HomeMy WebLinkAbout5096-02/27/2012Prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703.
ORDINANCE NO. 5096
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2007 CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY
REPEALING CHAPTER 3, ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS
OF TITLE 9, BUILDING REGULATIONS, IN THEIR
ENTIRETY; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
CHAPTER 3, ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS OF TITLE 9,
BUILDING REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA:
That Chapter 3, Electrical Regulations of Title 9, Building
Regulations, of the 2007 Code of Ordinances of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, are hereby repealed in their entirety; that a new
Chapter 3, Electrical Regulations of Title 9, Building
Regulations, of the 2007 Code of Ordinances of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, are hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
CHAPTER 3. ELECTRICAL CODE
ARTICLE 1. ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS, GENERALLY
SEC. 9-3-1. TITLE.
This ordinance shall be known as the Waterloo Electrical
Code, may be so cited and may be referred to hereinafter as the
"Code".
SEC. 9-3-2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE.
It is the purpose of this ordinance to adopt an electrical
code by reference, including provisions for the inspection and
regulation of electrical installation, issuance of permits, the
collection of fees, and to provide penalties for violations of
this ordinance in order to protect the public health, safety and
welfare.
The provisions of this code shall apply to and govern all
uses, installations, alterations, repairs, removals, renewals,
replacements, connections, disconnections, and maintenance of all
electrical equipment within the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
SEC. 9-3-3. DEFINITIONS.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this
Code, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) Appeal board means the board created in section 11-31.
(b) Approved by the electrical inspector means found by the
inspector to comply with the requirements of this
ordinance and, in the absence of such requirements,
found by the inspector to be safe in respect to life
and property as measured by the standards established
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in this ordinance and the National Electrical Code and
National Fire Protection Association Standards.
(c) Electrical contracting means undertaking, or offering
to undertake, the planning and installation of
electrical systems and equipment and the employment,
management, supervision and control of electricians and
apprentice electricians doing electrical work.
(d) Electrical contractor means any person responsible for
the activity of planning, or supervising electricians
and apprentices doing electrical wiring, work, or
equipment installations and connections to apparatus,
which is or will be connected to an electric light and
power source.
(e) Electrical equipment means all electrical materials,
wiring, conductors, fitting, conduits, devices,
appliances, fixtures, signs and apparatus or parts
thereof comprising an electrical system or control of
such system.
(f) Electrical maintenance work shall mean the repair of
the existing electrical equipment, or limited
replacement and extensions of branch circuits as
determined by the Chief Electrical Inspector.
(g) Electrical work means all installations, alterations,
repairs, removals, replacements, disturbances,
connections, disconnections and maintenance of wiring
and electrical equipment, or control of any of the
above, over 25 volts, and wiring systems through or by
which is conveyed or intended to be conveyed,
electrical current in, above, or under any building,
structure, tent or premises, public or privately owned,
in the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
(h) Electrician means any person doing electrical work for
an electrical contractor.
(i) Examining board means the board created in section 11-
31.
(j) Licensed or qualified person means any person who has
been examined and licensed by the examining board and
has its approval to install, remove, alter or make
additions to any electrical work in the city.
(k) Shall means that the act to be performed is mandatory.
SEC. 9-3-4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
In this ordinance certain terms shall be construed as
follows:
(a) Electrical terms are definitions relating to electrical
equipment, wiring methods and special wiring locations
and conditions shall be those accepted by the trade and
listed in the National Electrical Code or other
recognized safe wiring manuals or tests.
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(b) Building classification and occupancy shall be
determined from the city building code and the city
zoning ordinance.
SEC. 9-3-5. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTION.
(a) The 2011 Edition of the National Electrical Code,
including Article 90, Chapters 1 through 9, and Annex
A, B, C, D and H, inclusive, as published by the
National Electrical Code Committee, and adopted by the
National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted
by reference and is effective as if fully set forth in
this article. Where, in any specific case, different
sections of this article specify different materials,
methods of construction or requirements, the most
restrictive shall govern.
