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ORDINANCE NO. 591-3-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION I OF ORDINANCE NO.
520-6-84, BY ADOPTING THE 1984 EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND FUTURE AMENDMENTS
THERETO. FURTHER AMENDING THE ALLEN ELECTRICAL
CODE DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A-1" AND ATTACHED TO
AND MADE A PART OF CITY OF ALLEN ORDINANCE NO.
520-6-84, AND FURTHER AMENDING CITY OF ALLEN
ORDINANCE NO. 317 AS HERETOFORE AMENDED. PROVIDING
FOR READOPTION, PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
THE CAPTION HEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Chief Electrical Inspector has reviewed the
1984 Edition of the National Electrical Code of the National
Fire Protection Association as amended; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Electrical Inspector is of the opinion
that the same should be adopted by the City of Allen, Texas, as
well as any future amendments thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Electrical Inspector has further reviewed
the Allen Electrical Code and recommended changes more particu-
larly described in Exhibit "A-1•• attacned hereto, and made a
part thereof the National Electrical Code of 1984, and all future
amendments thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendations
of the Chief Electrical Inspector and concurs with the proposed
changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
TIIE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, THAT:
Section I. That from and after the effective date of
this ordinance, Section I of Ordinance No. 520-6-84 is hereby
amended in the following manner and shall read as follows, to -wit:
C. National Electrical Code of the National Fire
Protection Association, being in particular the
1984 Edition and also to include any and all future
amendments or revisions as they are published and
shall be in effect except as it may be in conflict
with the provisions of any ordinances of the City
of Allen. In this regard there is also established
and created the Allen Electrical Code of the City
of Allen, Texas, which shall encompass the 1984
edition of the National Electrical Code and any
future amendments thereto same appearing more
particularly in Exhibit "A-1" attached hereto and
made a part hereof for all purposes as though
" copied verbatim herein.
Section II. Any person, parties in interest, or corporation
who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or fail
to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, shall
be subject to prosecution, and upon conviction shall be punished
by fine of not more than $1,000.00, and each day that such viola-
tion shall be permitted to exist or continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section III. City of Allen Ordinances No. 520-6-84 and
317 as so amended are hereby readopted by the City Council to
the City of Allen.
Section IV. The caption of this Ordinance shall be published
one time in a weekly newspaper published in the City of Allen
and shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publica-
tions.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ON THE 7th DAY OF MARCH
APPROVED:
M., 10.
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ATTEST.
Marty Hendrix, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. CITY ATTORNEY
11 1985.
MARCH 1985
"EXHIBIT A"
THE ALLEN ELECTRICAL CODE
CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS
CHAPTER 1
Title and Scope
Section 1-1: TITLE: The title of this ordinance shall
be "The Allen Electrical Code" and may be cited as such and it
will be referred to in this Ordinance as "this Code'.','
Section 1-2: The "National Electrical Code, 1984", a copy
of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary, is
hereby adopted as part of this Code to the same effect as if
copied verbatim herein and shall be in effect except as it may be
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 1-3: SCOPE: This Code shall govern all instal-
lation=of electrical conductors or equipment hereafter made, and
all existing installations which are altered, or for which the
use has changed. Repair and maintenance work shall be such that
if any "electrical conductor or equipment" is removed and later
replaced same shall be replaced in accordance with the provisions
of this Code.
Section 1-4: LOW ENERGY CIRCUITS: Permit requirements
of this Code shall not apply to low voltage electrical conductors
or equipment installation meeting the requirements of Article 720
and Article 725 of the National Electrical Code, "1984" Edition.
Section 1-5: OTHER PERMITS: All construction covered
by other ordinance and codes of the City, including all sign
structures, sign attachments to buildings and/or foundations,
shall not be initiated until the proper permits have been issued
in compliance with such codes and ordinances.
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Section 1-6: RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFE WORK: This Code
shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility
or liability of any person owning, operating, or installing
electrical conductors, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus,
motors, or equipment for damages to persons or buildings caused
by any defect therein; nor shall the City be held liable for any
damages by reason of the enforcement of this Code.
CHAPTER 2
Section 2-1: DEFINITIONS: Words when not otherwise
separately defined shall have meanings which conform to the mean-
ings set out in the'National Electrical Code, "1984" Edition, if
set out; otherwise, they shall have their usual meanings.
Section 2-2: BOARD: Board shall mean the Electrical
Advisory Board as constituted and appointed by the City Council.
