HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2017 Edition of The National Electrical Code with Local Edits ORDINANCE NO. 4336
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 5.100(10) AND 5.205 AND
ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 5.100(10)AND 5.205 THEREOF,FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2017 EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL 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(l0)and 5.205 and enacting a new Sections 5.100(l0)and 5.205 as follows:
"See.5.100.TITLE&ADOPTION.
(10)Electrical.The National Electrical Code,2017 edition,published by the National Fire Protection
Association,One Batterymarch Park,Quincy,Massachusetts,is hereby adopted and amended in this code 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),2017 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) Delete Section 210.12(D) Branch Circuit Extensions or Modifications —Dwelling Units and
Dormitory Units.
(3)Delete Section 406.4(D)(4)."
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 61h day of March 2018
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk John A.Haila,Mayor