SEC. 9-3-6. NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE AMENDMENTS.
The provisions of this section specify certain amendments,
by deletion, addition or substitution of the 2011 edition of the
National Electrical Code. Where this section states that an
article, subsection, enumeration or exception is deleted, only
the specific article, subsection, enumeration or exception is
deleted. Where this section states that an article or subsection
is deleted in its entirety, all references listed thereafter
associated with the specific article (with subsections,
enumerations and exceptions) or subsection (with enumerations and
exceptions) are deleted.
(a) Amendments to 2011 NEC Chapter 2 Amendments:
(1) 210.8 (A), Dwelling Units, of the 2011 edition of
the National Electrical Code with any appropriate
editing for cross-references.
(2) 210-11 (C)(3), Bathroom Branch Circuits, is
amended by deleting the italicized paragraph
entitled "Exception" in its entirety.
(3) 220-61 (C) Prohibited Reductions, is amended by
adding the following subparagraph:
(3) Reduction of neutral or grounded conductor is
allowed only under the direct supervision of
an electrical engineer.
(4) 230-30 Insulation, is amended by deleting the
italicized paragraph entitled "Exception" (1)
through (4) in its entirety, and adding the
following new unnumbered exception:
Exception: A grounded conductor shall be permitted
to be uninsulated if it is part of a service
entrance cable assembly.
(5) "230-43. Wiring Methods for 600 Volts, Nominal, or
Less, is amended by deleting items (1) and (6),
and by adding the following as a new unnumbered
paragraph at the end of the enumerated paragraphs:
"Only items (3) Rigid metal conduit and (4)
Intermediate metal conduit may be concealed."
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(6) 230-50(A) Underground Service Entrance Conductors
is deleted in its entirety and the following
sentence is substituted therefore: "Service
lateral conductors shall be installed in a raceway
not less than two feet underground."
(7) 250.4 General Requirements for Grounding and
Bonding, is amended by adding the following item:
"(C). Raceway and Cable Grounding. All raceways
and cables shall have an equipment -grounding
conductor.
Exceptions: service cable and raceways, rigid
metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit and
electrical metallic tubing."
(8) 250.52(a)(5) Rod and Pipe Electrodes, is deleted
in its entirety and the following is substituted
therefore: "Rod electrodes shall be not less than
2.5 m (8 ft) in length, not less than 15.87 mm
(5/8 in.) in diameter, and shall be copper clad or
equivalent."
(9) 250.70 Methods of Grounding and Bonding Conductor
Connection to Electrodes, is amended by deleting
item (1), deleting from item (2) the words, "or
plain or malleable iron," and renumbering the
remaining items as items (1) through (4).
2011 NEC Chapter 3 Amendments
(1) 300.13(B) Device Removal, is deleted in its
entirety and the following is substituted
therefore:
"(B) Device Removal. In all circuits the
continuity of conductors shall not be dependent
upon device connections where the removal of such
devices would interrupt continuity."
(2) 310.106(B) Conductor Material, is amended by
adding the following sentence at the end: "Service
Grounding conductors shall be of copper and shall
be insulated."
(3) Table 310.15(b)(7) 120/240 -Volt, 3 -Wire, Single -
Phase Dwelling Services and Feeders), is deleted
in its entirety.
2011 NEC Annex H AMENDMENTS
SEC. 9-3-7.
80.9(C) Additions, Alterations, or Repairs is amended by
adding the following:
It is prohibited by this ordinance to perform any repair,
add to, or revamp any residential service less than 60
ampere electrical service.
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Authority, subparagraph (13), is amended by inserting a
period after the words "ready for inspection", and deleting
the words, "and shall conduct the inspection within
days
80.15 Electrical Board, is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted therefore:
ARTICLE 2. BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND APPEALS
Membership; Appointment of Members; Term of Office
(a) Establishment of the Board. There is hereby established
a Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals,
hereinafter referred to as the "Board," with authority
and responsibility as follows:
(1) To act as a Board of Appeals as provided in the
Waterloo Electrical Code.