Section 2-3: CITY: City shall mean the territory within
the corporate limits of the City of Allen, Texas, or the legally
constituted governing body thereof, its agents and its officers.
Section 2-4: CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR: Chief Electrical
Inspector shall mean the employee of the City appointed by the
Director of Community Development.
Section 2-5: INSPECTOR: Inspector shall mean an individual
who has been designated by the City of Allen as an inspector.
Section 2-6: LICENSED ELECTRICIAN: Licensed electrician
shall mean that the person has made application to the Electrical
Advisory Board and has satisified the Board that he is qualified
to do the work stated in the application; that he has paid the
necessary license fees to date; and that his name is carried in
the records of the Chief Electrical Inspector as a person authorized
to do electrical work as defined in this Code. A licensed electrician
shall include any individual licensed by some other governmental
jurisdiction when a license has been issued under the provisions
of the Electrical Licensing Ordinance without examination.
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Section 2-7: MAINTENANCE: Maintenance shall mean the
act of keeping in a state of safe operating condition any
conductor or piece of equipment used inside or outside, attached
or connected to any building electrical system by replacement
of units or elements thereof, but shall not include additions
to, or replacement of an existing system or branch thereof.
CHAPTER 3
Administration and Enforcement
Section 3-1: RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES: No employee
of the Building Inspection Division, except one whose only con-
nection is a member of a board or committee appointed by the
City Council shall be financially interested in the furnishing
of labor, material, or equipment for the installation, altera-
tion, or maintenance of electrical wiring, fixtures, or equipment,
or in the making of plans or specifications thereof, unless said
employee is the owner of the property on which the installation
exists or is planned to take place.
Section 3-2: CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR: The Chief
Electrical Inspector is hereby designated as the person responsible
for the administration and enforcement of The Allen Electrical
Code and who shall discharge the duties and have the authority
hereinafter provided. The Chief Electrical Inspector may delegate
said authority to inspectors and other employees of the Building
Inspection Division as may be required to carry out his duties.
The Chief Electrical Inspector shall be responsible to the
Director of Community Development and the City Manager, each of
whom are authorized to act in lieu of and with the same authority
as the Chief Electrical Inspector.
Section 3-3: POWERS OF INSPECTORS: The Chief Electrical
Inspector shall have the following powers:
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(a) To enforce the provisions of this Code and to issue
citations to any person who violates any of such provisions.
For such purpose, the inspectors shall have the powers of a
peace officer.
(b) To enter any house or premises by due process of law,
if necessary, during reasonable hours or while any electrical
wiring or equipment is being installed and to examine any
electric wiring or installation of electrical wiring,
fixtures or equipment therein in the performance of official
duties.
(c) To order electric service disconnected where improper
or defective wiring exists or where electrical construction
or equipment has been installed without a permit as required
herein.
(d) To order compliance with the provisions of this Code
where a change of occupancy occurs in a building which requires
changes or alterations to existing wiring.
(e) To disconnect electrical services in cases of emergency
where necessary for the safety of persons or property or
where electrical equipment may interfere with the work of the
Fire Department.
(f) To attach to electrical equipment or electrical meters
any official notice or seal which might be necessary to prevent
the use of electricity; and it shall be unlawful for any person
to use any such seal or break, change, destroy, tear, mutilate,
cover or otherwise deface or injure any such official notice
or seal posted by any inspector.
Section 3-4: LIABILITY OF INSPECTORS: Where action is
taken by the Chief Electrical Inspector or other inspectors to
enforce the provisions of this Code, such acts shall be done in
the name of and on behalf of the City, and the inspectors in
so acting for the City shall not render themselves personally liable
for any damage which may accrue to persons or property as a result
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of any act committed in good faith in the discharge of their
duties, and any suit brought against any inspector by reason
thereof shall be defended by the City Attorney until final
termination of the proceedings contained therein.
Section 3-5: SPECIAL RULING: If a special ruling by
the Chief Electrical Inspector is necessary to govern electrical
construction for some particular occupancy or building not
covered by this Code whereby all wiring for similar types of
occupancy or building will be established for the future, a copy
of such ruling shall be approved by the Board before it becomes
effective.
Section 3-6: SPECIAL PERMISSION: The electrical regula-
tions of this Code may be modified or waived by special permission
in particular cases where such modification or waiver is reason-
able and does not differ from the intent of the Code, and does not
create an injustice. Such special permission shall in all cases
be obtained from the Chief Electrical Inspector in writing and
shall be approved by the Board and entered into its minutes prior
to starting the work.
