HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-83-10 ORDINANCE NO. 2-g3-/o
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SUB-
STANTIAL NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE~ SETTING FORTH
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BUILDING 0FFICIAL~
SETTING STANDARDS FOR REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE} ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, recent events.have indicated to the
Acting Building Official and the Mayor that the National
Electrical Code is inadquate in order to protect the public
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that immediate action
be taken by the Council to adopt such temporary amendments
to the electrical code that will protect the citizens until
such time as the Council can consider permanent enactment
of modifications to the City electrical code; and
WHEREAS~ Indian River County has previously
adopted numerous modifications to the National Electrical
Code and their amendments are the basis for this ordinance:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION I,
That the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian,
Florida, is hereby amended by adding Sections 7-36 through
7-47.9, which said sections read as follows:
Sec. 7-36, Code remedial, This Code is remedial
and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interests and
purposes thereof, which are public safety, health and general
welfare, through safety to life and property from fire and other
incidents to the installation, alteration, repair and
maintenance of electrical wiring apparatus or equipment
for lights, heat, power and other uses or purposes.
Sec. 7-37 Scope.
(1) The provisions of this code shall apply
to all electrical construction, installation, alteration
or repair and to all electrical equipment and materials,
used, connected to or installed in any building, structure
or appurtenance subject to this article as well as the
maintenance thereof.
(2) No provision of this code shall be held
to deprive any federal or state agency-or any applicable
governing body having jurisdiction of any power or authority
which it had on the effective date of this article or of any
remedy then existing for the enforcement of its orders, nor
shall it deprive any individual or corporation of its legal
rights as provided by law.
Sec. 7-38 Maintenance. All electrical systems,
wiring materials, devices and safeguards, now existing or
hereafter installed, shall be maintained in a safe condition.
The owner or his designated agent shall be responsible for
such maintenance.
Sec. '7-59 Electrical installation or maintenance by
homeowner. Nothing in this code shall
prevent any'homeowner from installing or maintaining electrical
wiring apparatus or equipment within his own property
boundaries, provided such electrical work is done by himself
.and is used exclusively by him or his family. Such
privilege does not convey the right to violate any of the
provisions of this code, nor is it to be construed as
exempting any property owner from obtaining a permit and
paying the required fees therefor.
Sec. 7-40 Powers and duties of building official.
(a) The City building official {sometimes herein-
after referred to as the electrical inspector) shall enforce
the provisions of this code, and he or his duly authorized
representative may enter any building structure or premises
that is subject to this article to perform any duty imposed
on him by this code.
(b) Upon notice from the building official that
work or any electrical installation is being done contrary
to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, such work shall be immediately stopped. Such notice
shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of such
property, or to his agent, or to the person doing the work,
and shall state the conditions under which work may be resumed,
Where an emergency exists, oral notice given by the building
official shall be sufficient.
(c) The building official may revoke a permit
or approval issued under the provisions of this act in case
there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as
to the material fact in the application or plans on which the
permit or approval was based. In all such cases, no permit
fees shall be refunded.
{d) Ail electrical installations, regardless
of type, which are unsafe or which constitute a hazard to
human life, health or welfare are hereby declared illegal and
'shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition
in accordance with the procedure as outlined.
(e) it shall be the duty of the building official
to issue permits for and insPect all electrical wiring
apparatus or equipment for lights, heat, power and other uses
or purposes inside of or attached to buildings, structures
or appurtenances subject to this article and to look after
the enforcement of laws, rules and regulations relating to
same.
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{f) The building official may give temporary
permission to connect and furnish electric current to any
wiring apparatus or fixtures for a period of not exceeding
thirty {30) days, if, in his opinion, such wiring
apparatus or fixtures are in such condition that current may
safely be connected therewith, and there exists an urgent
necessity for such use, when written permission is filed
with him, requesting such permission.
