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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Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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
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Dan Wilde, Mayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
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Kathryn Schroeder
1st Publication: January 18, 1994
2nd Publication: February 22, 1994
Wheat Ridge Sentinel:
Effective Date: March 9, 1994
(code/electric 93)