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<br /> CITY CODE
<br /> ARTICLE III. ELECTRICAL CODE building to its condition previous to damage or
<br /> deterioration, or altering it in, conformity with the
<br /> Sec. 18-66. Scope. provisions ofthis article or in such manner as will
<br /> (a) No electrical installations, wiring, motors, not extend or increase an existing nonconformity
<br /> or hazard, may be made \vith the same kind of
<br /> communication systems, signs, cranes, hoists, el- materials as those of which the building is con-
<br /> evators, dumbwaiters, escalators, electric weld- structed.
<br /> ers, sound recorders, organs, X-ray equipment, in- (Code 1962, § 8-1)
<br /> duction and dielectric heat generating equipment,
<br /> or machine tools, motion picture studios, motion Sec. 18-67. Adopted.
<br /> picture projectors, or other similar type of equip-
<br /> ment, tools or installations shall be installed, There is hereby adopted, for the purposes of
<br /> placed in operation, used, or otherwise used in the
<br /> city, unless and until same shall have been in- establishing rules and regulations for the construc-
<br /> spected and a permit issued therefor, upon full tion, installation, alteration, removal, equipment,
<br /> compliance with a11 provisions of the electrical code use, location and maintenance of electrical wir-
<br /> adopted in this article and such other codes as ing, fIxtures and equipment, including permits and
<br /> may hereafter be adopted by the city applicable to penalties, that certain electrical code known as
<br /> such installation or use. No such installation or the National Electrical Code, 1993 edition, recom-
<br /> use shall be made until a permit therefor shall mended by the National Board of Fire Underwrit-
<br /> have been issued by the building official and no ers and the National Fire Protection Association,
<br /> such permi t shall be issued by the building official save and except such portions as are deleted, mod-
<br /> until there shall have been full compliance with Hied or amended in this article. Not less than three
<br /> all provisions of the electrical code applicable copies of this code are filed in the office ofthe city
<br /> thereto. building official. The National Electrical Code,
<br /> (b) If, within any period of 12 months, alter- 1993 edition, is hereby adopted and incorporated
<br /> ations or repairs costing in excess of 50 percent of as fully as if set out in length in this article and,
<br /> the then physical value of the building are made except as provided in this article, the provisions
<br /> thereof shall be contro11ing in the installation,
<br /> to an existing building, such building shall be maintenance and operation of electrical wiring,
<br /> made to conform to the requirements of this arti-
<br /> cle for new installation. fixtures and equipment therein contained within
<br /> the corporate limits of the city except as excluded
<br /> (c) If any existing building is damaged by fire under section 18-71.
<br /> or otherwise in excess of 50 percent of its then COrd. No. A-542, § 1(58-2),5-17-93)
<br /> physical value before such damage is repaired, it
<br /> shall be made to conform to the requirements of Sec. 18-68. Amendm.ents.
<br /> this article for new installations.
<br /> (d) If the cost of such alterations or repairs, or The National Electrical Code adopted in this
<br /> the amount of such damage, is more than 25 but article is amended as set out below:
<br /> not more than 50 percent of the then physical
<br /> value of the building, the portions to be altered or Article 510. Article 510 is amended by adding
<br /> repaired shall be made to conform to the require- paragraph 510-3 to read as follows:
<br /> ments of this article for new installations to such
<br /> extent as the building official may determine. 510-3 Special Use Occupancy. In addition to oth-
<br /> (e) For the purpose of this section physical val- er requirements of this code all commercial, hos-
<br /> pital, school, theater, apartment, hotel and other
<br /> ue of the building shall be determined by the build- buildings or structures, other than residential con-
<br /> ing officia1. struction, where 50 or more persons may gather
<br /> (f) Repairs and alterations, not covered by the at anyone time, shall be wired only with not less
<br /> preceding subsections of this section, restoring a protective wiring than thin wall conduit, rigid con-
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