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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-033NO 49- 33 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DENTON BY ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1978 EDITION, WITH CERTAIN DELE- TIONS AND AMENDMENTS, PRESCRIBING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF WORK, AND ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT OF A BOND, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW CODE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS PART I That Sections 9-1 and 9-6 of Article I, Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows ARTICLE I IN GENERAL Section 9-1 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1978 EDITION, REQUIRED The National Electrical Code, 1978 Edition, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Secretary, is hereby adopted and designated as the Electrical Code of the City the same as though said volume of such code were copied at length herein, subject to the deletions and amendments enumerated hereafter 1 Section 210-8 GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT PROTECTION (a) DWELLING UNITS (1) All 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20-ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms and garages of dwelling units may have ground -fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel (2) All 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20-ampere receptacles installed outdoors where there is direct grade level access to the dwelling unit and to the receptacles may have ground -fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel Bathroom A bathroom is an area including a basin with one or more of the following A toilet, a tub, or a shower Such ground -fault circuit interrupter protection may be provided for other circuits, locations, and occupancies, and where used, will provide additonal protection against line -to -ground shock hazard 2 Section 210-8(b) is deleted 3 Section 250-81(a) (a) A metal undergound water pipe in direct contact with the earth for 10 feet or more (including any metal well casing effectively bonded to the pipe) and elec- trically continuous (or made electrically continuous by bonding around insulating joints or sections or insulating pipe) to the point of connection of the grounding electrode conductor and the bonding con- ductors Continuity of the grounding path or the bonding connection to interior piping shall not rely on water meters 4 Section 336-3 USES PERMITTED OR NOT PERMITTED Type NM and Type NMC cables shall be permitted to be used in one and two family dwellings, or multi- family dwellings not exceeding three floors above grade For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor designed for human habitation which is level with or above finished grade of the exterior wall line of 50 per- cent or more of its perimeter Section 9-6 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF WORK In all new work or revisions of old work, new knob and tube wiring systems shall not be used for interior wiring in the City All work shall be in metal conduit except single and multi- family dwellings not exceeding three floors above grade Other specific exceptions may be permitted with a written permit from the city electrical inspector authorizing such specifications Aluminum wire and copper -clad aluminum wire smaller than No 6 Gauge shall be prohibited Aluminum wire and copper -clad aluminum wire No 6 Gauge and larger may be used only with approved connectors and terminals PART II That Section 9-34 of Article III "Master and Journeyman Elec- trician", Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby deleted PART III Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars Each day such a violation shall continue or be permitted, shall be treated as a separate offense PART IV That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any per- son or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent juris- -2- diction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity PART V That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED This the L� ay of , 1978 J MITCH L , MAYOR TY OF DENTON, TEXAS ATTEST BPPDKS'HOLT, CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS -3-