HomeMy WebLinkAbout4103-06/26/1995ORDINANCE No. 4103
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1993 CODE
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ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA,ELECTRICITY, AND THE
REPEALING CHAPTER 11,
WATERLOO ELECTRICAL CODE (ORDINANCENO. 2071,
AS AMENDED), IN THEIR ENTIRETY; AND
CTING
IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 11, ELECTRICAL
CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA, as follows:
That Chapter 11, Electricity, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, and the Waterloo Electrical Code (Ordinance
No. 2071, as amended), are hereby repealed in their entirety;
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a new Chapter 11, Electrical Code, of 1993the inoflieu thereof
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of the City of Waterloo, is hereby enacted
follows:
CHAPTER 11. ELECTRICAL CODE
ARTICLE 1. ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS, GENERALLY
Sec. 11-1. Title.
This ordinance shall be eferred to hereinafterknown as the Waterloo lastthea1Codee.
may be so cited and may be
Sec. 11-2. Purpose and scope.
It is the purpose of this ordinance to adopt an electrical
code by reference, to provide for the examination, qualification
and licensing of electrical contractors, electrical appliance
dealers, journeyman electricians, and appliance wiremen, also
including provisions for the inspection and regulation of
electrical installation, issuance of permits, the collection of
fees, and to provide P lhealth, violations
and welfareordinance in
order to protect the public
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. 11-3. 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) Appliance dealer means undertaking, or offering to
undertake, the planning and installation, alteration and
repair of heating and cooling systems to existing
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appliance wiring work.
(c) Appliance wireman means any person performing electrical
work on heating and cooling systems under the direction
of an appliance dealer.
(d) 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
fe and
by the las measured by the standards establishednsctor to be safe in respect to in property in this
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ordinance and the National Electrical Code and National
Fire Protection Association Standards.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) 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.
(i) 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.
(j) Electrician means any person doing electrical work for an
electrical contractor.
(k) Examining board means the board created in section 11-31.
(1) 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.
(m) Shall means that the act to be performed is mandatory.
Sec. 11-4. 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.
(b) Building classification and occupancy shall be determined
from the city building code and the city zoning
ordinance.
Sec. 11-5. National Electrical Code adoption.
(a) The 1993 National Electrical Code is hereby adopted by
reference. The purpose of this section and section 11-6
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is to establish installation standards modifying and
superseding certain articles, paragraphs and subsections
of the 1993 edition of the National Electrical Code as
adopted by the National Fire Protection Association. Any
and all electrical equipment and utilization equipment
shall be installed in conformity with the rules and
regulations as set forth in this ordinance. Where, in
any specific case, different sections of this ordinance
specify different materials, methods of construction or
other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern.
(b) An official copy of the 1993 edition of the National
Electrical Code, as adopted by the National Fire
Protection Association, including a certificate by the
clerk of the city as to its adoption and the effective
date, shall be kept on file in the office of the city
clerk.
Sec. 11-6. National Electric Code amendments.
The provisions of this section specify certain amendments, by
deletion, addition or substitution of the 1993 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) Article 90-2, subsection (b), Not covered, is deleted,
and the following substituted therefor:
"(b) Not covered. This code does not cover the
following and permits and licenses are not required."
(b) Amendments to Article 110:
(1) Article 110-13, subsection (a), Mounting, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(a) Mounting. Electric equipment shall be firmly
secured to the surface on which it is mounted.
Wooden plugs driven into holes in masonry concrete,
plaster or similar materials shall not be used.
The use of cement nails is not approved."
(2) Article 110-16, subsection (f), Headroom, is
amended by deleting the exception contained
therein.
(c) Amendments to Chapter 2, Wiring and Protection:
(1) Article 210-70, Lighting Outlets Required, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 210-70. Lighting Outlets Required.
Lighting outlets shall be installed where specified
in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) below."
Article 210-70 is further amended by adding
subsection (d), Stairways, to read as follows:
"(d) Stairways. All stairways shall be lighted
from the top to the bottom so that stair treads are
not shadowed by persons using them. The lights
shall be controlled by wall -mounted switches at all
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points of access. In addition to the stairway
lighting, basements shall be lighted by at least
one permanent lighting outlet for each 200 square
feet of floor area."
(2) Article 215-4, Feeders with Common Neutral, is
deleted in its entirety.
(3) Article 220-22, Feeder Neutral Load, is deleted,
and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 220-22. Feeder Neutral Load. The feeder
neutral load may be calculated as the maximum
unbalance of the load determined by this article,
but the feeder neutral conductor shall be the same
size as the ungrounded phase conductors. The use
of a reduced neutral is prohibited."
(4) Article 225-7, subsection (b), Common neutral, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(b) Common neutral. A neutral conductor shall
not be used as a common neutral with more than one
underground conductor supplied from the same
phase."
(5) Article 230-24, subsection (b), Vertical clearances
from ground, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(b) Vertical clearances from ground. Service
drop conductors, where not in excess of 600 volts,
nominal, shall have the following minimum clearance
from the final grade:
Ten feet (3.05 m) - Over any platform or
projection from which they might be reached.
Twelve feet (3.66 m) - At the electric service
entrance to buildings, or at the drip loop of
the building electric entrance, measured from
the final grade or other accessible surface
only for service -drop cables supported on and
cabled together with a grounded bare messenger
and limited to 150 volts to ground.
Fifteen feet (4.57 m) - Over residential
property and driveways, and those commercial
areas not subjected to truck traffic.
Eighteen feet (5.49 m) - Over public streets,
alleys, roads, parking areas subject to truck
traffic, driveways on other than residential
property, and other land traversed by vehicles
such as cultivated, grazing, forest and
orchard."
(6) Article 230-28, Service Mast as Supports, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 230-28. Service Masts as Supports. Where
a service mast is used, it shall be not less than
2 -inch rigid metal conduit, or IMC, and shall
extend not less than 30 inches above the roof.
When the mast exceeds three feet above the roof it
shall be supported by bracing or guying to
withstand safely any strain imposed by the service
drop. Where raceway type service masts are used,
all raceway fittings shall be identified for use
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with service masts."
(7) Article 230-30, Insulation, and the exception
contained therein, are deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 230-30. Insulation. Service lateral
conductors shall be insulated for the applied
voltage and installed in a raceway not less than
two feet under ground. An inspection is required
before the trench is backfilled."
(8) Article 230-31, Size and Rating, and the exception
contained therein, are deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 230-31. Size and Rating. Conductors
shall have sufficient ampacity to carry the load.
They shall not be smaller than no. 8 copper. The
grounded conductor shall not be less than the size
of the ungrounded conductors."
