Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 14 Adoption of the 2017 National Electric Code (Second/Final Reading) Copyrighted
September 3, 2019
City of Dubuque Action Items # 6.
ITEM TITLE: Code of Ordinances Amendment- Title 14 Adoption of the
2017 National Electric Code (Second Reading)
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of an amendmentto
the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances, Title 14 Building
and Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Artide D
Electric Code.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 14 Building and Development, Chapter 1
Building Codes, Artide D Electrical Code, Sections 14-1 D-
1 National Electrical Code Adopted and 14-1 D-2 National
Electrical CodeAmendments
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Adoption of the 2017 National Electric Code-MVM City Manager Memo
Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Ordinance- 2017 National Electrical Code Ordinance
Suggested Motion Wording Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of the 2017 National Electric Code
DATE: August 13, 2019
Building Services Manager Dave Johnson recommends City Council approval of an
amendment to the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances, Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Article D Electric Code.
Approval of the amendments will remove local barriers which prohibit qualified in-house
electricians in private, public and non-profit sectors from applying for permits and
performing electrical installations while also requiring the same standards expected of
electrical contractors performing work in the City of Dubuque. The amendments will
also make current the adopted National Electrical Code and provide needed clarification
on local amendments and exemptions.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
David Johnson, Building Services Manager
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: David Johnson, Building Services Manager �G
SUBJECT: Adoption of the 2017 National Electric Code
DATE: August 13, 2019
INTRODUCTION:
This memorandum forwards the enclosed amendment to the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances, Title 14 Building and Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Article D
Electric Code for City Council's consideration.
DISCUSSION:
1. Section 14-1 D-1: National Electrical Code Adopted will be amended to adopt the
2017 National Electrical Code (NEC). The City of Dubuque currently uses the
2014 NEC. Using current building codes is considered industry best practices
and is also a consideration in a community's Building Code Effectiveness
Grading Schedule (BCEGS) score.
2. Section 14-1 D-2 Article 82-2: Permit Process will also be amended to allow in-
house electricians, not for hire by the general public, to apply for and hold an
electrical permit. City of Dubuque Code currently requires all new electrical
devices and systems be installed by a class "A" master electrical licensee and
affiliated with an electrical contracting firm or business that is also licensed by
and registered with the state of lowa. The State of lowa allows class A or B
Master Electricians to install electrical devices and systems. This amendment
relaxes current local standards to allow local businesses and organizations that
employ Master electricians to obtain electrical permits without the need to hire an
electrical contractor. In-house electricians will be required to carry a class `A' or
`B' Master license and may only work on the premises for which the licensee is
directly employed. Any other persons doing electrical work under the supervision
of the permit holder need to be registered with the state of lowa as an apprentice,
journeyman, or Master A or B electrician.
The Class A license requires electricians meet the requirements of the lowa
Department of Public Safety Board based on experience and their ability to pass
a written licensing exam. A master electrician is the most qualified level of
electrician and are the only electricians allowed to design and supervise electrical
work. The Class B license does not require passing a written exam and does not
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allow the licensee to design electrical work; however, it does require
considerable experience and applied knowledge. The Class B Master License
was established by the State of lowa in 1989 to help practicing electricians when
the State transitioned to requiring Class A Master Electricians. The City of
Dubuque cannot be less restrictive than State Code.
3. Section 14-1 D-2 Article 80-3: Definitions will be amended to include definitions
for a public and private utility. This provides much needed clarification on what
constitutes a public or private utility and their respective permit exemption
already afforded under City Code.
Definitions were borrowed from references already found in Title 13 of the City of
Dubuque Code of Ordinance. Public utilities are all facilities and infrastructure for
collecting, pumping, treating, managing, processing, delivering and disposal of
water, stormwater, and sewage.
4. Other exemptions currently forwarded under City Code are being provided for
informational purposes and are as follows:
a. Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus, or equipment operation at
less than twenty-five (25) volts and not capable of supplying more than fifty
(50) watts of energy.
This would include several devices including, but not limited to doorbells,
camera systems and security systems.
b. Low energy power, control, and signal circuits of classes II and III as defined
in this code.