{g} The building official is hereby empowered
to insepct or reinspect at his option all interior wires
and apparatus conducting or using electric current for
lights, heat or power; and when said conductors or apparatus
are found to be unsafe to life or property, he shall notify
the'person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating
them to place same in a safe and secure condition within
twenty-four {24) hours or such further time as he determines
necessary.
{h) Whenever any wiring apparatus or fixture
conducting or using current for lights, heat or power is
found upon inspection by the builidng official or one of
his duly authorized assistants to be especially or immediately
hazardous to life or property, the said building official
shall immediately open a switch or circuit breaker controlling
the supply of current to such wiring apparatus or fixture
and post in a conspicious place near such switch or circuit
breaker a notice reading as follows;
NOTICE WIRING CONDEMNED
The use of electric current is prohibited through this
wiring or equipment until proper repairs have been made
and approved by the City building official.
The building official must be notified when repairs
are completed. After such notice is posted, no person shall
close the switch or circuit breaker or use or attempt to
use any current through such wiring apparatus or fixture
that has been condemned until necessary repairs have been
made and approved by the building official. The building
official may also notify the person,firm or corporation
furnishing current to such wiring apparatus or fixture to
disconnect the supply wires and cut off the current from
premises where such wiring apparatus or fixture is located
and such supply wire shall be disconnected and the current
cut off until necessary repairs are made and approved
by the building official.
(i) Any person, firm or corporation failing
or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor in the second
degree and subject to fine or imprisonment as provided by
Sec. 1-10of this Code.
Sec. 7~40 R~uirements not covered by code.
Any requirement necessary for the safety of an
existing or proposed electrical wiring apparatus or equipment
not specifically covered by this code shall be determined
by the building official subject to appeal to the board of
adjustment.
Sec. 7-41. Liability. Any officer or employee, or
member of the board of adjustment, charged with the
enforcement of any of the codes established by this article,
.acting for the applicable governing body in the discharge
of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable
personally for ordinary negligence, and he is hereby relieved
from all personal liability for ordinary negligence for
any damage that may occur to'persons or property as a result
of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his
duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee
because of such act performed by him in the enforcement
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of any provisions of such codes shall be defended by the
City attorney until the final termination of the proceedings.
Sec. 7-42 Permits.
(1) When required:
(a) No electrical wiring, alterations or
changes to existing systems or the in-
stallation of electrical apparatus or equip-
ment for lights, heat, power or other uses
or purposes within or attached to any
building or structure subject to this
article shall be undertaken prior to
the issuance of a permit therefor.
(b) Ordinary repairs to damaged or broken
fixtures, apparatus or equipment shall not
require a permit.
(c) Where installation is commenced before a
permit is obtained, the permit fees shall
be doubled,
(2) Form. Application for permit shall be made on a
form provided by the building official and shall be
accompanied by the fees set forth in the schedule of fees.
The application shall be signed by the owner or his authorized
agent.
Sec. 7~45 Drawings and specifications. Whenever
in the opinion of the building official, drawings and
specifications are needed to show definitely the nature and
character of the work for which the application is made, the
applicant shall furnish such drawings and specifications.
These drawings and specifications shall be drawn to scale and
submitted in duplicate. If approved, one set shall be
returned to the applicant marked approved, and one get shall
be retained and filed as a permanent record in the office of
the building official. The applicant's approved set shall
remain at all times on the job. Such information or
drawings and specifications shall be specific, and this
code shall not be cited as a whole or in part, nor shall
the term "legal" or its equivalent be used as a
substitute for specific information.
Sec. ?-44 Examination of drawings. The building
official shall examine or cause to be examined each appli-
cation for a permit and the drawings and specifications
which may be filed therewith, and shall ascertain by such
examination whether the electrical installation indicated and
described is in accordance with the requirements of this
code and all other pertinent laws or ordinances.
Sec. ?-4S Action on application.
