HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 71-14ORDINANCE NO. '11 - 14
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY
ADDING TO SUBSECTION 11-65(e) CERTAIN WORDS
RESTRICTING THE EXCEPTION TO ARTICLES 338 AND
339 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE TO PROJECTS
CONSISTING OF MORE THAN EIGHT (8) APARTMENTS
PER UNIT, :OR .OF MORE. -THAN ,TWO (2). ,STO.RIES_IN
HEIGHT, OR OF OTHER THAN WOOD -FRAME CONSTRUC-
TION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND RE-
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1.
That Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont,
Texas, is amended by adding to Subsection 11-65(e) words re-
stricting the exceptions to Articles 338 and 339 of the
National Electrical 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
subsection shall read as follows:
"Section 11-65. Approved Wiring Methods, Use Thereof
(e) In all buildings and on'all properties within
the first fire district, all commercial buildings,
all buildings used for commercial purposes, and
all apartment houses containing three (3) or
more apartments, the following wiring methodsare
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) apartments per unit,
or of more than two (2) stories in
height, or of other than wood -frame
construction.
Article 338 -
Service -entrance cable, but only as
it relates to projects of more than
eight (8) apartments per unit, or
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more.than two (2) stories in height,
or other than wood -frame construction.
Article 339 - Underground feeder and branch circuit
cable, but only as it relates to pro-
jects of more than eight (8) apart-
ments per unit, or more than two (2)
stories in height, or other than
wood -frame construction.
Article 350,- Flexible metallic conduit.
Article 351;- Liquid -tight flexible conduit.
(-*-Article 350 and 351 permitted in accordance with
Section 11-65, Subsection (d) above)"
2.
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 pro-
visions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
3.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council this the 0114 day of
4� 1971.
- Mayor -
WA