structure subject to this code before the same shall have been in- spected and approved by the building official. (7) The electrical installation or part thereof shall not be covered until it has been inspected, tested and approved as prescribed in this section. If an electrical installation or part thereof is covered before being inspected, tested and approved, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the building official. Sec. 7-47.2 Certificate of Approval (1) Upon the satisfactory completion of the slab inspection, (required when conduit is installed in Or under the slab), or rough-in inspection, approval shall be so muted on the permit card. This approval shall give the date of the slab or inspection and the initials of the inspector. (2) Upon the sat~is~.~..~oz7 ¢ompleti~ amd ---u~' ~LL%i~-~i~"~L ' ~'- ~' ~+ a ~mm~'ifi~at'e-°f" issued by the building official to be delivered to the owner. Sec. 7-4?.3 Existin~ Installations (1) if more than fifty (50) percent of a system that does not conform to this code is remodeled or altered, the enti~a system shall be reconstructed to conform to this code. -9- (2) A circuit of an existing system which does not conform to this code shall not be extended or added to until the entire circuit shall have been reconstructed to conform to this code. Sec. 7-47.4 Service Entrance Standards (a) All service mast shall be run in approved threaded conduit, minimum size two inches which must be properly secured an~ have a minimum clearing thirty (30) inches above the roof, unless w~itten approval is obtained from the building official. (b) Underground services may be run with approved cable at a minimum depth of thirty (30) inches, from which point it shall be sleeved for mechanical protection. (c) Ail under slab service entrance conductors or sub- feeds shall be in rigid conduit or .PVC ~40 or IMC. (d) Temporary services shall have a miniam~ of ten (10) feet clearance, be of approved material and be properly braced and sup- ported. (e) All service entrance conductors shall be in conduit. (f) Only threaded metal conduit will be accepted when exposed to the weather and it must be galvanized or its equivalent. (g) Meter rooms shall be provided in all buildings of multiple occupance (four (4) or more occupancies) and shell have a minimum requirement of four (4) to eight (8) meters - four (4) feet by six (6) feet by sevem (7) feet inside diameter; and if the electrical requirements and demand are larger, the meter room shall be increased accordingly. This meter room shall be equipped with a ventilated door and approved lock which may be locked only with the approval o~ the electrical inspector. The meter room shall be accessible to all occupancies of the building at all times. The meter room shall~be provided with adequate ventilation. The purpose of this room s~all be to ouse me main or separate area from electrician's area) and all the electric meters which service the occupants throughout the entire building. The con- struction of this room shall conform to the same type of material and construciton as the main buildingand there shall be no storage of any kind. No gas meters or water heaters pemitted in this room. (h) Service disconnect shall be located at the nearest point of service entry not to exceed 5 feet unless preceeded by main disconnect and shall not be installed in bathrooms, bedrooms~ closets or kitchen cabinets. (i) All service grounds shall be equipped with ground rods, not less than eight (8) feet in length. Water pipe .system, s will not be allowed. (j) The service and equipment ground must be taken from the nearest possible point of the system service after the service is attached to the building. This ground n~st start at the meter socket, main switch or C.T. can. Point of attachment of ground cla~ps or approved ground connectors shall be readily accessible and shall mot be in attics, unde~ floor or behind any equipment. (k) Grounding of the main service to the meta~ic tubing piping of the water system shall have an equal size ground wire as that going to the grounding electrode. The minimum wire shall be ~4 con- tinuous from the meter ground bar to the grounding electrode. Then to a 1/2" minimum metalic cold water stub-out, if available. You must then have a jumper between the hot and cold water pipes above the hot ~ater tank before the shut-off valves, or from the panel ground bar to the hot water tank, cold water line. The following shall also be required: All connections shall be visible; Grounding electrode conductor must be sleeved if PVC is used as a sleeve, tear drop style clamps shell be used on grounding electrodes. Sec. 7-47.5 Commercial Construction (a) In no case shall the service or sub-feed in any commercial installation be less than 100 AMP capacity and thereto shall be a minimum raceway size of one and one half inch trade size. (b) Convenience outlets per circuit: Beauty parlors~ etc. 2 maximum Barber shops 2 maximum be four (4). (c) Single outlets or taps for signaling transformers, bell-ringing transformers, clocks and similar low curremt co~ appliances or equipment need not be counted when