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ORDINANCE NO. 9 7- $3
ENTI'T'LED AN ORDINANCr, REPEALING CHAPTER 6,
ARTICLE IV, THE ELECTRICAL CODE, SECTION
6-115, OF TH7 CODE, OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT AND ENACTING TING A NEW ;SECTION 6-115;
PROVIDING FOR SEVEs:<ABTLITY AND PROVIDING FOR
7F.,P7 AL.
BE IT ORDAINED`, BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT E
Section 1 .
That Chnyte:r_° 6, Section 6-115, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Beaumont be repealed and a new Section 6-115 be
enacted to read as follows
Section 6-115: Approved Wiring Methods, Use Thereof
Wirinc, mete. ohs approved by the National Electrical
Code shall be used with the exceptions listed below:
(1 ) Any approved method may be used for temporary
work.
(2 ) In all builaings and on all aro perties within the
first fire district, all commercial buildings, acid
all bu:i.lAings used for commercial purposes, the
Following wiring methods are excluded from the
approved methods, as listed in the National
Electrical Code:
Article 320 - Open wiring on :insulators
Article 324 - ConcealeJ knob and tube work
*Article 331 - Electrical non-metallic t.ub i nkf
Article 336 - Non_o€?ivallic sheathed hed c able
Article 330 - Service entrance cable
Article 339 - Underground fee6er c1nO branch
circuit cable
Wannot be use& in first fire L i s i -r°ict
( 3 ) The following equipment shall be installed on
inn i viQu d. ci r'cui tw
(a.) Attic fan :anO heating unit
(b) Di swa suer
(c) Disposal
(d) Washing machine
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(e) Dryer
( f) 'HaLer heaters and space heaters
(9 ) Ranges, built-in ranges, tops and ovens
(h) Air conditioning equipritex.OU
( i) Ot_her t_y,.;es of equipment that reqoires
S�oec'ial
7.;uilL-iii'' microwave ovens
( 4 ) ITow voltage wirinc, :
All low voltage wiring and
devices shall be installed according to the
requiro.ments of the Nattional. Electrical Code.
Section 2.
i any section, sulosection, sentencF:, clause. or
phrase of Lhis ordinance, or the apLilication of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, shoulCl for any reason
oe h1eld to be invalid, such invaliClity shall not
remainilag oortions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severer iJ"7:�'.
Section
that all ordinances or part'-D- of ordlinances in conflict
herewith car repealed, to the extent t'jie conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COM,-�CIL of '�,_-hp ;..1 L'--y of 753eaumont- this t1he
%CA, day of Qk.L*
90
Mayor
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