{1) if the building official is satisfied that the
work described in an application for permit and the drawings
and specifications which may be filed therewith conform to
the requirements of this code, and other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
{2) If the application for permit and the drawings
and specifications which may be filed therewith describe work
which does not conform to the requirements of this code or
other pertinent laws or ordinances, the building official
shall not issue a permit, but shall return the drawings to the
applicant with his refusal to issue such a permit. Such
~refusal, shall, when requested, be in writing and shall contain
the reasons therefor.
Sec. ?~6 Condition of the permit. The building
official shall act upon an application for a perm~.t with
plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or
unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be
a license to proceed with the work and shall not be
construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside
any of the provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance
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 con~enced;
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 of fees.
(1) No permit shall be valid until the fees prescribed
in this section shall have been paid; nor shall an 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 subject 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. 7~47,1 Inspections.
(1) All new electrical work, and such portions of
'existing instatllations 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 of the electrical s~stem is
in accordance with approved plans.
(2) Ail piping or tubing to be concealed, shall
be in place; all junctions shall be soldered and left
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untaped, or approved mechanical connectors may be used, If
due to structural conditions panels cannot be set, such
adapters shall be in place before meters are instalied or
system other otherwise energized. No such wiring or installa-
tion shall be considered ready for inspection until completed
as outlined above.
(3) When the electrical work in any building for
which a permit has been obtained, is ready for inspection,
it shall 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. Service switch and distribu~
tion panel must be set and wired.
(5) in large and complicated jobs, 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 or fixtures for light, heat or power in any
building or structure subject to this code before the same
shall have been inspected 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,
(1)
7~47.2 Certificate of approval,
Upon the satisfactory completion of the
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roughin-in inspection, approval shall be so noted on the
electrical permit card. This approval shall give the date
of the rough-in inspection and the initials of the inspector.
(2) Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of
the electrical installation, a certificate of approval shall be
issued by the building official to be delivered to the owner.
Sec. 7-47.3 Existing installations.
(1) If more than fifty (50) percent of a system
that does not conform to this code is remodeled or altered, the
entire system shall be reconstructed to conform to this code.
(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) Ail services shall be run in approved threaded
conduit, minimum size one and one-half-inch rigid conduit to be
run as a mast through the roof, unless written approval is
obtained from the electric utility department,
(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 underground sub-feed shall be in rigid conduit.
{d) Service masts shall be minimum size one and
one-half inch rigid conduit, which must 'be properly secured
and have a minimum clearing thirty (30) inches from which
point it shall be sleeved for mechanical protection,
(e) Temporary services shall have a minimum of
ten (10) feet clearance, be of approved material and be properly
braced and supported.
(f) Ail feeds to main panels shall be in conduit,
(g) Only threaded thick wall metal conduit will be
accepted when exposed to the weather and it must be galvanized,
or its equivalent. Electrical metallic tubing may be used
from meter socket to entrance switch, if not exposed to the
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weather.
(h) Meter rooms shall be provided in all buildings
of multiple occupancy (four (4) or more occupancies) and
shall have a minimum requirement of four (4) to eight (8)
meters--Four (4) feet by six (6) feet by seven (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
of the electrical inspector, The meter room shall be accessible
to all occupancies of the building at all times. The meter
shall be provided with adequate ventilation, The purpose of
this room shall be to house the main switch or main switches,
disconnecting equipment and its control devices, terminal
equipment for telephone service {in separate area from
electrician's area) and all the electric meters which service
the occupants throughout the entire building, The construction
of this room shall conform to the same type of material and
construction as the main building, and there shall be no
storage of any kind, gas meters or water heaters permitted
in this room,
(i) Service disconnecting switches must be located in
a convenient and readily accessible place inside the building
when a meter room is not available. The service disconnecting
switch or switches, and other disconnecting equipment located
in enclosed or semienclosed porches not exposed to the weather,
shall be considered as being located inside the building,
(j) Service disconnect shall be located at the nearest
point of service entry not to exceed twenty-five (~5) feet
and shall not be installed in' bathrooms, bedrooms, closets
or kitchen cabinets, and must be preceded by main disconnect.