(9) Article 230-40, Number of Service -Entrance
Conductor Sets, and the exceptions contained
therein, are deleted, and the following substituted
therefor:
"Article 230-40. Number of Service -Entrance
Conductor Sets. Each service drop or lateral shall
supply only one set of service entrance conductors.
Exception: Residential duplex occupancies
shall be permitted to have one set of service -
entrance conductors run to each occupancy from
the service drop or lateral location."
(10) Article 230-41, Insulation of Service -Entrance
Conductor Sets, and the exception contained
therein, are deleted, and the following substituted
therefor:
"Article 230-41. Insulation of Service -Entrance
Conductors. Service -entrance conductors entering
or on the exterior of buildings or other structures
shall be insulated."
(11) Article 230-42, subsection (b), Ungrounded
conductors, and the exceptions contained therein,
are deleted in their entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(b) Ungrounded conductors. Ungrounded conductors
shall have an ampacity of not less than:
(1) One hundred amperes for a three -wire
service to a newly constructed one -family
dwelling. The minimum conductor size shall be
no. 3 AWG copper and the panel shall have a
minimum of 20 spaces for branch circuits, and
one main disconnecting means.
(2) Two hundred amperes for a three -wire
service to a newly constructed one -family
dwelling. The minimum conductor size shall be
no. 3/0 AWG copper or no. 4/0 AWG aluminum and
the panel shall have a minimum of 30 spaces
for branch circuits, and one main
disconnecting means.
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(3) Sixty amperes for other loads.
Exception No. 1: By special permission,
for loads limited by demand or by the
source of supply, no. 6 copper.
Exception No. 2: For limited loads of a
single branch circuit, no. 12 copper, but
in no case smaller than the branch
circuit conductors."
Article 230-42, subsection (c), Grounded
conductors, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(c) Grounded conductors. The grounded
(neutral) conductor shall not be less than the
size of the ungrounded phase conductors."
(12) Article 230-43, Wiring Methods for 600 Volts,
Nominal or Less, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 230-43. Wiring Methods for 600 Volt:;,
Nominal or Less. Service -entrance conductors shall
be installed in accordance with the applicable
requirements of this code covering the type of
wiring method used and limited to the following
methods: (1) rigid metal conduit; (2) intermediat2
metal conduit; (3) electrical metallic tubing; (4)
busways; (5) rigid nonmetallic conduit.
(a) Rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal
conduit and busways. Rigid metal conduit,
intermediate metal conduit or busways shall be
used in the interior of any structure
classified as a business, commercial or
industrial enterprise.
(b) Rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal
conduit, electrical metallic tubing and rigid
nonmetallic conduit. Rigid metal conduit,
intermediate metal conduit, electrical
metallic tubing and rigid nonmetallic conduit
shall be used for units where nonmetallic
branch circuits are approved in the
residential portion of dwellings. If
electrical metallic tubing or rigid
nonmetallic conduit wiring methods are used
they shall not be concealed."
(13) Article 230-54, Connections at Service Head, is
deleted in its entirety, and following substituted
therefor:
"Article 230-54. Connections at Service Head.
(a) Raintight service head. Service raceways
shall be equipped with a raintight service
head at a minimum height of 12 feet measured
from the bottom of the drip loop to final
grade.
(b) Service cable equipped with raintight
service head. Service cables, unless
continuous from pole to service equipment or
meter, shall be equipped with a raintight
service head at a minimum of 12 feet measured
from the bottom of the drip loop to final
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grade.
(c) Service heads above service -drop
attachment. Service heads shall be located
above the point of attachment of the service -
drop conductors to the building or other
structure.
Exception: Where it is impracticable to
locate the service head above the point of
attachment, the service head location shall be
permitted not farther than 24 inches (610 mm)
from the point of attachment."
(14) Article 230-70, subsection (a), Location, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(a) Location. The service disconnecting
means shall be installed either inside or
outside of a building or other structure at a
readily accessible location nearest the point
of entrance of the service conductors, but not
more than ten (10) feet inside the building."
(15) Article 230-71, Maximum Number of Disconnects, is
deleted in its entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 230-71. Maximum Number of Disconnects.
The service disconnecting means for each service
permitted by section 230-2, or for each set of
service -entrance conductors permitted by section
230-40, shall consist of not more than one switch
or one circuit breaker mounted in a single
enclosure, or in or on a switchboard. There shall
be no more than one (1) disconnect per service.
Exception: For the purpose of this section,
disconnecting means used solely for the
control circuit of the ground -fault protection
system, installed as part of the listed
equipment, shall not be considered a service
disconnecting means."
(16) Article 230-90, Subsection (a), Ungrounded
conductor, is amended by deleting exception no. 3
and by deleting the last paragraph (after exception
no. 4), and substituting the following therefor:
"A set of fuses shall be considered all the
fuses required to protect all the ungrounded
conductors of a circuit."
(17) Article 240-24, subsection (a), Readily accessible,
is deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(a) Readily accessible. Overcurrent devices
shall be readily accessible and index cards
shall be provided showing the circuits
protected by their respective overcurrent
devices, and each meter shall be numbered to
correspond with its respective unit or area
served."
(18) Article 240-51, subsection (b), Replacement only,
is amended by adding the following:
"Where there is evidence of overfusing or
tampering, they shall be replaced with type S
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adapters and type S fuses of the proper size."
(19) Article 250-81, subsection (a), Metal underground
water pipe, and the exception contained therein,
are deleted, and the following substituted
therefor:
"(a) Metal underground water pipe. A metal
underground water pipe in direct contact with
the earth for ten feet (3.05 m) or more
(including any metal well casing effectively
bonded to the pipe) and electrically
continuous (or made electrically continuous by
bonding around insulating joints or sections
or insulating pipe) to the points of
connection of the grounding electrode
conductor and the bonding conductors.
Continuity of the grounding path or the
bonding connection to interior piping shall
not rely on water meters. A metal underground
water pipe shall be supplemented by an
additional electrode of a type specified in
section 250-81 or in section 250-83. The
supplemental electrode shall be bonded to the
neutral bar of the main service disconnecting
means.
Where the supplemental electrode is a made
electrode as described in section 250-83 (c)
or (d), that portion of the bonding jumper,
which is the sole connection to the
supplemental grounding electrode, shall not be
less than no. 6 copper wire with white or
green insulation."
(20) Article 250-83, subsection (b), Other local metal
underground systems or structures, is deleted.
Article 250-83, subsection (c), Rod and pipe
electrodes, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(c) Rod electrodes shall not be less than
eight feet (2.44 m) in length, and shall be
installed in the following manner."
Article 250-83, subsection (c) (1), is deleted.
