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0814 ! 999 Nation al Electrical Code ORDINANCE NO. 814 AN ORDINANCE ~,kDOPTING NFPA 70, THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1999 EDITION; PRO¥IDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS THEREIO; PRO~ IDING FOR RECORDING OF SUCH CODE AS A PUBLIC RECORD; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALI ORDIN~a2'iCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAYINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its char~er adopted by the electorate pursumqt to Article Xi, Section 5 of the Tcxas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary to adopt this ordinance governing requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems inctading requirements for materials, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Southlake. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OFSOUTHLAKE, TEXAS: SECTION 1 That Nq:PA 70, The National Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, published by The National Fire Protection, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Southlake. A tree and correct copy of this Code is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit "A." SECTION 2 l'bat the 1999 National Electrical Code, as adopted herein, is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit "B" incorporated herein and attached hereto for all purposes of this ordinance. The City of $outhlake may from time to time detemaine that additional local modifications to the 1999 National Electrical Code are necessary and appropriate to meet tine unique construction needs of thc Cit.x of South/ake. ~1o effectuate.~ these modifications, the City council shall enact individual ordinances amending this ordinance fully setting forth thc change to be made in the code. The amendments shall be consolidated as Exhibit "B" to this ordinance. SECTION 3 'lhe material contained in Exhibits "A" and "B" to this ordinance shall not be included in the tkmnal municipal codification of ordinances, but shall be maintained as a public record in the office of the City SecrctaO' ,,'ill bc available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Southlake, ~1 exas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinm~ces, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 5 Il is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of lhis ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid .judgmenl or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, para~aphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same v, ould ha~e been enacted by the City council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such uncoustitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. 2 SECTION 6 Any person, firm or corporution who violales, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or x~ ho resists the enforcemenl of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more tha~l Two Thousand Dollars (S2.000.00) for each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 7 All rights and remedies of' the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all x Jolations of the provisions of any ordinances affecting the installation and maintenance of electrical systems ,~hich have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance buy may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 8 Thc Cit) Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among thc public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof. SECTION 9 Thc Cil.x Secretai?, of the City of Soulhlake is hereby directed to publish in the official ne*~ spaper of the City of Southlake, the caption, penalty clause, publication clause and effective date of this ordinance one time within ten days after passage oflhis ordinzmce, as required by Section 3.13 of tl~e Cleaner of the City of Southlake. SECTION 10 This ordinance shall be in full force and c£Fect fi-om and after its passage and publication as required by lax~. and it is so ordained. Passed And Approved On Firs, Reading On This ~ DayOf~~0l. Passed And Approved O. Second Readin~'O~&~,,-- Day Of._ . 001. SEC~T,~Y APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY' Cit5 Atlomey Dale: EXHIBIT ~'B" Amendments to the 1999 National Electrical Code **Section 230-71(a); add an exception as follows: 230-71(a), Maximum number of disconnects. (a) General. The service disconnecting means for each service permitted by section 230-2, or for each set of service-entrance conductors permitted by Section 230-40, exception nos. 1 or 3, shall consist of not more than six switches or six circuit breakers mounted in a single enclosure, in a group... (paragraph unchanged).., shall not be considered a disconnecting means. Exception: Multi-tenant buildinqs. Individual service disconnectinq means is limited to six for each tenant's space. The number of individual disconnects at one location may exceed s~. **Sect/on 310-15(b.) (6.); change to read as foflows: Section 310-15. Ampacities for Conductors Rated 0-2000 Volts. (b.) Tables. (Items 1 through 5 unchanged.) (6.) 120/240 Volt, 3 Wire, Single-Phase Dwelling Services and Feeders. For dwelling units, conductors, as listed in Table 310-15 (b) (6), shall be ... ( paragraph unchanged)... Sections 215-2,220-22, and 230-42 are met. This section shall not be used in conjunction with section 220-30. **Section 336-5 (a) (1); delete item (1) from list of uses not permitted. END OF AMENDMENTS. 5 INVOICE Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57 400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 209047851 FORT WORTH,TX 76102 (817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 12/21/01 Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Term!: Net due in 21 days Due Date: 12/31/01 Bill To: PO Number: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE 1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 20904785 STE 440 Sales Rep: 073 SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA Publication Date: 12/21/01 Description . .; .> , ► Location Col Depth Lin ma ,. '_ CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 1999 13580 1 70 LINE $6.08 $425.60 Sales Discount I SOUTHL KE Y O TEXAS I ($368.90) 1999 National Electrical Code ORDINANCE NO814 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING NFPA 70, t Amount- $56.70 THE NATIONAL 1999TRICAEDITION PROVIDING FOFI THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMEND- MENTS THERETO PROVIDING FOR RECORDING OF SUCH CODE AS A PUBLIC RECORD'PROVIDING THAN &©&a THIS ORDINANCE `( ,e eut SHALL BE CUMU- LATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEV- PRBI ASA - PROOVIDINGDING A SAV- IAPINGS CLAUSE' [�J(f M02 PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION INil? PAMPHLET FORM' • PROVIDING FOR THE STATE OF PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPEOR FFI AND County of Tarra PROVIDING AN EF- FEC ECTION 6 S Before me,a N. Any person, firm or, y personally appeared C sty Holland, 3id and Legal Coordinator corporation who vio-;aid Countyand State,thi a for the Star-Tel.. rates,disobeys,omits,>Star-Telegram, Inc.at r W th,in Tarrant County exas; and v.i1o,after beingdulysworn,did depose and say complyswith for who, g p y resists the Ing of an advertisemen w blished in the above d pa r or. the listed cafes: enforce- ment of any of the provisions of this or- dinance shall be fined Signed not more than Two Thousand Dollars SUBSC:3IBED A day0that0a vioatioon isl- ME,THIS Wednesday, Decem 26, 20 permitted to exist shall ^ constitute a separate offense. PSSEDD ANYD THE- Notary Public C ___&i. CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY O SOUTHLAKE TEXT , A- AS ON THIS THE ,,,,,, VICKI L.WASON 18th DAY OF DE- <` CEMBER 2001. ' '``. > * MY COMMISSION EXPIRES MAYOR RICK STACY Thank You Fc ATTEST: SANDRA L 'r ,F.„, AUGUST 28,2004 LEGRAND CITY SECRETARY it — •• AFORMVEE. AS TO TAYLOR JR., CITY"""" ' ATTORNEY Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57 P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice NumbAr: 209047851 Invoice Arr_ctt t: Q55.? PO Number: Amount Enclosed: