The following rules and regulations for the installation, alteration, repair and use of electrical equipment and apparatus in the village are hereinafter set forth as modifications and additions to the provisions of the national electrical code, latest edition adopted in section 8-1-1 of this title and shall apply in lieu of any provisions to the contrary contained in the national electrical code:
A. General Provisions:
1. Wiring for all new construction and open wall remodeling shall be in conduit.
2. Electrically operated equipment such as heating equipment, built-in wall air conditioners, built-in kitchen appliances and laundry facilities shall be on separate circuits.
3. Installation of nonmetallic sheathed cable (Romex) or aluminum conductors is not allowed.
4. Armored cable (BX) entering circuit panels shall not be allowed.
5. No. 12 circuit conductors minimum for all new and revised installations in commercial buildings.
6. Any subpanel installation shall meet the requirements of feeder size and its main circuit control, but must not overload the total supply system.
7. All residential garages must contain a minimum of one fifteen (15) amp circuit, with one lamp holder, one wall switch and one GFCI receptacle. All detached residential garages shall be supplied by an underground feeder only, using PVC or rigid conduit or an approved direct burial cable using minimum of three (3) no. 12 conductors.
8. Any abandoned or unused wiring shall be removed.
B. All Services New And Revised:
1. Service grounding electrode must be connected to the supply side of the municipal water system and a water meter shunt shall be provided with an approved fitting. All connection surfaces of pipe shall be clean with appropriate tag attached. If this method cannot be achieved, consultation with the electrical inspector is required.
2. Aluminum conductors are not allowed in overhead services.
3. Single meter service requires minimum of no. 3 copper conductor for one hundred (100) amp service, and minimum of one and one-quarter inch (11/4") rigid conduit, with twenty (20) circuit panel. A two hundred (200) amp service requires a minimum no. 310 conductor and minimum of two inch (2") rigid conduit, with panel of twenty (20) or more circuits.
4. All services for more than one meter requires minimum of no. 3 copper conductor from meter fittings to panels. Conductor size in riser to service head must be computed and approved.
5. Services, residential (1 to 3 units) - new construction: Service shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) amps and minimum of one and one-quarter inch (11/4") rigid conduit with no. 3 copper conductor, with twenty (20) circuit panel per unit.
6. Services, residential (1 to 3 units) - revision/remodeling: Load for each unit shall be computed for size of service and number of circuits required, with allowance for future circuits and additional load.
7. Services, multi-family (4 or more units) including commercial units - new construction and revision/remodeling: Load for each unit shall be computed for size of service and number of circuits required, with allowance for future circuits and additional load.
C. Requirements At Change Of Ownership:
1. All appliance circuits in existing buildings shall be upgraded, if necessary, to a minimum of twenty (20) ampere with a minimum of no. 12 gauge conductors, upon sale and change of ownership.
2. Exposed BX over six feet (6') in length shall be terminated in a junction box and then continued in conduit.
3. Knob-and-tube wiring (nongrounded system) shall be removed and upgraded to a grounded system.
4. Nongrounding ("2 prong") receptacles shall be replaced with standard grounded type ("3 prong").
5. Any installed equipment found to have reverse polarity shall be corrected.
6. On existing fused circuit panels, all fuses shall be replaced with type S fuses (fustats) sized in accordance with size of conductors.
7. Residential units with thirty (30) amp or sixty (60) amp service shall be revised and upgraded to minimum of one hundred (100) amps upon change of ownership.
8. In all commercial and/or combination residential-commercial units or any unit of any structure containing electrical power, any portion of a structure that is found to have an overload or unsafe wiring system, including service, shall be corrected upon change of ownership.
9. Any subpanel that does not meet the requirements of feeder size and its main circuit control must be eliminated.
10. Ground-fault receptacle protection shall be required in kitchens, bathrooms, garages and outside of building, as provided by NEC 210.7 and 210.8.
11. Extension cords are not allowed as a permanent power source. (Ord. O-21-97, 12-8-1997)