CHAPTER 4
Permits and Fees
Section 4-1: PERMITS REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to install or cause to be installed
or to permit any person to install any electrical wiring, fixtures,
or equipment or to make any alterations, additions, changes or
repairs within the scope of this Code without first having procured
a permit therefore issued by the Chief Building Official, except
as provided herein. There shall be one permit for each building
for which rough work for electrical conductors or electrical equip-
ment is installed. Accessory buildings, tourists cottages or
group houses shall not be considered separate buildings when
the work is to be installed as one complete project and at one time,
except where separate switches or meter loops are installed therein.
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Section 4-2: PERMITS NOT REQUIRED:
(a) No permit shall be required for the installation
of electrical conductors or equipment to be installed where
such installation is in accordance with the plans and
specifications approved by the City and where such installa-
tion will be within and on premises within the control and
supervision of the State Highway Department of Texas and where
such installation will be a part of highway facilities operated,
maintained or controlled by said State Highway Department of
Texas.
(b) No permit shall be required for maintenance work
performed by a licensed electrician on the premises of his
employer.
(c) No permit shall be required of an established refrig-
eration or air conditioning firm or organization for the
replacing of a refrigeration or air conditioning system motor
by another motor of the same horsepower and rating.
(d) No electrical permit shall be required where a
building permit has been issued to a general contractor by
the Building Official which includes electrical installation.
Section 4-3: PERMIT FEES: Before proceeding with the
installation, alteration of or the addition to any electrical
wiring or equipment within the City, the individual in charge of
such proposed work shall first file with the City an application
requesting a permit to carry on such work and the necessary
inspections and pay fees to the City in accordance with the permit
fee schedule:
(a) If the office of the Chief Electrical Inspector has
not been notified before a specific job is started, then the
permit fee shall be doubled. The collection made is to help
defray the additional cost of inspecting work already done
and issuing a permit under such circumstances and is not a
penalty and is not preclusive of any remedy otherwise avail-
able to the City to enforce this code.
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(b) Agencies of the federal, state, county and city
governments are exempt from the payment of fees in connection
with the construction or repair of buildings used, owned,
and located on property owned by governmental agencies.
Section 4-4: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT: Application for
permits shall be made in writing upon forms provided by the City
for that purpose. When required by the Chief Electrical Inspector,
the application shall include a diagram or plan showing clearly
the character and kind of wiring or installation of fixtures or
equipment work to be done. The plan or diagram shall show the
manner in which the electrical installation is to be made and/or
the character of any repairs to any existing definite scale,
showing the point at which service connection if required, the site
of the feeders and subfeeders, the location of service switches
and centers of distribution, the arrangement of circuits and the
number of outlets connected thereto.
Section 4-5: PERMITS - TO WHOM ISSUES: Permits shall be
issued to:
(a) Licensed Master Electricians qualified to secure
permits as determined by ordinance of the City providing
for the licensing of electricians, or their duly authorized
agents, who shall be certified to the Chief Electrical
Inspector by affidavit stating that said electrician assumed
all and full responsibility for any permit issued to said
agent. This affidavit shall be kept on file after it has
been approved by the City Attorney.
(b) Property owners for electrical installations or
maintenance in single-family dwellings owned and occupied
by them as their homes.
Section 4-6: CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR SHALL ISSUE
PERMIT: When the Chief Electrical Inspector finds the applica-
tion, the diagram or plans and specifications to be correct and
all fees paid, he shall cause the permit to be issued. Upon
receipt of such permit, the electrician may start or cause to
start the proposed job and make the installation described in
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his application, requesting inspection by the Chief Electrical
Inspector in the proper sequence as the work progresses.
Section 4-7: PERMITS FOR PART JOBS: When an electrician
completes the rough work, in whole or in part, on any electrical
wiring or installation of fixtures or equipment and a second
electrician is called upon to complete the work, in whole or
in part, then, in that event, a separate permit is required for
which regular fees shall be paid for the work to be done. Each
electrician shall be held responsible only for the work installed
by him. Before the second electrician is issued a permit for the
completion of electrical wiring or installation of fixtures or
equipment, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall first notify the
electrician holding the original or first permit, if he can be
found, that the second permit is proposed to be issued. The
issuance of the second permit shall cancel the first permit and
no refund of fees paid on such cancelled permit shall be made.