(2) To periodically review the provisions of the
Waterloo Electrical Code and make recommendations
to the Building Official for improving and
updating said documents.
(b) Composition of the Board. The Board shall consist of
five (5) members, all of whose place of business,
residence, or work is located in the City of Waterloo.
All members shall be qualified by experience and
training to pass judgement upon matters pertaining to
electrical construction. The membership shall be as
follows: Two licensed electrical contractors, one
licensed, working electrician, a representative from a
public utility company furnishing electrical power to
the City, one electrical engineer capable of designing
systems governed by this code. The electrical
inspector shall serve as secretary to the Board. Said
Board shall serve without compensation.
(c) Appointment of Members and Terms of Office. The members
of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City
Council. After initial appointment of the Board the
terms of the members shall be for three years except
that the initial terms shall be so arranged and
staggered so that the terms of no more that two members
shall expire any one year. A vacancy within any term
shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor with the
approval of the City Council for the unexpired portion
of that term only.
Powers and Duties of the Board
The Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals shall have the
following powers and duties:
(a) To act upon reports of violations by licensed master
electricians and journeyman electricians as filed by
the electrical inspector with the Board.
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(b) To keep a complete record of the official proceedings
of the Board; to preserve all documents, books and
papers relating to appeals and hearing of complaints
and charges for at least three years.
(c) To hear appeals from the decision of the electrical
inspector and to rule on interpretations of the
provisions of the Waterloo Electrical Code, and to
determine the suitability of alternate materials and
methods of construction consistent with the provisions
of the Waterloo Electrical Code.
Meetings; Records
(a) All meetings of the Board of Electrical Examiners and
Appeals shall be held in the council chambers, or other
location indicated in a public notice posted 24 hours
prior to any meeting.
(b) Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum
for the transacting of all business, but any action
taken by the Board shall require a majority vote of all
members of the Board.
(c) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
chairperson of the Board.
(d) The secretary of the Board shall keep a record of the
Board meetings and register the names and residences of
all persons examined by the Board and the kind of
electrical license issued to each, if any.
Right of Appeals
Any person shall have the right to appeal any decision of
the electrical inspector to the Electrical Board of Examiners and
Appeals by filing a written notice of such appeal with the
electrical inspector within ten (10) days from the date of the
inspector's decision. The Board shall forthwith fix a time and
place of hearing such appeal which shall not be less than five
(5) days nor more than fifteen (15) days after the date of filing
of the notice of such appeal, and the electrical inspector shall
notify the appellant in writing by registered mail of the time
and place of such hearing. After the hearing of said appeal, the
Board may sustain or overrule the decision of the electrical
inspector. Decision of the Board shall be final unless appealed
to the courts as by law provides.
80.19 (a) is amended by adding the following line item #3:
Permit for Installation by Homeowner
3. A permit application may be submitted by the homeowner
and, upon approval and payment of required fees, an electrical
permit shall be issued. Such permit authorizes the owner only to
install electrical equipment in the dwelling owned and occupied
by the owner, without license or certificate of insurance, and
without help from persons other than family members.
80.19 (c 1) is amended by adding the following sentence at
the end of the section:
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A permit is not required for these repairs if the cost of
the repairs does not exceed $300.00.
80.19 (e) is amended by adding the following:
Fees
(a) Payment of fees for electrical permits shall be made on
or before the tenth day of the month following the date
of application for the permit or the date of the
statement from the electrical inspector. All fees
shall be payable to the City of Waterloo. All accounts
over 60 days due will be put on a "hold" status until
brought current.
(b) Inspection fees shall be paid in such amounts as
established by Resolution by the city council.
Inspections
80.19 (f) Inspections and Approvals, subparagraph(3), is
amended by deleting the words "or until days have
elapsed from the time of such notification".
