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HomeMy WebLinkAbout035 - 07/15/1975 - AMENDING CHAPTER 47 OF THE CITY CODE ADOPTING AN ELECTRICAL CODE Y ORDINANCE NO 35 1975 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 47 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING AN ELECTRICAL CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING PERSONS LABORING AT THE TRADE OF ELECTRICIAN THE INSTALLATION ALTERA- TION OR REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL WIRING AND THE INSPECTION THEREOF IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1975 PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 Pursuant to the authority conferred by Section 7 Article II of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins there is hereby adopted by the City of Fort Collins for the purpose of providing for the protection of public health and safety and for the purpose of regulating persons engaged in the business of electrical wiring or persons laboring at the trade of electrician or for the purpose of regulating the installation alteration or repair of electrical wiring systems in the City of Fort Collins Colorado that certain code known as the National Electrical Code 1975 promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association and the whole thereof including the introduction tables and examples index and appendix thereto save and except such portions as are hereafter changed modified or amended (by Section 2 of this ordinance) of which Code not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Fort Collins and may be inspected at regular business hours or purchased by the public at a price not to exceed the actual cost of the same to the City of Fort Collins and such Code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Fort Collins Colorado Section 2 That Section 47-2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows §47-2 Amendments to code adopted 'The following chapters sections or parts thereof of the National Electrical Code, 1975 are hereby amended as follows A Section 230-72(c) is hereby amended to read as follows "The disconnecting means shall be located at a readily accessible point nearest to the entrance of the conductors either inside or outside the building or structure provided however that for all buildings except one- or two-family dwellings such disconnecting means shall be located on the exterior of the building Sufficient access and working space shall be provided about the discon- necting means B Section 620-51 is amended by adding thereto a subsection (c) to read as follows (c) No heat sensitive switches shall be permitted as the controlling means " Section 3 Section 47-3 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended by deleting therefrom the words and figures National Electrical Code 1971 and by substituting therefor the words and figures "National Electrical Code 1975 ' Section 4 Section 47-4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended by adding to said section at the end thereof the following Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit the fee specified shall be doubled but the payment of such double fee shall not release any person from the obliga- tion to fully comply with the requirements of the Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein This provision shall not be construed to apply to bona fide emergency work when it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Inspector that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work In all such cases a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining said permit a double fee as provided herein shall be charged A delay beyond the succeeding regular working day shall be deemed to be unreasonable " Section 5 Section 47-6 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended by changing subpart A thereof to read as follows -2- a 1 AMOUNT OF FEE ' A Special improvement permit for existing single-family dwelling occupancies only covering a new service and/or ten (10) or fewer outlets $ 5 00' and by changing subpart E of said section to read as follows E Reinspections 10 00' Section 6 Section 47-7 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a subsection C as follows C Reinspections A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when a portion of the work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of the Code but is intended to control the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on the work site the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector or for failure to provide access to the project on the date for which inspection is requested or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official To obtain a reinspection the applicant shall file an applica- tion therefor in writing upon a form furnished by the Building Inspector s office and pay the reinspec- tion fee In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid Section 7 The Code adopted by this ordinance (the National Electrical Code 1975) does not contain any separate penalty provision Section 1-23 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins which provides as follows "§1-23 General penalty for violations ' Any person firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of the Code or any provision of any code or other regulation adopted by reference by this Code by -3- doing any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful thereby or declared to be an offense or misdemeanor thereby or who shall engage in or exercise any business or occupation or do anything for which a license or permit is required without having a valid license or permit therefor as required or who shall fail to do any act required by any such provision or who shall fail to do any act when such provision declares such failure to be unlawful or to be an offense or misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300 ) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days in addition to the collection of any costs which may be provided for unless a specific penalty is provided for a particular misdemeanor Each day upon which any violation shall continue shall con- stitute a separate misdemeanor unless some other specific time period is provided for any particular violation " is applicable in case of any violation of the Code adopted by this ordinance Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 17th day of June A D 1975 and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of July A D 1975 ATTEST y ro Tem Crty Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of July A D 1975 Mayor ATTEST Z�L City Clerk -4-