Section 4-8: TIME LIMITATION OF PERMITS: If electrical
wiring or installation of fixtures or equipment work authorized
under a permit is not started within ninety (90) days after
issuance of such permit, or if the work is started and then
discontinued and the work remains discontinued for a period of
ninety (90) days, the permit shall become void, and no work shall
be done on the premises until a new permit is issued and all
necessary fees paid. No refunds shall be made for permits that
have become void.
Section 4-9: REVOCATION OF PERMITS: The Chief Electrical
Inspector shall have the right to declare a permit null and void
if there has been misrepresentation of facts or any violation of
the provisions of this Code, and after any such declaration, no
work shall be performed until a new permit is issued and all fees
have been paid.
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CHAPTER 5
Inspections
Section 5-1: INSPECTIONS REQUIRED:_ It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make connec-
tions from a source of electrical energy to any electrical wiring,
device, or equipment on an installation for which a permit is
required, as set forth in this Code, until a Certificate of
Approval has been issued by the Chief Electrical Inspector
authorizing such connection and the use of such wiring device
or equipment.
Section 5-2: ROUGH INSPECTION: When the rough wiring
or installation work is completed on any premises, the person
responsible therefore shall notify the Code Enforcement Department
that the job is ready for inspection, giving proper identification
of the work, address and permit number. The Electrical Inspector
shall then make an inspection of the electric installation. If
said wiring or installation work has been installed in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this Code, the Electrical Inspector
shall sign the inspection card, noting thereon the date of
approval of work. More than one rough inspection may be made
without charge when the progress of construction requires such
inspection.
(a) Faulty Work: If the electric wiring or installa-
tion of fixtures or equipment is found to be faulty, or
incorrectly or defectively installed, the Chief Electrical
Inspector shall notify the responsible person who_'installed_
such work of the changes necessary to be made in order that
the work may conform to this Code.
(b) Correction of Faulty Work: The permittee shall,
within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of notification,
make or start to make the changes ordered and shall proceed
with the work until the same in completed. Upon completion
thereof, permittee shall notify the Code Enforcement Depart-
ment to the effect that the faulty work has been corrected.
The Electrical Inspector shall then cause the reinspection
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to be made, and if said work is found to comply with this Code,
sign the inspection card, noting thereon the date of approval
of the work. If the permittee fails to correct the faulty work
within a reasonable time, as determined by the Chief Electrical
Inspector, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall refuse to issue
to any such person any further permits until said work in question
is corrected and approved.
Section 5-3: FINAL INSPECTION: Upon the completion of
all electrical wiring and installation of fixtures or equipment
in any building or any premises, the permittee shall notify the
Code Enforcement Department that the work is ready for final
inspection, giving the permit number and street address; and the
Electrical Inspector shall then make the inspection, and if
any faulty or defective wiring or equipment is found, the permittee
shall be notified of the changes to be made in order that such
work shall conform to this Code. If such work is found to be
correctly installed, replaced or repaired, the Electrical
Inspector shall endorse approval upon the inspection certificate
stating that the wiring or installation work has been installed
in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
Section 5-4: WORK LEFT OPEN: It shall be unlawful
for any person to cover or cause to be covered any part of a
wiring installation with flooring lath, wall board or other
material until the Electrical Inspector shall have approved the
wiring installation in part or as a whole, except as herein set
forth.
Section 5-5: INSPECTOR'S REMOVAL REQUEST: It shall be
the duty of the Chief Electrical Inspector to cause all abandoned
dead wire, unused poles or electrical apparatus on the outside
of the buildings or in streets or alleys to be removed at the
expense of the owners thereof by giving the said owners written
notice.
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Section 5-6: INTERFERENCE: It shall be unlawful for
any unauthorized person to in any manner change or alter electri-
cal conductors or equipment in or on any building. If in the course
of the erection of a building or structure, electrical conductors
or equipment have previously been installed in such a position
as to interfere with the erection or completion of the structure,
notice shall be immediately given to the authorized person or
firm using the electrical conductors or equipment who shall
accomplish this needed change in accordance with this Code.
Section 5-7: PERIODIC GENERAL INSPECTION: The Chief
Electrical Inspector shall inaugurate periodic reinspections of
installations of all electric wiring, electric devices, and
electric equipment now installed, or that may hereafter be
installed, and within the scope of this Code and when the install-
ation of any such wiring, devices,or equipment is found to be
defective, dangerous or in an unsafe condition, the person, firm
or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified
in writing and shall make the necessary repairs or changes
required to place such wiring devices, or equipment in a safe con-
dition within five (5) days, or any longer period specified
by the Chief Electrical Inspector in said notice. The Chief
Electrical Inspector shall immediately order the disconnection
or discontinuance of electrical services to such wiring devices,
or equipment until same has been made safe as directed.
