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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-14 90-185 ORDINANCEData Nay 14, 1990 Item No. 90-185 Item/Subject: IvaaCi tlaptei VII, M cle 9 - mti EIaY it lade Responsible Department: Code lgmfcx a s E1ae Peas Commentary: 1ffi PaPoce of thi. ovdi» ave+dient is fn upcIat¢ the preciously adopfct] Valimal El Yx'i®1 Cade to Guam[ code (1990) sfandazds.azd a f3 aL the elatrical permit fee ecM1aNl.e. '6se State tas adWp the 1990 editi'an of this mde. JnMrm a. Manager's Comments: 166 . (� 1/nwJ unN1W ^lutu.,A+Ny"/n41L(�W/�+wx CNt9W^.�'hP.Vam-�-�Ya +Xc . , o .t�r:wV.,.N: a. "LAU wHP+at✓�4 sW's/ U city me�ege, Associated Information: Mitt Approval: n,;.eaurmae. Legal Approval:-rj, eta x n be o.. 9L 1716Ltzk� 3 T30 ppC R.r A. cxrsa;o;�a.� pt�.w+z p r3°g3ee�.3 Introduced For - D Passage ®F�First Headingm�-^, gp paw _of_ W Referral {3 "^T 90-185 Amippdto Councaor Sul, May 14. 1990 /pp CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) aVT1NnMlCPt AMENDING CHAPTER VII ARTICLE 9 NATIONAL ......... _... ................ .. _... Be it oNaiv by the Cit Coon 1 oftM Cit ofBaaper, u(d/ev's: 49Rf Chapter VII, Article 9 of the ordinances of the City of Bangor be replaced in it's entirety with the fallowing: CHAPTER VII ARTICLE 9 - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE Sec. 1 Adggling_National Electrical code_ In accordance with Title 30 M.R.S.A.ss. 2156, as amended, the 'National Electrical Code 1990", 1990 Edition, designated as N.F.P.A. No. 70-1990 and prepared by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, as the minimum standards for electrical installationswithinthe boundaries of the City of Bangor. For Purposes of this ordinance, the term 'electrical installations' shall mean the installation, repair. alteration and maintenance of electrical conductors. fittings, installation of optical fibre cable,devices and fixtures for heating, lighting, Power Purposes or heat activated fire alarms and electrically supervised manual fire alarms and sprinkler systems. They shall not include theinstallation or repair of Portable electrical equipment, installation of which involves only the insertion of an attachment plug into a fixed receptacle outlet. It is the meaning and intent of this Section that the word 'Portable' shall not include or apply t0 any type of fixed electrically operated or driven equipment. Sec. 2 fermata_ No Person, firm or corporation shall make any electrical installations in any building or structure within the City of Bangor without first filing an application with the Code Enforcement Department i writing and obtaining the required Permit therefor.Any Person, firm or corporation who Shall commence any work for which a Permit is required hereunder without first having obtained a permit therefor, and who fails to obtain such a permit within one business day from receipt of a notice to do so shall, if subsequently Permitted to obtain a permit, Pay double the required Permit fee. o0riRCE TITLE) Amending Chapter VII Article 9; National E1@ctvlcel -Code In City Council May 14,1990 Received 1 [ reading,. -Re% d t Municipal Operations f /; y LSE[ u�p�ed u Cia cwLPP ICC X� y Ole61 Cw tuan ))) IN CITY COUNCIL June 25, 1990 Passed by the following yea and no votes. ¢gyncilors voting yes: Baldacci, Cohen, England, Sawyer. Sail. Sosnaud, Stone Sullly ng Councilor Blanchette ®/ A�s� CIT4 CLERK 90-185 Provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director of code Enforcement and Fire Prevention that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit tberefor before the commencement of the work. In such event, a Permit shall be Obtained a8 soon a5 it Is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such a permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. The application for an electrical Permit shall be submitted in each form as the Department may prescribe, and shall be accompanied by all rewired fees. Application for the permit shall be made by the owner of a single-family structure or by a licensed master electrician employed to do the proposed work. In the event that the owner will not be doing the work his/her self, then it will be necessary for a licensed master electrician to be employed to do the work. Finally. holders of limited licensee may obtain permits within their areas of expertise.Any permit issued under this section shall become invalid if the authorized work is not commenced within six (5) months after issuance of the Permit, orif the work authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of six (a) months after the time of commencing the work. The fee for the above permit shall be based on the following schedule: Temporary Service $20.00 Additional Residential Wiring 820.00 New Wiring or Rewiring of Single and $40.00 Two -Family Structures New Wiring or Rewiring Over Two -Family $40.00 plus $15.00 Structures for each additional unit over two Service entrance - new or changeover $20.00 per entrance Commercial $25.00 minimum + 1/2 of 1% of cost of Job to a maximum fee of $1 Iwo There will be a separate charge for each item listed above, even if the work performed is located on the same jobsite. 