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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-87-17t~g!,.rt III, Ch. 7 Elec. Code. ORDINANCe, NO. / AN ORDINANCE OF Ti'{E CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING PARAGRAPI{ (B) OF SECTION 7-47.1 (INSPECTIONS); AME~ING PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION 7-47.2 (CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL); DELETING OLD SECTION 7-47.4 (A) THRU (P) AND ADDING A NEW SECTION '7-47..4 (A) THRU (J) (SERVICE ENTRANCE STANDARDS); DELETING OLD SECTION 7-47.5 (A) THRU (G) (COMMERCIAL CON- STRUCTION) AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 7--47.5 (A) THRU (C) (COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION); DELETING OLD SECTION 7-47.6 (A) THRU (Y) (GENERAl, REQUIREMENTS) AND ADDLING A NEW SECTION 7-47.6 (A) THRU ([[) (GENERAL REQUIREMENTS) AND THEREBY AMENDING LOCAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE NATIONAl, ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The City of Sebastian Construction Board has made several recommendations to the City Council to make local modifications to the National Electrical Code. and, WHEREAS, The City Council agrees with the recommendations of the Construction Board, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I That paragraph (b) of Section 7-47.1 (Inspections) is hereby deleted and a new paragraph (b) to Section 7-47.1 (inspections) is hereby enacted, which new .paragraph (b) reads as follows: "(b) All raceways, wire, and cable shall be in place and all joints made with approved mechanical connectors. Service switch, distribution panel, and metering center shall be set and wired. If due to structural conditions, panels or meters, or both, cannot be set, inspections may be given at a later time with special permission of the City Building Inspector, but such devices shall be in place before tile system is energized with electric power. No such wiring or installation shall be considered ready for inspection until completed as specified herein. Circuit breakers shall be installed for finai inspection." SECTION II That paragraph (a) of Section 7-47.2 (Certificate of Approval) is hereby deleted and a new .paragraph (a) to Section 7-47.2 (Cer- tificate of Approval) is hereby enacted, which new paragraph (a) .reads as follows: "(a) Upon the satisfactory completion of the slab inspection (required when conduit is -~.nstal'l. ed in or under the slab) or the rough-in inspection, approval shall be noted on the electrical permit card. This approval shall give the date of each inspection and the initials of the inspector making each inspection." -1- SECTION III That old Section 7-47.4 (Service entrance standards) paragraphs (a) thru (p) is hereby deleted and a new Section 7-47.4 (Service entrance standards) paragraphs (a) thru (j) is hereby enacted, which new section reads as foll. ows: "Sec. 7-47.4. Service entrance standards. (a) Ail service masts shall be run in approved threaded steel conduit, minimum size two (2) inch, that must be properly secured and have a minimum clearance thirty (30) inches above the roof unless written 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 underslab service entrance conductors or sub-feeds shall be in rigid conduit or PVC No. 40 or IMC. (d) Temporary services shall have a minimum of ten (10) feet clearance, be of approved material, and be properly braced and supported. (e) Ail service entrance conductors shall be in conduit. (f) Only threaded metal conduit will be accepted when exposed to the weather and must be galvanized or equivalent. (g) Service disconnect shall be located at the nearest point of any service entry not to exceed five (5) feet unless preceeded by main disconnect and shall not be installed in any bathroom, bedroom, closet, or kitchen cabinet. (h) Ail service grounds shall be equipped with ground rods not less than eight (8) feet in length. Water pipe systems will not be allowed as grounds. (i) The service and equipment ground shall be taken from the nearest possible point of the system service after the service is attached to the building and shall start at the meter socket, main swith, or C.T. carl. Point of attachment of ground clamps or approved ground connectors shall be readily accessible and shall not be in any attic, under any floor, or behind any equipment. (j) Bondin9 to the main service to the metalic tubin9 piping of the water system shall have an equal size ground wire as that going to the grounding electrode. The minimum wire shall be No. 4 continous from the meter ground bar 'to the grounding electrode, then to a ½ inch minimum metal, lc cold water stubout, .if available. A jumper is required between the hot and cold water pipes above the hot water tank before the shut-off valves, or from the panel ground bar to the hot water tank, cold water line. The followin§ shall also be required: All connectors shall be readily visible; Grounding electrode conductors shall be sleeved. If PVC is used as such sleeve, tear drop style clamps shall be used as the grounding electrode. SECTION iV That old Section 7-47.5 (Commercial Construction) paragraphs (a) thru (g) is hereby deleted and a new Section 7-47.5 (Co~lercial. Construction) paragraphs (a) thru (g) is hereby enacted, which new Section reads as follows: -2- "Sec. 7-47.5. Co~nmercial Const:ruction. (a) The service or sub-feed in any commercial installation shall not be less than one hundred (100) ampere capacity and shall be a minimum raceway size of one and one half inch (1½") trade size. (b) Convenience Outlets per circuit: Beauty Parlors 2 max imum Barber Shop 2 max imum Maximum number of receptacles per circuit in a commercial. building shall be four(4). (c) Single outlets or taps for signaling transformers, bell-ringin9 transformers, clocks and similar low current con- sumin9 appliances 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." SECTION V That old Section 7-47.6 (General Requirements) consisting of paragraphs (a) thru (y) is hereby deleted and a new Secti. on 7-47.6 (General Requirements) consisting of paragraphs (a) thru (i) is hereby enacted, which new Secti. on reads as follows: ~ "Sec. 7 -4 7.6 ,G_'.e~_e,.r~,_a,~iL_,,R,,.~qui remen t s. (a) Approved rigid metal conduit surface metal raceways or electrical-metallic tubing shall be required, for light', heat, and power in the wiring of multi-family dwellings for three(3) families or more, and in churches, schools, hotels, theatres, other public buildings, commercial buildings, manufacturing establishments, private clubs, and all similar occupancies. (b) All electrical range circuits shall not be less than No. 6 conductor for ranges of 10 kilowatt capacity or less with a maximJ.m current protection of fifty (50) ampere capacity. When the oven unit is seperate from surface unit, each unit shall be installed on a seperate circuit. Oven circuits shall not be less than No. ten (].0) conductor with a maximum of circuit protection of thirty (30) amperes and the cook top shall, not be less than No. eight (8) conductor with a maximum of forty (40) ampere pro- tection. (A "range" as referred to herein is a complete cooki, ng unit with both oven and surface burner.-s). (c) The wiring for all water heater's shall be in a minimum wire capacity of twenty (20) amperes. Water heaters of one thousand (1,000) watts or more shall operate on not less than two hundred and eight (208) volt circuit. Non-automatic water heaters shall be equipped with a pilot light and indicating switch that shall be in a conspi, cious place inside the building, preferably in the kitchen or hall. Points of electrical con- necti, ons for heaters and replacement of elements shall be easily accessible. Ali. leads to equipment shall be protected wi. th Greenfield or equivalent material. (d) For the small appliance load in kitchens~'~, laundry areas, pantries, dini,19 areas and breakfast areas of dwell, lng occupancies, one or more branch circuits shall be provided for all receptacle outlets (other then outl. et for c.lock) .i~ ti~e~e rooms and such circuits shall have no other outlets thereon. The co~]ductors for such circu.its shall not be smaller than twenty (20) ampere capacity. The number of outlets per circuit for lights and receptacles in residences are: Light outlets ......... 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 0 Receptacles ........... 0 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kitchen, breakfast room, nooks, and dining rooms - two receptacles per circuit. Kitchen may have one receptacle and one fixed app].iance, i.e., dishwasher or disposal. (e) No. 14 wire ,lay be used throughout a residence except in the areas listed in (d) above. Only No. 2 aluminum wire or larger shall be approved when proper connectors, terminals, and corrosion inhibitors are also used. (f) Portable cords attached to music boxes, marble machines, floor lamps, table lamps, and other similar equipment shall not exceed s'i.x (6) feet in length when measured from the equipment to the outlet supplying the electric current. Cords shall not be nailed down° tacked, or held with strings or other supports; They sl~a].l be free and clear. (g) All stairways and parts of buildings under demolition, construction, or repair sba].] be adequately lighted while any persol] is engaged in a~]y work on tile premises. (h) Seperate].y metered conductors shall not be installed in the same raceway except in load gut. ret in meter room. (i) ir'] the wiring of a cold storage plant and rooms or buJ..ldings of similar character, all wires used for light heat, or power shall be .installed in rigid galvanized or rigid sherardized metal tl]readed conduit or rigid aluminum conduit. Outlet boxes sllal, 1 be made of galvanized metal o.r aluminum. PVC conduits, fittings and outlet boxes are acceptable within their temperature l. imJtations and when approved by the Building Department. Con- duits shall be il~sta.lled so that they will. drain toward the outlets and cabinets; Conductors install_ed in conduit shall comply with the National Electrical Code Standards for damp or wet locations. All conduits entering or leaving refrigeration boxes shall be seal.ed ()ff." SECTION VI Except as modified herein, no part of Article Iii of Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Sebastian sha.ll be construed to be modified by t:l'],is Ordinance. SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon final passage by the City Council. I HEREBY CERTIFY that Notice of Public Hearing on this Ordinance was duly published in the Veto Beach PRESS JOURNAL,, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Sebastian; that a public hearing hereon was held on the ~-qP~ day of ~ty~/,¢ at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall, and that immediately following said public hearing this ordinance was passed by the City Council by a vote of for passage and 0 votes against passage.