OR 2014-1388 National Electric Code
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-1388
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 15 ARTICLE 15-2
TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2014 EDITION, AS THE
CITY OF COPPELL ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2014 EDITION AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; EXCEPT HOWEVER, WHERE A
DIFFERENT PENALTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW FOR
SUCH OFFENSE WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF LAW
THAT GOVERNS FIRE SAFETY, ZONING, OR PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SANITATION, INCLUDING DUMPING OF REFUSE, THE PENALTY
SHALL BE A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the City of Coppell Code of Ordinances be, and the same is, hereby
amended by amending Chapter 15, Article 15-2, in part to adopt the National Electrical Code,
2014 Edition, with amendments to read as follows:
“CHAPTER 15-2. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Sec. 15-2-1. National Electrical Code – Adopted.
There is hereby adopted by the City of Coppell, Texas, the National Electrical Code, 2014
Edition, and made a part hereof for all purposes, the same as if fully copied in full herein, with
the exception of such sections hereof, which are hereafter deleted, modified or amended.
Sec. 15-2-2. Amendments:
The following sections of the National Electrical Code, 2014 Edition, and administrative
provisions for the National Electrical Code, 2014 edition, are hereby amended to read as
follows:
1. Article 90.4 Enforcement add the sections B, though I to read as follows:
(A) Enforcement
. Existing language to remain
(B) Supervision
of Work. In the actual work of installing, maintaining, altering or
repairing any electrical conductors or equipment for which requires a permit, apprentice
electricians require on-site supervision (as defined by Texas Administrative Code, Title
16, Chapter 73, Subsection 73.10) by a qualified licensee of a proper grade classification
of electrical license when electrical work is being performed.
(C) Intention.
This Code is not intended as a design specification or an instruction
manual for untrained persons.
(D) Relation to Other International Standards.
The requirements in this Code
address the fundamental principles of protection for safety contained in Section 131 of
International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60364-1, Electrical Installations of
Buildings.
(E) Powers and Duties of building official.
1. General. The Chief Building Official and designee are hereby authorized to enforce all
the provisions of this Code. They shall cause a record to be kept of all permits issued and
inspections made.
2. Deputies. In accordance with prescribed procedures and with the approval of the
appointing authority, the Chief Building Official may appoint an Electrical Inspector and
other related technical officers and inspectors and other employees as shall be authorized
from time to time.
Reference to the "Inspector" and "Electrical Inspector" in this Code shall mean the
Electrical Inspector.
3. Right of entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the
provisions of this Code, or whenever the Chief Building Official or his authorized
representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon
any premises any condition or violation which makes such building or premises unsafe,
dangerous or hazardous, the Chief Building Official or his authorized representative may
enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform
any duty imposed upon the Chief Building Official by such Codes, provided that if such
building or premises be occupied, he shall first present proper credentials and request
entry. If such building or premises is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort
to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises
and request entry. If entry be refused, the building official or his authorized
representative shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
When the Chief Building Official or his authorized representative shall have first
obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no
owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building or
premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to
promptly permit entry therein by the building official or his authorized representative for
the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
4. Notice. When any order or notice is issued pursuant to the provisions of this Code to
any person who cannot be found after a reasonable search, such order or notice may be
served by posting it in a conspicuous place upon the premises occupied by him or upon
the premises where the defects are alleged to exist. Such posting of the notice shall be
considered equivalent to personal service of such order or notice. An order sent by mail
in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid and directed to the address of the electrical
contractor, owner, lessee, or occupant of the premises shall be equivalent to personal
service of such order. Electrical Inspectors are hereby empowered to attach to the nearest
electrical cabinet or equipment feeding defective or hazardous wiring, any official notice
or seal to prevent use of electricity in that area, and it shall be unlawful for any other
person to place or attach such seal, or to break, change, destroy, tear, mutilate, cover or
otherwise deface or injure any such official notice or seal posted by an Electrical
Inspector.
5. Stop orders. Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Code,
the Chief Building Official may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on
any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons
shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the building official to proceed with
the work.
6. Authority to disconnect utilities in emergencies. The Chief Building Official or his
authorized representative shall have the authority to disconnect any electric power or
energy service supplied to the building, structure or building service equipment therein
regulated by this Code in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate
hazard to life or property, or, where there is a violation of the temporary electric
connection per section 85-6(b). The Chief Building Official shall whenever possible
notify the serving utility, the owner and occupant of the building, structure or building
service equipment, in writing, of such disconnection immediately thereafter.