Article 250-83 (c) (2), is deleted, and the
following substituted therefor:
"(2) Electrodes of rods of steel or iron are
not approved. Nonferrous rods, copper -clad
rods or their equivalent shall be listed, and
shall not be less than five-eighths inch
(15.87 mm) in diameter."
(21) Article 250-91, subsection (a), Grounding electrode
conductor, and the exceptions contained therein,
are deleted in their entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(a) Grounding electrode conductor. The
grounding electrode conductor shall be of
copper. The copper conductors shall be
resistant to any corrosive condition existing
at the installation or shall be suitably
protected against corrosion and physical
damage. The conductor shall be stranded and
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insulated, with white or green insulation.
Conductors larger than no. 2 AWG, if other
than green or white, shall be adequately
identified at termination points with green
tape and shall be installed in one continuous
length without a splice or joint."
(22) Article 250-92, Installation, is deleted, and the
following substituted therefor:
"Article 250-92. Installation. Where the
metallic city water service is available, a
no. 6 or larger copper conductor shall be run
to the house side of the water meter and
bonded across to the street side of the water
meter in one continuous length without a
splice or joint. Grounding conductors shall
be installed as specified in subsections (a),
(b) and (c) below."
(23) Article 250-115, subsection (a), Bolted clamp, is
amended by deleting the words "or brass or plain or
malleable iron."
Article 250-115, subsection (b), Pipe fitting, pipe
plug, etc., is deleted.
Article 250-115, subsection (c), Sheet -metal strap
type ground clamp, is deleted.
(d) Amendments to Chapter 3, Wiring Methods and Materials:
(1) Article 300-1, subsection (a), All wiring
installations, and the exceptions contained
therein, are deleted, and the following substituted
therefor:
"(a) All wiring installations.
(1) All electrical installations in
buildings classified or zoned as
commercial or industrial by the authority
having jurisdiction shall be in approved
metallic raceways. For the purpose of
this code, a building is a structure that
stands alone, and is separated from other
structures by open area or by fire walls
approved by the Uniform Building Code.
(2) Residential dwellings, or a portion
of residential dwellings converted for
use as a business or a commercial
enterprise shall be required to meet the
wiring methods of commercial or
industrial buildings.
(3) If any existing building is damaged,
by fire or otherwise, or altered in a
manner to require the replacement of 50
percent or more of the structure as
determined by the authority having
jurisdiction, the entire building shall
conform to this code's requirements for
new buildings."
(2) Article 300-4, Protection Against Physical Damage,
is amended by adding subsection (e), Cables to
equipment, to read as follows:
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"(e) Cables to equipment. Where a cable is
used to supply electrically powered heating
units such as oil burners, gas burners, air
handlers, water heaters, electric furnaces,
etc., the cable shall be protected by sleeving
through EMT from the ceiling to the unit
junction box. Raceways shall be installed
above the bottom of the floor joist, be
securely strapped to a building frame member,
and be secured by an approved stand-off
fitting on the unit. At no time shall stand-
offs be attached to a warm air plenum or duct.
The conduit shall be bushed and the cable
strapped to the frame member, not over four
inches from the end of the conduit. Each unit
shall be supplied by a separate circuit with
an equipment grounding conductor termination
at the main panel."
(3) Article 300-13, subsection (b), Device removal, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(b) Device connection. In all circuits the
continuity of a grounded or ungrounded
conductor shall not be dependent upon device
connections, such as lampholders, receptacles,
switches, etc., where the removal of such
devices would interrupt the continuity."
(4) Article 300-15, subsection (b), Box only, Exception
no. 4 is deleted in its entirety.
Article 300-15, Boxes or Fittings - Where Required,
is amended by adding the following subsection:
"(e) A wiring device with integral enclosure
identified for the use having brackets that
securely fasten the device to walls or
ceilings of conventional on-site frame
construction for use with nonmetallic -sheathed
cable shall not be permitted."
(5) Article 310-2, subsection (b), Conductor material,
is deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(b) Conductor material. Conductors
mentioned in this article shall be of copper
unless specifically permitted elsewhere in
this code. Aluminum conductors, size 4/0 AWG
or larger, may be used as service -entrance
conductors or feeder conductors.
Exception: Aluminum conductors size #1 may be
used in residential dwelling for 100 amp
feeder conductors as per Article 338-3
Exception."
(6) Article 310-5, Minimum Size of Conductors, is
amended by adding the following:
"For the purpose of general branch circuit
wiring, the minimum size of conductors, in
other than residential dwellings, shall be no.
12 AWG copper."
(7) Tables 310-16 through 310-19, note 3, 120/240
Volts, 3 -Wire, Single -Phase Dwelling Services and
Feeders, is deleted in its entirety and the
following substituted therefor:
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"(3) 120/240 Volts, 3 -Wire, Single -Phase
Dwelling Services. In dwelling units, the
minimum size conductors that shall be
permitted to be utilized as a three -wire,
single-phase, service -entrance conductors
shall be as required in section 230-42 (b) (1)
and (2)."
(8) Articles 320-2 through 320-16 are deleted in their
entirety, and article 320-2, Use Not Permitted, is
substituted therefor, to read as follows:
"Article 320-2. Use Not Permitted. Open
wiring on insulators shall not be permitted to
be used."
(9) Articles 324-2 through 324-14 are deleted in their
entirety, and article 324-2, Use Not Permitted, is
substituted therefor, to read as follows:
"Article 324-2. Use Not Permitted. Concealed
knob -and -tube wiring shall not be permitted."
(10) Article 336-3, Uses Permitted, is deleted and the
following substituted therefor:
"Article 336-3. Uses Permitted. Type NM and
type NMC cables shall be permitted to be used
in one- and two-family dwellings, and
multifamily dwellings of 12 units or less,
provided that such dwellings do not exceed
three floors above grade. For the purpose of
this article, the first floor of a building
shall be that floor which is designed for
human habitation and which has 50 percent or
more of its perimeter level with or above the
finished grade of the exterior wall line."
(11) Article 336-4, Uses Not Permitted, is deleted, and
the following substituted therefor:
"Article 336-4. Uses Not Permitted. Type NM
and NMC cables shall not be used: (1) as
service -entrance cable; (2) in commercial
garages; (3) in theaters and similar
locations; (4) in motion picture studios; (5)
in storage battery rooms; (6) in hoistways;
(7) in any hazardous (classified) locations;
(8) embedded in poured cement, concrete or
aggregate; or (9) in any structure classified
as a business, commercial or industrial
enterprise."
