9-5-2: AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE:
   100   Chapter 1 - General
      110.2   Add to the end of the Section the following:
            "All unused or abandoned electrical conduit, conductors, cables, fixtures, equipment, etc. shall be removed."
      110.3(A)(1)   Revise as follows:
            "…may be evidenced by listing or labeling. Such marks, listings or labeling shall be by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Canadian Standards Association (CSA) only."
      110.3(C)   Add new Article 110.3(C) as follows:
            "Licensed Electrical Contractor. All electrical installations, alterations, repairs or other work shall be performed by a licensed electrician or licensed electrical contractor."
            Exception: Electrical work performed on a single-family dwelling unit by the homeowner if said unit is the primary residence of the homeowner."
   200   Chapter 2 - Wiring and Protection
      210.70(A)(4)   Add new Article 210.70(A)(4) as follows:
            "Closets. All closets and storage areas with an area of 6.0 square feet or larger, and which are not referenced in Article 210.70(A)(3), shall be equipped with a fluorescent or recessed light fixture installed in accordance with Article 410.16."
      230.43   Revise as follows:
            (1)   Open wiring on insulators. Delete in its entirety.
            (2)   Type IGS cable. Delete in its entirety.
            (6)   Electrical. Change to allow only for remodeling.
            (7)   Service entrance cables. Delete in its entirety.
            (8)   Wireways. Delete in its entirety.
            (9)   Busways. Delete in its entirety.
            (10)   Auxiliary gutters. Delete in its entirety.
            (12)   Cable bus. Delete in its entirety.
            (13)   Type MC-AC cable for residential applications only.
            (14)   Mineral-insulated, metal-sheathed cable. Delete in its entirety.
            (15)   Flexible metal conduit... Delete in its entirety.
            (16)   Liquid tight flexible nonmetallic conduit (LFNC). Is only allowed for exterior applications.
            (17)   High density polyethylene conduit (HDPE).
            (18)   Nonmetallic underground conduit with conductors (NUCC). Delete in its entirety.
            (19)   Reinforced thermosetting resin conduit (RTRC). Delete in its entirety.
      230.71(A)   Revise as follows:
            "…shall consist of not more than one switch or circuit breaker. Sequence switching of multiple disconnects is not permitted.
            For the purpose of this section…"
      230.72(A)   Delete in its entirety.
   320   Delete in its entirety.
   330   Delete in its entirety.
   334   Delete in its entirety.
   338   Delete in its entirety.
   342.10(B)   Revise as follows:
                  "IMC, elbows, couplings and fittings shall be permitted to be installed in direct contact with the earth, or in areas subject to severe corrosive influences were protected by corrosion protection and judged suitable for the condition. Intermediate metal conduit, elbows, couplings, and fittings shall not be permitted to be installed in concrete."
   358.12(3)   Delete Condition 3 in its entirety and in lieu of, add the following:
            "(3) In concrete.
   362   Delete in its entirety.
   382   Delete in its entirety.
   388   Delete in its entirety.
   394   Delete in its entirety.
   398   Delete in its entirety.
   400   Chapter 4 - Equipment for General Use
      408.2.1.1   Revise as follows:
               "…with the applicable provisions of Articles 500 through 517. Circuit breakers on all nonresidential panel boards and switchboards shall be of the bolt-on type."
      410.16(A)   Revise as follow:
               "… recessed incandescent luminaires with completely enclosed light sources."
   700   Chapter 7 - Emergency Systems
      760.24    Revise as follows:
            "… comply with 300.4(D). Fire alarm cable which is permitted to run in free air shall be UL listed for such use and shall be red in color."
(Ord. 40-2015, 10-27-2015; amd. Ord. 11-2024, 3-26-2024)