7. Authority to condemn electrical system and equipment. Whenever the Chief Building
Official or designee ascertains that any electrical system or equipment regulated in this
code has become hazardous to life, health or property, he may order in writing that such
electrical system or equipment either be removed or restored to a safe condition,
whichever is appropriate. The written notice itself shall fix a time limit for compliance
with such order. No person shall use or maintain defective electrical system or equipment
after receiving such notice. When such equipment or installation is to be disconnected, a
written notice of such disconnection and causes therefore shall be given within 24 hours
of the order to disconnect to the serving utility, the owner and occupant of such building,
structure or premises. When any electrical system or equipment is maintained in violation
of this code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this
section, the Chief Building Official or designee shall institute any appropriate action to
prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
8. Connection after order to disconnect. No person shall make connections from any
energy or power supply nor supply power to any electrical system or equipment which
has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the Chief Building Official or
designee the use of which has been ordered to be discontinued until the Chief Building
Official or designee authorizes the reconnection and use of such electrical system or
equipment.
9. Liability. The Chief Building Official, or his authorized representative charged with
the enforcement of this code, acting in good faith and without malice in the discharge of
his duties, shall not thereby render himself personally liable for any damage that may
accrue to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in
the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought against the Chief Building Official or
employee because of such act or omission performed by him in the enforcement of any
provision of this code shall be defended by legal counsel provided by this jurisdiction
until final termination of such proceedings. This code shall not be construed to relieve
from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating or controlling any
building, structure or building service equipment therein for any damages to persons or
property caused by defects, nor shall the code enforcement agency or its parent
jurisdiction be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized
by the code or approvals issued under this code.
10. Cooperation of other officials and officers. The Chief Building Official or designee
may request, and shall receive so far as is required in the discharge of his duties, the
assistance and cooperation of other officials of this jurisdiction.
11. Appeals. Any person, firm or corporation may file an appeal with the Chairman of the
Building and Standards Commission for review of any decision of the Chief Building
Official, provided that such appeal is made in writing within (5) days after notification by
the electrical inspector. The Building and Standards Commission shall meet within a
reasonable time following receipt of such appeal to hear the appeal and render a decision
and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Chief Building
Official or designee.
(F) Electrical License and Registration.
1. Registration required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who is
not registered as a qualified electrician in the City of Coppell to engage in work regulated
by this code. Prior to the approval of any permit to do work regulated by this code, the
applicant for such permit must first register in person with the Building Inspection
Department.
2. Classifications of Electrician Licenses:
1. Master Electrician. Means a person possessing the necessary qualifications, training
and technical knowledge to plan, layout, and supervise the installation, maintenance and
extension of electrical conductors and equipment. This person shall have the authority to
order the correction of defects or non-complying work installed in violation of this code.
2. Master Sign Electrician. Means a person possessing the equivalent qualifications as a
master electrician, but limited to
installation of signs only – no work may be undertaken on the premises’ wiring system
by this person, other than the sole connection of a sign to an existing branch circuit or
feeder.
3. Journeyman Electrician. Means a person possessing the necessary qualifications,
training and technical knowledge to install, maintain and extend electrical conductors and
equipment and capable of doing this work in accordance with prepared plans and
specifications and under the supervision of a master electrician.
4. Journeyman Sign Electrician. Means a person possessing the equivalent qualifications
as a journeyman electrician, but limited to the installation of signs only, under the
supervision of a master sign electrician. No work may be undertaken on the premises’
wiring system by this person, other than the sole connection of a sign to an existing
branch circuit or feeder.
5. Maintenance Electrician. Means a person engaged in the trade of maintaining the
electrical system on premises owned and operated by the maintenance electrician’s
employer.
6. Residential Electrician. Means a person possessing the necessary qualifications,
training, and technical knowledge to install, maintain and extend electrical conductors
and equipment and capable of doing this work in accordance with prepared plans and
specifications and under the supervision of a master electrician. The scope of work
allowed by this license is limited to residential premises wiring systems of 225 Amperes
or less.
7. Electrical Contractor. Means a person engaged in the business of installing,
maintaining or extending, by contract, electrical conductors and equipment. This person
shall be a master electrician. An electrical contractor is the only registered electrician
that is allowed to acquire a permit.
8. Other license classifications may be recognized if approved by the building official.
3. Application for Registration.
A person, firm, or corporation who desires to register
as an electrician, in the City of Coppell shall complete the appropriate application and
provide the following information:
1. A current electrical license issued by a municipality and accompanied by a reciprocal
letter or provide evidence of satisfactory performance on an electrician's certification
conducted by the Southern Building Code Conference International in conjunction with
the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
2. A form of picture identification.
3. Business identification to include the business name, business owner(s), address, and
telephone number.
4. Issuance and Term of Registration. Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements
and payment of applicable fees as specified by the City of Coppell Master Fee Schedule
for registration as an electrician, as classified, the building official may approve such
registration. An approved registration is valid for a period of not more than one (1) year
and shall terminate at the end of each calendar year.
5. Transfer of registration. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
lend, rent, or transfer an electrical registration issued by the City of Coppell to another
person firm, or corporation for any purpose.
6. Revocation of registration. An electrical registration issued by the City of Coppell may
be revoked by the Chief Building Official for the following:
1. Falsification of any portion of an application for registration with intent to defraud.
2. Revocation of an electrical license by a municipality with which the City of
Coppell holds a letter of reciprocity.
3. Any person, firm or corporation who, after being found guilty in municipal court of
violations of this code, is unwilling to make appropriate corrections to the satisfaction
of the Chief Building Official or his designee shall be denied registration as an
electrician.
7. Notice of revocation of electrical registration. The Chief Building Official or designee
shall provide proper notice in writing to the person, firm or corporation holding a
defective electrical registration of the decision to revoke an electrical registration. Notice
shall be deemed effective on the post date of certified mail and/or acceptance by hand
delivery.
8. Appeal of revocation. In the event that any person, firm or corporation shall appeal the
decision of the Chief Building Official or designee to revoke an electrical registration, a
request for a public hearing of the matter shall be made in writing to the Chairman of the
Building and Standards Commission within five (5) days of receipt of notice of
revocation. The Building and Standards Commission shall meet to consider an appeal of
revocation within a reasonable time of receipt of a written request.
9. False Representation as to Registration Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to represent himself or a business as an electrician or electrical
contractor in the City of Coppell without having first properly registered with the
Building Inspection Department.
10. Electrical Company Vehicles to Be Marked. All electrical contractors vehicles
engaged in doing work in the City of Coppell shall have signs permanently affixed to
both sides of the vehicle indicating the company name of the electrical contractor.
11. Supervision. The actual work of installing, maintaining, altering, or repairing of
electrical work for which a permit is required by this Code shall have supervision by a
licensed master or journeyman electrician as provided by this Code. In the event the
owner of electrical contracting business is not a licensed master electrician, a master
electrician shall be designated by the owner of such place of business to the Chief
Building Official or designee as the person responsible for, and supervising, the electrical
work done by such electrical contractor. Such designated master electrician shall be the
supervisory electrician for only one (1) electrical contractor within the city at any one
time. Should such supervision not be constantly provided, the Electrical Inspector may
order the work being done by such electrical contractor to be discontinued until proper
supervision and control has been provided and the name of the new master electrician
disclosed to Chief Building Official or designee.
12. License display. Each holder of a master, journeyman or specialist license shall carry
evidence of proper license on his person at all times while doing electrical work and shall
produce and exhibit same when requested by an inspector or officer of the City.
4. Exception from Licensing and Registration.
Persons who are not registered electricians may carry out the following classes of work:
1. The replacement of lamps, fuses and the connection of portable devices to suitable
receptacles which have been permanently installed.
2. The installation, alteration, or repairing of any wiring, devices, or equipment for
signaling, remote control, or the transmission of information, provided such are
inherently power limited and have a maximum nameplate rating not exceeding one volt-
ampere.
3. The installation, alteration or repair of the electric wiring, devices, appliances and
equipment installed by or for an electrical public service corporation legally operating in
the city when for the use of such corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution
or metering of the electrical energy or for the use of such a corporation in the operation of
street railways, signals or the transmission of information.
4. Any work involved in the manufacture or test of electrical materials, devices,
appliances or apparatus, but not including any installation of wiring other than that
required for testing purposes unless such equipment as complete is approved by the
Electrical Inspector before it is installed or used.