(12) Article 338-2, Uses Permitted as Service -Entrance
Conductors, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 338-2. Uses Permitted as Service -
Entrance Conductors. Type SE service -entrance
cable used as service -entrance conductors
shall not be permitted."
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(13) Article 338-3, Uses Permitted As Branch Circuits or
Feeders, is deleted and the following substituted
therefor:
"Article 338-3. Uses Permitted As Branch
Circuits or Feeders. Type SE service -entrance
cables shall not be permitted to be used as
branch circuits or feeders.
Exception: Type SE, Style SER cable 4
conductor, meeting or exceeding UL Standard
854, Federal Specification J -C -30B and
requirements of the National Electrical Code
may be used in residential dwellings as a
feeder from the load side of the service main
overcurrent device to the main lugs of the
subpanel."
(14) Articles 342-2 through 342-8 are deleted in their
entirety, and a new article 342-2, Use Not
Permitted, is substituted therefor:
"Article 342-2. Use Not Permitted.
Nonmetallic extensions shall not be
permitted."
(15) Article 347-2, Uses Permitted, is deleted, and the
following substituted therefor:
"Article 347-2. Uses Permitted. The use of
rigid nonmetallic conduit and fittings shall
be permitted as listed in article 230-43 for
service and article 300 for branch circuits if
a green insulated grounding conductor is
installed in accordance with article 250, and
under the following conditions."
(16) Article 347-3, subsection (a) Hazardous
(classified) locations, is deleted, and the
following substituted therefor:
"(a) Hazardous (classified) locations. In
hazardous (classified) locations."
(17) Article 348-1, Use, is deleted in its entirety, and
the following substituted therefor:
"Article 348-1. Use. The use of electrical
metallic tubing shall be permitted for both
exposed and concealed work. Electrical
metallic tubing shall not be used:
(1) Where, during installation or afterward,
it will be subject to severe physical damage.
(2) Where protected from corrosion solely by
enamel.
(3) Under grade unless imbedded in at least
two (2) inches (50.8 mm) of concrete on all
sides.
(4) In any hazardous (classified) location.
(5) For the support of fixtures or other
equipment.
Where practicable, dissimilar metals in
contact anywhere in the system shall be
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avoided, to eliminate the possibility of
galvanic action.
Exception: Aluminum fittings and enclosures
shall be permitted to be used with steel
electrical metallic tubing."
(18) Article 349-16, Grounding, is deleted, and the
following substituted therefor:
"Article 349-16. Grounding. A green
insulated grounding conductor shall be
installed in all runs of flexible metallic
tubing, with no exception."
(19) Article 350-5, Grounding, is deleted in its
entirety, and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 350-5. Grounding. A green insulated
grounding conductor shall be installed in all
runs of flexible metallic conduit, with no
exceptions."
(20) Article 351-9, Grounding, is deleted in its
entirety, and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 351-9. Grounding. A green insulated
grounding conductor shall be installed in all
runs of liquidtight flexible metal conduit,
with no exceptions."
(21) Article 351-28, Equipment Grounding, is deleted,
and the following substituted therefor:
"Article 351-28. Equipment Grounding. A
green insulated grounding conductor shall be
installed in all runs of liquidtight flexible
nonmetallic conduit, with no exceptions."
(22) Article 352-2, Other Articles, is amended by adding
the following:
"A green insulated grounding conductor shall
be installed with circuit conductors supplying
receptacle outlets, in metal surface raceways,
in accordance with article 250."
(23) Article 352-22, Use, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 352-22, Use. The use of surface
nonmetallic raceways shall be permitted in dry
locations. They shall not be used (1) where
concealed; (2) where subject to severe
physical damage; (3) where the voltage is
greater than 24V; (4) in hoistways; (5) in any
hazardous (classified) location; (6) where
subject to ambient temperatures exceeding
those for which the nonmetallic raceway is
listed; nor (7) for conductors whose
insulation temperature limitations would
exceed those for which the nonmetallic raceway
is listed."
(24) Article 370-29, Junction, Pull and Outlet Boxes To
Be Accessible, is amended by adding the following
paragraph after the exception.
"When installed in attic or roof spaces,
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junction pull or outlets shall be inside a
perpendicular line measuring not less than
three feet from the top of joists to the
bottom side of rafters."
(25) Article 373-2, subsection (a) Damp or Wet
Locations, is deleted, and the following
substituted therefor:
"Article 373-2 (a). Damp or Wet Locations.
In damp and wet locations, and on exterior
masonry walls below grade level, cabinets and
cutout boxes of the surface type shall be
secured to backboards of at least five-eighths
inch thickness and placed so that there is at
least three-fourths inch air space between the
backboard and the wall. The backboard shall
provide at least two inches of space on one
side and 12 inches of space on the other side
of the equipment secured to the backboard.
Cabinets or cutout boxes installed in wet
locations shall be waterproof."
(e) Amendment to Article 422, Appliances:
Article 422-8, subsection (d) Specific appliances, (1)
and (2), is deleted in its entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(d) Specific appliances.
(1) Kitchen waste disposers shall be provided
with an approved three -conductor cord with a
grounding type attachment plug, to connect to
a single grounding type receptacle which shall
be located in the sink compartment and
accessible.
(2) Built-in dishwashers shall be wired
direct by an approved wiring method. An
on/off switch in combination with a fuseholder
shall be installed in the sink compartment to
supply the dishwasher. This equipment shall
be accessible."
Article 422-8 is further amended by adding subsection (d)
Specific appliances, (4) and (5), to read as follows:
"(d) Specific appliances
(4) Cord and plug connected motorized units
such as door openers, sump pumps, etc., shall
be supplied by single grounded type
receptacles.
(5) Each electrically powered heating unit
such as oil burners, gas burners, air
handlers, electric furnaces, etc, shall, when
possible, have its own disconnect mounted on
the unit. If disconnect type or location are
in conflict with this subsection, the
authority having jurisdiction shall make the
final decision as to location and type of
disconnect to be used."
(f) Amendments to Chapter 5, Special Occupancies:
(1) Article 514-8, Underground Wiring, is deleted in
its entirety, and the following substituted
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therefor:
"Article 514-8. Underground Wiring.
Underground wiring shall be installed in rigid
metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate
metal conduit. Each dispensing unit and each
light standard shall be supplied by separate
raceways from the building. The conduit shall
not be less than three-fourths inch trade
size. Any portion of electrical wiring or
equipment which is below the surface of a
class 1, division 1 or division 2 location (as
defined in table 514-2) shall be considered to
be in a class 1, division 1 location. Refer
to exception no. 3 of section 300-5(a)."
(2) Article 515-5, subsection (a), Wiring method, is
deleted, and the following substituted therefor:
"(a) Wiring method. Underground wiring shall
be installed in rigid metal conduit or
threaded steel intermediate metal conduit."
