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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)"
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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conflict herewith are hereby repealed.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.
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