Section 5-8: ELECTRICAL SERVICE CONNECTION: It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make connections
from a source of electrical energy to any electrical wiring device
or equipment which has been disconnected by order of the Chief
Electrical Inspector or the use of which has been prohibited
for reasons herein_set_forth.�until a Certi�ficate.of Approval has
been issued by him authorizing the reconnection and use of such
wiring, devices or equipment.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person,
t firm or corporation to disconnect any service, except in
cases of emergency.
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Section 5-9: SERVICE OF NOTICE: If the person to
whom any order or notice issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Code cannot be found after reasonable search has been made,
then such order or notice may be served by posting same in a
conspicuous place upon the premises occupied by said person or
the premises where the defects recited in the order or notice
are alleged to exist or on the premises which may be deemed
unsafe or dangerous. Such service shall be equivalent to
personal service of such order or notice. An order to comply
with the terms of such order or notice shall be sent by mail
in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid and directed to the
address of the person performing the electrical or the address
of the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises where the
defects recited in the order are alleged to exist and shall be
equivalent to the personal service of such order.
CHAPTER 6
Standards
Section 6-1: STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND
SIGNS: Conformity of electrical equipment with the applicable
standards of the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. shall be
prima facie evidence that such equipment is reasonably safe to
persons and property. Only standard parts and materials approved
by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. or the Chief Electrical
Inspector, as set forth in Chapter 9 herein, shall be permitted
in electrical repair or maintenance work. Conformity of all
types of electrical signs with applicable standards of the
Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., National Electrical Safety Code
or electrical provisions of other safety codes which have been
approved by the Amercian National Standards Institute shall be
prima facie evidence that such installations are reasonably safe
to persons and property.
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CHAPTER 7
Special Electrical Rules
Section 7-1: GENERAL: Due to certain conditions stated
in Article 90-1b of the National Electrical Code, this section
shall include certain requirements and additions considered
necessary for adequate or good service or future expansion of
electrical use.
Section 7-2: DISTRIBUTION TO AND IN BUILDINGS: Service
entrance conductors and feeders from the meter shall be of copper
only and shall be installed in suitably approved metallic conduits
in commercial structures, schools, daycare centers, places of
assembly, offices, churches, hospitals, clinics, convalescent
and nursing homes, or for industrial purposes.
(a) The conduit requirements of Section 7-2 shall not
be applicable with regard to pre-existing wiring in buildings
which were originally constructed and used as single-family,
single -story, residential -use buildings and which are there-
after converted to commerical usage if, at the time such
building is converted to commerical usage, such pre-existing
electrical wiring, fixtures and apparatus in such building
conforms to all other applicable provisions of this Code,
including the requirements that the electrical wiring
system shall be effectively grounded by including or providing
a grounding conductor in such wiring system to which the
receptacles, cord connectors, lighting fixtures, wall switches
and other electrical apparatus shall be securely connected.
To obtain the benefit of the exemption granted by this sub-
division, the owner or occupant of such building must obtain
an inspection and certificate as required by Subdivision (c).
(b) Any installation of new electrical wiring, fixtures
or apparatus installed in any building which is the subject
of the exception stated in Subdivision (a) of this section,
or any rewiring of such building, shall be wired in raceways
(including a flexible metal conduit which may be used in
otherwise inaccessible areas) as required by Section 7-2 of
this section.
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(c) The exception stated in Subdivision (a) hereof
shall be strictly construed. In order to obtain the benefits
thereof, prior to the time that any building is converted
to commercial use as specified in Subdivision (a), an electrical
inspection of the electrical wiring, fixtures and apparatus
in such building shall be made by the Chief Electrical Inspector
for the purpose of determining whether such building conforms
to all other applicable provisions of this Code at the time
such building is converted to commercial use. If the Chief
Electrical Inspector determines that such building does not
conform to all other applicable provisions of this Code, then
the provisions of Subdivision (a) shall not be applicable.
(d) Temporary buildings, the uses of which are incidental
to construction operations or sale of lots during development
being conducted on the same or adjoining tract or subdivision
and which shall be removed upon completion of development,
shall not be required to be wired to raceways.
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(a) All circuits shall have conductors sized in accord-
ance with Article 310 of the National Electrical Code "1984"
to provide a minimum current capacity of circuit conductors
to twenty (20) amperes. Minimum conductor size shall be #12.
(b) Not more than ten (10) lighting fixtures and general
use receptacles (duplex) shall be installed on a 120 volt
branch circuit.
(c) Not more than three receptacles (duplex) shall be
installed on each of the two (2) required small appliance
circuit in dwellings.
(d) Wood -framed residential structures not requiring
conductors to be installed in metallic conduits shall require
a minimum size non-metallic cable of 12/2 with a grounding
conductor.
(e) Office buildings, mechanical garages, and studios
shall have a minimum of one (1) receptacle installed for every
twenty (20) lineal feet measured horizontally around the
interior wall at the floor level of each room, excluding storage
rooms.
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(f) One spare circuit shall be installed for every five
(5) circuits in all new buildings. For each panel, a spare
one inch (1") raceway shall be installed from the panel to
an accessible location.
(g) If one or ,more 120 volt receptacles having ground
fault circuit interrupter protection are provided in the
garage of a dwelling unit (required in attached garages), the
three (3) additional general use receptacles may be provided
without ground fault circuit interrupter protection:
1. One receptacle for a deep freezer
2. One receptacle for a garage door opener
3. One receptacle on a separate circuit for the
laundry circuit
Any of the above allowed exception shall be designated
for the specific use and labeled accordingly on the panel.
Section 7-4: RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES: All panel boards
must be installed in an easily accessible location in residential
occupancies as described in the 1984 National Electrical Code
with the exception that such panel boards shall be located either
inside the dwelling unit or inside an attached garage. Exterior
location will not be permitted in residential occupancies.
Section 7-5: GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTION PROTECTION: All
receptacles located within bathroom, shower or locker rooms shall
be required to have ground fault interruption protection under
the following circumstances:
(a) Any receptacle located on the same wall of a wash
basin, or withinisix-feet of such basin in bathrooms which
do not provide bath or shower facilities.
(b) Any rebeptacle located in a bathroom facility which
provides bath or shower facilities.
(c) Any receptacle located within locker room areas
which contain or are adjacent to shower or bath facilities.
Receptacles located on the exterior walls of any structure
shall provide ground fault interruption protection for personnel.
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CHAPTER 8
Fire Detection Systems
(a) Every single and multi -family dwelling, and every
dwelling unit within an apartment house, condominium and
townhouse, and every basement, cellar or upper floor within
such dwelling shall be provided with an approved listed smoke
detector installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendation and the provisions of this section. When
activated, the detector shall provide an audible alarm.
(b) Each and every smoke detector installed as required
by paragraph (a) of this section shall bear the U.L. or R.M.
testing laboratory seal of approval and shall be designed to
operate on 120 V.A.C. and shall be permanently connected to
a standard 120 V.A.C. electrical box and shall be powered by
a 20 amp. branch circuit. In the event that the characteristics
of the particular dwelling require more than one (1) smoke
detector, the additional detector must be connected to another
20 amp. branch circuit.
(c) All detectors required by this section shall be
mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located
in the corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleep-
ing purposes. In efficiency dwelling unit, the detector shall
be centrally located on the ceiling of the main room. Where
sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the detector shall be
placed at the center of the ceiling directly above the stair-
way. All detectors shall be located within 12" of the ceiling;
however, no detector shall be installed within 6" of any
vertical or horizontal corner. Care shall be taken to insure
that the installation will not interfere with the operating
characteristics of the detector.
(d) Any existing structure meeting the requirements
of paragraph (a) of this section shall be required to obtain
and have installed a smoke detector, or detectors meeting
the requirements of this section in each case where a permit
or permits are issued permitting modification of such structure
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resulting in expenditures of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
or more. For purpose of interpretation, such permits shall
not include those issued for exterior features such as
fences, concrete work, patio cover, etc.
CHAPTER 9
Use of Electrical Equipment
Section 9-1: USE OF UNAPPROVED APPLIANCE PROHIBITED: It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation
within the City to use any fixed appliance which has not been
endorsed by the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., or other nationally
recognized standards association, or without first obtaining approval
from the Chief Electrical Inspeofox'in the absence of such evidence
of safety approval.
Section 9-2: APPROVAL GIVEN: The Chief Electrical
Inspector shall approve for use electrical equipment, material,
conductors, apparatus, or fixed appliances as are reasonably safe
to persons and property. Conformity of such equipment and material
with the standards of the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc':', shall
be prima facie evidence that such equipment is reasonably safe
to persons and property.