(k} All two hundred twenty-volt circuit laust be
protected with cartridge fuses or double pole breakers.
(1) Ail main switches and submain switches shall
be plainly marked so that the division, subdivisions, or
separate occupancies of the building which they control
can be quickly and positively identified. The mark Of
identification shall be securely affixed to the switch to
prevent its loss or misplacement.
(m} Ail service grounds shall be equipped with
ground rods, not less than eight (8) feet in length, Water.'
pipe systems will not be allowed.
{n) 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 must
start at the meter socket, main switch or C.T. can. Point
of attachment of ground clamps or approved ground connectors
shall be readily accessible, and shall not be in attics,
under floor or behind any equipment,
{o) Ail current transformer installations shall be
color coded as follows with minimum wire size of No. 12; two
(2) red, two (2) black, two (2) yellow, and one white common,
with No. 4 copper wire to an approved ground,
Sec. 7.47,5 Commercial Construction.
{a) The subfeed to each store must provide at least
three-wire, single-phase current or four-wire, three-phase
current of sixty-ampere capacity, and the conductor size shall
be not less than one and one-fourth-inch trade size.
(h) The subfeeder to each store must be protected
in the meter room with an approved indicating-type of circuit
breaker or a fused switch of not less than sixty-ampere
capacity, capaWe of properly fusing No. 4 conductors to
maintain switch on panel in each store,
(c) Color code. On all multiwire, lighting branch
circuits, color code will be required in compliance with
sections 210.4 and 210.5 of the National Electrical Code.
Switch legs will be considered as the hot wire of the circuit,
and must be of the same color as the circuit, except three-
and four-way travelers may be of a different Color.
(d) Convenience outlets per circuit:
Beauty parlors, etc. 2 maximum
Barbershops 3 maximum
Medical, dental and similar offices 3 maximum
Store show window{for spot lights) 4 maximum
Store show window {at floor) 6 maximum
Display areas in retail stores 6 maximum
School classrooms 6 maximum
Office space 4 maximum
Storage space 8 maximum
{e) The maximum number of Mogul base light sockets
shall not exceed three {3) per fifteen-ampere circuit, or
four {4) per twenty-ampere circuit. No conveniences receptacle
shall be permitted on a branch circuit supplying Mogul base
light sockets. The conductors for such circuits shall be
not less than No. 12.
{f) Single outlets or taps for signaling transformers,
bell-ringing transformers, clocks and similar low current
consuming applicances or equipment need not be counted when
the location of the tap or outlet precludes the use of the tap
or outlet for other purposes than for which it was installed.
{g) Maximum number outlets per circuit for lights
and receptacles:
Light outlets ............ 9 8 7 6 $ 4 3 2 1 0
Receptacles .............. 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 S
Sec. 7-47~ General requirements,
{a) Approved rigid metal conduit surface metal
raceways or electrical-metallic tubing shall be required for
light, heat and power in the wiring of apartment buildings
for three {3) families or more, in churches, schools, hotels,
theaters, public buildings, commercial buildings, manufacturing
establishments, private clubs, or similar occupancy.
('b) It shall be unlawful for any person to place,
tape around or otherwise conceal any improperly made
joint on any light, heat, or power circuit.
(c) The wiring for all electric ranges shall be a
minimum wire capacity of forty C40) amperes, to an approved
receptacle, for ranges of eight and three-fourths C8-3/4)
kw capacity or less. Conductor size shall be of at least
thirty ampere capacity. When oven circuit unit is separate
from surface unit, each unit shall be installed on a
separate circuit, served with condUctors of not less than thirty-
ampere capacity. An approved method of connection shall be
provided for each unit. (A range as referred to above would
be a complete cooking unit, consisting of both oven and
surface burners.)