the locatiOD of the -11- tap or outlet precludes the use of the tap or Outlet for other purposes than for which it was installed. Sec. 7-47.6 General Requirements (a) Approved rigid metal conduit surface metal raceways or electrical-metallic tubing shall be required for light, heat power in the wiring of multi-family dwellings for three (3) families or more, in churches, schools, hotels, theaters, public buildings, commercial buildings, manufacturing establishments, p~ivate clubs or similar occupancy. (b) All electrical range circuits shall not be less than no. 6 conductor with a maximum current protection of 50 AMP capacity. When the oven unit is separate from surface unit, each unit shall be installed on a separate circuit. Oven circuits shall not be less than I%o. 10 conductor with a maximum of circuit protection of 30 AMPS and the cook top shall not be less than no. 8 conductor with a maximum of 40 AMP circuit protection. (A range as referred to above would be a complete cooking unit~ consisting of both oven and surface burners.) (c) The wiring for all water heaters shall be in a minimum wire capacity of twenty (20) amperes. Water heaters of ome th~us~ (!,000) watts or over shall operate on not less than two hundred ei~ (208) volt circuit. Non-automatic water heaters shall be equipped with a pilot light and indicating switch. The switch and pilot light shall be located in a conspicious place inside the building, preferably in the kitchen or hall. Points of electrical connections for heaters and replacement of elements shall be readily accessible. All leads to equipment shall be protected with Greenfield or equivalent material. (d) For the small appliance load in kitchens, laundry areas, pantries, dining area~ and breakfast rooms of dwelling occupancies, one or more branch circuits shall be provided for all receptacle outlet (other than outlet for clock) in these rooms, and such circuits shall have no other outlets thareon. The conductors for such circuits shall b~ Bot sma!let' -12- (e) Maximum number of outlets per circuit for lights and receptacles in residences: Light outlets ............. 8 ? 6 4 3 2 1 0 '" Receptacles ............... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~.~l. Kitchen, breakfast room, nooks and dining rooms - two receptacles per circuit. Designated appliances must be on an individual branch circuit with a circuit that supplies only one utilization equipment such as ~' refrigerator, freezer, microwave, dishwasher, trash compactor and etc. The above shall terminate in a single receptical of the proper rating. (f) Number 14 wire may be used throughout a residence except in the areas listed in (d) above. Only #2 aluminum wire and larger shall be approved when proper connectors, terminals and corrosive inhibitors are used. (g) Portable cords attached to music boxes, marble machines, floor or table lamps and other similar equilxnent, shall not exceed six (6) feet in length when measured from the equipment to the outlet supplying its current. Cords shall not be nailed down, tacked or held with strings or other supports, but shall be left f~ee and clear. (h) Ail stairways and parts of buildings under demo- lition, erection or repair shall be adequately lighted while persoms are engaged at work. (i) Separately metered conductors shall not be installed in the same raceway~ except in load gutter in meter room. (j) In the wiring of cold-storage plants and irooms or buildings of similar character, all wires used for light, heater power shall be installed in rigid galvanized, sherardized metal threaded con- duit or aluminum rigid conduit and galvanized metal or aluminum outlet boxes, cut-out and distribution cabinets and fittings installed. ..... ~" .~ ' 'v~ -'-' ~ ~~-~ , · . Conduits shall he installed in such manner that they will drain to the outlets and cabinets; conductors installed in conduit must c~apl¥ with the National Electrical Code Standard for damp or wet locat£ons. All '~' conduits entering or 'leaving refrigeratt~n boxes must be sealed off. -13- Sec. 7-47.7 Board of Adjustment The Sebastian Construction Board is hereby made the Board of Adjustment of the Electrical Code in the City of Sebastian. SECTION III This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon becoming law. SECTION IV If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or invalid, such ruling shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remainin~ portions of this Ordinance. I HER~Y CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance I finally passed by the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida, by a vote of FOR AGAINST , on the day of , 1986. Mayor, City of Sebastian City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY %I~AT Notice of Public Hearing of the foregoing Ordinance was given in accordance with Section 166.041 of the Florida Statutes, that said Public Hearing was held in the City Council Chambers of the City of Sebastian, Florida, at on the · day of , 1986, and that the foregoing Ordlnar~e was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Sebastian~ Florida on the day of ~, 1986. City Clerk -14-