(3) Article 545-2, Other Articles, is deleted in
its entirety and the following substituted
therefor:
"Article 545-2. Other Articles. Wherever the
requirements of other articles of this Code
and Article 545 differ, the requirements of
the Waterloo Electrical Ordinance shall
prevail."
(4) Article 545-10, Receptacle or Switch with
Integral Enclosure, is deleted in its
entirety, and is substituted therefor:
"Article 545-10. Receptacle or Switch with
Integral Enclosure. Receptacle or switch with
integral enclosure shall not be permitted."
(g) Amendment to Chapter 7, Special Conditions:
Article 725-2, Locations and Other Articles, is deleted, and
the following substituted therefor:
"Article 725-2. Locations and Other Articles. Circuits
and equipment shall comply
with subsections (a),
(c), (d), (e) and (f) below."
Article 725-2 is further amended by adding subsection (f)
to read as follow:
"(f) Bell, chime and/or signal transformers.
Bell, chime or signal transformers shall not be
mounted in attics, closets or concealed spaces.
When available, they shall be mounted on the main
distribution panel backboard."
Sec. 11-7. Requirements for existing residential type buildings.
It is prohibited by this ordinance to perform any repair, add
to, or revamp any 30 ampere electrical service without meeting the
requirements of this section and other
of
bthis ordiednance.
All other services replaced or upgraded shall
also
meet the requirements of this section and other parts of this
ordinance.
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(a) Minimum service size for a single-family dwelling with
panel board receptacle:
(1) 100 amperes for a three -wire service to a dwelling.
The minimum conductor size shall be no. 3 AWG
copper and the panel shall have a minimum of 20
spaces for branch circuits, and one main
disconnecting means.
(2) 200 amperes for a three -wire service to a dwelling.
The minimum conductor size shall be no. 3/0 AWG
copper or no. 4/0 aluminum, and the panel shall
have a minimum of 30 spaces for branch circuits,
and one main disconnecting means.
(b) At least one (1) 20 ampere circuit shall be added to each
kitchen and utility area, if not existing.
(c) The following list designates the number of receptacles
and lighting outlets required per room upon completion of
rewiring.
(1) Kitchen:
Three (3) receptacles equally spaced; at least one
to be grounded.
One (1) ceiling light with wall switch.
Added receptacles within six (6) feet of kitchen
sink shall be grounded and GFCI protected.
(Refrigerators and freezers are GFCI exempt.)
(2) Bathroom:
One (1) GFCI receptacle out of reach of tub or
shower.
One (1) ceiling or wall bracket light (wall
switch).
(All items to be grounded.)
(3) Each bedroom:
One (1) receptacle for each 40 square feet of floor
area, equally spaced.
Ceiling light or a grounded receptacle, with a wall
switch.
(4) Dining room or eating area:
Two (2) receptacles, equally spaced.
Ceiling light or a grounded receptacle, with a wall
switch.
(5) Living room:
Four (4) receptacles, equally spaced.
Ceiling light or a grounded receptacle, with a wall
switch.
(6) Recreation room:
Two (2) receptacles, equally spaced.
Ceiling light or a grounded receptacle, with a wall
switch.
(7) Library or study:
Two (2) receptacles, equally spaced.
Ceiling light or a grounded receptacle, with a wall
switch.
(8) All inside stairways:
One (1) light at top and (1) at bottom, with a
three-way switching. (If questionable, the
authority having jurisdiction shall make the final
decision.)
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(9) Entrances or exits:
One (1) exterior light at each and wall switch.
(10) Basements or cellars:
One (1) light for each 200 square feet, using
outside measurements for gross area.
Fixture may be pull -chain type. At least one GFCI
protected receptacle.
(11) Garages and outside:
GFCI required on existing receptacles outdoors and
in garages.
(d) Furnace to be on a separate circuit.
Sec. 11-8. 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. 11-9. Applicability of ordinance to existing buildings.
If any existing building is damaged, by fire or otherwise, or
altered in a manner to require the replacement of 50 percent or
more of the structure as determined by the authority having
jurisdiction, the entire building shall conform to this code's
requirements for new buildings. 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 this code
for the new type of occupancy.
Sec. 11-10. Moved buildings.
(a) Residential moved buildings shall be brought into
compliance with the electrical requirements of existing
residential -type buildings, section 11-7.
(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.
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Sec. 11-11. 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. 11-12. 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. 11-13. Use of listed equipment required.
It is intended by this ordinance that, wherever any electrical
equipment or utilization equipment is used, it shall first have
been tested, listed, and stamped by Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc., or by another recognized testing laboratory.
Sec. 11-14. 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. 11-15. 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. 11-16. 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.
Secs. 11-17 to 11-30. Reserved.
ARTICLE 2. BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND APPEALS
Sec. 11-31. 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:
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(1) Authority to qualify and license a person as an
electrical contractor, electrician, appliance
dealer, or appliance wireman.
(2) To act as a Board of Appeals as provided in the
Waterloo Electrical Code.
(3) To periodically review the provisions of the
Waterloo Electrical Code and make recommendations
to the City Council 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.
Sec. 11-32. Powers and duties of the Board.
The Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals shall have the
following powers and duties:
(a) To prescribe rules for the conduct of examinations of
applicants for licenses.
(b) To hold regular meetings twice each year, or more
frequently if determined necessary, for the purpose of
conducting examinations of applicants for electrical
licenses or electrical appeals.
(c) To examine applications and applicants for licenses as
electrical contractors, electricians, appliance dealers
and appliance wiremen.
(d) To act upon reports of violations by licensed electrical
contractors, electricians, appliance dealers and
appliance wiremen as filed by the electrical inspector
with the Board.
(e) To prescribe rules consistent with the provisions of this
code for hearings before the Board to suspend, revoke or
reinstate licenses.
(f) To suspend or revoke any license, by majority votes of
all members of the Board, for repeated violations of this
code, but only after the person charged with a violation
has been afforded the opportunity to be heard in his/her
own defense.
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(g) To keep a complete record of the official proceedings of
the Board; to preserve all documents, books and papers
relating to appeals, examinations for licenses, and
hearing of complaints and charges for at least three
years.
(h) 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.
(i) To permit variances from the strict terms and provisions
of this Code if such variance can be made without
increasing the hazards to health or safety of persons or
property, and when granting of such variance will not
violate the intent and purpose of this code.
Inconvenience or financial hardship to the appellant
shall not be grounds for the granting of such variance.
Sec. 11-33. 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.
Sec. 11-34. 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.
Secs. 11-35 to 11-50. Reserved.
ARTICLE 3. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
Sec. 11-51. Office created; appointment; qualifications.
(a) The office of the electrical inspector is hereby created,
and such inspector is hereby authorized, directed and
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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 Board of Electrical Examiners and
Appeals, appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by the
majority of all members of the City Council.
(c) The appointee shall:
(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 City Council 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 journeyman
electrical license with the city or shall be required to
pass an examination for journeyman prior to his/her
appointment.
(e) He/she shall hold membership in the International
Association of Electrical Inspectors and the National
Fire Protection Association and with the consent of the
City Council, shall serve on any electrical committee of
these associations to which he may be appointed and shall
be allowed all necessary expenses in connection with such
activities.
Sec. 11-52. 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.
Sec. 11-53. Records.
(a) The electrical inspector shall keep or cause to be kept
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records of all permits issued and inspections made and
all other business of his/her office. The records shall
be available to the public. A list of inspected
electrical equipment issued by Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc., shall be kept on file and accessible
to the public during regular office hours.
(b) The electrical inspector shall keep an accounting record
for the billing of permit fees.
Sec. 11-54. Interpretation of regulations.
The electrical inspector shall have full power to exercise
judgment in a reasonable and proper manner and rule accordingly on
all special cases in regard to any matters in this ordinance or not
specifically covered thereby, subject to section 11-34, pertaining
to appeals.
Sec. 11-55. Right of entry.
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the
provisions of this ordinance, or whenever the electrical inspector
or his/her authorized representative has reasonable cause to
believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any
condition which makes such building or premises unsafe, the
electrical inspector or his/her authorized representative may enter
such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the
building or premises or to perform any duty imposed upon the
inspector by this ordinance, provided that, if such building or
premises are occupied, he/she shall first present proper
credentials and request entry, and if such building or premises are
unoccupied he/she shall first make a reasonable effort to locate
the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building
or premises and request entry. If such entry is refused, the
electrical inspector or his/her authorized representative shall
have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. In
case of an emergency involving hazard or danger to life or
property, the electrical inspector shall take immediate action to
alleviate the hazard from the faulty electrical system.
Secs. 11-56 to 11-70. Reserved.
ARTICLE 4. LICENSING
Sec. 11-71. Licenses required.
No person shall engage in the business of installing,
maintaining, altering or repairing any electrical equipment within
the scope of this ordinance unless such person has obtained from
the city an electrical contractor's license or an appliance
dealer's license, nor shall any such contractor or dealer employ
any but a licensed electrical journeyman or licensed appliance
wireman, employed by and working under the direction of the holder
of the license for one of the classes of licenses prescribed by
this ordinance; except that any person not licensed shall be
classed as an apprentice or helper to a licensed journeyman
electrician or licensed appliance wireman and shall be permitted to
work on the same job site with the licensed journeyman electrician
or licensed appliance wireman present at all times, at a ratio of
not more than three apprentices or helpers to one licensed
journeyman electrician or licensed appliance wireman.
Sec. 11-72. Application for license; examinations generally.
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(a) Any person desiring to be examined for a license as an
electrical contractor, electrical appliance dealer,
journeyman electrician or appliance wireman shall make
application therefor to the Board of Electrical Examiners
and Appeals on forms obtained from the office of the
electrical inspector.
(b) Applicants for an electrical contractor's license shall
have had at least two (2) years of experience as a
licensed journeyman electrician; applicants for a
journeyman electrician license shall have been engaged in
electrical work for at least four (4) years (8,000 hours
minimum); applicants for an appliance dealer or appliance
wireman shall have had at least two (2) years experience
as an appliance wireman or have successfully completed an
approved training program relating to appliance wiring.
(c) All applications shall be accompanied by an affidavit
showing experience which corresponds to the licensing
sought. The Board shall determine the qualifications of
such person by the documentation provided by the
applicant.
(d) Applications and fees shall be submitted to the office of
the electrical inspector no later than the date specified
by the Board. The Board shall meet to consider the
applications for examination of persons seeking
licensing. The time and place of the examination will be
set at each meeting.
(e) The applicants shall be notified of the time and place of
the examinations at least three days before the
examination date.
(f) If an applicant is granted a license and later the above
affidavit or papers are proven to be untrue or invalid,
it shall be cause for immediate revocation of said
license.
Sec. 11-73. Examination fee.
The application for examination for a license shall be
accompanied by an examination fee in such amount as established by
resolution of the city council.
Sec. 11-74. Issuance of licenses.
Upon satisfactorily passing the appropriate examination and
paying the appropriate fees, the applicant shall be entitled to a
license, according to the terms of his/her application.
Sec. 11-75. Examination waived; reciprocity.
Any electrical contractor or electrician who is licensed by
another jurisdiction that has similar licensing standards and
procedures, with which the City of Waterloo has a reciprocal
agreement, and who produces satisfactory credentials showing proper
accreditation as an electrical contractor or electrician by the
Board of said other jurisdiction, shall be excused from the City of
Waterloo's examination required under this ordinance, if the Board
approves his/her credentials.
Sec. 11-76. Contractor's license.
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(a) Electrical contractors are required to file a certificate
of insurance as specified in section 11-80 of this
ordinance.
(b) The annual license fee is $150.00.
(c) The holder of an electrical contractor's license is
permitted to engage in the business of and to secure
permits for the installation, alteration and repair of
any electrical devices, appliances or equipment, but this
license shall not authorize the holder thereof to do work
of installation, alteration or repair without also being
the holder of a valid electrical journeyman license.
Sec. 11-77. Appliance dealer's license.
(a) Appliance dealers are required to obtain a certificate of
insurance as specified in section 11-80 of this
ordinance.
(b) The annual license fee is $75.00.
(c) The holder of an appliance dealer's license is permitted
to engage in the business of and to secure permits for
the installation, alteration and repair of heating or
cooling systems to existing circuits or services, but
this license shall not authorize the holder thereof to do
the work of installation, alteration or repair without
also being the holder of a valid appliance wireman's
license.
Sec. 11-78. Journeyman electrician license.
(a) The journeyman electrician annual license fee is $20.00.
(b) The holder of a journeyman electrician license is
permitted to perform any work of installing, maintaining,
altering or repairing electrical equipment as an
electrical journeyman under the direction of the holder
of a valid electrical contractor's license by whom the
journeyman is employed.
Sec. 11-79. Appliance wireman's license.
(a) The appliance wireman's annual license fee is $20.00.
(b) The holder of an appliance wireman's license is permitted
to perform only maintenance, repairing and installation
of heating or cooling systems to existing circuits or
services under the direction of the holder of a valid
appliance dealer's license by whom the appliance wireman
is employed.
