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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0813 AN ORDINANCE 'regulating the ins tallation, arrangement, alteration, repair, use and operation of electric wiring, connections and fixtures and other electrical appliances in or on buildings or other structures in the Gity of Bremerton, Wash- ington, providing for the payment of a license, and a penalty for the violation of this ordinance and repealing m~l ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict hhere- THE CITY C0~ISSION OF THE CITY 0~ BRF~ERTON DO ORDAIN gB ~0LT,0WS: Section 1. All elecbric wiring, apparatus, and fixtures in buildings and other structures, within the provisions of bhis ordinance in the City of Bremerton, shall be governed by and conform to the rules and regulations o~ the National Board of ~ire Underwriters as embodied in the 19£Z issue of the National Electric Code, whiqh im hereby filed in the office of ~he City Clerk and made a par~ of th~s ordinan and~ all such electric wiring, apparatus and fixtures shall be made to conform to the requirments of this ordinance and of said rules and regulations before the same shall be finally approved and accepted by the Ouilding Inspector, provided also that all service wiring for electric motors shall be encased in rigid conduit berminating in a me~al enclosure; and each mo~or having a rating of one-half horse power or over shall ~e controlled by an approved type o£ enclosed switch and all service wiring for all electric light and heat shall be encased in a rigid metal conduit terminating in a metal enclosure, which shall comprise in one device when practical an exbernally operated swibch, main fuse, branch fuse, connecting block, meter test connections, meter terminal enclosing feature and provision for ground- ing neutral wire, and said cobinet for elecbric light and hea~ wiring shall be seal- e& by the utility furnishi~g service, leaving all the interior inaccessible and only the branch fuses accessible to the customer, provided, however, that in an 8mergency a consumer may remove the seal ~rom the main line fuse compartment if' the u~ili~y is promptly notified that such seal has been so remov~ed, provided also that all wires for electric ranges and elecbric water heaters shall be encased in rigid or flexible metal conduit, provided also that all electric light, power and heat wiring installed within ~he fire district of the City of Bremerton shall be encased in metallic conduit in a manner approved by the 19~Z issue of the Natrional Electric Code on f~e as part. of this ordinance, and all such electric wiring apparatus and fixtures shall be so constructed as to conform to the provisions of this ordinance and standards of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Incorporated, when applying bo materials an~ appliances shall mean that such material and appli- ances conform bo the standards of the Underwribers' Laboratories, or to the spec- ifica~ions and requirements of the United States Bureau of Standards or other sim- ilar organima~ion of recognized standing, properly equipped and qualified for experimental ~esbing and service--value determinations through field inspections. Section E. That i~ shall be urulawful for any person, firm or corporation to place or install, or to cause or [aermit ~o be placed or installed, 'in any building, any wiring, apparatus or fixtures for the use of elecbriciby for heating, lighting or power purposes, or to make or cause or permit to be made, any altera- tion or change in, or addition to any wiring, apparatus or fixtures for such use without first obtaining f~om the Inspector of said city a written permit so to do.~, Such permit shall state the kind of work to be done ~hereunder, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do, or perform, or cause or permit to.be done or performed, any work other bhan that designated in such permit. Such permit -shall also ~ate the location by streeb and number off the building where such work is to be done, and shall be va~id only for the location so stated. Section ~. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation furnish- ing electric current for light, heat or power to connect, or to cause or permit to be connected, his or its ~istributing system with any installation of wiring apparatus or fixtures in any building withou~ having first received written per- mission from the Dlspector to furnish current for such wiring, apparatus or fixtures. ~ Section 4. ~lpon making an inspection and acceptance of any electrical emquip- ment bhe Inspector shall leave a notice at the service switch, or other suitable place, stating that the electrical work has been inspected and accepted by the Inspe o b or. Section 5' It shall be unlawful for any person, ~irm or corporation to con- ceal, or to cause or permit to be concealed, any wiring for which a permit has been issued, or is required, before such wiring is inspected and accepted as required by th~ ordinance, Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make Or to cause or permib to be made any alterabions or changes in or addition to any wiring which has been inspected and approved, without first notifying the Inspector in writing of such changes and additionm. Section ?. When any electric wiring, apparatus or fixtures covered by any permit shall be found on inspection to conform to the rules and regulations pro- vided by this ordinance, the Inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection, certifying that such wiring, apparatus or fixtures have been inspected, and found to comply with the terms of this ordinance, but no such certificate shall be granted until such equipment is made to conform to ~he rules and regulations prescribed here in. Section 8. This ordinance shall not be conmtrued as relieving from or lessening the responsibility of any person owning, operating or installing any electrical wires, appliances, apparatus, or equipment for damages to any building, or to any person injured by any defect therein; nor shall the ~ity, its officers, employees, or anym. gent thereof, be held liable to damages, or otherwise, by reason of the issuance of any permit or of the inspection authorized herein, or the certificate of inspection issued by the Inspector, or otherwise. Section 9. Every firm, person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and upon conviction thereof ~hall be punished by .a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars [$100) or imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding thirty ~JO) days, or by both such fine and imprisorm~ent. Section 10. The license fee shall be five ~5) cents per outlet for the first ~hirty outletsl four (~) cents per outlet for from thirty-one to one ,hundred out- le~s; and one (1) cent per outlet thereafter, One Dollar ~l) for each motor, electric stove, or other specially wired electrical appliance, with a minimun fee of One Dollar ~$1) and a maximt~n fee of 2ire Dollars Section ll. That' all ordinances and parts o£ ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 1E. ~his ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. PASSED by the City Commission, approved by ~he Mayor, and attested by the Ci~y Clerk in authentication of such passage this 15~h day of April, 1925.