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Home My WebLink About07031ORDINANCE NO. 7031 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE IV OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2002 EDITION, PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, 1 BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, AND THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996, PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIAL (ICBO), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS (IAPMO), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (IAEI), PACIFIC COAST ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION (PCEA) AND NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS (NEMA), AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Bracketing indicates material being deleted; underscoring indicates material being added.) SECTION 1 Section 1 of Chapter 3 of Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 -3 -1: National Electrical Code And The Uniform Administrative Code Provisions - Adoption by Reference: The National Electrical Code [1999] 2002 Edition, promulgated by the National Fire Protection association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, referred to as the "N.E.C." is adopted in its entirety and the Uniform Administrative Code Provision for the National Electrical Code 1996 Edition, promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601 -2298, hereinafter referred to as the "U.A.C.P." are adopted and enacted by reference; provided; however, that the following portions of the U.A.C.P. are not adopted and are expressly deleted: Section 301.2 entitled "Exempt Work" and Table No.3 -A, Chapter 3 entitled "Electrical Permit Fees." Copies of the N.E.C. and adopted Appendices and the U.A.C.P. are available in the office of the Pueblo Regional Building Department ( "Department'), for distribution and sale to the public. SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 3 of Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code, is amended by the following additions: (a� Section 230 -70 of the N.E.C. is amended by the addition of new subparagraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows: "(d) The length of service entrance conductors from the meter base to the main disconnecting means shall be located immediately back to back or side to side of the meter. The length of such conductor shall not exceed five (5) feet in length." "(e) When a service disconnect is located within a dedicated interior electrical room it shall have at least one (1) entrance directly from the exterior of the structure." fb Article 334.10 of the N.E.C. Uses Permitted is amended to read as follows: Type NM, Type NMC. and Type NMS cables shall be permitted to be used in the following: M 1� One- and two - family dwellings Q Multifamily dwellings and other structures, except as prohibited in section 334.12. u Cable trays, where the cables are identified for the use FPN: See Section 310.10 for temperature limitation of conductors. a. Toe NM. Type NM cable shall be permitted for both exposed and concealed work in normally dry locations. It shall be permissible to install or fish Type NM cable in air voids in masonry block or tile b. Type NMC Tvpe NMC cable shall be permitted as follows: 1. 2. 3. For both exposed and concealed work in dry, moist, damp, or corrosive locations In outside and inside walls of masonry block or tile finish c. Type NMS Type NMS cable shall be permitted for both exposed and concealed work in normally dry locations. It shall be permissible to install or fish Type NMS cable in air voids in masonry block or tile walls where such walls are not exposed or subject to excessive moisture or dampness Tvpe NMS cable shall be used as permitted in Article 780. Lc) Article 334.12 of the N.E.C. Uses Not Permitted is amended to read as follows: a. Types NM NMC and NMS. Types NM NMC. and NMS cables shall not be used in the following: 1. In any multifamily dwelling or other structure exceeding three floors above grade 2. As service- entrance cable. For the purpose of this article the first floor of a building shall be that floor that has 50 3. In commercial aaraaes havina hazardous (classified) locations as provided in Section 511.3 4. In theaters and similar locations, except as provided in Article 518. Places of Assembly 5. In motion picture studios 6. In storage battery rooms 7. In hoist ways 8. Embedded in poured cement, concrete, or aggregate 9. In any hazardous (classified location, except as permitted by Sections 501 -4(b), Exception, 502 -4(b). Exception, and 504 -20 b. Types NM and NMS. Types NM and NMS cable shall not be installed in the following: 1. Where exposed to corrosive fumes or vapors 2. Where embedded in masonry, concrete, adobe, fill, or plaster 3. In a shallow chase in masonry, concrete, or adobe and covered with plaster, adobe, or similar finish Article 408.15 of the N.E.C. is amended by the addition of a new paragraph to read as follows: A new panelboard shall have sufficient ampacity and space of at least four (4) full size breakers space for future usaae. (ea) Section 72541(A) is amended by the addition of a new paragraph 2.5 to read as follows: (2.5) A listed Class 2 wiring system for all thermostat controller(s) for residential use shall have a minimum of six (6) conductors SECTION 3 Subsections 3(d) and 3(e) of Chapter 3 of Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code, are hereby amended to read as follows: (d) Section 301.1 of the U.A.C.P. entitled "Permits Required" is amended by the addition of two (2) paragraphs to read as follows: Permits for low voltage control and signaling systems as defined in Articles 725 through [760] 830 of the N.E.C. may be issued to persons not licensed as electrical contractors provided such persons register with the Department, and otherwise comply with all codes with respect to installation and permits. All systems supplying power that may normally be supplied by an electrical utility, such as, but not limited to solar, wind, hydro and other generated sources, shall require a permit and inspection. (e) [Appendix B] Aooendices A -F of the [1999] 2002 N.E.C. [is] are hereby adopted in [its] their entirety. SECTION 4. A public hearing to consider the adoption of the National Electrical Code, 2002 Edition, with modifications, and the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, 1996 Edition, with modifications shall be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 City Hall Place, Pueblo, Colorado at 7:30 p.m. on August 11, 2003. The City Clerk is directed to publish notice of such hearing pursuant to Section 31 -16 -203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. SECTION 5 The adoption of this Ordinance, the 2002 National Electrical Code and the 1996 Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, shall not create any duty to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity with regard to the enforcement or nonenforcement of this Ordinance or said code. No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall have any private right of action, claim, or civil liability remedy against the City of Pueblo or Building Department, or their officers, employees or agents, for any damage arising out of our in any connected with the adoption, enforcement, or nonenforcement of this Ordinance or said code. Nothing in the Ordinance or in said code shall be construed to create any liability, or to waive any of the immunities, limitations on liability, or other provisions of the Governmental Immunity Act, Section 24 -10 -101, C.R.S. et seq., or to waive any immunities or limitation on liability otherwise available to the City of Pueblo or the Pueblo Regional Building Department, or their officers, employees or agents. SECTION 6 If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or the adopted 2002 National Electrical Code or the adopted 1996 Uniform Administrative Code Provisions is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or of the 2002 National Electrical Code or of the 1996 Uniform Administrative Code Provisions. SECTION 7. The Council finds and declares that a certified true copy of the National Electrical Code, 2002 Edition, and the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition, has been on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pueblo for not less than 15 days preceding the public hearing referred to in Section 4 of this Ordinance, and shall remain in said office for public inspection. After adoption of the Ordinance, a copy of the 2002 National Electrical Code and the 1996 Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National Electrical Code shall be kept in the office of the Pueblo Regional Building Department in the City of Pueblo Colorado. Copies of the 2002 National Electrical Code and the 1996 Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National Electrical Code shall be available through the Pueblo Regional Building Department for purchase by the public at a moderate price. SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage. INTRODUCED July 14, 2003 BY Al Gurule Councilperson APPROVED: President of City Council ATTEST: City rk PASSED AND APPROVED August 11, 2003