[Ord. No. 1590 §1, 7-9-2008; Ord. No. 1683 §12, 3-9-2011; Ord. No. 1783 §1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1947, 1-25-2022]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Platte City, being marked and designated as the 2017 National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association, be and is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Platte City, in the State of Missouri; for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of electrical systems in the City of Platte City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of such 2017 National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Platte City are hereby referred to, adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this Article.
[Ord. No. 1590 §1, 7-9-2008; Ord. No. 1683 §13, 3-9-2011; Ord. No. 1783 §1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1947, 1-25-2022]
A. 
The following Sections of the National Electrical Code adopted in this Article are hereby revised:
1. 
Permit fee schedule. Addition:
The fees for all electrical work shall be as indicated in the following fee schedule established in Section 500.510 of the Platte City Municipal Code.
2. 
406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles for Dwelling Units. Deleted.
3. 
210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection. Delete this Section in its entirely and in its place the following arc-fault circuit-interrupter (AFCI) requirement is adopted:
Arc-fault circuit-interrupter (AFCI) protection branch circuits that supply 120-volt, single phase 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in all bedrooms shall be protected by a combination type arc-fault circuit interrupter installed to provide protection of the branch circuits.
4. 
334.12 Uses Not Permitted. Amended use:
Type NM, NMC and NMS cables shall not be permitted as follows:
(A) 
Types NM, NMC and NMS.
1. 
In any dwelling or structure not specifically permitted in 334.10(1), (2), (3), and (5).
2. 
Exposed within a dropped or suspended ceiling cavity in other than one- and two-family and multi-family dwellings.
3. 
As a service-entrance cable.
4. 
In commercial garages having hazardous (classified) locations as defined in 511.3.
5. 
In theaters and similar locations, except where permitted in 518.4(8).22
6. 
In motion picture studios.
7. 
In storage battery rooms.
8. 
In hoistways or on elevators or escalators.
9. 
Embedded in poured cement, concrete or aggregate.
10. 
In hazardous (classified) locations, except where specifically permitted by other articles in this Code.
11. 
In any occupancy other than Group R.
(B) 
Types NM and NMS. Types NM and NMS cables shall not be used under the following conditions or in the following locations:
1. 
Where exposed to corrosive fumes or vapors.
2. 
Where embedded in masonry, concrete, adobe, fill, or plaster.
3. 
In a shallow chase in masonry, concrete, adobe and covered with plaster, adobe, or similar finish.
4. 
In wet or damp locations.
[Ord. No. 1590 §1, 7-9-2008; Ord. No. 1783 §1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1947, 1-25-2022]
Nothing in this Article or in the National Electrical 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 500.330 of this Article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Article.
[Ord. No. 1590 §1, 7-9-2008; Ord. No. 1783 §1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1947, 1-25-2022]
Any person who shall violate a provision of the code adopted in this Article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan of or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine as follows: for municipal ordinance violations committed within a twelve-month period beginning with the first violation: two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first municipal ordinance violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second municipal ordinance violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third municipal ordinance violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent municipal ordinance violations; Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.