2011-51 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 69 - ELECTRICAL CODE

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Chapter 69 (Amended, Ordinance No. 2002-16, April 1, 2002) (Amended, Ordinance No. 95-15, April 3, 1995) (a) Whenever a new electrical service or wiring of new building additions or rewiring with three (3) or more additional circuits, the following shall also apply: 1. Service: The size and usage of appliance and equipment shall be used as the basis for determining the need for additional facilities in accordance with the latest adopted edition of this Electrical Code. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-81, September 6, 2005) 2. Receptacles: Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one grounded type receptacle. Every bathroom shall contain at least one duplex wall receptacle and be protected by a GFCI. Any new receptacle must be of the grounded type and installed as per the NEC. Existing 3-wire grounded type receptacles, wired to a 2-wire system, shall either be grounded as per the NEC,protected by a GFCI, or replaced by a 2-wire receptacle. 3. Lighting fixtures: Every public hall, interior stairway, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room basements and attics or utility rooms used for storage or contain equipment requiring servicing shall contain at least one electric lighting fixture controlled by a wall switch at the usual point of entry. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-81, September 6, 2005) 4. Electricals stem hazards: The following items are declared to be hazardous Y g and it shall be unlawful to create, maintain or permit the same to exist. a. Conductors or devices carrying electrical energy in excess of the approved rated capacity; b. Electrical wiring, of all types, not supported in an approved manner (existing wiring will be allowed on bottom of joists in basements if secured at intervals to eliminate sagging);