Cd) The wiring for all water heaters shall be in a
minimum wire capacity of twenty C20) amperes. Water heaters
of one thousand Cl,000) watts or over shall operate on not
less than two hundred eight-volt circuit. Nonautomatic 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. Ail
leads to equipment shall be protected with Freefield or
equivalent material.
(el Fixed motors of one-third hp and over shall be
wired on separate circuits. It is recommended that motors
of three-fourths hp and over be operated on nothing less than
a two hundred eight-volt circuit. Motors over three
hp shall be protected against short circuits and overloading
by approved automatic control devices~
Cf) Flexible watertight raceway will be approved for
weatherproof flexible conduit where flexibility is needed.
(g) Short-radius ells, after referred to as "telephone"
ells, shall not be used in a run of conduit over five
feet long, measured from outlet-to-outlet, or from outlet-
to-fitting. The run of pipe shall be straight and shall not
include any additional ells.
(h) A sufficient number of receptacles shall be
installed in every dining room, breakfast room, living room
parlor, library, den, sunroom, recreation room and bedroom
so that any point on the wall will not be more than six (6)
feet distance from a convenient receptacle. Any free-wall
space in excess of four (4) feet shall have a receptacle
installed within that area, even though it may be nearer than
twelve (12) feet to another receptacle required in that
section of the room, and not more than two (2) receptacles
per circuit in kitchen, dining room and service area shall
be three-wire ground receptacles.
(i) When the above paragraph has been complied with
in residential occupancies, additional receptacles may
be installed in any one room without an increase in the number
of branch circuits, provided the possible demand has not been
increased.
(j) For the small appliance load in kitchens, laundry
areas, pantries, dining areas and breakfast rooms of
dwelling occupancies, one or more branch circuits shall be
provided for all receptacle outlets (other than outlet for
clock) in these rooms, and such circuits, shall have no other
outlets thereon. The conductors for such circuits, shall
be not smaller than twenty (20) amp capacity. The spacing
and number of receptacles per circuit shall comply with the
table in section 26(g).
(k) Portable cords attached to music boxes, marble
machines, floor or table lamps and other similar equipment,
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 free and clear.
(1) All stairways and parts of buildings under
demolition, erection or repair shall be adequately lighted
while persons are engaged at work.
(m) All electrical outlets used for portable electrical
tools shall be provided with three-wire polarized plugs,
and all portable electric tool cables shall be of three-
conductor type, and shall be grounded in accordance with
the National Electrical Code.
(n) Ail electrical switches, panels, wiring and other
temporary electrical equipment shall be maintained in a
safe and serviceable condition by qualified electricians.
Qualified electricians shall be required to patrol installa-
tions when considered necessary by the electrical inspector,
for safety to life while in use by other trades. Ail disconnect
switches controlling temporary light and power, except
emergency lighting such as barricades and walkways shall, when
considered necessary by the electrical inspector for safety
to life and property, be locked in the "off" position where
there is no qualified electrician on the job.
(o) Separately metered conductors shall not be
installed in the same raceway, except in load gutter in meter
room.
(p) In the wiring of cold-storage plants and rooms
or buildings of similar character, all wires used for light,
heat or power shall be installed in rigid galvanized or
sherardized metal threaded conduit, and galvanized metal
outlet boxes, cut-out and distribution cabinets and fittings
installed. Conduits shall be installed in such manner that
they will drain to the outlets and cabinets; conductors
installed on conduit must comply with the National Electrical
Code Standard for damp or wet locations, All conduits
entering or leaving refrigeration boxes must have an approved
seal-off fitting.
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{q) The minimum wire capacity for window display
lighting shall be not less than one hundred {100) watts
per linear foot and shall not exceed six (6] outlets per
circuit including the convenience receptacles and not more
than two {2) receptacles with each lighting circuit. The
minimum size wire for these circuits shall be twenty-amp
capacity. A minimum of two {2) outlets shall be required
at least one above the one below. All fixed lighting shall
be equipped with switches.
