[Ord. No. 2254 §1, 11-6-2001; Ord. No. 2547 §§1 — 3, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 3007, 8-1-2017; Ord. No. 3355, 12-20-2022]
A certain document, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pacific, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Electrical Code as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Pacific and the terms of said Electrical Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, described in Section
500.157.
[Ord. No. 2254 §2, 11-6-2001; Ord. No. 2547 §§1 — 2, 4, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 2590 §1, 5-20-2008; Ord. No. 3007, 8-1-2017; Ord. No. 3355, 12-20-2022]
The following Sections of the National Electrical Code, 2018
Edition, are hereby revised as follows:
1. 80.15 Electrical Board: Delete in its entirety.
2. 80.15(G) Appeals: Delete in its entirety. Add the following:
The Board of Appeals shall consist of the Board of Adjustment.
3. 80.19(E) Fees: Add the following: The fees for electrical
work shall be indicated in the schedule as established by City of
Pacific ordinance.
4. 80.23 Notice of Violations, & Penalties: Delete
in its Entirety. Add the following: Any person who shall violate a
provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, or repair electrical work
in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of
the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this code, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation
punishable as provided in Section 100.170 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Pacific.
5. 80.23(C) Stop Work Orders: Add new Section: Upon notice
from the Code Official, work on any electrical system that is being
done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or
unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be given
to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to
the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under
which the work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists,
the Code Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior
to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work in or
about the structure after having been served with a stop work order,
except such work as the person is directed to perform to remove a
violation or unsafe condition, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation
punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
6. 110.5 Conductors: Add to last sentence: All conductors
sized #6 or smaller shall be of copper material.
7. 210.8 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection for Personnel
(A):
Exception to #2:
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(1)
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Garage door opener receptacle located in the ceiling shall be
a dedicated appliance receptacle.
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(2)
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Fastened in place appliances or outlets designated for refrigerators/freezers.
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Exception to (5):
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Receptacle for sump pump shall be a dedicated appliance receptacle,
and shall be a simplex receptacle.
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Fastened in place appliances or outlets designated for refrigerators/freezers.
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8. 210.12 Arc Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection: Delete
in its entirety.
9. 230.50(B)(1) Service Cables: Add the following: Schedule
40 PVC Conduit. All above ground service-entrance cables where subject
to physical damage, shall be protected by a minimum of schedule 40
conduit.
10.
230.70(A)(1) Readily Access Location: Delete in
its entirety, and add the following: For single- and two-family residential
structures, the service disconnecting means shall be installed at
readily accessible location outside of the building or structure.
11.
406.12 Tamper - Resistant Receptacles in Dwelling Units. Delete in its entirety.