Section 9-3: SPECIAL APPROVAL: Should any material or
equipment be submitted for approval which is not listed as approved
by the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., the Chief Electrical
Inspector shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt of written
request for special approval, approve, provisionally approve, or
disapprove such electrical material or equipment.
(a) Approval shall be based on reasonably safety to
persons or property and material and equipment shall be
considered as adequate for approval if the standards of the
Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. and/or provisions of this
Code are met. When material or equipment is approved by the
Chief Electrical Inspector, such approval shall continue
until the material or workmanship on the article approved is
changed. When material or workmanship is changed, the article
shall be re-examined and approved prior to use.
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(b) When no applicable standard can be used to determine
whether an article is reasonably safe, the Chief Electrical
Inspector may grant provisional approval and allow its use
until such time as it can be tested or determined whether
the article is safe to persons or property.
(c) Approval by the Chief Electrical Inspector shall
not become final until concurred by the Board. Denial by the
Chief Electrical Inspector may be appealed to the Board. Unless
appealed by any party to the City Council, action by the
Board shall be final.
(d) A complete list of electrical equipment, material,
appliances and devices approved by Underwriter's Laboratories,
Inc. provisionally approved, or disapproved for use within the
City, shall be maintained in the Chief Electrical Inspector's
office. This list shall be available to the public during
regular working hours.
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2. Public Notices
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2. Public Notices
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\elziTY OFrALLBN,,r};tt `Iln, .County,• Texas; . . ;. mQnding it -yo Ian
�i PUBLIl: NOTIG,;itr)1 ' Repealing+'Or Inances Ordinances- No.'• 317 is
NQUCais hersby',g0ven No.t,290,,,_322, .and Hergtofi�re Amendep;
that the;Allen city:Coua•,` 519.6•84,of,41119 CltY„qt ; interest,, or cQrporap,on,
cil adopted the' following, i',AQsn; Texas; .a(td Amen= who shall violate any'91,4 Pfpvidi ro for for th
thg provisions of thie'or•. -, llpn'` Providing for the .
ordinances a;in 13heic t ding S"tlon'” ;I of Or, dinanGO or tall to 4omply , P4411catlQn. Qf thq Cop -
rel ul��,seeeion•,held, :ont dinanceNo:,48ofthe Cl• fon Herpgf, and Pro
Thursday, March 4,1986,.1 t of Allen, l Texas, by" therewith or with any of. , ;t
w- y • the requir_emontp thereof t K, viding for an" EffeGtive
Mtloso ria. :pgaltyr Adoptfnq ,The'1982,kd1• ° 4pate.,-....; �'1
CIAU a V1110 6141' 'it,l,� ��tlon -'of.- the UnlformH o,""*'�""^ t t ro ' '`�" An o r lee I
Drdlnan4lt,";rft�r,No, • Building Codellnclydingg µ gecult nn, pndetfpofl n'� finteresPeor �corporationit
590.3-05: An ,, Ordinance, Future AmendmOnts; the ^"vlction shall be punished wy q shall violate ony pf •k
of,the,City of Allen, Cpl-.' : 1084 Edltlon,'M the Na i ,
IIn County Texas, men Ino of not mpre the provision of this -or. ,
A 3 Uonal Electrical Code In , ' by a "f i
ding the Comprehensivet t cludin Future Amend- "_ than pne Thousand ; dinance or lair it comp y
Zoning ,},Ordinance ,'N0, } g , Dollars'( (;1,000.00) . end i ' thereWith or' with any 'ot
menta; the'19Q2 Edition each day that euctvviola• the, • requirements
'366,10-01 'of thV;Cltyy.of,i of, thei0.16niform ,.; ' .•thereof shall be'aublect,
as,r•Heretgfore? - it shall be permftled to' ,
'Allen, n mechanical" In- �•exi4t ( �ny�s�+shall . _' 10 prose,44tIAf!, and Hppni
.Amended, so as to; AtsT cludingJ Future Amend-, };�onatitu� 's,8pg!pte oto I co6ylc09fl rahsl!; be,
tach a` Specific Use Per. , menta; And the 198 F nt' a car•'; unls ed 4y fine of not,
m11'�'for , the Accessoryi _ Uniform; Plumbing -'Code • '
fense•'In the
4'j car.