5. Electrical work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him
and classified as his homestead. Where the electrical work done by property owner is
deemed by the Chief Building Official or designee to be hazardous to persons or
property, and repairable beyond the skills and electrical knowledge of the property owner
by the Chief Building Official, or his authorized representative, the Chief Building
Official may void the permit or validation obtained by the homeowner. In such an event,
the electrical work shall only be completed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor,
registered with the City of Coppell.
5. Application for permit
To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application
therefore in writing on a form furnished by the City agency for that purpose. Every such
application shall:
1. Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application is
made.
2. Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street
address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed
building or work.
3. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended.
4. Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations and specifications and other data as
required in Subsection (D) of this section.
5. Be signed by permittee, or his authorized agent.
6. Give such other data and information as may be required by the building official.
6. Plans and specifications.
With each application for a permit, and where required by
the Chief Building Official or designee for enforcement of any provision of this Code,
plans, specifications and calculations shall be submitted in the quantity deemed necessary
by the Chief Building Official or designee. When deemed necessary to ensure code
compliance, the Chief Building Official or designee may require plans and specifications
to be prepared and designed by an engineer licensed by the State of Texas. All drawings,
specifications and accompanying data involved with the practice of engineering, such as
structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, fire, life and safety
systems, shall comply with state and local laws governing the practice of engineering as
required by Article 3271a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes.
7. Information on plans and specifications
.Plans and specifications shall be drawn to
scale upon substantial paper or cloth or otherwise submitted as electronic media files as
may be approved and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and
extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of
this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
8. Permits issuance.
The applications, plans and specifications, and other data, filed by
an applicant for permit may be reviewed by other departments of the City to determine
compliance with any applicable laws under their jurisdiction. If the work described in an
application for a permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed therewith
conforms to the requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and
the fees specified by the City of Coppell Master Fee Schedule been paid, the Chief
Building Official or designee may issue a permit therefore to the applicant. When the
Chief Building Official or designee issues the permit where plans are required, he shall
endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications "APPROVED." Such approved
plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorizations
from the Chief Building Official or designee, and all work shall be done in accordance
with the approved plans. The Chief Building Official or designee may issue a permit for
the construction of part of an electrical system before the entire plans and specifications
for the whole system have been submitted or approved, provided adequate information
and detailed statements have been filed complying with all pertinent requirements of this
code. The holder of such permit shall proceed at his own risk without assurance that the
permit for the entire building, structure or building service will be granted.
9. Retention of plans.
One set of approved plans and specifications shall be returned to
the applicant and shall be kept on the site of the building or work at all times during
which the work authorized thereby is in progress. One set of approved plans,
specifications and computations shall be retained by the Chief Building Official or
designee until final approval of the work.
10. Validity of permit
. The issuance of a permit or approval of plans and specifications
shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the
provisions of this code, or of any other ordinance of the City, nor shall the issuance of a
permit or approval of plans be construed as representing or warranting the safety or lack
of defects of any electrical work described therein. No permit presuming to give authority
to violate or cancel the provisions of these Codes shall be valid. The issuance of a permit
based upon plans, specifications and other data shall not prevent the Chief Building
Official or designee from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans,
specifications and other data, or from preventing building operations being carried on
thereunder when in violation of these codes or of any other ordinances of the City.
11. Expiration
. Every permit issued by the Chief Building Official or designee under
the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the
building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the
date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or
abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days or more.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained and the fee
therefore shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided
no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for
such work; and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded
one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a
new full permit fee. Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an
extension of the time within which he may commence work under that permit when he is
unable to commence work within the time required by this section for good and
satisfactory reasons. The Chief Building Official may extend the time for action by the
permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee
showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action
from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
12. Suspension or revocation.
The Chief Building Official or designee may, in writing,
suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code whenever the permit
is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any
ordinance or regulation of the City.
13. Fees.
Permit fees shall be levied in the amounts specified by the City of Coppell,
Master Fee Schedule.
(G) Inspections.
1. General.
All electrical systems and equipment for which a permit is required by this
code shall be subject to inspection by the Chief Building Official or designee. No portion
of any electrical system intended to be concealed shall be concealed until inspected and
approved. Neither the Chief Building Official or designee nor the City shall be liable for
expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material necessary to allow
inspection. When the installation of an electrical system and equipment is complete, an
additional and final inspection shall be made. Electrical systems and equipment regulated
by this code shall not be connected to the energy source until authorized by the Chief
Building Official or designee.
