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Home My WebLink About3633 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 294~ relating to the Electrical Code and adopting the 1981 National Electrical Code and repealing Ordinance No. 3466/ and Ordinance No. 3265/~ THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Ordinance No. 3466 and Ordinance No. 3265 are hereby repealed. Section 2. Section VI of' Ordinance No. 2946 is hereby amended to read as follows: A. All new electric wiring, apparatus and fixtures in, on or about buildings and other structures, within the provisions of this ordinance in the City of Bremerton, shall be governed by and conform to the rules and regulations as laid down by the 1981 National Electrical Code except where specifically modified by Ordinance. Three copies shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton and said date of filing shall constitute the date of adoption of the Code Edition. All such electrical wiring, apparatus and fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance. B. New wiring in let, 2d and 3rd Fire Zones: All new wiring for heat, liqht or power in the first three Fire Zones for the City of Bremerton shall be encased in rigid metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, cast in place raceways or under floor ducts with the following exceptions: 1. Three feet.Of flexible metal conduit for motor. 2. Flexible metal conduit upon receiDt of permission of the Electrical Inspector may be used where it is impractical to use other raceways. 3. All service entrance conductors shall be installed in rigid conduit. -1- 4. Aluminum conductors smaller than No. A.W.G. shall not be used except that copper-clad aluminum conductors No. 12 or larger may be used. 5. Duplex convenience outlets shall be wired with not smaller than No. 12 A.W.G. all coDper wire. Whenever lights and convenience outlets are combined on a circuit, No. 12 copDer shall be used, and not more than ten outlets shall comprise the circuit. No. 14 copper wire may be used for lighting circuits only. C. In schools, theaters, commercial buildings, nursing homes, churches, hospitals, assembly halls, public buildings, hotels, motels and apartment buildings, the wiring shall be encased in rigid metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, cast in place raceway, under floor duct, or approved non-metallic rigid conduit. For classification of buildings, the description and types will be found in the current Building Code and/or Zoning Ordinance of the City of Bremerton. Provided however, that in (apartment buildings, motels and dormitories) not located within the 1st Fire Zone, non- metallic sheathed cable with grounding conductor may be used as the wiring method for branch circuits in such wood frame occupancies of not more than (3) three stories not including a basement where no apartments are located. Approved raceways shall be installed for feeders or sub-feeders. Section 3. Section V of Ordinance No. 2946 is hereby amended to read as follows: A. Fees. For fee calculation purposes amperage will be based on conductor ampacity. Voltage will be based on service conductor voltage as per National Electrical Code, Article 230-201, or load site of transformer, INSPECTION FEES SHALL BE PAID PRIOR TO CONNECTION BY SERVING UTILITY. --2,-- B. New Service Fees shall be as follows: Single Multi- Other than Residential Family Residence 120/208 120/208 480-600 601 & (Each 240 Volts 240 Volts Volts Over Volts Family Dwelling Unit) AMPS 1 Phase 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 Phase 3 Phase 1-100 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 40.00 101-200 26.00 26.00 26.00 40.00 72.00 201-300 30.00 30.00 48.00 60.00 112.00 301-400 40.00 40.00 68.00 80.00 156.00 401-500 52.00 52.00 88.00 108.00 200.00 501-600 72.00 72.00 108.00 132.00 240.00 601-800 80.00 80.00 120.00 152.00 288.00 801-1200 95.00 95.00 140.00 176.00 332.00 1201-1600 100.00 100.00 152.00 192.00 352.00 1601-2000 108.00 156.00 200.00 376.00 2001-2500 116.00 172.00 212.00 400.00 2501-3000 120.00 180.00 228.00 416.00, 3001-4000 128.00 192.00 236.00 440.00 4001-5000 132.00 200.00 252.00 472.00 5001-6000 140.00 212.00 268.00 496.00 C. A minimum fee of $10.00 shall be char~ed for each of the following subject to noted limitations. 1. Mobile home service connection in a mobile home park. 2. Mobile home feeder where service is existing in a mobile home park. 3. Recreational vehicle park each lot to which power is supplied. 4. Boat space in a boat harbor or marina each berth to which power is supplied. 5. Calculation of or checking heat calculations, where required. 6. Individual carnival concessions to which power is supplied. D. A minimum fee of $15.00 shall be charged for each of the following subject to noted limitations. -3- 1. A temporary construction ~service for lighting and power of 20 KVA or less. The fee for a temporary construction service installation of like ampacity. 2. Yard pole meters loops of similar isolated metering installations. 3. Each adjacent farm building served from yard pole other than each residence. Exceptions: Installations exceeding 200 amperes shall be in accordance with the appropriate schedule. 4. Transient worker housing per unit. E. The fee for a circuit extension installed for controls and motors for central vacuum systems, garage door openers and heating plants such as gas, oil and electrical furnaces is $10.00. F. The fee for installations, increase and/or relocation (altered) of an existing service or feeder shall be 50% of the fee for a new service of like ampacity, with a minimum fee of $15.00. G. The fee for new circuits, circuit extensions, circuit alterations, where the service or feeder is not modified, shall be a total of $15.00 for one to four circuits inspected at the same time on the same premises under a single label and $3.00 for each additional circuit. H. The fee for sign and outline lighting circuits shall be a total of $10.00 for one to four circuits inspected at the same time on the same premises under a single label and $2.00 for each additional circuit. I. The fee for each electric sign installed shall be a minimum of $10.00. J. Where a feeder terminates in a separate building it shall be classed as a separate service. K. The fee for the first feeder installations with new services shall be 25% of the fee for service installations of like ampacity with a minimum fee of $10.00 for each such feeder. -4- L. Optional fee schedule for service to individual motor(s) will be $20.00 per motor rating 25 HP or less: each additional horse power in excess of 25 HP will be an additional fifty cents per HP, with a maximum of $100.00, including an allowance of 5 KVA of auxiliary motor equipment. The optional fee for a new service installation to individual motor(s) may be calculated in accordance with item (L) above based on HP rating or calculated per the new service amperage schedule item (B) above whichever is the lesser of the calculation methods so stated. M. Inspections requested for existing electrical facilities will be $25.00 for the first hour or fraction thereof and $20.00 each additional hour or fraction thereof. N. Penalty. A fee of $15.00 per hour or fraction thereof shall be paid prior to approval of the installation if the following inspector services are necessary: 1. Unnecessary trip or trips to inspect when label submitter has given premature notice to the inspector that the work is reader for inspection when it is not or has given an erroneous address. 2. More than one additional inspection call per label to view corrections required by written notice of the inspector as a result of carelessness, neglect or for improperly responding to corrective notices. APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Bre~rton, on the first reading this J~ day of ~% , 1981. Passed by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~&;day of .~~ ~ , 1981. · GLE~N K JARSTAD, (~YOR ATTEST: K~THLEE~ --5--