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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 72- 913, Amends Chapter 15.04, Electrical Code. (2) 220 ORDINANCE NO. 913 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW BOZEMAN ELECTRIC CODE: ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE; PROVIDING FOR SUBORDINATION- OF BOZEMAN ELECTRIC CODE TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MONTANA STATE ELECTRIC BOARD, AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPEAL- ING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: SECTION 1. ADOPTION. A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the building inspector of the City of Bozeman, Montana, being marked and designated as "National Electrical Code, 1971 Edition, published by the National Fire Protective Association," is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Bozeman for the regulation of electrical installations, repair and maintenance in the City of Bozeman, being referred to, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter. SECTION 2. MONTANA STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD~ Should any Chapter, section or paragraph of the Code hereby adopted be in conflict with rules and regulation of the Montana State Electrical Board the rules, regulations and requirements of the Montana State Electrical Board shall pervail. SECTION 3. That Title 15, Chapter 1~04 of the Official Code of the City of Bozeman, Ordinance No. 891 be amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 15.04 ELECTRICAL CODE 15.04.010 SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this code." 15.04.020 PURPOSE AND SCOPE. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the installation, repair, maintenance and inspection of electric wiring, electric devices, appliances and materials, providing for the licensing of persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of installing or repairing, of electrical equip- ments, wiring or devises, and providing for the issuance of permits for work to be done, the paying of fees therefor, the inspecting of work done, and providing penal- ties for the violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance. SECTION 4. MUNICIPALITY AND CITY DEFINED. Whenever the words "Municipality" or "City" are used in the code hereby adopted, they shall mean the City of Bozeman. SECTION 5. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR DEFINED. The office of the Electrical Inspector shall be made a part of the Department of Public Safety and the Electrical Inspector shall be app- ointed by the City Manager. Whenever the term "Electrical Inspector" is used in the code hereby adopted, it shall be construed to mean the Electrical Inspector or his authorized representative. SECTION 6. (a) PERMIT REQUIRED. No alteration shall be made in the existing wiring of any build- ing, nor shall any building be wired for the placing of any electrical current, nor shall any alterations be made in the wiring in any building after inspection, without firs t notifying the Elec trical Inspec tor and securing a permi t therefor. Where work for which a permit is required by this Ordinance is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified shall be doubled, but the payment of said fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Ordinance in the exedution of the work, nor from the other penalties prescribed herein. (b~ FEES FOR PERMITS. At the time the application for a permit is made, the applicant shall pay to the electrical inspector the following fees: 1. For each permit 2. Wiring for lights and small appliances (per switch, plug or outlet box); 1 to 15, inclusive - for additional outlets, each - Each 16 foot or fraction thereof of gas tubing or fluorescent strip shall be one outlet. Ten foot or fraction thereof of continuous outlet stripping shall be one outlet. 3. For alterations and additions, same as new work. 4. For installation of main service only, determined by name plate of main switch, up to 100 amperes. For each additional amp. over 100 5. Sign Wiring Circuits to each sign Connections to each sign 6. Heating appliances: For one heating appliance rated at not more than ten kilowatts, the fee shall be Additional heating appliances, 10 Kilowatts or less For each heating appliance rated over 10 Kilowatts the fee shall be $1.00 $1.00 .10 $2.00 $ .01 $1. 50 $1. 50 $1.00 $ .50 $1.50 ORDINANCE NO. 913 I I I I I I 7. Power: $1.00 .25 1.50 .50 2.00 .25 One motor, one horsepower or less Additional Motors of this size More than 1 but less than 10 h.p. Additional motors of this size Ten Horsepower or more Changes to existing motors Generators. For each generator for light and power purposes, including switchboard and connections 8. Mimimum inspection fee 9. A charge of $2.00 may be made for each additional trip occasioned by carelessness or neglect on the part of the contractor in calling for an inspect- ion at an incorrect address or at a time when such inspection could not be made properly. 10. All work under $25.00 must be called in but no inspection fee will be charged. (c) PLANS REQUIRED. Accompanying the application for permit there shall be filed with the inspector plans of the work to be undertaken on all non-residential constru- ction and, if deemed necessary by the Electrical Inspector, plans may be required for residence type work. The above mentioned plans shall show the charactor and pre- cise location of the premises. The permit shall not be held to allow cutting of any structural features of any building. The permit shall cover the work set forth in the plans only, and if additional work is to be undertaken, a new permit to cover such additional work shall be secured in the usual manner. 