City of Strafford, MO Article VII Electrical Code

Section 500.310 Electrical Code.

[Ord. No. 999, 7-3-2023]

A. Adoption. The Board of Aldermen hereby adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, and all referenced standards therein as if spelled out in this Article, except such portions thereof as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended. This code shall be designated as Section 500.310, Electrical Code of Title V, Building and Construction, known as part of the Strafford Municipal Code. One (1) copy of said code is on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall 126 South Washington Avenue, Strafford, Missouri.

B. The 2017 National Electrical Code, as adopted, is hereby amended, and changed as follows:

1. Section 90.4 Enforcement is repealed in its entirety and replaced with:

Section 90.4 Enforcement. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, or permit the installation of, any electrical wiring, equipment, or apparatus within the corporate limits of the City of Strafford, unless the same shall be installed to conform with the standards and provisions of the 2017 NEC, the latest approved Edition of all utility companies serving the City, and all other applicable City Codes and ordinances. In the event of a conflict between these documents the most stringent or restrictive shall govern, or an administrative interpretation may be made by the Building Official to resolve such conflicts.

2. Article 100 Definitions. Amend as follows:

Service Repair. The repair or replacement of a device or element of the service with a new device or element of the service, provided the repair or replacement material is of the same size or ampacity as the original.

Service Upgrade. Any service work that cannot be defined as a service repair.

3. Article 110.24 Available Fault Current. Amend as follows.

Exceptions:

1. The field-marking requirements in 110.24(A) and 110.24(B) shall not be required in industrial installations where conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified persons service the equipment.

2. Field-marking requirements and calculations shall not be required on single-phase aerial or underground electrical installations when the service ampacity does not exceed two hundred (200) amps.

4. 210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.

(A) Dwelling Units: Insert the following to exception (2).

A single receptacle installed solely for electrical supply of a garage door opener shall not require ground fault protection.

5. 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection. Delete (A) as written and insert the following:

(A) Dwelling Units. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets or devices installed in dwelling unit bedrooms, shall be protected by any of the means described in 210.12(A)(1) through (6).

6. 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles. Delete as written and insert the following:

All 15- and 20-ampere, 125- and 250-volt non-locking-type receptacles in the areas specified in 406.12(1) through (3) shall be listed tamper-resistant receptacles.

1. Dwelling unit bedrooms.

2. Child care facilities.

3. Preschool and elementary education facilities.

Section 500.320 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Section 500.320, Additions, Insertions and Changes, was repealed 7-3-2023 by Ord. No. 999. See now Section 500.310(B).

Section 500.330 Existing Court Cases Not To Be Affected.

Nothing in this Article or in the code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes or action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 500.340 of this Article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or effected by this Article.

Section 500.340 Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed.

All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 500.350 Penalty.

Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.