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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.
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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.
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INVOICE
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400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 209047851
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(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
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SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA
Publication Date: 12/21/01
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ORDINANCE NO814
AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING NFPA 70, t Amount- $56.70
THE NATIONAL
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PSSEDD ANYD THE- Notary Public C ___&i.
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SOUTHLAKE TEXT , A-
AS ON THIS THE ,,,,,, VICKI L.WASON
18th DAY OF DE- <`
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MAYOR RICK STACY
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