Class II circuits typically include wiring for low-energy (100VA or less), low-
voltage (under 30V) loads such as low-voltage lighting, thermostats, PLCs,
security/camera systems, and limited-energy voice, intercom, sound, and
public address systems. Class III circuits are when the power demand for
circuits over 30V exceeds 0.5VA but is not more than 100VA. We often use
Class 3 signaling circuits for security/camera systems and public address
systems; voice, intercom, and sound systems.
c. The installation, alteration, or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, or
equipment for the generation, transmission, distribution, or metering of
electrical energy, or in the operation of signals or the transmission of
intelligence by a public or private utility in the exercise of its function as a
seroing utility.
Under current code, the only departments that qualify as serving a public
utility is the Water Department, Water Resource and Recover Center and the
Engineering Department. For those department, only electrical work being
pertormed directly related to the collecting, pumping, treating, managing,
processing, delivering and disposal of water, stormwater, and sewage is
exempt from a permit.
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d. Repair of existing electrical systems, devices, appliances or apparatus.
The in-kind repair or replacement of wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus,
or equipment does not require a permit. New systems, wiring, devices,
appliances, apparatus, or equipment require electrical permits.
REQUESTED ACTION:
Approval of the amendments will remove local barriers which prohibit qualified in-house
electricians in private, public and non-profit sectors from applying for permits and
performing electrical installations while also requiring the same standards expected of
electrical contractors performing work in the City of Dubuque. The amendments will also
make current the adopted National Electrical Code and provide needed clarification on
local amendments and exemptions. All city stakeholders with an interest in the
proposed amendments have reviewed and support the changes. I respectfully request
City Council review and approve the proposed amendments.
Enclosure
cc Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Jon Klostermann, Public Works Director
Denise Blakeley Ihrig, Water Department Manager
Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager
Willie O'Brien, Water & Resource Recovery Center Manager
Renee Tyler, Director of Transportation Services
Steve Brown, Project Manager
Dave Ness, Civil Engineer II
Corey Firzlaff, Electrical Inspector
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Prepared by Crenna Brumwell. Esq., 300 Main St, Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, 563-583-4113
Return to Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
ORDINANCE NO. 39-19
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 14 BUILDING AND
DEVELOPMENT, CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES, ARTICLE D ELECTRICAL CODE,
SECTIONS 14-1D-1 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED AND 14-1D-2
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AMENDMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 14-1D-1 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
14-1 D-1: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED:
Except as hereinafter added to, deleted, modified or amended, there is hereby adopted
by reference as the electrical code of the city that certain electrical code known as the
national electrical code, 2017 edition, as prepared and edited by the National Fire
Protection Agency, Quincy, Massachusetts, and the provisions of such electrical code
shall be controlling in the supply of electricity and in the installation, maintenance and
use of all electrical conductors and equipment and installation of optical fiber cable
within the corporate limits of the city, and shall be known as the Dubuque electrical
code. A copy of the national electrical code, 2017 edition, as adopted, shall be on file in
the office of the city clerk for public inspection.
Section 2. Section 14-1D-2 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
14-1 D-2: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AMENDMENTS:
The national electrical code adopted by section 14-1D-1 of this article is hereby
amended as follow?:
80-3. Definitions, General. For the purpose of these provisions, certain terms,
phrases, words, and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this
section. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted
meanings within the context with which they are used. Webster's third new
international dictionary of the English language, unabridged, copyright 1981,
shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings. Words used in
the singular include the plural and the plural the singular: Words used in
masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine the masculine.
Approved, as to materials, equipment, and method of construction means
approval by the building official as the result of investigation and tests
conducted or by reasons of accepted principles or tests by recognized
authorities, technical, or scientific organizations.
Approved agency means an established and recognized agency regularly
engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when such
agency has been approved by the building official.
Building code means the international building code promulgated by the
International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by this jurisdiction.
Building official means the officer charged with the administration and
enforcement of this code, or duly authorized representatives, and is the
authority having jurisdiction for this code.
Chief electrical inspector means the person providing expertise for the
building official in the area of electrical regulations.
Code enforcement agency means the department, division, or agency of
this jurisdiction charged with the function of code enforcement and shall
be under the administration and operational control of the building official.
Commercial installation means an installation intended for commerce, but
does not include a residential installation.
Dubuque board means the city of Dubuque electrical code board.
Electrical code means the national electrical code promulgated by the
National Fire Protection Association, as adopted by this jurisdiction.
Electrical equipment means all electrical materials, wiring, conductors,
fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, signs, and apparatus or parts
thereof.
Electrical work means all installations, alterations, repairs, removals,
renewals, replacements, connections, disconnections, and maintenance of
all electrical equipment except as otherwise noted.
Firewall means the same as an area separation wall as used in the
building code.
Industrial installation means an installation intended for use in the
manufacture or processing of products involving systematic labor or
habitual employment and includes installations in which agricultural or
other products are habitually or customarily processed or stored for
others, either by buying or reselling on a fee basis.
Inspector means a person certified as an electrical inspector upon such
reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the board.
In-house electricians, not for hire by the general public.
(i) In-house electricians are required to carry an Iowa Master's
level license in order to obtain a permit.
(ii) In-house electricians can only work on the premises. for
which the licensee is directly employed and any other persons
doing electrical work under the supervision of the in-house
electricians must also registered with the state of Iowa as an
apprentice, journeyman, or Master A or B electrician.
Listed and listing means equipment and materials which are shown in a
list published by an approved testing agency, qualified and equipped for
experimental testing, and maintaining an adequate periodic inspection of
current productions and whose listing states that the equipment complies
with nationally recognized safety standards.
Multiple occupancy building means a building having more than one (1)
tenant and may be of single or mixed use groups as classified by the
building code.
New electrical installation means the installation of electrical wiring,
apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
Occupancy means the purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is
used or intended to be used.
Public use building or facility means any building or facility designated for
public use, including all property owned and occupied or designated for
use by the state of Iowa.
Residential installation means an installation intended for a single-family
or two-family residential dwelling or a multi -family residential dwelling not
larger than a four -family dwelling.
Routine maintenance means the servicing, maintaining, or repairing of
existing electrical apparatus or equipment for which no changes in wiring
are made.
State board means the electrical examining board created under Iowa
Code section 103.2.
82-2. Permit Process.
(a) Application For Permit. The applicant for an electrical permit must
be one of the following:
(1) The homeowner as defined elsewhere in this ordinance; or,
(2) Registered with the state of Iowa as a class "A" master
electrical licensee and affiliated with an electrical contracting firm or
business that is also licensed by and registered with the state of
Iowa.
(3) In-house electricians, not for hire by the general public.
(b) Application. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an
application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the code enforcement
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) Identify the owner of property, and tenant if applicable, on
which the proposed work is to be done;
(4) Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work
is intended;
(5) Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations, and
specifications and other data as required in subsection (b) of this
section;
(6) Be signed by permittee or authorized agent; and
(7) Give such other data and information as may be required by
the building official.
(c) Plans And Specifications. Plans, engineering calculations,
diagrams, and other data shall be submitted in one or more sets with each
application for a permit. The building official may require plans,
computations, and specifications to be prepared and designed by an
engineer or architect licensed by the state of Iowa to practice as such.
EXCEPTION: The building official may waive the submission of plans,
calculations, etc., if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is
such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain compliance with
this code.
(d) Information On Plans And Specifications. Plans and specifications
shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth 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.
Plans for buildings more than two (2) stories in height of other than groups
R, division 3, and M occupancies shall indicate how required structural
and fire -resistive integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be
made for electrical and communication conduits, pipes, and similar
systems.
210.12. Arc -Fault Circuit -Interrupter Protection.
(B) Branch Circuit Extensions Or Modifications - Dwelling Units.
This section is hereby repealed.
(D) Branch Circuit Extensions or Modifications — Dwelling Units and
Dormitory Units.
This section is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of September 2019.
Jtit t
oy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
KeviS. Firnstahl, City Clerk
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
14-1 D-1 : NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED:
Except as hereinafter added to, deleted, modified or amended, there is hereby adopted
by reference as the electrical code of the city that certain electrical code known as the
� national electrical code, 2017�&1� edition, as prepared and edited by the National Fire
Protection Agency, Quincy, Massachusetts, and the provisions of such electrical code
shall be controlling in the supply of electricity and in the installation, maintenance and
use of all electrical conductors and equipment and installation of optical fiber cable
within the corporate limits of the city, and shall be known as the Dubuque electrical
� code. A copy of the national electrical code, 2017�81� edition, as adopted, shall be on
file in the office of the city clerk for public inspection.
14-1 D-2: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AMENDMENTS:
The national electrical code adopted by section 14-1 D-1 of this article is hereby
amended as follows:
80-3. Definitions, General. For the purpose of these provisions, certain terms,
phrases, words, and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this
section. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted
meanings within the context with which they are used. Webster's third new
international dictionary of the English language, unabridged, copyright 1981 ,
shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings. Words used in
the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in
masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine the masculine.
Approved, as to materials, equipment, and method of construction means
approval by the building official as the result of investigation and tests
conducted or by reasons of accepted principles or tests by recognized
authorities, technical, or scientific organizations.
Approved agency means an established and recognized agency regularly
engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when such
agency has been approved by the building official.
Building code means the international building code promulgated by the
International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by this jurisdiction.
Building official means the officer charged with the administration and
enforcement of this code, or duly authorized representatives, and is the
authority having jurisdiction for this code.
Chief electrical inspector means the person providing expertise for the
building official in the area of electrical regulations.
Code enforcement agency means the department, division, or agency of
this jurisdiction charged with the function of code enforcement and shall
be under the administration and operational control of the building official.
Commercial installation means an installation intended for commerce, but
does not include a residential installation.
Dubuque board means the city of Dubuque electrical code board.
Electrical code means the national electrical code promulgated by the
National Fire Protection Association, as adopted by this jurisdiction.
Electrical equipment means all electrical materials, wiring, conductors,
fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, signs, and apparatus or parts
thereof.
Electrical work means all installations, alterations, repairs, removals,
renewals, replacements, connections, disconnections, and maintenance of
all electrical equipment except as otherwise noted.
Firewall means the same as an area separation wall as used in the
building code.
Industrial installation means an installation intended for use in the
manufacture or processing of products involving systematic labor or
habitual employment and includes installations in which agricultural or
other products are habitually or customarily processed or stored for
others, either by buying or reselling on a fee basis.
Inspector means a person certified as an electrical inspector upon such
reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the board.
In-house electricians, not for hire bv the qeneral public.
(i) In-house electricians are reauired to carry an lowa Master's
level license in order to obtain a permit.
(ii) In-house electricians can onlv work on the premises for
which the licensee is �i+re�directiv emploved and anv other persons
doinq electrical work under the supervision of the in-house
electricians ^��„�=��must also reqistered with the state of lowa
as an apprentice, iournevman, or Master A or B electrician.
Listed and listing means equipment and materials which are shown in a
list published by an approved testing agency, qualified and equipped for
experimental testing, and maintaining an adequate periodic inspection of
current productions and whose listing states that the equipment complies
with nationally recognized safety standards.
Multiple occupancy building means a building having more than one (1)
tenant and may be of single or mixed use groups as classified by the
building code.
New electrical installation means the installation of electrical wiring,
apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
Occupancy means the purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is
used or intended to be used.
Public use building or facility means any building or facility designated for
public use, including all property owned and occupied or designated for
use by the state of lowa.
Residential installation means an installation intended for a single-family
or two-family residential dwelling or a multi-family residential dwelling not
larger than a four-family dwelling.
Routine maintenance means the servicing, maintaining, or repairing of
existing electrical apparatus or equipment for which no changes in wiring
are made.
State board means the electrical examining board created under lowa
Code section 103.2.
82-2. Permit Process.
