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14E-5-500 Hazardous (classified) locations, classes I, II, and III, divisions 1 and 2.
14E-5-501 Class I locations.
14E-5-502 Class II locations.
14E-5-503 Class III locations.
14E-5-504 Intrinsically safe systems.
14E-5-505 Zone 0, 1, and 2 locations.
14E-5-506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 locations for combustible dusts or ignitable fibers/flyings.
14E-5-510 Hazardous (classified) locations – Specific.
14E-5-511 Commercial garages, repair and storage.
14E-5-513 Aircraft hangars.
14E-5-514 Motor fuel dispensing facilities.
14E-5-515 Bulk storage plants.
14E-5-516 Spray application, dipping, coating, and printing processes using flammable or combustible materials.
14E-5-517 Health care facilities.
14E-5-518 Assembly occupancies.
14E-5-520 Theaters, audience areas of motion picture and television studios, and similar locations.
14E-5-522 Control systems for permanent amusement attractions.
14E-5-525 Carnivals, circuses, fairs, and similar events.
14E-5-530 Motion picture and television studios and similar locations.
14E-5-540 Motion picture projection rooms.
14E-5-545 Manufactured buildings.
14E-5-547 Agricultural buildings.
14E-5-550 Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and mobile home parks.
14E-5-551 Recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks.
14E-5-552 Park trailers.
14E-5-553 Floating buildings.
14E-5-555 Marinas and boatyards.
14E-5-560 Residential occupancies.
14E-5-570 Requirements for existing dwelling- type occupancies not exceeding four stories in height.
14E-5-590 Temporary installations.
The provisions of Article 501 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. Revise subsections 501.10(A)(1) and (A)(2) to read:
“(1) General. In Class I, Division 1 locations, the wiring methods in (a) through (c) shall be permitted.
(a) Threaded rigid metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit.
(b) Type MI cable terminated with fittings listed for the location. Type MI cable shall be installed and supported in a manner to avoid tensile stress at the termination fittings.
(c) Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in raceways in accordance with 501.10(A). These optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
(2) Flexible Connections. Where necessary to employ flexible connections, as at motor terminals, one of the following shall be permitted:
(1) Flexible fittings listed for the locations
(2) Flexible cord in accordance with the provisions of 501.140, terminated with cord connectors listed for the location.”
2. Revise subsections 501.10(B)(1) and (B)(2) to read:
“(1) General. In Class I, Division 2 locations, the following wiring methods shall be permitted:
(1) All wiring methods permitted in 501.10(A).
(2) Enclosed gasketed busways and enclosed gasketed wireways.
(3) Type PLTC and Type PLTC-ER cable in accordance with the provisions of Article 725. The cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
(4) Type MV and the cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
(5) Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in any raceway in accordance with 501.10(B). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
(2) Flexible Connections. Where provision must be made for limited flexibility, one or more of the following shall be permitted:
(1) Listed flexible metal fittings.
(2) Flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
(3) Liquidtight flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
(4) Flexible cord listed for extra-hard usage and terminated with listed fittings. A conductor for use as an equipment grounding conductor shall be included in the flexible cord.
(5) For elevator use, an identified elevator cable of Type EO, ETP, or ETT, shown under the “use” column in Table 400.4 for “hazardous (classified) locations” and terminated with listed fittings.
Informational Note: See 501.30(B) for grounding requirements where flexible conduit is used.”
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. I, § 1)
The provisions of Article 502 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. Revise subsections 502.10(A)(1) and (A)(2) to read:
“(1) General. In Class II, Division 1 locations, the wiring methods in (1) through (4) shall be permitted:
(1) Threaded rigid metal conduit, or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit.
(2) Type MI cable with termination fittings listed for the location. Type MI cable shall be installed and supported in a manner to avoid tensile stress at the termination fittings.
(3) Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in raceways in accordance with 502.10(A). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 502.15.
(2) Flexible Connections. Where necessary to employ flexible connections, one or more of the following shall also be permitted:
(1) Dust-tight flexible connectors.
(2) Liquidtight flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
(3) Interlocked armor Type MC cable having an overall jacket of suitable polymeric material and provided with termination fittings listed for Class II, Division 1 locations.
(4) Flexible cord listed for extra-hard usage and terminated with listed dust-tight fittings. Where flexible cords are used, they shall comply with 502.140.
Informational Note: See 502.30(B) for grounding requirements where flexible conduit is used.”
2. Revise subsections 502.10(B)(1) and (B)(2) to read:
“(1) General. In Class II, Division 2 locations, the following wiring methods shall be permitted:
(1) All wiring methods permitted in 502.10(A).
(2) Rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, dust-tight wireways.
(3) Type MI cable with listed termination fittings.
(4) Type PLTC and Type PLTC-ER cable in accordance with the provisions of Article 725, including installation in cable tray systems. The cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
(5) Type ITC and Type ITC-ER cable as permitted in 727.4 and terminated with listed fittings.
(6) Type MI, MV, TC, or TC-ER cable installed in ladder, ventilated trough, or ventilated channel cable trays in a single layer, with a space not less than the larger cable diameter between the two adjacent cables, shall be the wiring method employed.
(7) Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in cable trays or any other raceways in accordance with 502.10(A). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 502.15
(2) Flexible Connections. Where provision must be made for flexibility, 502.10(A)(2) shall apply.”
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. I, § 1)
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