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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1136 ORDINANCE NO. 1136 AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 310 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 310; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDE FOR ADOPTING THE 1984 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE AND FUTURE AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS; PROVIDING NEW PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING FOR A $1,000.00 FINE FOR VIOLATIONS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERETO; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF ITS ADOPTING AND PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that: SECTION 1. The 1984 Edition of the National Electric Code be and is hereby adopted as the Electric Code of this City. Any future revision or amendment to the National Electric Code shall be effective in this City. SECTION 2. The fees to be charged under the Electric Code shall be as follows: (a) Any person granted a permit under this division shall pay to the City a fee therefore to cover the cost of inspections under this ordinance. Such fee shall be in the following amounts for commercial: (1) First 10 outlets for lighting fixtures, switches, or receptacles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each additional outlet for lighting fixtures, switches, or receptacles ........................... (2) For the first 10 lighting fixtures.................. For each additional lighting fixture................ (3) Ceiling fans, each ................................. (4) Motor, including motor controls, up to and including 3/4 H. P ., each...................................... Over 3/4 H.P. and less than 5 H.P................... 5 H.P. and less than 15 H.P......................... 15 H.P. and less than 50 H.P........................ 50 H.P. and less than 100 H.P....................... (5) Electric generator up to and including 10 ki10wa t t s, each .................................... (6) Billboard lighting -- fees as provided herein, according to the number of openings and the number of fixtures and according to the size of the service. -1- $ 2.00 .15 2.00 .15 .35 1.00 2.00 4.75 6.00 15.00 15.00 (7) Primary wiring to sign, each ....................... 1. 35 Each additional circuit ............................ .75 (8) Sign connection, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) Connection of sign to existing circuit ............. (10) X-Ray machine, each ................................ (11) Motion Picture projection machine, each ............ (12) Complete unit of motion picture sound equipment including circuit, pick-up devices, sound panel, and speakers within the building.................... Each additional speaker outside the building........ (13) Rectifier, each ........ ............. .............. 1.35 1.35 15.00 7.50 7.50 .35 2.00 -(14) Domestic electric range, each ...................... 2.00 (15) Commercial electric range, each.................... 5.00 (16) Transformer type welder, each ...................... 2.00 Generator type welders, each -- according to size of motor as provided herein (17) Service, not exceeding 30 amperes.................. 1.35 30 - 60 amperes ................................... 2.00 60 - 100 amperes .................................. 3.00 Over 100 amperes .................................. 7.50 (18) Power transformer, each ........................... 3.00 (19) Bell type transformer, each ....................... .35 (20) Temporary service ................................. 3.00 (21) Festoon lighting .................................. 1.35 (22) Kiln, each ....................................... . (23) Service to mobile-home trailer .................... (24) Room heater, each ................................. (25) Dryer, each ....................................... (26) Washing machine, each ............................. (27) Electric water heater, each ....................... (28) Floor furnace, each ............................... (29) Central heat, each ................................ (30) Compactor, each................................... -2- 2.00 3.00 .75 1.50 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 (31) Disposal, each ....................................... 1.00 (32) Vent-a-hood, each .................................... 1.00 (33) Dishwasher, each ..................................... 1.00 (34) Domestic precipitator, each .......................... Commercial or industrial precipitator ................ 1.50 7.50 (35) Low voltage switch, each -- fees as provided herein for similar equipment of high voltage rating (36) Window type air-conditioner, each .................... 1.50 (37) Set of boiler controls, each ..... .... ......... ....... 3.00 (38) Set of central air conditioning controls ............. .35 (39) Computing machine, each .............................. 3.00 (40) For minor repairs involving neither new installations nor relocating existing equipment .................... 3.00 (41) For installation of electrical equipment not herein specified............................................ 3.00 Such fee shall be in the following amounts for residential. This includes all living units including multi-family but not hotels and motels which are classified commercial. Single Family Residence up to 1600 sq. ft. .................. 1600 - 2000 sq. ft................... 2000 sq. ft. or more................. $ 50.00 $ 75.00 $100.00 Multi living units each unit............................ $ 50.00 (b) If the office of the chief electrical inspector is not notified within seventy-two (72) hours (Sundays and legal holidays excepted) after a specific job is started, an investigation fee of twenty dollars ($20) shall be charged. (c) The following exception is added to section 300-22(c) of the 1984 National Electrical Code (Exception No.6: this section does not include the return air spaces of a dwelling unit.) SECTION 3. PENALTIES Any person who fails, neglects or refuses to comply with, or resist the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. -3- Each day a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 4. SAVING CLAUSE In the event that any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence, or provision of this ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not effect, impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder of this ordinance, but the effect thereof shall be confined to the section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision immediately involved in the controversy in which judgment or decree shall be rendered. SECTION 5. This ordinance hereby repeals all ordinances and/or resolutions or parts of ordinances and/or resolutions that in any manner conflict with or may be incorporated herein. SECTION 6. The fact that it is to the best interest of the City and its inhabitants, constitutes a measure for immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the City and its inhabitants, and creates an emergency requiring this ordinance be passed as an emergency measure on the day of its introduction and that this ordinance be effective from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 25th DAY OF June ,1984. APPROVED: XL- vt cJ~ß MAY¿V Lt/ ATTEST: 9f~~~ »;~ APPROVED i£;;ç;K ATTORNEY - t..( /\ OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -4- North Central Texas Council of Governments ~ " -.\.. .- P O. Drawer COG Arlington, Texas 76005-5888 ( ~ FROM: William J. Pitstick, Executive Director DATE: March 6, 1984 TO: Selected City Managers and Building Officials SUBJECT: Recommended Adoption of the 1984 National Electrical Code Since November, 1967, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has been actively involved in municipal codes standardization and research. At that time, the Regional Codes Strategy Committee documented the wide disparity in codes used by cities in the region and the advantages of all cities adopting one standard code for each type of construction activity - building, plumbing, electrical, etc. Adopting one code will: a. decrease the confusion and delays to builders, developers, and architects who would otherwise have to work with a different code in each locality. (This is especially true in the metro area because it uses a common pool of contractors, developers, etc.); b. decrease the cost of hiring and training local officials to interpret and enforce codes by: 1) decreasing the variety of training programs that must be maintained and 2) increasing the job mobility of local officials; c. eliminate the duplication and lag times produced by multiple code amendment processes; d. decrease the difficulty of introducing mass production techniques such as prefabrication, use of standard components, modular construction, and other material and design innovations which require code clearance before they can be marketed; e. decrease the costs of construction (as a result of a, b, c, d). This effort has been very successful. A 1982 survey showed that the cities which have adopted the 1981 National Electrical Code (NCTCOG's Recommended Electrical Code) represent 89% of the region's population. On February 23, 1984, NCTCOG's Executive Board, acting on the advice of its Electrical Subcommittee and Regional Codes Coordinating Committee, adopted the 1984 National Electrical Code as the Recommended Electrical Code for the North Central Texas region. "- ~ Centerpoint Two 616 Six Flags Drive Dallas/Fort Worth Metro 817/461-3300 The Committees and the Board also recommend that all cities in the region consider adoption of the 1984 National Electrical Code with the following amendment: It is requested that an exception be added to Section 300-22 (c) of the 1984 National Electrical Code. The exception should read as follows: (Exception No.6: this Section does not include the return air spaces of a dwelling unit.) At the current time, the regionally-recommended ICBO Uniform Mechanical Code does not prohibit the installation of polyvinylchloride (PVC) or American Bureau of Standards (ABS) ~lastic drain pipe in the circulating air spaces of the dwelling unit. The return air spaces may be of combustible material as provided in Section 1002 (a) of the Uniform Mechanical Code. This provision, in essence, allows the National Electrical Code to be consistent with the Uniform Mechanical Code, whereas the two model codes are not currently consistent. In addition, the Regional Codes Coordinating Committee recommends that each city contemplating adoption of the 1984 version of the National Electrical Code consider setting July 1, 1984, as the effective date for the new code requirements. This coordination will provide for a smoother transition between the 1981 and 1984 versions of the Electrical Code. You may secure copies of the 1984 National Electrical Code from: The National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02269 (617) 770-3000 If you have questions concerning the adoption of the 1984 version, you may want to contact one of the members of the Electrical Subcommittee (see attached) or Ãrt üsten at NCTCOG (817) 461-3300. Thank you for your cooperation. ---> William J. Pitstick Attachment