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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 70-11�.. ORDINANCE NO. 70 - 11 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY ADDING TO SUB -SECTION 11-65 (e) CERTAIN WORDS RESTRICTING THE EXCEPTION TO ARTICLE 336 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE TO PROJECTS CONSISTING OF MORE THAN EIGHT (8) APARTMENTS PER UNIT, OR OF MORE THAN TWO (2) STORIES IN HEIGHT, OR OF :OTHER THAN WOOD -FRAME CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERAB.ILITY;: AND REPEALING :ALL� ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT.ORDAINCE BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: 1. That chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, is amended by adding to Sub -Section 11-65 (e) words restricting the exception to Article 336 of the National Electric Code to projects of more than eight (8) apartments per unit, or of more than two stories in height, or of other than wood -frame construction, so that the said Sub -Section shall read as follows: "Section 11-65. Approved Wiring Methods, Use Thereof (e) In all buildings and on all properties within the first fire districts all commercial buildings, all buildings used for commercial purposes, and all apartment houses containing three (3) or more apartments, the following wiring methods are excluded from the approved methods as listed in the National Electrical Code of 1965: Article 320 - Open wiring on insulators. Article 324 - Concealed knob and tube work. Article 328 - Bare conductor feeders. Article 336 - Nonmetallic sheathed cable, only as it relates to projects of more than 'eight (8) apart- ments per unit, or of more than two (2) stories ,in height; or :of other than wood -frame construction. Article 338 - Service -Entrance cable Article 339 — Underground feeder and branch circuit cable. Article 350%'x- Flexible metallic conduit. Article 351'- Liquid -tight flexible conduit. (*Article 350 and 351 permitted in accordance with Section 11-65, subsection (d) above)" &/) - /P _ // 72 - / 7- 7e-0 /-02 z. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. 3. That all ordinance and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED by the City Council this the :7th day of February, 1.970. - Mayor -