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HomeMy WebLinkAbout023974 ORD - 03/21/2000AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CHAPTER 13, BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS, TO ADOPT THE 1999 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS, AS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ELECTRIC CODE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the 1999 Edition of the National Electric Code was approved at the National Fire Protection Association, Inc,, Annual Meeting, on May 18-21, 1998; released by the National Fire Protection Association Standards Council on July 16, 1998; and approved as an American National Standard on August 6, 1998; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi desires to amend the City of Corpus Christi Electrical Code to adopt the 1999 National Electric Code, including the changes made since the 1996 edition of the National Electric Code, for regulatory purposes and in the interest of life and property protection; and WHEREAS, the Electrical Advisory Board has reviewed and recommended the adoption of the 1999 National Electric Code, with the local changes proposed in this ordinance, as the City of Corpus Christi Electric Code; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City of Corpus Christi Electrical Code, as adopted by Section 13-2 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 13-3. Electrical code. "In order to prevent the rapid deterioration of electrical materials and equipment from severe atmospheric and underground corrosive action and to maintain minimum standards adopted by the City over the years, and with the following additions, deletions, and revisions, the National Electrical Code, 1999 edition, a copy of which, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, made public record by this Section, and on file in the City Secretary's office, is incorporated by reference and adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Corpus Christi: (1) Section 90-2(b)(5) is revised to read as follows: "90-2. Scope. "(b) Not Covered. This Code does not cover the following. .go3ogAo. oc 0 2 3 9 7 4 "(5) Installations, including associated lighting, under the exclusive control of electric utilities for the purpose of communications, metering, generation, control, transformation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy. Such installations shall be located in buildings used exclusively by utilities for such purposes; outdoors on property owned or leased by the utility; on or along public highways, streets, roads, riGhts-of-way, etc.; or outdoors on private property by ostablichod rightc c~ch as in irrevocable easements, which have been filed for record with the county clerk's office. Permits and inspections are required for electric utilitv companies, their emploVees and agents, to install exterior lightinG, except exterior liGhtinG installed on property owned or leased bv the utility,-e.x-ter-k~ lighting Ioc3tod in public streets or alley rights-of-way_, and exterior liclhtinG lesated-in irrevocable utility or electric easements roGordod on pl~ts filod for record in tho pLlt recordc of tho county clork'c offico. If the easement on which the outdoor lighting is being installed is not shown on a plat that is filed for record with the county clerk's office, the electrical utility must present a mad or survey showing the location of the easement and the location of the proposed outdoor liGhtinG when aDplyinq for an electrical permit." (2) Article 90 is amended by adding a new Section 90-10, to read as follows: "90-10. Individual metering required. A building or buildings containing more than five (5) dwelling units shall provide for individual meterinG or submeterina of each dwelling unit." (3) Section 210-7 is amended by adding new subsections (g) and (h), to read as follows: "210-7. Receptacles and Cord Connectors. "(cl) Minimum amDeracle. All circuits, except liqhtina circuits, shall have conductors sized to provide a minimum current CaPacity of twenty (20) amperes. "(h) Maximum number of fixtures and receptacles. "(1__~) Not more than ten (10) incandescent lighting fixtures and/or c~eneral use receptacles (duplex) shall be installed on a one hundred twenty (120) volt branch circuit. "(2) Not more than three (3) electrical connections or receptacles (duplex) shall be installed on each of the reGuired small appliance circuits in dwellings. Anv electrical connections used to power equipment reduce the number of R90309AC,DOC receptacles allowed on the small appliance circuit bv the number of separate connections. "(3) Not more than three (3) receptacles (duplex) shall be installed on each reGuired bathroom circuit in dwellings. "(4._)) For circuits supplying liGhtinG fixtures havincl ballasts, transformers, or autotransformers, the computed load based on the total ampere ratings of such fixtures shall determine the number of fixtures on aliqhtinG circuit." (4) Article 210 is amended by adding a new Section 210-51, to read as follows: "210-51. Receptacles ReQuired. The following listed buildings shall have a minimum of one ('1) receptacle installed for every twenty (20) feet measured horizontally around the interior wall at the floor level of each room, excluding storage rooms: "Office BuildinGs "Restaurants "Taverns Bank BuildinGs Mechanical Garages Studios" (5) Section 210-52(b)(1) is revised to read as follows: "210-52. Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets. * * * "(b) Small Appliances. "{1) In the kitchen, pantry, breakfast room, dining room, laundrv/utility room, or similar area of a dwelling unit, the two or more 20-ampere small appliance branch circuits required by Section 210-11(c)(1) shall serve all receptacle outlets covered by Sections 210-52(a) and (c) and receptacle outlets for refrigeration equipment." (6) Section 210-52(b)(2) is amended by adding a new exception 3 to read as follows: "210-52. Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets. * * * "(b) Small Appliances. "(2) ** * , , , , , "Exception No. 3: A receptacle or electrical connection installed to power a vent hood located in a kitchen above a cooking surface." R90309AC,DOC 4 (7) Section 230-70 is amended by adding a new subsections (d) and (e), to read as follows: "230-70. General. Means shall be provided to disconnect all conductors in a building or other structure from the service-entrance connectors. "(d) Minimum Fault Current Protection. All electrical service entrance equipment, except for temporary construction loops, shall be provided with fault current protection of not less than twentv-two thousand (22,000) amps. When approved bv the building official or his authorized representative, the provisions of this article need not aPDIV to anv particular installation for which compliance with the National Electrical Code has been certified bv a professional registered engineer in the State of Texas." "(e) Exception For Certain Lighting Fixtures Installed on Poles. A service disconnect means is not reeuired on a pole with a lighting fixture, if: "(1) The pole is in a location accessible to the public, such as in parkinq lots, parks, etc., and a disconnecting means is installed in the circuit powering the fixture at a secure location, or "(2) The fixture and all wiring Dreviding power to the fixture are under the exclusive control of an electric distribution utility." (8) Section 250-52(c)(1) is revised to read as follows: "(1) Electrodes of pipe shall not be shall be smaller than 3/4 in. trade size, and, where of iron or creel, chall have the outer su~acc galvanized or otheRvice metal coated for corrocion protection and shall be made of brass or copper." (9) Section 300-1 is amended by adding a new subsection (c), to read as follows: "300-1. Scope. "(c). Raceways or metal clad cables in commercial buildings. All commercial buildings shall be wired in electrical conduits or with metal clad cables, except as provided herein. "{1) Exceptions to raceways or metal clad cables, Raceways or metal clad cables will not be reGuired when structures were originally constructed and used as single-family, sinGle-story, residential-use buildings, and which are thereafter converted to commercial usage if, at the time such building is converted to commercial usage, such preexisting electrical wirinG, ecluipment and fixtures in such structures conform to all other applicable provisions of this code. To obtain R90309AC.DOC the benefit of the exemption qranted by this article, the owner or occupant of such buildincl must obtain an inspection for a certificate of occupancy as recluired. Any installation of new electrical wiring, fixtures or apparatus installed in any building which was converted to commercial usage, or any rewirinQ of such structure shall be wired in raceways or metal clad cables. "(21 Construction/development temporary buildinqs. Temporary buildinqs, the uses of which are incidental to construction operations or sale of lots during development beincl conducted on the same or adioinincl tract or subdivision and which shall be removed upon completion of development, are not recluired to be wired in raceways or metal clad cables. (10) Section 300-3 is amended by adding a new subsection (d), to read as follows: "300-3. Conductors. "(d) Prohibited Conductors. As of March 1982, the use of aluminum conductors of No. 2 clauQe and smaller shall be prohibited in electrical wirincl installations, except that exterior, overhead conductors shall be exempted from this prohibition." (11) Section 300-5 is amended by adding a new subsection (k), to read as follows: "300-5. Underground Installations. "(k) Underclround Electrical Conduit. All underground installations of sinelie runs or clrouped runs of electrical conduit shall be nonmetallic." (12) Article 338 is amended by adding a new Section 338-7, to read as follows: "338-7. Service Entrance Conductor and Subfeed Installation Methods, Service entrance conductors and sub feeds to electrical distribution panels shall run in conduits or raceways. A masthead used for support of service drop conductors shall extend not less than forty-two ('42) inches above the roof and shall be two (2~ inches or larcler riqid metal conduit." (13) Article 384C is amended by adding new Sections 384-21 and 384-22, to read as follows: "384-21. Sl~are Raceways. For each panel a spare one-inch raceway shall be installed from the panel to an accessible location. "Exception No. 1: A spare raceway is not required if there is no access in the attic or from floor above or below the Danel. R90309AC, DOC "Exception No. 2: A sDare raceway is not required if the walls and ceilinq adjacent to Dane/are not covered. "384-22. Spare Circuits. One (1) spare circuit shall be installed for every five (5) circuits in all new buildings." (14) Section 440-11 is revised to read as follows: "440-1 I. General. "(a) Purpose. The provisions of Part B are intended to require disconnecting means capable of disconnecting air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, including motor- compressors and controllers from the circuit conductors. See Figure 430-1. "(b) Branch Circuits. A disconnecting means shall be provided in the unarounded conductors of each branch circuit to electrically operated air conditionina components. "(c) Fusible disconnect. A fusible disconnect switch shall be installed for sinale phase air conditioning equipment of five (5) tons ratinq or less. "(d) IntegralIv install components. Disconnecting means shall not be required on equipment with integralIv installed disconnecting means." (15) Section 440-14 is revised to read as follows: "440-14. Location. Disconnecting means shall be located within sight from._cnd readily accessible from, and within six (6) feet of the air-conditioning or refrigerating equipment. The disconnecting means shall be permitted to be installed on or within the air-conditioning or refrigerating equipment." (16) The first paragraph of Section 514-8 is revised to read as follows: "5'14-8. Underground Wiring. Underground wiring shall be installed in threaded rigid mctal conduit or throadod ctool intcrmediato rectal conduit schedule 80 Electrical PVC. Any portion of electrical wiring or equipment that is below the surface of a Class I, Division 1 or Division 2 location (as defined in Table 514-2) shall be considered to be in a Class I, Division 1 location, which shall extend at least to the point of emergence above grade. Refer to Table 300-5." "Exception No. 1: Type MI cable shaft be permitted where it is installed in accordance with Article 330. "Exception No. 2: Rigid nonmetallic conduit complying with Article 347 shall be permitted where burfed under not less than 2 ft (610 mm) of cover. Whoro dgid nonmot311ic conduit is ucod, thro3dod rfgid mot31 conduit or throadod stool intormodioto mot3l conduit sh3ll bo u~,od for tho I,~st 2 ft (610 mm) of tho undorgreund run to omorgonco or to tho point of connoction to tho 3bovoground r3co~y, ~nd ~n An R90309AC,DOC equipment grounding conductor shall be included to provide electrical continuity of the raceway system and for grounding of noncurrent-carrying metal parts. (17) Chapter 6 is amended by adding a new Article 696, to read as follows: "ARTICLE 696 -- ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED FENCING "696-1 Electrically-charged fencing. Installation of electrically-chained fencincl for the purpose of security, animal containment and other similar uses shall be in accordance with approved Underwriters' Laboratories, or anv other nationally recoanized testing aaencV, devices. Upon installation such fencin<3 shall be clearly identified with signage not to exceed a fifty-foot maximum spacine on this electrical fencina. The signaqe shall be leclible from a distance of five (5) feet and shall be properly maintained while fence is in use." SECTION 2. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented hereunder shall constitute an offense, punishable as provided in Section13-1 of the City Code of Ordinances. SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. R90309AC.DOC That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the ~ day of ~"/~.~C~'F__/h ,2000, by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Mark Scott Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales Rex A, Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria A'I'I'EST: A~ City Secretary Mayor, The City of~ APPROVED: 17~h day of February, 2000: James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney By: ~7. i~ Attorney 023974 R90309AC.DOC PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas } County of Nueces } SS: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 3377576 PO# Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell G. Coleman, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice- President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 023974 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on the World Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 27TM day(s) of MARCH, 2000. TWO (2) Time(s) Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3RD day(s) of APRIL, 2000. Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas CONNIE HARALSON Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 5/14/01.