[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Saco 5-1-1995 as Ch. XII, Sec 12-2, of the 1994 Code; amended in its
entirety 2-6-2006. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Electrical Code."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 87-1.1, Definitions, which
immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-5-2012.
[Amended 8-4-2008; 3-5-2012; 4-6-2015; 3-25-2019]
A.
Reference is herewith made to the 2017 Edition of
the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, as published by the National
Fire Protection Association, as amended, to become effective April
1, 2019, and said code is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as
if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions,
deletions and changes as found herein. Statutory authority to adopt
this code is granted by 30-A M.R.S.A., and 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4171
and shall cover original installations, alterations and additions,
both residential and commercial and shall be in effect for the entire
City of Saco. At least seven days prior to the public hearing, the
purpose of which is to consider changes to this chapter, notice shall
be given by regular mail, electronic mail or facsimile to all electricians
who have obtained an electrical permit within the six-month period
preceding the public hearing date.
B.
Additions, insertions and changes. The following are
hereby revised as follows:
(1)
Article 200.6 Means of Identifying Grounded Conductors is amended
as follows:
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(D)
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Grounded Conductors of Different Systems. Where grounded conductors
of different systems are installed in the same raceway, cable, box,
auxiliary gutter, or other type of enclosure, each grounded conductor
shall be identified by system. Identification that distinguishes each
system grounded conductor shall be permitted by one of the following
means:
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(1)
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One system grounded conductor shall have an outer covering conforming
to 200.6(A) or (B).
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(2)
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The grounded conductor(s) of other systems shall have a different
outer covering conforming to 200.6(A) or 200.6(B) or by an outer covering
of white or gray with a readily distinguishable colored stripe other
than green running along the insulation.
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(3)
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Other and different means of identification allowed by 200.6(A)
or (B) shall distinguish each system grounded conductor.
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The means of identification shall be permanently posted where
the conductors of different systems originate.
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(2)
Article 210.5(C)(1)(b) is hereby amended as follows:
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210.5 Identification for Branch Circuits.
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(C)
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Identification of Ungrounded Conductors.
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(1)
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Branch Circuits Supplied from More Than One Nominal Voltage
System.
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(b)
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Posting of Identification Means. The method utilized for conductors
originating within each branch-circuit panel board or similar branch-circuit
distribution equipment shall be permanently posted at each branch-circuit
panel board or similar branch-circuit distribution equipment. The
label shall be of sufficient durability to withstand the environment
involved and shall not be handwritten.
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(3)
Article 210.8(B) is hereby amended as follows:
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210.8(B) Other Than Dwelling Units. All single-phase receptacles
rated 150 volts to ground or less, 50 amperes or less and three-phase
receptacles rated 150 volts to ground or less, 50 amperes or less
installed in the following locations shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter
protection for personnel.
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(4)
Article 215.12(C)(1)(b) is hereby amended as follows:
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215.12 Identification for Feeders.
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(C)
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Identification of Ungrounded Conductors.
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(1)
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Feeders Supplied from More Than One Nominal Voltage System.
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(b)
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Posting of Identification Means. The method utilized for conductors
originating within each feeder panel board or similar feeder distribution
equipment shall be permanently posted at each feeder panel- board
or similar feeder distribution equipment.
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(5)
Article 334.10(3) is hereby amended as follows:
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334.10 Uses Permitted.
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(3)
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Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction.
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(6)
Article 334.12(A)(2), Uses Not Permitted is hereby deleted.
(7)
Article 338.12(B)(1) and (2) is hereby adopted with the following
amendment:
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338.12 Uses Not Permitted.
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(B)
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Underground Service-Entrance Cable.
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(1)
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For interior wiring of branch circuits and feeders originating
and terminating within the same building.
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(2)
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For aboveground installations except where USE cable emerges
from the ground and is terminated in an enclosure at a location acceptable
to the Authority Having Jurisdiction and the cable is protected in
accordance with 300.5(D).