80.23 (b) Penalties, subparagraph (3), is deleted in its
entirety.
80.25 (c) Notification, is deleted in its entirety.
80.27 Inspector's Qualifications is amended by deleting said
section in its entirety and substituting the following
therefore:
80.27 Inspector's Qualifications.
ARTICLE 3. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
Appointment; Qualifications
(a) The electrical inspector is hereby authorized, directed
and empowered to inspect any and all buildings,
structures, tents and premises, public and private,
and, as provided in this ordinance, to condemn and
order removed or remodeled and put into proper and safe
condition for the prevention of fire and for safety to
life and property, all electrical equipment
installations and connections of electrical current for
light, heat and power purposes, and to control the
disposition and arrangement of such equipment so that
persons and property shall not be in danger therefrom.
(b) The electrical inspector shall have successfully passed
any and all examinations administered by the Civil
Service Commission, have been recommended to said
position by the Building Official, appointed by the
Mayor, and confirmed by the majority of all members of
the City Council.
(c) The appointee shall:
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(1) Be a qualified electrician and shall have at least
five years of practical experience. in the
electrical trade or five years of experience as an,
electrical inspector, or, in lieu of such
experience, shall be a graduate in electrical or
mechanical engineering of a college or university
considered by the Personnel Director as having
suitable requirements for graduation and shall
have had two years of practical electrical
experience;
(2) Be possessed of such executive ability as
requisite for the performance of required duties
and have thorough knowledge of the standard
material and methods used in the installation of
electrical equipment; and
(3) Be well versed in improved methods of construction
for safety to persons and property, the statutes
of the state relating to electrical work and any
orders, rules and regulations issued by authority
thereof, and in the National Electrical Code.
(d) The electrical inspector shall hold a current master or
journeyman electrical license with the State of Iowa or
shall be required to pass an examination prior to
his/her appointment.
(e) He/she shall hold membership in the International
Association of Electrical Inspectors.
Section 80.28 Licensing, is added as follows:
(a) License Required
1. Electrical licenses shall be governed by Iowa Code
Chapter 103, Electricians and Electrical Contractors
(2008) .
(b) No NEW master electrician, journeyman or appliance
wireman licenses will be issued after January 1, 2009.
Only existing Waterloo licenses or State of Iowa Class
A licenses will be accepted by the City of Waterloo. A
State of Iowa Class B license will be accepted by the
City of Waterloo if the electrician has held a Waterloo
license after January 1, 1990. Existing City of
Waterloo licenses will be re -issued to the electrician
if the electrician chooses not to get a State of Iowa
electrical license.
(c) Existing license fees will apply for electricians
choosing to renew current City of Waterloo electrical
licenses. If you have a new State of Iowa electrical
contractor's license and wish to pull a permit in the
City of Waterloo, a one-time registration fee of
$150.00 will be charged if you have never held a City
of Waterloo license.
Conditions of Certificates of Insurance
(a) Any firm or corporation who holds solely a City of
Waterloo electrical contractor's license, who is
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installing, removing, altering, or making addition to
any electrical equipment in the City of Waterloo shall
execute and file with the Waterloo Building Official
(or a specified inter -governmental agency if so
designated by the Building Official) a Certificate of
Insurance written by a company authorized to transact
business in the State of Iowa, in limits of no less
than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00)
combined single limit to any person and One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) property damage; said
Certificate to be written on a standard form and
carrying an endorsement naming the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, and its employees (or the inter -governmental
agency designated by the Building Official) as
additional insureds as its interest may appear and
conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties
required of such contract by any ordinances, rules and
regulations of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. It shall be
a further condition of said Certificate of Insurance
that the obligator will hold the City (through the
specified inter -governmental agency if so designed)
harmless from any and all damages sustained by reason
of neglect or incompetency on the part of such
contractor, his/her agents or employees in the
performance of the work done under a license or permit
issued upon the filing of said Certificate.
(b) Said Certificate of Insurance shall be issued by the
31st day of December of each year, and shall be refiled
on or before said date for each subsequent year and
shall be in continuous full force and effect. That it
is the intent and purpose of said Certificate of
Insurance to also bind the individual, company, firm,
association or partnership, whether it be trade name,
corporation, or other business association or
arrangement with which the principal is associated.
Expiration and Renewal of License; Display; Transfer
(a) All licenses issued under this ordinance shall expire
on December 31 of each year and may be renewed by the
holder upon application and payment of the required
fee, and certificate of insurance where applicable, at
any time within the 30 -day period prior to December 31.
Any license not renewed prior to December 31 shall
expire 30 calendar days thereafter and shall not be
renewed without examination, except on the recommenda-
tion of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals.
If the Board approves the renewal of the license
without re-examination, the license shall be renewed
after payment of a double fee.
(b) Code update certificate - Renewal of a Waterloo Master
Electrician license and a Journeyman Electrician
license shall require each applicant to attend and
complete an approved eight-hour National Electrical
Code (N.E.C.) update class within twelve months of
January 1st of the date on the latest N.E.C. book. A
certificate of completion must be submitted to the
Electrical Inspection Office before licenses will be
renewed.
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(c) The validity and right of renewal shall be dependent
upon strict compliance by the licensee with all city
ordinances, and upon the payment of all fines and
penalties which are required as a consequence of
violations of city ordinances.
(d) Every holder of a Waterloo electrical contractor's
license shall keep his/her license displayed in a
conspicuous place in his/her places of business at all
times.
(e) Licenses are not transferable, nor shall they be loaned
or rented.
SEC. 9-3-8. PENALTY, ABATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS.
(a) Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a municipal infraction and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.
(b) If any electrical work, including construction or
repair, is performed within the city contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, it shall be deemed a
municipal infraction and, in addition to penalties
described, shall be abated in accordance with this
ordinance.
(c) The doing of any act prohibited or declared to be
unlawful, an offense or a municipal infraction by this
ordinance or the National Electrical Code, or the
omission or failure to perform any act or duty required
by this ordinance or the National Electrical Code, is,
unless another penalty is specified, punishable as
provided in sections 1-15 through 1-17 of the Waterloo
code.
SEC. 9-3-9. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCE TO EXISTING BUILDINGS.
(a) If any existing building is damaged due to fire,
natural disaster or otherwise, the areas that are
damaged shall be brought up to current city and
national codes. If other areas of the building are
altered or repaired due to damages that occurred, these
areas must also be brought up to the current codes.
(b) If the type of occupancy of an existing building is
partially or entirely changed, the electrical wiring
shall be made to conform to the requirements of the
current city and national codes for the new type of
occupancy.
SEC. 9-3-10. MOVED BUILDINGS.
(a) Residential moved buildings shall be brought into
compliance with the electrical requirements of new
residential -type buildings.
Exception: Parts of an electrical system which were
not damaged and had been installed in compliance with
the electrical code which was in effect at the time of
installation may be retained in said electrical
systems.
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(b) Electrical systems in any other moved buildings shall
be brought into compliance with the provisions of this
Code the same as for new construction.
(c) The permanent service connection shall not be made by
the power company until the electrical system is
completely installed, and is approved by the inspector.
(d) The existing service on the moved building shall not be
connected to the electrical power source unless
specifically approved by an inspector.
SEC. 9-3-11. DISCLAIMER.
This ordinance shall not be construed to affect the
responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating,
controlling or installing any electrical equipment for damages to
persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the
city be held as assuming such liability by reason of the
inspection or reinspection authorized in this ordinance or the
certificates of approval issued as provided in this ordinance, or
by reason of the approval or disapproval of any equipment
authorized in this ordinance.
SEC. 9-3-12. LIABILITY OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.
The electrical inspector, acting in good faith and without
malice in the discharge of his/her duties, shall not thereby
render himself/herself liable personally and he/she hereby is
relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may
accrue to person or property as a result of any act required or
by reason of any act of omission in the discharge of his/her
duties. Any suit brought against the city because of such act or
omission performed by him/her in the enforcement of any
provisions of this ordinance shall be defended by the city.
SEC. 9-3-13. RESERVED.
SEC. 9-3-14. UNLAWFUL CONNECTIONS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make connection from
a supply of electricity to any electric equipment that has been
installed or which has been disconnected or ordered to be
disconnected by the electrical inspector, until inspected and
approved by the electrical inspector.
SEC. 9-3-15. INSPECTION OF WIRING REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION
OF METER.
It shall be unlawful for any person to set a meter for
electric purposes to any building or premises, wiring of which
has not been inspected and approved by the electrical inspector.
A violation of this section will cause the electrical inspector
to give written notice and immediately cause the removal of such
conditions and the discontinuance of such current.
SEC. 9-3-16. ALTERATION OF IDENTIFICATION OR RATING MARKINGS.
It shall be unlawful to cover, remove, alter, change or
deface the maker's name or identification mark or any of the
rating markings on electrical equipment.
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SEC. 9-3-52. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
It shall be unlawful for the electrical inspector or
assistant electrical inspectors to engage in the business of the
sales, installation or maintenance of electrical equipment,
either directly or indirectly, and they shall have no financial
interest in any concern engaged in such business in the city of
Waterloo, at any time, while holding said offices.
The City Council of the City of Waterloo now hereby
establishes licensing fees for electrical licenses as follows:
ELECTRICAL LICENSE FEES FOR CITY OF WATERLOO
Electrical Contractor License
INTRODUCED:
PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION:
February 27, 2012
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$150.00
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 27th day of February, 2012, and approved
by the Mayor on the 27th day of February, 2012.
ATTEST:
Suzy Sc ares, CMC
City Clerk
est G.-Clar , Mayor
CERTIFICATE
I, Suzy Schares, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy
of Ordinance No. 5096, as passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 27th day of February, 2012.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 27th day of
February, 2012.
SEAL
1
Suzy Scares, CMC
City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA,
Black Hawk County
I do solemnly 5wear that the annexed copy of
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of said newspaper, and that the annexed rate of
advertising is the regular legal rate of said
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COURIER
The following is a summary of urainance
No. 5096. The ordinance may be re-
viewed in its entirety at the office of the
City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, Water-
loo, IA 50703, Monday -Friday between
the hours of 6 a.m. ands p.m.
ORDINANCE NO. 5096
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
2007 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY RE-
PEALING CHAPTER 3, ELECTRICAL
REGULATIONS OF TITLE 9, BUILDING
REGULATIONS, IN THEIR ENTIRETY;
AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A
NEW CHAPTER 3, ELECTRICAL REG-
ULATIONS OF TITLE 9, BUILDING
REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA:
Sec. 9-3-5.N ATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE ADOPTION.
(a)The 2011 Edition of the National Elec-
trical Code, including Article 90, Chap-
ters 1 through 9, and Annex A, B, C, D
and H, inclusive, as published by the Na-
tional Electrical Code Committee, and
adopted by the National Fire Protection
Association, is hereby adopted by refer-
ence and is effective as if fully set forth in
this article. Where, in any specific case,
different sections of this article specify
different materials,; methods of construc-
ton or requirements, the most restrictive'
shall govern.
Sec.9-3.6.NATIONAL ELECTRIC
CODE AMENDMENTS.
The provisions of this section specify
certain amendments, by deletion, addi-
tion"or substitution of the 2011 edition of
the National Electrical Code. Where this
section states that an article, subsection,
enumeration or exception is deleted,
only the specific article, subsection, enu-
meration or exception is deleted. Where
this section states that an article or sub-
section is deleted in its entirety, all refer-
ences listed thereafter associated with
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