HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Ordinance to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Ames - National Electric Code ORDINANCE NO. 4210
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA,BY REPEALING SECTIONS 5.100(11),5.205(1),(2)AND(3)
AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 5.100(11),5.205(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)AND
(6) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE 2014 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE WITH
LOCAL EDITS REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Sections 5.100(11),5.205(1),(2)and(3)and enacting new Sections 5.100(11),5.205(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and
(6)as follows:
"Sec.5.100. TITLE&ADOPTION.
(1 1) Electrical. The National Electrical Code, 2014 edition,published by the National Fire Protection
Association,One Batterymarch Park,Quincy,Massachusetts,is hereby adopted as the electrical code of the City of Ames
and shall govern electrical work and installations in the City of Ames,except for such specific, higher standards and
requirements as have been or may from time to time be enacted by the City of Ames.
See. 5.205. ELECTRICAL.
The provisions of the National Electrical Code(NEC),2014 edition,are hereby amended as follows:
(1) Section 334.10,Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable,Uses Permitted,is amended by deleting Subsection(3)
therefrom and inserting in lieu thereof a new Subsection(3):All other structures shall be wired using other methods as
allowed by the NEC.
(2) Add the following exceptions to Article 210.8(A)(2),Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
Personnel, Dwelling Units:
(a)Exception No. 1: Receptacles that are not readily accessible
(b) Exception No. 2: A single receptacle or a duplex receptacle for two appliances located within
dedicated space for each appliance that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-
and-plug connected in accordance with 400.7(A)(6),(A)(7),or(A)(8).
(c)Receptacles installed under the exceptions to 210.8(A)(2)shall not be considered as meeting the
requirements of 210.52(G).
(3) Add the following exceptions to Article 210.8(A)(5),Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
Personnel, Dwelling Units:
(a)Exception No. 2: Receptacles that are not readily accessible.
(b) Exception No. 3: A single receptacle or a duplex receptacle for two appliances located within
dedicated space for each appliance that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-
and-plug connected in accordance with 400.7(A)(6), (A)(7),or(A)(8).
(c)Receptacles installed under the exceptions to 210.8(A)(5)shall not be considered as meeting the
requirements of 210.52(G).
(4) Delete section 210.12(B), Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection, Branch Circuit Extensions or
Modifications—Dwelling Units.
(5) Delete the exception to section 220.12, Lighting Load for Specified Occupancies,and insert in lieu
thereof the following exception:
Exception: Where the building is designed and constructed to comply with an energy code adopted
by the local authority,the lighting load shall be permitted to be calculated at the values specified in the energy code.
(6) Delete section 406.4(D)(4), General Installation Requirements, Replacements, Arc-Fault Circuit
Interrupter Protection."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable
as set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict, if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 3`d day of March,2015.
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor