Ord 1305 7/22/1940 ty
41
ORDINA NCE NO.
HONORABLE MAYOR., CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMAN:
7E,, THE UNDERSIGNED ELECTRECIAL COFTR,'xTORS,
ARCHITECTSP ELECTRICIAL WORKERS AZ BUILDERSP
recommend the following Amendments to Ordinance
N0*538., be adopted., as we Seel that galvanized
or thin wall conduit makes a much saSer
electricial installation Srom a mechanical
standpoint and elimination qf Sire or existing
fire hazards,
Ae majority oS the larger and smaller Cities
have already adopted this method. Ae most
recent neighboring City to adopt this method
is Lawton, Okla. We sincerely request that
you consider this change or amendment to our
present City Electricial Ordinance and act
on same at your regular next meeting.
SIGNED:
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ORDINANCE NO,
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LLECTIUCIAL WIRING mjy B-E JJ,ED
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BE XT ORL �111 By Tff& .80�/Jju 0r A'Lj)';"R'LbiN OF TjIE
CITY OF �JCIIXTA FALLSp TX(AS:
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,ZQJ2 I Xhat Section XX OX Ordinance
1- 4
11095aO as amended by Ordinance 11o,1144 und Ordinance
N0*2191j. be and 8arne is hereby amended to read 4c
,5eotion XX# I'M
1. All installations oj� electricial wirinq, for
light* heat or power in all buildinv8 herGVter ereot-
ed* and all additions hereaXter made to the electric
wirin,o, systems $n existing buildings within t10
corliora-te ItMits of the City qr Xichita Talj8.,Texas,,
84all be qf the rigid metal oonduit,, electricial
ftetalli* tubing,. or OurraOe metal raceway typu of
wiring as approved by tile National Board oj�' Fire
Underwriters,@
3* Armored cable
,p known tO the electricial
trade as OBZO shall be permissible only on door
switches and window lighting installations where
the use cVi' rigid metal conduit or eleatrioial
metallic tubing is impractical* 44ch armored cable
must not be imbedded in brick wallap oer,,Wr. t,, pla*ter
or where exposed to moisture*
4* 3urfa0e metal raoewa., type or wiring
8hJ' ll be use ,' only on exposed work in accordance
with the requirements 0,f the National Eleatpioial
Code*
5., -Bell ringing tranAforriwrs shall be Placed
in Oppr000d P�wtal boxes# and must be fused not to
Szoeed three (3) amperes. -5uch transror.ners may be
installed in di8tribution cabinets ff desired,
6# All current consuming openings installed
on main ceiling for general illunination purposes
in atores or other collul-Wrcial buildings ahaU be iiq*12
wire and 0-f GC:0 watts CaPaCity and not nore than two(,R)
such openings or outlets $hall be permitted on one
(1) circuit.
Not more than Six (6) oeflingfax outlets
shall be ,ervaitted or, one (1) circuit of Po..W,
,A)ire and any Buch circuits must be tagged so as
to permit rek�idy identification.
70 d'121 condaitu must be aooured to boxes,,
cabinets or junction boxes with approved look nuts
on the outaide qje such boxes or oabVets .�, look
nuts k,lnd bushings on the jnajdf!q
So All bathroom, kitohon* basement, and
private garage ceiling fixtures xmct be Oontrolled
hV wall switches* All kitc4eno both roont base#-aont
and private garage bracket fixtures,, may be controlled
bY wull switches or use Of groundedfixturee at the
direction of the InaPe toro This section does not
,,nolude living rooms over or in Private qartjVes
excepting t/lat PUI&O applying to bath rooms and
kitchens shall apply,
D. A three (3) wire 80rofoe shall be in-utalled
to all installations having over two (8) branch
circuits* An Oppropriate tYPe# approved panel board
shall be used with a12 such ir-Stullat ions$ over
,four (4) circuits. All install(-ItiO� 8 QV' Xour (4)
or more branch circuits, as above stated, shall haw
(In approved panel board enclosed in standard,$ approved
Steel oubinetv.
4;ervioe wires shall be installed in rivid
metal conduit from service entrance to oubinet.
'""here it is necessary to inatall sub-,feeders Xron
n, ,,zin cabinet to distributing panelq only one pair
qj' sub-,feedere conductors shall 4W permitted in
uny one conduit* d&rvioe wires shall not be
smaller than No.a. B*j:� A�O guaggo
20* F-xit lights 84411 be installed in all
uPtUf"tiaent and hotel buildings tivo (2) or more
stories high und 8?�alj be oontroLled through one (1)
switah accessible Onl!( to authoriaed Per8ons,
Ali lights indioatin,9j'fre e8oape exit6 sh(411 be red
with the words "' Pire Secapte Exit o clearly Jett&7,gd,
11- All conduit inst,222ed Underground to be
VILK;nized and use lead covered wire or other approved
o ire.
All a I onduit installed in toe boxes, oojc,� atorage
VGuIt8 mu&t be 91,41vanized and GO% rubber or equal
wire,
IP-* All ceiling Outlet boxes must be eguipped
w9th standard fi,-,ture atuds. gzOOPt z0here an approved
boltless stud is usedg, allrixture studs #hall
be securely fastened to the Outlet box oith not
less than four (4) bolts to Oach stud.
13* Ground conductors must Le grounded on
the house side or the meter to a water ayst--m q
poasib2e., Within 85 feeto (4nd if not azPailablepone-helf
11) InW.- bU five 65) feet galvanized or copper olad ground
r Z
od shall ile used. The vize Or ground 0onduotorg
shall be in aacord wit,4 the f011Owtnq tuble;
Nominal" Diameter
Bize Qf dize Of Copper Rigid Conduit-Eleotrical
Service 4ervice W f re or "44 tall to
Conduit Conductoris JVO. eel pipe u bi n
X�p
X
4- 1 Inoo �z or saa2jer --------
2 or , 0
r 6
2/2
PCO or VOOO 4 3 it
300,POOO 00M* 2 4 1 at
500"000 C.m. 0 3 4
JJ-4 I le
Over 4 00 1
000 1
14* "11 wiring for clectriatal signs shall
be run in rigid nxtal conduit or oleo-jricial
metallic tubing and the Oircuita jor such sj.9n,9
shall be fused separately frox other cirouito,
Each sign shall be I)rovided with a
'switch 4f)"Oh will OPOA all grounded conductors
suPPlYing such sign*
RA Q0_11A L' RI,EC UR r IGUA L 0 OP E 0 P-
ihe regulations laid down in the national -Electricial
Code as approved by the American 3tandards Association,
and in the National EleOtriOial -3a,.rety Code as approved
by the American Standards Association governing the
installation V, cleotricial wiring., devices and equipment
are hereby adopted and made a part oj- this ordin�-,nce as fully
�4nd to the saine exten t as though cop ied her o in in f ull
provided, that the present or current issue of t1je
National ZlectrSoial Code and the ilational Lleotricial
I:iVety Codep as approved by the American Utandards
ii8sootation, and, any subesquent amendmento thereto,
shall be oonaidered the Afational -eleotricial Code
as those terms are used hereSnq And provided,9 furtherA.
ftat in event or any conflict between the Provisions
Q.f this ordinance and the provision.- of the il(-4ional
,Electricual Code and the liational Electricia.Z
,Ua,fety Code, then in such event the provisions qf
this ordinance shall apply#
45 ECUU11-41,1 That aection XX qf Ordinance No.
5,38 as amended by Ordinance 170*1241 and Ordinance
10, IIDI* be and same its hereby axended to re,,,td as
,follows;
-�ection ZZ, SLiGTid'c
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I.All electric runVea �4nd heating devices
Consuming more than 2,POOO watts must be wired
in rigid iron conduit and extended from switch
box f4to device, excepting that Greenfivid
Ylexible conduit may be 4sed not to exceed 18 inches.
Aiproved armoured cable maU be used, or range
cable may be used*
LECITXON 3* Ir.4LI.OXTY OF
I,f any sectionpaub-seotiono eentence, 01"Ausc",p or
phrase o.,,' this ordinance isp .!Vor any reaeon., held
to be unconstitutional,, such decision ahall not a�'.feot
the remaining portiona of this ordinance,
,Uection 49 REPE.-iL OF COJITLIC.1illiG ORD111,1NO&O
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conj'lict with
the provisiona of this ordinance are hereby repealed*
PASSED AMI) AKWOVEJ) this day of
19400
AM"M
OX27 OLMIZO