Ordinance 75-70 - Laserfiche WebLink

• but in no case less than that required by the National Electric code: Houses with a floor area up to 1200 square feet shall have a minimum service of 100 amperes. Dwellings of 1200 to 1800 square feet of floor area shall have a minimum size service of 150 amperes. Dwellings having a floor area over 1800 square feet shall have a minimum size service of 200 amperes. 14. Service panels in multiple family dwellings shall have a minimum rating of 100 amperes per each apartment. 15. Not more than 10 outlets will be allowed on any one circuit. On a permanently fixed load the load shall not exceed 80 per cent of the rating of the wire and/or the protective devices. 16. Utilities circuit shall have a maximum of four (4) outlets to any one circuit. EXCEPTION: Recreation rooms, family rooms or multi-purpose rooms may have a maximum of ten outlets with a number twelve American wire gauge copper or number ten aluminum. 17. A separate 20 amps circuit shall be installed for the automatic washer terminating in a single duplex recepticle. 18. All bedrooms in residential occupancies shall have at least four outlets. Spacing between outlets shall be as equal in distance as possible. 19. Open element electric heaters cannot be installed in bathrooms, utility rooms, kitchens or commercial buildings. 20. The thermostats shall not be grouped for controlling more than one zone. Thermostats shall be located in a manner that will provide effective control for the heating circuits and the heating units. 21. All two-twenty volt branch circuits shall open so that all ungrounded conductors are disconnected by a single handle. 22. All electrical furnaces and heating units used other than the industrial type crucibal pots shall be grounded. 23. Service entrance cables shall not be used for branch circuits unless granted in answer to a written request filed with the Electrical Inspector. 24. Pipe and boxes of aluminum and plastic. All conduits and conduit boxes and outlet boxes recognized by the National Electric Code except bakelite boxes used with non-metallic sheath cable may be used. Aluminum conduit cannot be used in concrete or cannot be buried in the ground. Electric metallic tubing may be used in concrete but cannot be buried in the ground. 25. Flexible metal conduit shall be used only where the use of rigid conduit would be impractical and or where flexibility of connection is essential. Three-eights flex conduit can be used only on permission by the inspecting authority enforcing this code. Any flexible conduit exposed to the elements of the weather or corrosive atmosphere shall be of the seal-lite type. BX shall not be acceptable. Page 4