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(8)
Smoke and heat detectors. In addition to smoke detectors required elsewhere in this Code, a smoke or heat detector shall be installed in any new attached residential garage. Installation, including wiring and power sources for all smoke and heat detectors shall be in accordance with the provisions of the 2007 Edition of NFPA Standard 72, Chapter 11.
(9)
Adoption of utility requirements. The authority having jurisdiction
may, at the request of the electrical utility company, enforce the
requirements as found in the Handbook of Standard Requirements for
Electric Service and Meter Installations published by Central Maine
Power, effective January 1, 2009, and as amended.
(10)
Removal of old wiring required. All readily accessible cable that
is not properly capped and terminated and labeled for future use shall
be removed.
C.
Residential electrical services.
(1)
No residence, nor any associated accessory structure or garage of
the residence, or any combination thereof may install, activate, or
receive more than a single 200 AMP combined electrical service for
such structures, whether it be single phase or three-phase.
(2)
The limitation of a single combined 200 AMP service is meant and
intended for each residence and accessory structure or garage in combination
on that structure's parcel.
(3)
A person or party may apply for an electrical service greater than
200 AMP if the intended use is permitted by the City Zoning; and following
review and approval of electrical load calculations by the City's
Electrical Inspector; and, after on-site review and separate approval
of the Code Enforcement Office.
(4)
It shall be a violation of this City Code for any person or party
to install or to activate any electric services that do not meet these
conditions and requirements. Further, it shall be a violation of this
City Code for any property owner to install, maintain or suffer the
maintenance, activation an operation of any electrical service that
does not meet these conditions and requirements.
When the use of any electrical equipment or its installations
is found to be dangerous to human life or property, The Electrical
Inspector, with the approval of the Director of Code Enforcement or
Fire Chief shall be empowered to have the premises disconnected from
its source of electrical supply.
The Electrical Inspector who must be licensed
by the State of Maine as a Master Electrician is herewith designated
as the City official to supervise and enforce this chapter. The Electrical
Inspector will be under the direction of the Building Inspector, who
will act as his/her immediate supervisor.
A.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Electrical
Inspector with regard to the enforcement of the Electrical Code may
take an appeal to the Mayor and City Council.
B.
An appeal may be taken within 30 days from the date
of the decision appealed by filing with the City Council, through
its Clerk, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof, except
that in the case of a building or structure which, in the opinion
of the Electrical Inspector, is unsafe, dangerous and a threat to
life safety, the Electrical Inspector may, in his/her order, limit
the time for such an appeal to seven days. The Electrical Inspector
shall forthwith transmit to the Mayor and City Council all the papers
upon which the action appealed from was taken.
The following provisions shall apply to violations
of the laws and ordinances set forth in this chapter, and all monetary
penalties shall be civil penalties.
A.
The minimum penalty for starting construction or undertaking
a land use activity without a required permit shall be $100, and the
maximum penalty shall be $2,500.
B.
The minimum penalty for a specific violation shall
be $100, and the maximum penalty shall be $2,500.
C.
The violator may be ordered to correct or abate the
violations. Where the court finds that the violation was willful,
the violator shall be ordered to correct or abate the violation, unless
the abatement or correction will:
D.
If the City of Saco is the prevailing party, it shall
be awarded reasonable attorney fees, expert witness fees and costs,
unless the court finds that special circumstances make the award of
these fees and costs unjust. If the defendant is the prevailing party,
the defendant may be awarded reasonable attorney fees, expert witness
fees and costs, as provided by court rule.
E.
The maximum penalty may exceed $2,500 but shall not
exceed $25,000 when it can be shown that there has been a previous
conviction of the same party, within the past two years, of the same
law or ordinance.
F.
All proceedings arising under the provisions of locally
administered laws and ordinances shall be brought in the name of the
City of Saco, and fines shall be paid to the City of Saco.
[Amended 8-4-2008; 3-5-2012; 4-6-2015; 3-25-2019]
Electrical permits shall be administered as provided for in
Informative Annex H, Section 80.19(A) through (C) and (E) through
(H) of the 2017 National Electric Code. The City Council shall determine
fees after a public hearing.
