HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 09-1797
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 09-1797
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE I, SECTION 6-2(a), BY DELETING ALL
REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2005
EDITION, AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRIC CODE, 2008 EDITION; AND, BY AMENDING
SECTION 6-3, SAME-AMENDMENTS, BY REPEALING ALL
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2005 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
AND REPLACING THE SAME WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2008 EDITION;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas be,
and the same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 6, Article I, Section 6-2(a), by
deleting all references to the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition and providing for the
adoption the National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition with the appendices, which shall
read as follows:
"ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 6-2. Electrical code - Adopted.
(a) Title; adoption. The title of this section is "The City of The Colony
Electrical Code." It may be cited as such, and it is referred to in this section as "this
code." The National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition with the appendices, as
published by the National Fire Protection, is hereby adopted by reference as the
electrical code of the city, subject to all amendments and conflicting provisions
contain in this Code or ordinances. A true and correct copy of said National
Electrical Code shall be kept in the office of the city secretary and be made available
for inspection during regular business hours.
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Sec. 6-3. Same - Amendments.
The following are hereby adopted as amendments to the National Electrical
Code ("NEC") adopted herein, and such amendments shall be and become a part of
the code as adopted:
Section 230.71(A) add an exception.
230.71 Maximum Number of Disconnects.
(A) General. The service disconnecting means for each service permitted by 230.2, or for
each set of service-entrance conductors permitted by 230.40, Exception Nos. 1, 3,4, or 5,
shall consist of not more than six switches or sets of circuit breakers, mounted in a single
enclosure, in a group of separate enclosures, or in or on a switchboard. There shall be no
more than six sets of disconnects per service grouped in anyone location. For the
purpose... {text unchanged} ...shall not be considered a service disconnecting means.
Exception: Multi-occupant Buildings. Individual service disconnecting means is
limited to six for each occupant. The number of individual disconnects at one
location may exceed six.
Section 300.11 add an exception.
300.11 Securing and Supporting.
(A) Secured in Place. Raceways, cable assemblies, boxes, cabinets, and fittings shall be
securely fastened in place. Support wires that do not provide secure support shall not be
permitted as the sole support. Support wires and associated fittings that provide secure
support and that are installed in addition to the ceiling grid support wires shall be permitted
as the sole support. Where independent support wires are used, they shall be secured at
both ends. Cables and raceways shall not be supported by ceiling grids.
Exception: CeilinR Rrid support wires may be used for structural supports when the
associated wirinR is located in that area, not more than two raceways or cables
supported per wire, with a maximum nominal metric desiRnation 16 (trade size
Ih" ).
Section 310.15(B)(6) change to read as follows:
310.15 Ampacities for Conductors Rated 0-2000 Volts.
(B) Tables.
(6) 120/240-Volt, 3-Wire, Single-Phase Dwelling Services and Feeders. For
dwelling units, conductors, as listed in Table 31O.15(B)(6), shall be... {text
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unchanged}...provided the requirements of 215.2,220.61, and 230.42 are met. This
Section shall not be used in conjunction with 220.82.
Section 500.8(A)(1) change to read asfollows:
500.8 Equipment.
(A) Approval for Class and Properties.
(1) Equipment shall be identified...{text unchanged}...the maXimum surface
temperatures specified in S03.1.
FPN: Luminaries (lighting fixtures) and other heat-producing
apparatus... {text unchanged}...see Exception No.3 to SOO.8(B).
Suitability of identified equipment shall be determined by any of the follo'Ning: (1)
Equipment listing or labeling (2) Evidence of equipment evaluation from a qualified
testing laboratory or inspection agency concerned '.'lith product evuluation (3) E".idence
acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction such as a manufacturer's self evaluation or
an o'Nner's engineering judgment.
"
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work in
this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas hereby
declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3. That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the
preceding sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or
any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal
shall take effect; but every such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit
or prosecution had or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or
purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of The
Colony, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such offense is continued shall
constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and
after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases
provide.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony.
Texas, this the 19th day of January, 2009.
Robert E. Hager, City.
(REH/cdb 1/16/09)
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