Sec. 11-80. Conditions of certificates of insurance.
(a) Any firm or corporation 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
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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.
Sec. 11-81. 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 recommendation 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) 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.
(c) Every holder of an electrical contractor's license or
appliance dealer's license shall keep his/her license
displayed in a conspicuous place in his/her places of
business at all times.
(d) Licenses are not transferable, nor shall they be loaned
or rented.
Secs. 11-82 to 11-100. Reserved.
ARTICLE 5. PERMITS, FEES, INSPECTIONS AND METERING LOCATIONS
Sec. 11-101. Permit required; conditions; exceptions.
(a) Work requiring permit or approval. An electrical permit
or prior approval from the electrical inspector is
required before commencing the installation or alteration
of any wiring system through or by which is conveyed or
intended to be conveyed, electrical current for power,
heating, cooling or illuminating purposes or control of
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Ordinance No. 4103
Page 26
any of the above, over 25 volts, in, on or under any
building, structure, tent or premises, public or
privately owned. There shall be no removal, replacement,
alteration or addition made in any such existing
equipment without first making application to the
electrical inspector and obtaining the required permit
therefor, except as provided in section 11-101 (g),
"Minor Repairs".
(b) Application for permit. Except as otherwise provided,
all persons applying for a permit under this ordinance
shall be duly licensed. Applications for permits shall
be filed with the electrical inspector, in writing. All
permits in all buildings of more than one (1) occupancy
shall be applied for by separate applications. Such
application(s) shall describe the material and equipment
desired to be used and the location by street and number
where such material and equipment is to be installed.
The application(s) shall show the name of the owner.
(c) Electrical plans and specifications. If required by the
electrical inspector, one or more copies of
specifications and of plans drawn to scale with
sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and
character of the work, shall accompany the application.
All plans and specifications shall contain information in
the form of notes or otherwise, as to the proposed
occupancy, contemplated electrical loads, both lighting
and power, proposed entrance service equipment, feeder
and branch circuits, special circuits and distribution
equipment. Such information shall be specific, shall
state wire sizes, and this code shall not be cited as a
whole or in part, nor shall the term legal or its
equivalent be used as a substitute for specific
information.
Exception: Plans and specifications need not be
submitted for small, minor work when authorized by the
electrical inspector.
(d) Permits. If the electrical inspector is satisfied that
the work described in an application for permit and the
plans filed therewith conform to the requirements of this
code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he/she
shall issue a permit therefor. A permit issued shall be
construed as approval to proceed with the work but shall
not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter,
or set aside any of the provisions of this code, nor
shall such issuance of a permit prevent the electrical
inspector from thereafter requiring a correction of error
in plans or in construction, or of violations of this
code.
(e) False statements in application or plans. The electrical
inspector shall revoke any permit or approval issued
under the provisions of this ordinance in case of false
statement, misrepresentation or negligence as to a
material fact in the application or plans on which a
permit or approval was based.
(f) Expiration of permit. Every permit issued shall expire
by limitation and become null and void if the work
authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60 days
from the date of approval of the application, or if the
work is suspended or abandoned at any time after work is
commenced for a period of 120 days, except for conditions
beyond the applicant's control such as weather, strikes,
etc. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit
shall first be obtained to do so. The fee shall be
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Ordinance No. 4103
Page 27
one-half of the amount required for a new permit for such
work, provided no changes have been made or will be made
in the original plans and specifications for such work;
and provided further that such suspension or abandonment
did not exceed one year.
(g) Minor repairs. A permit is not required for replacement
of lamps, connection of electrical equipment by
attachment cord and cap to permanently installed
receptacles or the replacement of faulty equipment the
cost of which does not exceed $75.00.
Sec. 11-102. Permit for installation by homeowner.
In cases where the owner desires to install electrical
equipment in the residence in which the owner lives, the owner
shall appear before the electrical inspector and show competency in
the installation of electrical equipment. Upon such showing of
competency, a permit application may be submitted 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.
Sec. 11-103. Annual permit.
All firms, corporations and government agencies such as
hospitals, schools, industrial plants, etc., which regularly employ
one or more full time maintenance electricians shall make
application for and be issued an annual permit for work performed
on existing electrical systems, including installation, maintenance
and equipment rearrangement, covering power, light signals,
electric consuming and generating equipment and devices in or on
the premises owned or occupied by the holder as described in the
permit. This does not allow holder to perform any new electrical
installation work. All work performed shall be subject to the
following conditions:
(a) An annual fee shall be paid, in the following amounts:
1-5 electrical maintenance employees, inclusive $50.00
6-10 electrical maintenance employees, inclusive $100.00
11 or more electrical maintenance employees . $250.00
(b) The filing of a certificate of insurance as required by
section 11-80.
(c) The maintenance electricians, who shall be competent in the
safe installation, extension, maintenance and repair of
electrical systems and equipment, shall be designated by
name. The electrical inspector shall be informed of
changes of personnel.
(d) All work done shall be in conformity with applicable
provisions of this ordinance and any further regulations
or requirements of the state.
(e) A record of all work performed under the permit shall be
kept, and shall be accessible to the electrical inspector
at all reasonable times.
(f) The electrical inspector shall have the unrestricted right
to check the premises of the permit holder at any
reasonable time, unless prohibited by government
regulations.
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Ordinance No. 4103
Page 28
Sec. 11-104. 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 paid to
the electrical inspector, and be payable to the City of
Waterloo. The inspector shall receipt for the fees in
duplicate, and one of the receipts shall be filed in the
office of the electrical inspector and the other given to
the applicant. Failure to comply with the fee payment
schedule will automatically cause the person to cease work.
(b) Inspection fees shall be paid in such amounts as
established by the city council.
Sec. 11-105. Inspections.
(a) When any electrical equipment is to be hidden from view by
the permanent placement of parts of the building or cover
of a trench, the person installing the equipment shall
notify the electrical inspector, and such equipment shall
not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved
by the electrical inspector, or until 48 hours, exclusive
of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, has elapsed from the
time of such notification.
(b) On large installations, where the concealment of equipment
proceeds continuously, the person installing the electrical
equipment shall give the electrical inspector due notice
and inspections shall be made periodically during the
progress of the work.
(c) The electrical inspector shall have authority to cause the
removal of any cover which may prevent the proper
inspection of any electrical equipment.
(d) The installation of any electrical equipment contrary to
the provisions of this ordinance or in a dangerous or
unsafe manner shall be stopped immediately upon posted
notice from the electrical inspector. A written notice
shall be given to the owner of the property or the owner's
agent, to the person in possession or to the person doing
the work, and shall state the conditions under which the
work may be resumed.