2. Inspection requests.
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a
permit to notify the Chief Building Official or designee that such work is ready for
inspection. The Chief Building Official or designee may require that every request for
inspection is filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired. Such
request may be in writing, web or by telephone at the option of the Chief Building
Official or designee. It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections required by
this Code to provide access to and means for proper inspection of such work.
3. Operation of electrical equipment.
The requirements of this section shall not be
construed to prohibit the operation of any electrical system or equipment installed to
replace existing equipment. The request for inspection of such equipment must have been
filed with the building official not more than 48 hours after such replacement work is
completed and before any permanent portion of the building conceals any portion of such
electrical system.
4. Other inspections.
In addition to the called inspections required by this code, the
Chief Building Official or designee may make or require other inspections of any work to
ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Code and other laws which are enforced
by the Code enforcement agency.
5. Reinspections
. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection
when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when
required corrections are not made. This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring
reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the
requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before
the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection or when required corrections are not
made. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily
available to the Inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is
requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Chief Building
Official or designee. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no
additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been
paid.
(H) Service Connections.
1. Connection approval.
An electrical system or equipment regulated by this code for
which a permit is required shall not be connected to a source of energy or power until
approved by the Chief Building Official or designee.
2. Temporary connections.
The Chief Building Official or designee may authorize the
temporary connection of the electrical system or equipment to the source of energy or
power for the purpose of testing the equipment, or for the use under a temporary
Certificate of Occupancy.
3. Authorized connection.
When new electrical meters are installed or existing electrical
meters are to be relocated, the disconnection, connection or reconnection to the meter
shall be made only by authorized employees of the Texas Utilities Electric Company.
Only authorized employees of TXU Electric Company shall be permitted to make
connection between the customer's service entrance conductors and TXU Electric
Company lines.
(I)Violations.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter,
repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain any electrical
system or equipment or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this Code.
The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications or the
completion or approval of an inspection shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit
for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this Code. No permit
presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid,
except insofar as the work or use which is authorized is lawful.
2. Article 100, Part I definitions shall be added or amended to read as follows:
Definitions.
Board of Appeals
shall be the Building and Standards Commission as appointed by the
City Council of the City of Coppell.
Building Code
is the International Building Code edition, as adopted by the City of
Coppell.
Chief Building Official(building official)
is the officer charged with the administration
and enforcement of this Code, or his duly authorized representative, and is the authority
having jurisdiction for this Code.
Code Enforcement Agency
is the department, division or agency of the City of Coppell
charged with the function of Code Enforcement and shall be under the administration and
operational control of the building official.
Electrical Inspector
shall be the person providing expertise for the building official in
the area of electrical regulations.
Engineering Supervision:
Supervision by a Qualified State of Texas Licensed
Professional Engineer engaged primarily in the design or maintenance of electrical
installations.
Electrical Contractor
is any person, firm, or corporation to whom a valid, current
electrical contractor's registration has been issued by the City of Coppell.
Electrical Code
is the National Electrical Code, 2014 edition promulgated by the
National Fire Protection Association, as adopted by the City of Coppell.
Intersystem Bonding Termination.
A device that provides a means for connecting
intersystem bonding conductors for communication systems and other systems to the
grounding electrode system. Bonding conductors for other systems shall not be larger
than 6 AWG.
Journeyman Electrician
is a person to whom a valid, current journeyman electrician's
registration has been issued by the City of Coppell.
Master Electrician
is a person to whom a valid, current master electrician's registration
has been issued by the City of Coppell.
Modifications.
Whenever there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the
provisions of this code, the Chief Building Official may grant modifications for
individual cases, provided he shall first find that a special individual reason makes the
strict letter of this code impractical and the modification is in conformity with the intent
and purpose of this code, and that such modification does not lessen health, life and fire
safety requirements.
Multiple Occupancy Building
is a building having more than one tenant and may be of
single or mixed use groups as classified by the Building Code.
3. Amend Article 110.2, Part I to read as follows:
110.2 Approval.
The conductors and equipment required or permitted by this Code shall
be acceptable only if approved. Approval of equipment may be evident by listing and
labeling of equipment by a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) with a
certification mark of that laboratory or a qualified third party inspection agency approved
by the AHJ.
Exception: Unlisted equipment that is relocated to another location within a jurisdiction
or is field modified is subject to the approval by the AHJ. This approval may be by a field
evaluation by a NRTL or qualified third party inspection agency approved by the AHJ.
Informational Note No. 1: See 90.7, Examination of Equipment for Safety, and 110.3,
Examination, Identification, Installation, and Use of Equipment. See definitions of
Approved, Identified, Labeled, and Listed.
Informational Note No. 2: Manufacturer’s self-certification of equipment may not
necessarily comply with US product safety standards as certified by a Nationally
Recognized Testing Lab
Informational Note No. 3: NFPA 790 and 791 provide an example of an approved
method for qualifying a third party inspection agency.
4. Article 210.52(G)(1) Garages:
(1) Garages. In each attached garage and in each detached garage with electric power. At
least one receptacle outlet shall be installed for each car space.
5. Article 300.11 (A); add the following exception:
Exception: Ceiling grid support wires may be used for structural supports when the
associated wiring is located in that area, not more than two raceways or cables supported
per wire, with a maximum nominal metric designation 16 (trade size 1/2”).
6.Article 310.15(B)(7); change to read as follows:
(7) This Article shall not be used in conjunction with 220.82.
7.Article 500.8(A)(3); change to read as follows:
(3) Evidence acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction such as a manufacturer's
self-evaluation or an owner's engineering judgment signed and sealed by a qualified
registered professional engineer.
8. Article 505.7(A) changed to read as follows:
(A) Implementation of Zone Classification System. Classification of areas, engineering
and design, selection of equipment and wiring methods, installation, and inspection shall
be performed by a qualified person’s registered professional engineer.
9. Article 517.30 Essential Electrical Systems for Hospitals; create a new (H) and add the
following language:
(G) Coordination.
Overcurrent protective devices serving the equipment branch of the
essential electrical system shall be coordinated for the period of time that a fault’s
duration extends beyond 0.1 second.
Exception No. 1: Between transformer primary and secondary overcurrent protective
devices, where only one overcurrent protective device or set of overcurrent protective
devices exists on the transformer secondary.
Exception No. 2: Between overcurrent protective devices of the same size (ampere
rating) in series.
(H) Selective Coordination.
Overcurrent protective devices serving the life safety, and
critical branches of the essential electrical system shall be selectively coordinated with all
supply-side overcurrent protective devices.
Exception No. 1: Between transformer primary and secondary overcurrent protective
devices, where only one overcurrent protective device or set of overcurrent protective
devices exists on the transformer secondary.
Exception No. 2: Between overcurrent protective devices of the same size (ampere
rating) in series.
Informational Note: The terms coordination and coordinated as used in this section do not
cover the full range of overcurrent conditions.
10. Article 680.25(A) changed to read as follows:
680.25 Feeders.
These provisions shall apply to any feeder on the supply side of
panelboards supplying branch circuits for pool equipment covered in Part II of this article
and on the load side of the service equipment or the source of a separately derived
system.
(A) Wiring Methods
.
(1) Feeders.
Feeders shall be installed in rigid metal conduit or intermediate metal
conduit. The following wiring methods shall be permitted if not subject to physical
damage:
(1) Liquid tight flexible nonmetallic conduit
(2) Rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit
(3) Reinforced thermosetting resin conduit
(4) Electrical metallic tubing where installed on or within a building
(5) Electrical nonmetallic tubing where installed within a building
(6) Type MC cable where installed within a building and if not subject to corrosive
environment
(7) Nonmetallic-sheathed cable
(8) Type SE cable
Exception: An existing feeder between an existing remote panel board and service
equipment shall be permitted to run in flexible metal conduit or an approved cable
assembly that includes an equipment grounding conductor within its outer sheath. The
equipment grounding conductor shall comply with 250.24(A)(5).”
SECTION 2.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work in this
ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas hereby
declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3.
That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the preceding
sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or any
proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal shall
take effect; but every such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit or
prosecution had or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or
purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4.
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
each offense, except where a different penalty has been established by State law for such
offense, the penalty shall be that fixed by State law, and for any offense which is a
violation of any provision of law that governs fire safety, zoning or public health and
sanitation, including dumping of refuse, the penalty shall be fine not to exceed the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such
offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of Coppell, Texas, this the 12 day of
Sf' ,2014.
APP •VED:
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Ka •n Hunt,MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CHRISTEL PETTINOS,CITY SEC ETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT HAGER,CITY iCT ORNEY