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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmend - Electrical Insepection Code SectionORDINANCE No. 4537 - - -62 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, DECEMBER 1 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, DECEMBER 11 �9 62 Clerk Of Common Council Approved and signed by me DECEMBER 11, Io 62 Clerk 1 DEAL C011110 PRESS ORDINANCE NO.r�y' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 3913 (AS AMENDED) (ELECTRICAL INSPECTION) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: SECTION I. That Section 5 of said ordinance be amended in the following manner: Section 5. Electrical Examining Board Created, be completely deleted and the following Section be adopted: SECTION 5. ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD CREATED. There is hereby created an Electrical Examining Board of the City of South Bend, hereinafter designated as the "Board ", which shall consist of one (1) Class A Electrical Contractor, one (1) Jaurneyman electrician, one (1) Member of the City Council, one (1) professional engineer, and the Chief Electrical Inspector who shall be Chairman of the Board. All members, except the Chief Electrical Inspector, shall serve for a term of one year. All members of said Board shall be appointed by the Mayor, and the Chief Electrical Inspector shall remain on said Board until such time that he may resign or be replaced by the Mayor. All members except the Chief Electrical Inspector shall receive Ten ($10. 00) Dollars for each day during which he has attended a meeting of the Board. The Board shall keep a record of all examinations and shall have printed a manual of its rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations. Each applicant shall have the right to review his examination papers upon request. SECTION H. That Section 7 of said ordinance shall be amended in the following manner: SECTION T. STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. That immediately following the last paragraph of said Section 7 shall be added the following paragraph: Thin wall conduit cannot be used when exposed to weather, or in wet locations. All services installed in one story, no basement type houses must be located in gable end of building. SECTION III. SECTION IV SECTION V. Ist & 2nd READRIG ` /i• /6 COPo9PoP TEE OF THE NM a PURLIO HEARING 3rd READING 13` 16IG -^ NOT APPROYM REFERRED PASSED I�IInIe v That Section 9 of said ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 9. CLASSES OF LICENSES. CLASS "D" - Dealer's License. Authorizing the sale of (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) approved electrical devices, apparatus or appliances designed for the attachment to or installation on any electrical circuit or system for light, heat or power, consuming 500 watts or more. That Section 12 of said ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 12. EXAMINATIONS. That immediately following the last paragraph of Section 12, shall be added the following: Applicant must secure license within thirty (30) days after passing examination. That Section 17 of said ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 17. FEES FOR PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. That immediately following subparagraph H shall be added the following: I. All services of 800 amperes or larger shall be of the cubical type and shall be housed in an enclosure containing only electrical equipment and proper working space. Circuit breaker enclosures or fusible equipment with provisions for, or space for more than six (6) circuit breakers; switches or pull outs used as disconnecting means shall not be approved as service entrance equip- ment, unless there is permanently installed main circuit breaker, switch or pull out which will disconnect all the breakers, or fuses, or sub -lugs which may be mounted in the cabinet. The disconnecting means, in all cases, must be of a type approved for this purpose. All services of 70 amperes or greater installed, must have main line disconnect. r - F � i SECTION VI. That Section 19 of said ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 19. CONNECTIONS TO INSTALLATIONS. That the last sentence of said paragraph shall be amended to read as follows: All services that have been disconnected, or an instance where a building has been vacated, service must be disconnected and shall not be re- connected until approval is issued by the Electrical Inspector. All feeders to panels must have copper size corres- ponding to name plate rating of panel. All fuse panels must have non - tamperable fuses. No approval will be given on electrical work done in new public buildings unless prints and specifications are submitted to this office before work is started. SECTION VII. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, its approval by the Mayor and the fulfillment of all statutory requirements relating thereto. Id k 2nd P.EAOING COMMITTEE OF THE WHGIX PU2LI0 NEARING IExrC 3rd READING NOT A. "FROVED REFERhED PASSED ` <;'g -3- _Iylber offfie ..... CouncTl