The 2011 National Electrical Code (NFPA-70) published by the National Fire Protection Association is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the village. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties and terms of the NFPA-70, 2011 Edition, are hereby referred to as adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes to such code as follows:
(A) The following codes and standards are adopted by reference as part of the village’s adoption of the above National Electrical Code:
(1) (a) The Electrical Industry Association (E.I.A.) and the Telephone Industry Association (T.I.A.) Standards.
(b) Amendments to EIA/TIA Standard 570.
(c) Section 5.3.5.2 of the EIA/TIA is amended to add a minimum of one wire run shall be installed to each of the following rooms in residences (where applicable):
Kitchen
All Bedrooms
Family/Guest Room
Den/Study
(2) ANSI (American National Standards Institute).
#Z21.83-98 - Fuel Cell Power Plants (Referenced in Code Section #1202.10)
(3) U.L. (Underwriters Laboratories).
#910-98 - Test for Flame - Propagation and Smoke-Density Values for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Used in Space Transporting Environmental Air (Referenced in Code Section #1202.8)
#2043-96 - Standard for Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete Products and Their Accessories Installed in Air-Handing Spaces (Referenced in Code Section 1202.8.1)
(4) NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).
#37-98 - Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines (Referenced in Code Section #1202.9)
#110-99 - Emergency and Standby Power Systems (Referenced in Code Section 1202.6)
#111-96 - Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems (Referenced in Code Section 1202.6)
(B) The following articles are deleted from the Electrical Code:
Article 230.43 - Wiring Methods
Article 320 - Armored Cable: Type AC
Article 322 - Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC
Article 324 - Flat Conductor Cable (FCC) usually under carpets
Article 326 - Integrated Gas Spacer Cable
Article 328 - Medium Voltage Cable (Type MV) 2001 Volts or higher
Article 334 - Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable/Type NM, NMC & NMS
Article 338 - Service - entrance Cable/Type SE & USE
Article 352.10.A - Concealed. In walls, floors & ceilings
Article 352.10.C - Cinders. In cinder fill.
Article 352.10.F - Exposed
Article 362 - Electrical Non-Metallic Tubing (flexible corrugated)
Article 382 - Non-Metallic Extensions
Article 394 - Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring
Article 398 - Pertaining to open wiring on insulators
(C) Adopt the following: “All conductors shall be installed in approved metallic raceways”. Exceptions: See Article 352.10 (B), (D), (E) and (G).
(D) The following articles of the Electrical Code are amended:
(1) Article 230.43 is amended to read, “All electrical utility services shall only be installed in rigid metal conduit (or other material as approved), or intermediate metal conduit (or other material as approved) above ground and entering the building.”
(a) All underground branch-circuit and feeder conductors shall be protected against over- current by an over-current device installed at the point where the conductors receive their supply and all sub-panels will have a main breaker located at the panel.
(b) All conduits entering a building shall be sealed with duct seal or other approved method to prevent moisture and condensation from forming inside the conduit.
(2) Article 210.5 (C) is amended to add the following: “All 120-208 Volt services, feeders, and branch circuits shall have phases marked Black (A), Red (B) and Blue (C). All 277-480 Volt services, feeders, and branch circuits shall be phased marked Brown (A), Orange (B), and Yellow (C).”
(3) Article 320 of the N.E.C. and substitute as follows (NFPA-70):
Armored Cable (Type A.C.) - Exceptions:
Armored cable may be permitted for use in concealed work in dry locations where it is finished in existing walls or partitions where it is not possible to install conduit, EMT or other approved raceway.
(4) Multi-Family Residence Buildings.
Articles 210-52H and 210-70a of the Electrical Code are amended to add:
A duplex receptacle shall be installed in each public hallway on each floor, and in each public reception room or foyer in multi-family residences.
(Ord. 1595, passed 11-4-96; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 1-7-02)
(E) The following provisions are added to the Electrical Code:
(1) All wiring between the meter box and inside service panel, exceeding ten feet (10'), shall require proper wire over current protection.
(2) All new single family dwellings over 2,000 square feet (2,000 s.f.) shall have a minimum of a 200 ampere, 3-wire service, and shall be underground whenever possible, unless otherwise approved by the village.
(a) Residential Services. Shall be installed on the side of the house closest to the utility pedestal that will feed the meter. The service shall not be installed on the rear of the house unless approved by the village.
(3) A maximum of three (3) conduits per one and one half inch (1-1/2") 8-B (3-1/2" Octagon box x 1-1/2" deep) or four conduits per 1,900 (4" square box x 1-1/2" deep) box shall be allowed.
(4) All lights over a bathtub or a shower will be G.F.C.I. protected.
(a) In commercial and industrial buildings, all receptacles within five feet (5') of water shall be G.F.C.I. receptacles. This includes washrooms, whether they are public or private, or around sinks, showers, tubs, or water fountains.
(5) In all cases duly licensed by a commission in the State of Illinois that provides a test for electrical competency, a bonded electrical contractor shall install electrical services and wiring.
(6) Studs, plates and joists must be drilled so as not to break the front half of the wood. If it is broken and the conduit is exposed, a metal plate must be placed across the opening.
(7) Jacuzzi, spa or whirlpool tubs shall be hard wired to a J Box, with a switch, or G.F.C.I.- protected receptacle where it can be plugged. No cords from motors shall protrude through a wall or the floor to be wired. All tub motors will have an access panel with a minimum size of fourteen inches by fourteen inches (14" x 14").
(a) One hundred twenty-five (125) Volt receptacles located within ten feet (10') (3,048 mm) of the inside walls of spas and hot tubs shall be protected by ground-fault circuit-interrupters. One hundred twenty-five (125) Volt receptacles located within five feet (5') (1,524 mm) of the inside walls of hydro massage bathtubs shall be protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter.
(b) All hydro massage bathtubs and whirlpool tubs shall be protected by a faceless ground- fault circuit interrupter located within the same room as the tub.
(8) Any 120 volt sump pump or ejector pump shall have a single receptacle, not a duplex receptacle, and shall be on a separate circuit, non-G.F.C.I. type.
(9) Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT). Shall not be used underground, outside exposed to the weather, on outside walls, on roofs exposed to permanent moisture, nor in concrete slab in contact with the earth or fill, where during installation or afterwards, it will be subject to mechanical injury. Plastic, visqueen or similar materials under the tubing is considered the same as earth or fill.
(10) Low Voltage Wiring. Low voltage wiring for lighting circuits, TV cable controls, building automation, telephone, intercoms, communications, including signaling circuits on commercial and industrial buildings or where there are metal studs being used, may be run exposed only in accessible areas. When such wiring is installed in inaccessible areas or subject to mechanical injury, or in plenums, all wiring shall be installed in conduit or approved raceway, and all such work requires a permit.
(11) For smoke and carbon monoxide requirements, see IRC Code 2012 or Illinois Public Act 094-0741.
(Ord. 1595, passed 11-4-96; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 1-7-02; Am. Ord. 2595, passed 6-15-09; Am. Ord. 3156, passed 5-21-18)