1761 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1274 AND ORDINANCE NO 1612

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ORDTNANCE NO. 1761 AN ORDZNANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1274 AND OR.DINANCE NO. 1612, ELECTRICAL ORDINANCES, HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY QF PARIS; ADOPTING THE 1965 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, WiTH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS; PRO- VIDTNG FOR EXCEPTIONS TO 210-22, SUBSECTION (b), WITH REFERENCE TO RECEPTACLE OUTLETSs EXCEPTING FROM THE 1965 COi7E THE FOLLOrVING: SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLES; ALL SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLES FROM THE METER SO"CKET TO THE PANEL SHALL BE INSTALLED IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) ALL DISCONNECTS TO BE LO- C.ATED BACK OF 'I'HE METER .AND INSIDE OF THE WALL WITH CO'_VDTJIT NIPPLEs (2) EACH SERVICE ENTRANCE SHAL.L BE PLACED IN CONDUIT FROM THE METER SOI:.KET 'TO THE PANEL WITH NO M.AIN DISCONNECT AT THE METER, (3) ALL SERVICE CABLE FROM THE METER SOCKET TO THE 1vIAIN DISCON.NECT SHALL BEEIVCLO,aED IN CONDUIT; THE MINIMUIVI SIZE DISCONNECT SHALL BE 50 AMP; SERVICE PANEL BREAKER.S - BRE.AKERS KNOW',~ AS PIGGY-BACK, TANDUMS, TWINS, THINS, AND ANY OTHER OF THIS TYPE BREAKER, ARE HEREBY PROHIBITED O'_V ANY NE"vV OR REPAIR IN5TALLATIONS; PROVIDING THAT ALL TRAILER HOUSES SHALL HAVE A DRIVEN GROUND QR WATER PIPE GROUND COiVNECTED TO TEiE TR.AILER HOUSE AND HAVE POLARIZED PLUG INS; THAT SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE Nt7, 1274 BE AMLNDED TO PROVIDE r OR ANNUAL LI- CElVSE FEE FOR AN ELEC TRICAL CONTRAC TOR OF $100. 00 FOR THE FIRST YEARS LICENSE AND A FEE OF $25. 00 FOR E.ACH RENEW AL FOR E.ACH YE.AR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR A PE',VALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: That Ordinance No. 1274 and Ordinance No. 1612, heretofore passed by the City Council of the City of Paris, be, and the same are hereby amended as follows: Section l. That the 1965 National Electrical Code, governing installa- tions and wiring of electric installations, together with all subsequent amend- ments thereto, are hereby adopted by the City of Paris, Texas, with the following limitations and exceptions: (1) Section 210-22, Subsection (b) of said National Electrical Code is hereby amended to read as follows: That on al], dwelling type occupancies, in every kitchen, dining room., breakfast room, living room, parlor, library, den, sun- roomg recreation room, and bedroom, receptacle outlets shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any useable wall space is more than 6 feet, measured horizontal].y from an outlet in that space, including any useable wall space 2 feet wide or greater and the wall space occupied by sliding panels in exterior walls. The receptacle outlets shall, insofar as practicable, be spaced equal distancesapart. Receptacle out- lets in floors shall not be counted as part of the required num- ber of receptacle outlets unless located close to the wall. (2) Service Entrance Cables: All service entrance cables from the meter socket to the panel shall be installed in either of the following three ways: (a) The disconnect shall be located back of the meter in inside of wall with conduit nipple. (b) If the service entrance cable is placed in conduit from the meter socket to the panel, no main disconnect shall be required at the meter.