5.00 $2.00 $ SECTION 7. INSPECTION AUTHORITY AND DUTIES. (a) Right of Access to Buildings. The Electrical Inspector and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry during usual business hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. However, should the owner or occupant disapprove entry, the inspector shall produce a search warrant signed by the proper authority. (b) Discontinuance of Service: Authority to order service stopped. The Electrical Inspector shall have supervision over all wires, materials, apparatus and fittings used for the transmission, distribution or consumption of electrical current for light, heat, or power or for any other purpose, whether new or old; and whenever any such wires, materials, apparatus or appurtenances are, or may become dangerous to life or property, or liable to cause fire, accident or injury, he is empowered to order the owner, agent, or user to remove or repair such within forty-eight hours after receipt of the notice. In case the order is not complied with, the Electrical Inspector shall order the current to be disconnected, from the installation or the part of it which is considered hazardous, and all owners, agents, users, light and power companies and others, shall not have the current or circuit connected again until the Electrical Inspector has given a written permit to do so. All firms, corp- orations, or individuals, whether operating under a regular franchise granteo by the City or not, shall, upon written notice from the Electrical Inspector, disconnect from any building the service on any circuit as designated by the notice, and shall not reconnect the building service or circuit, except upon written notice from the Electrical Inspector. (c) Inspection: Upon the completion of the wiring or alterations or additions to the wiring of any building, it shall be the duty of the person, firm, or corporation installing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector, who shall inspect the installation within twenty~four hours of the time such notice is given, Sundays and holidays excepted, and if it is found to be fully in compliance with this Ordinance and does not constitute a hazard to life and property he will authorize connection to the electrical service and the turning on of the current. Provided, however, that the Inspector may give temporary permission to furnish electric current to or the use of the electric current, through any wires, or other equipment for a length of time not exceeding thirty days, if it appears that such wires, etc. may be used safely, and that there exists an urgent necessity for such use and special permission. All wires which are to be hidden from view shall be inspected before concealment and any person, firm or corporation installing such wires shall notify the Electrical Inspector, giving him twenty~four hours in which to make the required inspection be- fore such wires are concealed. Providing that on large installations where conceal- ment of parts of the wiring proceeds continuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the Electrical Inspectio~ due notice and inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. (d) Re-Inspection: When considered advisable by the Electrical Inspector or upon request by the fire chief, light and power company or the owner or tenant of any building the Electrical Inspector shall make a thorough re-inspection of the install- ation in any buildings of all electric wiring, electrical devices and electrical material now installed or that may hereafter be installed within the City of Bozeman. When the installation of any such wiring, devices or materials is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition the person, firm or corporation owning, using or oper- ating the same shall be notified and shall make the necessart repairs, or changes required to place such wiring, devices and material in a safe condition and have such work completed within four days, or any longer period specified by the Electrical Inspector in said notice. The Electrical inspector is hereby empowered to order thee discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devices or material so found to be defectively installed until the installation of such wiring, devices and material ORDINANCE NO. 913 221 222 :I~ has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector. (e) Construction Requirements: No inspection shall be approved unless the electrical light, power and heating installations are in strict conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, the statutes of the State of Montana, and the National Electric Code as herein adopted. (f) Review: When the Electrical Inspector condemns all or part of any electrical installion, the owner may within five days after receiving written notice from the Electrical Inspector, file a petition in writing fur review of said action, of the Electrical Inspector with the City Clerk who shall refer the petition to a board of three competent parties to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Commission, upon receipt of which the Board shall at once proceed to determine whether said electrical installation complies with this Ordinance, and within three days shall make a decision in accordance with its findings, which shall be returned to the City clerk for Action. SECTION 8. CONNECTIONS. It shall be unlawful for any electric utility to make any electrical connections to any building or premises until the wiring has been approved by the Electrical Inspector, provided, however, special permission may be given by him to make a temporary connection and use portions of the wiring in a building during construction, if it appears that this can be safely done, and there exists an urgent necessity for such use and for such special permission. SECTION 9. BOND AND OWNERS RIGHTS. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in installing, repairing or altering electrical wiring or conductors within the corporate limits of the City of Bozeman, Montana for the purpose of transmitting electrical energy for light, heat or power, excluding any public electric utility, without first filing a $5,000.00 bond as herein required. The bond herein required shall be approved as to form and sufficiency by the City Commission and conditioned that he, or they, will in good faith perform all of the things required by the Ordinances of the City of Bozeman, and that, if any injury to any person or damage to any property results byreason of his or their failure or neglect to conform with any ordinance relating to the installation of electric wiring and equipment, he or they shall save harmless and indemnify such person injured or the owner of such property damaged. The Electrical Inspector, before submitting the bond for approval, shall determine that the applicant is familiar with the Ordinances of the City of Bozeman regulating the installation, repair and maintenance of electrical wiring and that such applicant is qualified to engage in such work, for the protection of life and property. This section is not designed to cover persons, firms or corporations whose only electrical work is the sale or repair of electrical appliances. If an owner desires to do wiring in his own home, he may do so without a license, but he must first obtain a permit required by this Ordinance, provided, however, the Electrical Inspector may refuse to issue a permit to any person who, in his estimation is not competent to install the electrical work in accordance with the regulation of this Ord inance. Sign companies shall be permitted to do wiring in signs and outline lighting on the secondary side of the transformers only. SECTION 10 WIRING RULES. To supplement the National Electric Code and the Montana State Electric Code. I. All service entrance conductors shall be provided with overload protection and main disconnect at their outer end. 2. All furnace and air-conditioning rooms or areas, must have a light with a switch at the entrance. 3. Where installation of stationary motors 1/6 h.p. and over are made, the so called non-tamperable fuse, or other approved device shall be used where built-in protection is not provided. This protection and disconnect shall he within sight of the motor. SECTION 11 GLASSIFICATIONS. All buildings coming under the following classifications must be wired in approved metallic conduit and be so installed throughout and in accord- ance with the requirements of conduit construction provided, however. that service metal raceways. electrical metallic tubing and under floor raceways may be used under conditions designed in the latest issue of the National Electrical Code. 1. All buildings within Fire Zone I, except private dwellings and their access- ory building used for non-commercial use. 2. All public, commercial and industrial buildings. 3. All apartment houses, tenement houses and flats. 4. All alterations or additions to any buildings come under the above classi- fications where the alteration or addition is equal to 50% of the installation. the whole building must be brought up to the requirements of this code. The inspector may allow alterations or smaller additions to be made with metal mold- ing to the electrical installation in buildings coming under the above classifi- cation that have been wired previous to the passage of this code, contrary to the above requirements, but if he deems it necessary, the entire building must con- form with the present requirements. 5. All power wiring except in private dwellings. 6. All hazardous locations as set forth in the National Electric Code. SECTION 12 RESPONSIBILITY. This Ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from, or lessen ORDINANCE NO. 913 I I I I I I 223 the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any electric wiring, electric devices or electrical material for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City or the Inspector be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided. SECTION 13 Any person, firm or coroporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be'deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof, during which any violation of any provision of this Ordi- nance is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three- Hundred dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than twenty-five (25) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 14 VALIDITY OF REGULATIONS. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held un- constitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part, or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 15 This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days from its final adoption. Finally adopted and approved at a regular session of the Commission of the City of Bozeman held on the 2nd day of February, 1972. WILLIAM E. GRABOW, Mayor ATTEST: State of Montana ) County of Gallatin City of Bozeman ) I, Erna V. Harding, Clerk of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman do hereby certify, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 913 was published by title and number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of gen- eral circulation, printed and published in said City in the issue of the 2nd day of February 1972, and due proof of such publication is on file in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office this 3rd day of March, 1972. 9 ~~ ~,-~. ~ . ERNA V. HARDING, Clerk of the City Commission ORDI~ANCE NO. 913