Ueq of ,Gasoline Sales" t Including Future Amend,," Pgratlon I$ the Ylolatgr of more than f�1,000 Q0, ands
I �-- --`�= ' s each day that such 41018•
Therefore Restricting Monte Thereto. Further i any p,f.lh})provisions'ol: tion shall be permitted to
,0,7185 Acres,, Being Part i .Amending Ordlnlknco , ,iIhI,s,gr0jn0nGe, each of•t exist or continue shall
Fof,tLot; P„Tract. ,1; Allen i No.. 48 of -the City oft *: IoeR 1)I epont, and
l 6 constitute a separate of.
;-town Center Addition, In.y Allen, Texas,��y Chang _� a; emplgyge ,Qh such car•. i tense,
4AherPeter Wetzel survey,'••.. Ing'j Certain ;,Language ; gpgr@1Ion�10 i1a,reapon, i Copies. pf ' these ' of,
Abstract NQ. 9910, and they' ontalned In Seotlons ; y' siple for; or) Qgntribut”, i dinances may be read or
David Wetzel )_$urvey,'r 9_'� : • • ,I• = ` '' to such ,violation In any, i purchased In the office l
_1. i t manner, shall be In -,of the Cit Secretary,:
IV(a), IV(b) ,VII b►, and VIII • r Y
,A031faM No, f)77, of the R Thereof;',an Further : divl ually � severally; Allen Municipal Anne>4,
aCo,Illnt,Co4ntY'.�Deed,' Amend ,�$rdlnsnce - Ila for 18fe penalties Ono Butler Cirgle;'Allan,
,Rego�ds.%,fjPraaentIi- 99 t'heY inpregpflbed.Where Texas.
,,�Delineeted, on, the,., No.' 48 ,ot, tris Gity of i . Is aplfn
,, , i. pe °f' g. ,•¢i, Mart Hendrix i
ficiaj.., Zoning,, Map' - as Allen, ,,Texad, BY A41op; 8 � I agent' for the .,.Cit Secretary 1
t! Shopping, Center, - (SC); I ling S,Fee Schedule for d n Y
I Repalro,,' Constructlon,j ,' i° w arahip, no ; (published In the Allen
Pr vI0In for p;Penalty;t ,t akies'drider this sec
1, o g • 'American • on Monday, .
Providing, for ,an ; Effec f and ,Removal, of Stru4n h ltFirty��tiell be asseased
f,tive�Date;,and,l?rovldfng f . turee„Under Section- ;March ttr 1i1B5 and'
A alnst�*adthagent as!
t.fgr,,Publication,;of,tthe•� VI
11(t)), Fur,�j .,such iThursday. Marsh 14,
a,r ,ther.Amendlnp the 1980 toss_►
jCaption. ,..:a,�,�r,�1; •,;,y� t OrdInaM0W,`.,,c!. Nab
,That any, firm t Edigon of the UnlformY 582 3 fist,-.An1�Ordinance;,
or�,cprporatlon vfolatiny,> Building- of the Ci(y of Allen, Col•'
any.of the Provisions or 3202, 2516 13208 and:' �
p 'j 2802+�' t ' Iln CountyrTexas, Amen•,
,terrrl4 of this ordinance i , kProv1dinga,f0/ a'_ f dl6d7 Section• I of Or•;
k{;when tie',sublect to the-; Special Assessment 9r,
' dinance No. 520.8.84, By'
the Cost Of. Removal of
same; ppenalty as,Provid',� Unsafe- �Suildingsr Prod, ;Adopting the 1984 Edl-
�}ed fpr In,thq framprehen-4I ylding'!$' °S yerablllt a Ilan of the National Elec '
j'4ive:d q,"Ing ;Qrdinance•9 Prpvlding',i4 trical Code of the Na
f} i Clause',
r No: 366-10.61rOf the Clty"' • tlOnal ',F1r0, P(oteCtion'
7 of'•Allen,,ss`+heretofore" Penalty for Qi Yiolatign of,�• Aasgcfatign and Future
amended; and upon con.: This Ordinance, Pro,' Amendments' Thereto.,,
victlon shall be punished viding ;for . Readoptlon, ;� Further Amending the,
`•, by -4 fine not to exceed', Providing , for they Allen Electrical Code
j'the• sum .of:One Thou•', ''-Rublipatlon;of the Cap ^ i Described In Exhibit
sond'•Pollars'.($1,000.00) EJvidinon 'HforOa�rt�Effective , "A•1” and Attached to'
i, for each offense. , r Date•'' ' E' I' ' . and Made a Part at City'
r �OrdinanW ' �; No. of Allen Ordinance No.,,
t591485:,An.Ordinance, .,�„Any person; parties In 52Q•8.84, :and Further