(e) Upon the completion of any installation of electrical
equipment, the person making the installation shall notify
the electrical inspector. The inspections required are
rough -in for new work and rewires, wire pull in raceway
systems and services, and finals for new work, rewires and
services.
(f) The electrical inspector, after making an inspection, shall
post a notice of approval or rejection with required
corrections and notice to recall for inspection after
corrections have been made.
Sec. 11-106. Entrance services and meters.
(a) Before installing any service entrance conductors, a
service spot and meter location is required. The electric
utility will furnish, install and
d• maintain
cell m t eters
s
through which service is suppl
attachment will be located by electric utility employees.
de
(b) Residential electricalmeter Allinstmeter locationsshall
shall abe
on the outside of dwe111 gs
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Ordinance No. 4103
Page 29
designated by the electric utility.
(c) It is mandatory to maintain adequate working space at all
points of access to meters, metering transformers, etc.
The placement of air conditioning units or any equipment
in this workspace is a violation, and shall be abated by
relocation.
Sec. 11-107 to 11-120. Reserved.
ARTICLE 6. UNSAFE EQUIPMENT
Sec. 11-121. Removal or repair required.
An electrical equipment which is unsafe and constitutes a fire
hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life by reason of
inadequate maintenance, overload, obsolescence, defect or instal-
lation not conforming to this ordinance, is hereby declared
illegal, and shall be abated by removal, repair or replacement in
accordance with the procedure set out in this Code.
Sec. 11-122. Notice.
Whenever the electrical inspector shall find any electrical
equipment to be unsafe as defined in this Code, the inspector
shall, in accordance with established procedure for legal notices,
give to the person responsible for the equipment written notice
stating the defects thereof. The notice shall require those
persons responsible to place the equipment in a safe condition in
accordance with provisions of this ordinance, within a stated time.
Sec. 11-123. Disconnection of electric service on failure to
comply with notice.
Upon failure to comply with written notice as set forth in
section 11-122, the electrical inspector is hereby authorized to
notify the utility company supplying electric energy to the
building, structure, tent or other premises to discontinue electric
service until instructed by the electrical inspector to restore
service; however, when appeal has been filed under section 11-34,
the service shall not be discontinued until the appeal has been
heard.
Sec. 11-124. Emergency disconnection.
In case of emergency, or where necessary for safety to person or
property, or where the electrical equipment may interfere with the
work of the fire department, the electrical inspector shall have
the authority to immediately disconnect or cause the disconnection
of any electrical equipment.
Secs. 11-125 to 11-140. Reserved.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION:
June
June
June
June
12, 1995
12, 1995
19, 1995
26, 1995
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Ordinance No. 4103
Page 30
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, on the 26th day of June, 1995, and approved by the Mayor Pro
Tem on the 28th day of June, 1995.
ATTEST:
Susan Fangman, Cit Clerk
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Jeri4r) ers
, Mayor Pro Tem
CERTIFICATE
I, Susan Fangman, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do
hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of
Ordinance No. 4103, as passed and adopted by the Council of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 26th day of June, 1995.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 28th day of June, 1995.
Susan Fangman, C ty Clerk
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PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: 2' day of July
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City Council of the City of Waterloo, �, said newspaper, and that the annexed rate of advertised is the regular legal rate of said
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ectir The Councilthe City of Waterloo. ti
Iowa, met in Regular Session at p
ie. City Hall Council Chambers,p.m. on r s
lre July Iowa,10. 995. at Mayor John Rooff Monday. N
ish the Chair. Roll Call: Jordan, Murphy, 2 r
Getty, Krizek, Collier, Moflenho c
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Absent: Anders. nSigned
Invocation by: Reverend vicki i c
pospisil, Urban Ministry of United i A
Methodist Church Pledge of Alle-
glance: Councilperson Harold Getty a
-c. Recognition of Week: Mama Nicks 4
Circle Pizzeria Inc., George K
Nicholas fi
Mollenhoff/Krizek n
ran that the Agenda, as amended, for o 7
icor the Regular Session on Monday,
ail, July 10,1995. at 7:00 p.m., be n
„i, accepteand approved. Ayes: Six. ti
Absent: Anders Motion carred. p
tic Krizek/Murphy that the Minutes, as
0 proposed, for the Regular Session
on Monday, June 26, 1995, at 7:00 0
p.m.. be accepted and approved.p 7(� !/ �riit Ayes: Slx. Absent: Anders Motion F %�� CZ-Je/ (ail—a-,C
n. .
Mayor Rooth read a Proclamation Notary Public
declaring July 15, 1995 as Day of 6
in My o rr Rooth read a Proclamation c
Mayor
ria declaring July 18, 1995 as Water- n
loo's 150th Birthday. t
i2 Mayor Rooff read a letter from theI Received of
Mayor of Oklahoma City thankingI.
the citizens of Waterloo for their /;
cor-passion and support.
Mollenhoff/Jordan to receive, file
and instruct City Clerk to open and 4
read bids for the F.Y. 1995 Donn- F
,. town Signal Pole Painting, Contract 11 .
No. 490, and refer
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ufor revthe sum of
dent of Traffic Operations
26, 1and 19995. (hearing heof on
delayed):
Bidder: K&W Electric, Waterloo' Bid i
u Bond: 5%; Bid Amount: $74,465.00.
Ayes: Six. Absent: Anders. Motion 1
.r XrR in full for publication of the above notice.
Krizek/Murphy that proof of publico. -
tion of notice of public hearing on
ti specifications. form of contract, eta
d and taking of bids for the 1995
`r Accessibility Remodeling Projects,
- as published in the Waterloo Cour -
I.
er on June 20, 1995. be received
t'I `, and placed on file. Ayes: Six.
Absent: Anders. Motion carried.
a OLD HEARING—This being the
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19 9 5 in the name of
newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for publishing said notice.
Printer's Bill $ 648.20
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
't/-- __day of
A.D., 19
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,_ time and place of public hearing,
is the Mayor called for oral and written
it objections and there were none.
t s Murphy/Jordan that the hearing be
is sr closed and oral and written corn -
n; JE
a; monis be received and placed on
I a` file. Ayes: Six. Absent: Anders
it le Motion carried.
11a Krizek/Jordan that "Resolution con-
al firming the approval of plans. sped-
S u fications, form of contract, etc. in
1( jt conjunction with said project", be
adopted. Ayes: Six. Absent Anders
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u Resolution adopted and upon
itle' approval by Mayor assigned No.
1995-408.
Getty/Murphy that "Resolution
in•a�ordering construction of the above
A descr#wd project", be adopted (No
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