Chapter 14.06

Chapter 14.06

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

Sections:
14.06.010 National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, adopted by reference, generally.
14.06.020 Purpose of National Electrical Code.
14.06.040 Amendments to certain provisions of the National Electrical Code.
14.06.070 Penalties for violations of electrical code.

14.06.010 National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, adopted by reference, generally.
Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, 1973 C.R.S., and the Lakewood Municipal Charter, the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association, 2005 Edition, including Annex C and Annex G , is adopted by reference, subject to the deletions, amendments and additions contained in this chapter. (Ord. O-2006-17 § 4, 2006; Ord. O-2003-20 § 4, 2003; Ord. O-95-47 § 6 (part), 1995; Ord. O-90-15 § 25, 1990; Ord. O-86-7 § 1, 1986; Ord. O-81-106 § 1, 1981).

14.06.020 The purpose of the National Electrical Code is to safeguard persons in buildings and their contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for lights, heat, power, radio, signaling, and for other purposes.  The subject matter of the Code is the regulation of electrical conductors and equipment installed within or on public and private buildings and other premises, including yards, carnival and parking lots, and indus­trial substations; also the conductors that connect the installa­tions to a supply of electricity, and other outside conductors adjacent to the premises; also mobile homes and recreational vehicles. (Ord. O-2006-17 § 4, 2006; Ord. O-2003-20 § 4, 2003; Ord. O-95-47 § 6 (part), 1995; Ord. O-90-15 § 26, 1990; Ord. O-86-7 § 1, 1986; Ord. O-81-106 § 1, 1981).

14.06.040 Amendments to certain provisions of the National Electrical Code.
Certain provisions of the National Electrical Code, as indicated in this section, are amended.
A.The provisions of Annex G shall include the following amendments:
1. Annex G is amended by the deletion of the following subsections:
Subsection 80.15 Electrical Board
Subsection 80.19 (D) Annual Permits
Subsection 80.23 (B) Penalties
Subsection 80.27 Inspector’s Qualifications
2. Subsection 80.19 (C) is replaced with the following:
Exempt Work.  An electrical permit shall not be required for the following:
1. Portable motors or other portable appliances energized by means of a cord or cable having an attachment plug end to be connected to an approved receptacle when that cord or cable is permitted by this code.
2. Repair or replacement of fixed motors, trans­formers or fixed approved appliances of the same type and rating in the same location.
3. Repair or replacement of current-carrying parts of any switch, contactor or control device.
4. Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles, but not the outlets therefor.
5. Repair or replacement of any overcurrent device of the required capacity in the same location.
6. Repair or replacement of electrodes or transformers of the same size and capacity for signs or gas tube systems.
7. Removal of electrical wiring.
8. Temporary wiring for experimental purposes in suitable experimental laboratories.
9 . A permit shall not be required for the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment or the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy or in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence by a public or private utility in the exercise of its function as a serving utility.
Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
3. Subsection 80.19 (E) is replaced with the following:
Permit Fees.  Fees for permits required by this code shall be as specified in Section 14.02.040 of this Lakewood Building Code.
B. The provisions of Article 210 shall include the following amendments:
1. Subsection 210.12(B) is amended by adding a third paragraph to read as follows:
Smoke alarms installed pursuant to Section R313 .2 .1 of the International Residential Code need not be protected by an arc-fault circuit interrupter.
2. Subsection 210.52(B )(3) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the paragraph:
No more than four current-consuming outlets shall be connected to the 20-ampere small appliance circuits.
3. Subsection 230.70(A)(1) is replaced with the following:
(1) Readily Accessible Location. Service disconnects for one-& two family dwellings shall be installed at a readily accessible location nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors. The distance from the meter housing to the main disconnect shall be limited to one of the following:
1. Side to side
2.   Back to back
3.   Not more than 24 inches to provide clearances around building structure intrusions.
For commercial and multi-family services, the main disconnect shall be nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors. (Ord. O-2006-17 § 4, 2006; Ord. O-2003-20 § 4, 2003; Ord. O-95-47 § 6 (part), 1995; Ord. O-90-15 § 27, 1990; Ord. O-86-7 § 1, 1986; Ord. O-81-106 § 1, 1981).

14.06.070 Penalties for violations of electrical code.
A.   Any person who violates any of the provisions of the code adopted by this chapter or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such an order, as affirmed or modified by the Board of Appeals or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed in this chapter, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompli­ance respectively, be punishable by  a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three hundred and sixty-five days or by both such fine and imprisonment.  The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or deficits within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
B.   The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Ord. O-2006-17 § 4, 2006; Ord. O-2003-20 § 4, 2003; Ord. O-95-47 § 6 (part), 1995; Ord. O-86-7 § 1, 1986; Ord. O-84-87 § 13, 1984; Ord. O-81-106 § 1, 1981).


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