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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1994-0951 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER SOLANO ORDINANCE NO. 951 Council Bill 37 Series of 1994 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 5-77 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ADOPTING THEREBY THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION, BY REFERENCE AND ADOPTING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 5-77 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: "Section 5-77. National Electrical Code--Adoption. The National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, copyright by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated into this chapter as though fully set out herein as the electrical code of the City. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, such code is adopted in full, including the index and appendix contained therein. Three (3) copies of said National Electrical Code Shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. Section 2. Same--Amendments. The National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, adopted by section 5-77 is hereby amended as follows (section numbers refer to section numbers of the National Electrical Code): 310-2. Section 310-2(b) is amended by adding a new sentence which reads: "Aluminum conductors under size 8 are not allowed." 336-4. Section 336-4, "Uses Not Permitted." shall be amended by the addition of the following paragraph c: Section 336-4(c) These types shall not be used in any group A, B, E, H or I occupancy (as defined in the Uniform Building Code 1991 Edition, Chapter 5, Table 5A) . Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 4. Violation and Penalties. Any person, firm, association or other entity doing any act or omission in violation of this Code shall be subject to prosecution, and subsequent penalty, if any, as provided in Section 5-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge. Section 5. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 this 10th day of January 1994; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Monday, February 14 1994, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED final reading by a vote of 8 to 0 day of February , 1994. on second and this 14th SIGNED by the Mayor on this , 1994. 15th day of February ~~ Dan Wilde, Mayor ATTEST: A - )! / ' ....-/ /"'" (~'- '---'I.-' -](. ~.....'-:... Wanda Sang, City Cd$rk \ ! APPROVED AS TO FORM BY ;;;;;T;;~ Kathryn Schroeder 1st Publication: January 18, 1994 2nd Publication: February 22, 1994 Wheat Ridge Sentinel: Effective Date: March 9, 1994 (code/electric 93)