2000-96 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 69 - ELECTRICAL CODE

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� I ORDINANCE NO. 2000-96 I ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 69 - -ELECTRICAL CODE - BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section l. That Chapter 69 of the City Code of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, amended and modified at Sections 2, 9 A, 10 A (1) and (4), and 10 B 4 (h) thereof, so that said Sections 2, 9 A, 10 A(1) and(4), and 10 B 4 (h) as amended, shall provide as follows: 2. ELECTRICAL CODE. The same having been duly placed and remained on file as required by law, and subject to the additions, modifications, changes or deletions set out in this Chapter, the National Electrical Code, 1999 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association, the same being found and declared by the Council to be regulations as defined by applicable statute, is hereby adopted by reference and the same to be known, and which may be cited, as "The Electrical Code" of the City, and which shall have the scope and applicability as therein set out, except as modified by the provisions of this Chapter. 9. UTILITY SPECIFICATIONS. A. All newly installed electrical services sha11 be in conformance with "Electrical Meter Standards for Electrical Contractors," effective January 1, 1999 by Illinois Power,unless otherwise provided herein. 10. CODE APPLICATIONS- SPECIFIC. A. New buildings of all types: 1) The 1999 edition of the National Electrical Code written by the Fire Protection Association will be the accepted code for all electrical wiring installations with the exception of Article 230-70 (a) "Location of service disconnecting means." Said Article 230-70 is hereby amended to provide as follows: