HomeMy WebLinkAbout3075 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE amending Section VI
Paragraph 1, 2, of O~dinance No. 2946 as
amended by Ordinance 3044, relating to
the 1971 Edition of the Elec~ical Code.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section VI of Ordinance No.
2946 as amended by Ordinance No. 3044 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section VI, Exceptions to State and National
Electrical Code.
1. Ail 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 1971 Edition of the National Electrical
Code except where specifically modified by this 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. Ail such electrical
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wiring, apparatus and f~xtures shall be installed in
accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance.
2. New Wiring in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fire Districts:
Ail new wiring for heat, light or power in the first three
fire districts of the City of Bremerton shall be encased
in rigid metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, cast
in place raceways, under floor ducts, or approved non-metallic
conduit, with the following exceptions:
a. Three feet of flexible metal conduit for
motor connections;
b. Surface metal raceways within a room;
c. Flexible metal conduit upon receipt of
permission of the Electrical inspector may be used where
it is impractical to use other raceways.
d. The use of BX wiring and service entrance
cable is prohibited;
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e. Ail service entrance conductors shall be
installed in rigid conduit.
f. Aluminum conductors smaller than No. 8 A.W.G.
shall not be used except that copper clad aluminum conductors
No. 12 or larger may be used.
g. Duplex convenience outlets shall be wired
with not smaller than No. 12 A.W.G. all copper wire.
Whenever lights and convenience outlets are combined on
a circuit, No. 12 copper shall be used and not more than
10 outlets Shall comprise the circuit. No. 14 copper wire
may be used for lighting circuits only;
h. Furnace circuits shall terminate in a
disconnect switch on or within five (5) feet of the furna~e~;'
3. In schools, thea%ers, commercial buildings,
nursing homes, churches, hospitals, assembly halls,
public buildings, hotels, motels and apartment buildings,
the wiring shall be encased in rigid metal conduit, electri-
cal metallic tubing cast in place raceway, under floor
duct, or approved non-metallic 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.
In apartment buildings, motels and dormitories
not located within!the first three Fire Zones, 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 three (3) stories not including
a basement where no apartments are located. Approved
raceways shall be installed for feeders or subfeeders.
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APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton on First reading this /Y~Y of J~/~/~ ,
1973.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk in a~hentication of such passage this ~2 ~
day
of ~//~ , 1973.
GLENN K. JARSTA~J Mayor
ATTEST:
G. C. YEADON, SR., City Clerk