{r) Permanently installed electrical space heaters
in bathrooms shall be installed so that heaters will not be
easily exposed to combustible materials. But said heaters
shall not be installed behind doors, under or near towel
racks, or near shower curtains or window curtains. Each
heater must be on a separate circuit with a minimum wire
size of No, 12 AWG or larger,
{s) One branch circuit for signs shall be provided
for each store frontage for each individual occupancy, said
outlets to terminate outside, on or near the front of the
building. Sign outlets and window lighting shall be controlled
by wall switches. {It is suggested that these switches be
installed near panel, so that time clock installation, if
desired, will be conveniently located and less unsightly.)
{t} Sufficient bathroom and toilet lighting must be
installed and must be controlled by wall switches only.
{u) For protection against rust or corrosion, all
steel or iron outlet boxes, junction boxes, cabinets, gutters
and Similar type equipment fubject to rust or corrosion,
shall be protected with a zinc or cadmium coating by
either the galvanizing or sherardizing process.
{v) Wiring of slim line or end to end fixtures shall
be as follows: Asbestos one thousand-volt No, 14 wire or
RH No, 12 wire will be accepted for ci'rcuit wiring of
fixtures that are installed end to end, to the extent of
the supply of that circuit passing through fixture that it
supplies. The only permitted use of the fixture as 'a
raceway would be for those fixtures approved by the Under-
writers for that purpose, with special raceways, and RH No. 12
wiring would be accepted for additional circuits when installed
according to this approval.
Gas- and oil-burning equipment: Each unit shall be
on a separate circuit and be provided with a pilot light and
switch located near the entrance to the room where unit is
installed. Minimum wire size No, 12 or larger.
(w) Swimming pools: Ail conduits, junction boxes,
reinforcing steel, filter pump equipment, lighting fixtures
and similar metallic equipment must be bonded together and
connected to a common ground. Metallic parts of ladders
and diving boards must also be grounded. Ail underwater
pool lights must be of approved low voltage type.
Sec. 7~47.7 Feeders. The carrying capacity of each
feeder or subfeeder shall be based on the number of separate
circuits which it supplies, computed as follows:
(1) Overhead lighting circuits, assumed as having
one thousand (1,000) watts per ci'rcuit for each
fifteen-amp circuit.
(2) Convenience outlet circuits, assumed as having
one thousand {1,000) watts per circuit.
{5) Nonitemized and heavy duty circuit, specified
load for which designed.
{4) Underground direct burial circuits shall be
adequately sleeved under slabs, sidewalks, roads,
flower beds, or when entering or leaving a
building.
The maximum allowable
Sec. 7-47,8 Voltage drop.
voltage shall be as follows:
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(1) Lighting. Mains and feeders combined, one
percent drop from point of attachment to service
drops to point of distribution (panel) for
branch circuits. Branches, two (2) percent
from distribution panel to receivers.
(2) Power. Mains and feeders combined, three (5)
percent from point of attachment to service
drop, to distribution panel. Branches, one
percent from distribution point to receivers,
(5) Lighting and power combined. The maximum
allowable voltage drop for lighting and power
combined shall be one percent from point of
service entrance to final distribution point.
Branches shall be in accordance with the above
allowable voltage drop,
Sec. 7-47.9 ~9ard of adjustment, The City of Sebastian
Construction Board is hereby made the board of adjustment
of the electrical code,
SECTION III.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
becoming law., and shall expire 90 days from adoption unless sooner repealed,
SECTION IV,
If any section, subsection, 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 remaining portions of this
ordinance,
I HEREBY CERTIiFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
finally passed by the City Council of the City of Sehastian,
Florida, by a vote of FOR ~- AGAINST O , on the
/c~day of June,1983,
ATTEST:
City clerk