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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.002-78RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDINANCE NO. ~ (Series of 1978) AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1978 EDITION, AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt, for the bene- fit of the City of Aspen, the 1978 edition of the National Electric Code, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1 That Section 7-156 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby deleted and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 7-156. ~ational Electrical Code adopted Pursuant to the power and authority conferred by the law of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Aspen, Colorado, it is hereby adopted as the electrical code of the City of Aspen, the National Electrical Code, 1978 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210, all to have the same force and effect as though set forth herein in every particular. Section 2 That Section 7-157 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby deleted and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 7-157. Amendment. The following general amendment is made to the provisions of the National Electrical Code.' 1978 Edition, herein adopted by reference: All electrical wiring in Group A, ~ I H and B occupancies, as defined in the Uniform Building RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Code, shall be encased in metal conduits, race- ways, or in approved armor. Section 3 That Section 7-158 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby deleted and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 7-158. Compliance required; penalty. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, repair or maintain any electrical conductors or equipment within or on any public or private building within the City of Aspen, or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the National Electrical Code, 1978 Edition, as herein adopted. Section 4 That Section 7-161 of the Aspen ~nicipal Code is hereby deleted and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 7-161. Specifications for installations generally. All service conductors outside a building shall be in approved conduits. The service cabinet shall be so arranged that it shall not be over six (6) feet above a permanent floor. The cabinet may be located inside or outside the walls of buildings in the nearest accessible place to the point where the wires enter the building, but in no case shall there be more than ten (10) feet of nonfused service entrance wire or cable located within the confines of any structures, except as provided in Section 230-47 of the National Electric Code, 1978 Edition. Approved frangible padlocks may be placed on switch handles to prevent opening and closing by unauthorized persons with the prior approval of the electrical inspector and the fire marshal. Cur. rent metering devices shall be located outside the -2- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Leaves building or in a location always accessible to the electric utilities which complies with the National Electrical Code requirements for service panel access. Section 5 That Section 7-.165 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby deleted and reenacted to read as follow: Sec. 7-165. Same -- Fees. Where a permit is required by this article there shall be imposed an inspection fee as determined by the schedule adopted in C.R.S. 1973, Section 12-23-117, as it exists or may hereinafte~ be amended. Section 6 If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 7 A~ublic hearing on the ordinance shall be held on ~.-~_~j~_. , 1978, at 5~00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall~ Aspen, Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the ~ day of Mayor ATTEST: Kathryn S,~ Hauter City Cler~ --3-- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on the /~day 1978. S~c~ ~t~65~iey I/IIv ~- Mayor BY: H. Michael Behrendt, ATTEST: ~ayor Pro Tem Kathryn S/ Hauter City Clerk RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100.' Leaves STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF PITKIN ) CERTIFICATE I, Kathryn S. Hauter, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read in full, and passed on ~ reading at a regolar meeting of the City Council of the City of Aspen on ~z_~~ ~ , 197 ~., and publish- ed in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul- ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of ~-~-~ /~. _, 197~, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the city Council on ~~- ~Z~ 197 ~', and ordered published as Ordinance No. ~ , Series of 197~, of said City, as provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, day of ~..~t~/~-~ , 197~'. Kathryn ~Hauter, City Clerk