HomeMy WebLinkAbout0962 AN ORDIN-~ANOE amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 813 entitled,
"AN Ordinance regulating the installation, arrangement, alteration,
repair, use and operation of electric .wiring, c.o~nections and fixtures
and other electrical appliances in or on. buildings or other structures
in the ~ity of Bremerton, Washin~ton, providin~J for the Pa~nnent of a
license, and a penalty fo~ the violation of this ordinance and repgaling
all ordinances or parts of o~dln~.nces in conflict therewith," by re-
quirinE electrical wiring to be encased in rigid met~.~lltc conduit withh
the City Limits, excep~ on motor co~'~nections,
~E OI~ CO~¥~ISSI~ ~. O~~ THE CITY 0~' BREI~RTON DO ORD~IN AS ~OLLO~S:
Bec. 1. That Section i of ~rdinance No 815 e~titled "~ ~rdinance
re~latin~ the installation, arr~gement, altered, ti'on, repair, use and
operation of electric wiring, connections'and fixtures and other
electrical appliances in or on buildings or other s'truct%~es in' the City
of Bremerton, ~ashington, pm'oviding for the pa~ent of a license and
penalty for the violation ef this ordinance and repealing all ordinances
in conflict therewith"· shall be ame~ded to read as follows:
-sec. t. All electric wiring, app~ratus, and fixtures, in builings
and other structures, within the provisions of this ordinsnee in this
ordinance in the Oity of Bremer~on sh~ll be governed by and co~7omm to ~he
rules and regulations of the National Board of ~'ire Unde~itere as
bodied in the 19BB issue of the National Electric Oode, which is hereby filed
in the office of the ~ity Olerk and made a part of this Ordinance and all such
electric wiri~, apparatus and fixtures shall be made to confo~ to ~he
requirements of this ordinance and of said rules ~nd regulations before the
same shall be finally ap?roved and ~.cce ~ted by the building ~nspector,
provided also tha~ all service'~.wiWing for electric motors shall be encased
in rigid conduit terminating in a metal enclosure; and each motor having
~ating of one-half horse power or over sh~ll he controlled by an approved
t~e cf enclosed switch and all service wi~ing for~' all electric light and
heat shall be encased in a rigid metal conduit terminating in a metal
enclosure, which shall comprise in one devise when practical an externally
operated switch, main fuse, br~nch fuse, connecting block, me,er test
co~ecting,bme%~r terminal enclosing fe~ture and provision for grounding
nuetral wire, and said cabinet for electric light and hea~ wiring shall be
sealed by the utility furnishing service, le~ving .~ll the interior inac-
cessible ~.nd only ~he b~anch fuses ~essible to the customer, provided,
however, ~hat in an' emergency a cons~mer may remove the seal"from the main
line fuse compartmen~ if ~he u~ility is promptly notified that such seal
has 'been so removed, provided also that all wires for electSic ranges and
electric water heaters shall be encased in rigid or flexible methyl conduit,
Provided .~o. lso that all electric light, power and hea~ wi'ring inst~'~lled within
the fire district of the City of Bre~erton shall be encased in ~lgid met:~,~l
cond~it in a manner ap)roved by the National Electric 0ode on file as a part
of this ordinance, except tha~ ~on mot. or coanecti,~ns when flexible metalic
conduit ~y be used not over eight feet in length and then only as connected
the motor."
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty ~30)
days from and after its passage and publica~ion as, ',provided by law.
Passed by the City Commission, signed by the ~yo~. and attested by the
Oity Olerk in authentication of such pa~.,:~age this 20~h day of April, 1932.
Stat~ of Washln~on~ S S
County of Ei~ap ~ ' '
I the u~dersis~ed do ce~i~ that ~e a~~
~nd IoreEolnE is a trua and correct ~PY ~
an ordinance passed ~ the ~ty comml~l~
of tl~e city of Breme~n, Washin~ o~
a~ove ~ate, J