(a) Application For Permit. The applicant for an electrical permit must
be one of the following:
(1) The homeowner as defined elsewhere in this ordinance; or,
(2) Registered with the state of lowa as a class "A" master
electrical licensee and affiliated with an electrical contracting firm or
business that is also licensed by and registered with the state of
lowa.
� (3) In-house electricians, not for hire by the qeneral public.
(b) Application. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an
application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the code enforcement
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) Identify the owner of property, and tenant if applicable, on
which the proposed work is to be done;
(4) Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work
is intended;
(5) Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations, and
specifications and other data as required in subsection (b) of this
section;
(6) Be signed by permittee or authorized agent; and
(7) Give such other data and information as may be required by
the building official.
(c) Plans And Specifications. Plans, engineering calculations,
diagrams, and other data shall be submitted in one or more sets with each
application for a permit. The building official may require plans,
computations, and specifications to be prepared and designed by an
engineer or architect licensed by the state of lowa to practice as such.
EXCEPTION: The building official may waive the submission of plans,
calculations, etc., if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is
such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain compliance with
this code.
(d) Information On Plans And Specifications. Plans and specifications
shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth 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.
Plans for buildings more than two (2) stories in height of other than groups
R, division 3, and M occupancies shall indicate how required structural
and fire-resistive integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be
made for electrical and communication conduits, pipes, and similar
systems.
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210.12. Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection.
(B) Branch Circuit Extensions Or Modifications - Dwelling Units.
� This section is hereby repealed.
(D) Branch Circuit Extensions or Modifications — Dwellinq Units and
Dormitory Units.
� This section is herebv repealed.
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
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and for which the charge is $108.58
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Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this ,v day of
41, SVG
Notary Public and fo /Dubuque County, Iowa.
AMY WAGNER
Commission Number 813362
My Commission Expires
October 22, 2021
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE
N0 39 19 '
AMENDING, CITY'OF-
',DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES' TITLE
14 BUILDING AND DE4
VELOPMENT, ?. CHAP.
YER ; - 1 BUILDING
CODES, ARTICLE' D
ELECTRICAL \i.CODE,
SECTIONS 14-1D-1
NATIONAL • ELECTRI-
CAL CODE 'ADOPTED
AND 144D 2 NATIONi
AL ELECTRICAL CODE
AMENDMENTS
NOW; THER€FORE,
BE rt'pRDIN
AED•,BY
THE "CITY,. COUNCIL
OF,v THE CITY. „OF
DUBUQUE IOWA:;;
Section 1 Section 14-
101 ;of the, City of
Dubuque=Code of tOrdi-
nandes>is.''aniended to
read as follows
141D=1.. NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL .,CODE
ADOPTED
Except ,a5 hereinafter
added `to deleted,
modified or anjended,
there s''hereby: adopt
ed by: reference as the
electrical code of the
city that. certain elec-
trical codeknown. as
the national .electrical
code, 2017 edition,, as
prepared and edited by
the . National Fire: Pro-
tectiori 'Agency, `Quin-
cy, Massabhusetts,,and
the' provisions of, such
electrical code"shall be
controlling in, the :sup-
ply of'electricity and in
the installation, niain-
tenahce,`anduse`of all
electrical conductors
and equipment and in-
stallation- ' of optical
fiber cable within the
corporate, limits of the
city, ,and shall; be
known as the Dubuque
electrical code,A copy
of the national*co-
ca] code, 2017 edition,`
as adopted, shall be"on
fileirl..the office`of the
city clerk for public.in-
spection
Section 2. Section.14-
1D-2of 4the City of
Dubuque Code of.Ordi
nances;is amended to
readastfq�idws .
1440722 NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE
tion and -.operational land or whicithe, pro-
control,of. building posed:'work is: 'to be
official done by' legal descrip-
Commercial installa- tion, street address, or
tion means an installa- similar description that
tion intended"-'; for will readily identify and
commerce, but ' does definitely locate the
not include' a residen- proposed building or
tial installation: work;.
Dubuque board means (3) Identify the owner
the' city of'' Dubuque of:property, and tenant
electrical•dode'board, if applicable, on ,which
Electrical code means the proposed work is to
the national electrical be done
code promulgated by r (4) Indicate:the use or
the' National Fire' Pro- occupancy for,: which
tection Association, as the .proposed ;work is
adopted by this'juris- intended
diction ,(5)':Be accompanied
Electrical equip Tient by plans, '• diagrams,
means • all electrical computations,,...;;°;and
materials, 'wiring, con- specifications and oth-
duetots-"fittings ' de- er data a$, required in
yices,appliances fixtures, subsection (b)'of'this
signs, and apparatus or section;
partstheheof (6) Be signed by: per -
Electrical workrneans mittee , or . authorized
allinstallations alter- agent; and
citrons ,'repairs, re- (7),;Give_ such other
movals, renewals, data and information
replacements connec- as may be required by
tions disconnections, the building official.
and Maintenance`of all '(c) Plans And.Specifi-
electrical 'equiprrient cations Plans, engi- 1
except as:=,otherwise neering calculations,
noted. diagrams;. and,: other
Firewall means the data shall be submitted
same as ar area,sepa- in one I or more sets
ratlon,wall;as used in with','each' application
the building code ` forLa pgrmit: The build
Industrial. ih5tallatron ing official may; require
means' an installation . plans;
computations,
intended for use in .the and specifications • .to
manufacture or 'pro- be; prepared and ' de
cessmg of, products iii- signed by an.enginee r
volving syste'm'atic or arctiitect jiceiised by
labor or habitual ,em- the state of Iowa to
ployipent and includes practice as sGch: "
installations' m `Which EXCEPTION: The
agricultural'': or, other building official may
products are habitually waive the submission
or customarily pro- of plans, calculations,
cessed 'o'r''stored , for etc., if itis;found that
others,"either'by„buy- thejnature of'the work
ing or reseli'ing on' a fee applied for is such that
basisrevieWmg of plans is
m
Inspector; eans..a notecessaryt'o•obtain
' person certified 'as' an compliance with this II
electrical' ” inspector code' •--
upon• such,- ,reasonable (d) Information On
conditioris'as May be Plans And •_ Specifica-
adopted by the board„ tions; Plans and speci- '
Inhouse; electricians, • fications shall . be
not for hir`e`bythe gen- drawn to scale upon
eral public :," substantial paper
(i), In house electri- ' cloth and shall be -of
clans afe requifed to sufficient clarity to
carry Ian Iowa Masters dicate•the location, na
level Iicensein order to • Lure, and extent of the.
obtain a periit i work, proposed. „and
(ii) Iii house eiec- show . in detail that i it
trcians can only `work , will conform to, the pro -
on thepremises,:'for ''visions•of,this'code and
w.hich'" the licensee," is all relevant _laws,: ordi-
directly employed and nances rules, and reg-
apy ether :prsons do- ulatidns
ing electrical Work Uh plans for buildings
der Inc'supervision of more'than two (2) std-
the''
to=
the inhouse electri- ries.in height Of other
cians frniist also i
regs- than: groups,R,,division
tered with,the stateof •3, •and M occupancies
lowa'as an`apprentice, shall' indicate•hoiv re -
Or Master quired "structural and
A or electrician• fire -resistive integrity
Listed" - and listing will:, be ;,maintained
means equipment and where a penetran
materials ,which are will be made for etiolec=
shown in' -'a" list pub-, •trical'and'cornmurlica- i
fished by ah approved tion;. conduits, pipes,
testing. agency, quali and simdaraystems(„
fied and• equipped for ;
experimental testing 21q 12. Arc -Fault
and maintaining an ad Crrcur Inter"rupter
equate periodic mspec Protection k
tion of current (B)Branch Circuit Ex
productions and whose tensriins Or Modifica
a
liftitigt.atara,ANVOIOPNI4T4.06141n6OnitgilP
equipment liiiicorriplles2i 7ti1sectlor •is herebyla
•owittI nationallyirecdg i, peed. "` nized safety standards D) Branch Circuit Ex -
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