90-185 Belated E@g; Any work started without benefit of permit - after one business day, after receipt of notice, if subsequently,permitted, pay double the Permit fee. Sec. 3 Cg882FiSmpe_to_MunicipBl_E?rg Alarm__SYat em9.. (t) Municipal fire alarm circuits shall not enter buildings not under control of the fire department. Exception Rigid metal conduit of three-quarter inch (3/4') minimum diameter installed between the weatherhemd and the fire alarm box may be embeded in exterior masonry walls provided a minimum of four (4) inches of masonry is everywhere provided between the conduit and the interior of the building. (2) Municipal fire alarm c wits shall he in rigid metal of three-quarter inch (3/4') installed from the point of first attachment to the Wild!rg to the fire alarm box. if an underground service i3 desired, three-quarter (3/4') rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, Or rigid non-metallic conduit schedule e0 shall extend from a weather -head on the service pole, or nearest telephone manhole to the fire alarm box. (3) The fire alarm box shall be non -interfering, quick succession, three fold with tap bell, telegraph key and test panel as supplied Gamewell Model 34-56 or approved equal. The standard may be embeded in mousionry wall if desired. Minimum distance from the finished wall to the box door hinges as measured on the aide of the shall should be one-quarter inch (1/4') to allow full opening of the outer door. (4) The fire alarm box shall be located externally on't he building as to be readily visible and accessible at all times to the employees of the Fire and Electrical Departments. The fire alarm box shall be mounted so the center of the box will be five (5) feet above finish grade level. The location shall be approved by the City Electrician before insulation. (5) All maintenance of conduit, conductors, fire alarm box, and accessories from the weatherhead or telephone manhole shall be the responsibility of the building Owner. Any fire alarm box may be disconnectedif the box, conduit, conductors, and associated equipment are net maintained in a manner satisfactory to the City Electrician or the Fire Department. 90-185 (6) An annual fee is charged by the city for depreciation, maintenance, and testing of the circuits and equipment between the weatherhead or telephone manhole and the central fire station. This fee also includes six (6) annual tests of the fire alarm box. Sec. 4 gnforcement__AuthorilP. The Director of Code Enforcement and his authorized agent(s) including but net limited to the Electrical Inspector established under Chapter 11, Article 17, Sec. 3.1, shall have the power and duty to enforce the provisions of this cede. See. 5 Wrdtlee_Cometaint to__State Elggtrieaf_Aneeector. upon the discovery of electrical Installations which do not comply with this Code, the Director of Code Enforcement or his authorized agant(8) may make a Written complaint to the State Electrical Inspector in accordance with 32 M.R.S.A., Section 1104. Sec. 6 Enforcement_ prgwg9ldr2. Whenever the Director of Code Enforcement or his authorized agent(s) should determine that there is a violation of any provisions of said Code, he/they shall give written notice of such violation to the property owner, lessee, occupant or their agents. Each written notice shall: (1) include a description Of the real estate in question sufficient for Identification; (2) include a description of the violation found and the citation to the provisions violated of said Code; (3) specify the remedial action required for correction of said violation; (4) order that said violation be corrected within a reasonable time, such reasonable tine to be determined by the Department andindicated upon such written notice; and (5) state that an appeal from any order, decision or other action of the Department may be taken to the Building Board of Appeals by filing with the Department awritten request for a hearing within thirty (30) days after receipt of said written notice. 6.1 Oepgalg, An appeal may be taken from any order, decision or other action of the Department to the Building Board of Appeals (hereinafter call the 'Board') established by Chpater IX. Section 124 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor. The appeal must be filed in writing with the Director of Code Enforcement within thirty (30) days of said written notice. 90-185 The Board may interpret this Code and thereby affirm or modify such order; or may grant exceptions therefrom when Practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships exist, and It is clearly evident that reasonable safety would thereby be secured. The actions of the Board shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter it, Section 124, at seq. Failure of the Board to issue a written notice of its decision within thirty (*0) days after the hearing of the appeal constitutes a denial Of said appeal. 6.2 Appeal to SUpgrdgL_L99r_t_ Further appeal from the decision of the Board of appeals may be made to the Superior Court in accordance with the Maine Rules Of Civil Procedure, Rule BOB. Sec. 7 BAYlt_B90altiec_ The requirements of 30 M.R.S.N. as. 4966 shall apply to the determination of penalties for solations of this Ordinance. The mnum penalty for a specific violation of this Ordinance shall be 8100 and the maximum penalty shall be 82,500; provided, however, the maximum penalty may exceed 82,500, 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 (2) years for violation of the same ordinance provision.