The 2008 National Electrical Code adopted in § 158.01 of this chapter is hereby amended as follows:
(A) In Sec. 80.2 (Definitions) of Annex H (Administration), the definition of Authority Having Jurisdiction is deleted and the following is substituted:
The individual designated by the Director of Community and Economic Development of the City to be responsible for approving equipment, materials, an installation or a procedure to be used or installed under this Code. The authority having jurisdiction shall make the final determination concerning such matters.
(B) Sec. 80.13 (Authority) of Annex H (Administration), par. (13) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Whenever any installation subject to inspection prior to use is covered or concealed without having first been inspected, the authority having jurisdiction shall be permitted to require that such work be exposed for inspection. The authority having jurisdiction shall be notified when the installation is ready for inspection and shall conduct the inspection within twenty-four (24) hours after such notice.
(C) Sec. 80.15 (Electrical Board) of Annex H (Administration) is deleted without substitution.
(D) Sec. 80.23 (Notice of Violations, Penalties) of Annex H (Administration), par. (B) (Penalties), subpar. (3) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the authority having jurisdiction, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
(E) Sec. 80.25 (Connection to Electricity Supply) of Annex H (Administration), par. (C) (Notification) is deleted without substitution.
(F) Sec. 80.27 (Inspector’s Qualifications) of Annex H (Administration), par. (A) (Certificate) is deleted and the following is substituted:
All electrical inspectors shall be certified by a nationally recognized inspector certification program accepted by the city. The certification program shall specifically qualify the inspector in electrical inspections.
(G) Sec. 80.27 (Inspector’s Qualifications) of Annex H (Administration), par. (B) (Experience), subpars. (3) and (4) are deleted and the following subparagraphs are substituted:
(3) Be well versed in the statutes of the State of Illinois relating to electrical work and this code.
(4) Have had at least five (5) years’ experience as an electrical inspector or ten (10) years experience in the installation of electrical equipment. In lieu of such experience, an electrical inspector may be a graduate in electrical engineering or a similar program offered by a college or university considered by the city as having suitable requirements.
(H) Sec. 80.29 (Liability for Damages) of Annex H (Administration) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Annex H shall not be construed to affect the responsibility or liability of any party owning, designing, operating, controlling, or installing any electrical equipment for damages to person or property caused by a defect therein, and the City of Oakbrook Terrace, its officers, employees and agents shall not be held liable for any such damages by reason of the inspection, reinspection or other examination authorized.
(I) Sec. 80.35 (Effective Date) of Annex H (Administration) is deleted without substitution.
(J) The definition of “Authority Having Jurisdiction” in Article 100 (Definitions) is deleted and the following is substituted:
See Sec. 80.2 of Annex H.
(K) Sec. 210.8 (Ground-Fault Circuit- Interrupter Protection for Personnel), par. (A) (Dwelling Units) is amended by deleting the heading “Dwelling Units” and substituting “All Occupancies”; and by deleting the introductory paragraph and substituting the following:
All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified in (1) through (8) shall have self-diagnostic type LED ground fault interrupter protection for personnel (LED). All floor receptacles shall have ground fault circuit interrupter protection (breaker) as required.
(L) Sec. 210.8 (Ground-Fault Circuit- Interrupter Protection for Personnel), par. (B) (Other Than Dwelling Units) is deleted without substitution.
(M) In Table 210.21(B)(3) (Receptacle Ratings), for the Circuit Rating (Amperes) for 20, the Receptacle Rating (Amperes) shall be 20 only.
(N) Sec. 220.82.1 (Dwelling Unit) is amended by adding the following as subpar. (1) in par. (A) (Feeder and S<2rvice Load):
(1) All single family units having living spaces less than two thousand (2,000) square feet shall utilize a minimum one hundred (100) ampere service excluding the requirements of electrical heating, if any. Dwellings having living spaces greater than two thousand (2,000) square feet shall utilize a minimum of two hundred (200) ampere service exclusive of electrical heating.
(O) Section 230.70 (General), par. (A) (Location) is deleted and the following is substituted:
The service disconnecting means shall be installed in accordance with 230.70(A)(1), as modified, (A)(2) and (A)(3)
(P) Sec. 230.70 (General), par. (A) (Location), subpar. (1) (Readily Accessible Location) is deleted and the following is substituted:
The service disconnection means shall be installed at a readily accessible location outside of a building or structure nearest to the inside of an electrical distribution panel.
(Q) Sec. 250.54 (Auxiliary Grounding Electrodes) is amended by adding the following:
No electrical installation in the city shall rely on a ground rod, or rods as means of grounding when a water utility system connection exists on the property.
(R) Section 250.62 (Grounding Electrode Conductor Material) is deleted and the following is substituted:
The grounding electrode conductors shall be of copper only. The material selected shall be resistant to any corrosive condition existing at the installation or shall be suitably protected against corrosion. The conductor shall be solid or stranded, insulated, covered, or bare.
(S) Sec. 250.64 (Grounding Electrode Conductor Installation), par. (A) (Aluminum or Copper-Clad Aluminum Conductors) in is deleted without substitution.
(T) Sec. 250.66 (Size of Alternating-Current Grounding Electrode Conductor), par. (A) (Connections to Rod, Pipe, or Plate Electrodes) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Where the grounding electrode conductor is connected to rod, pipe, or plate electrodes as permitted in 250.52(A)(5) or 250.52(A)(6), that portion of the conductor that is the sole connection to the grounding electrode shall not be required to be larger than 6AWG copper wire.
(U) Table 250.66 (Grounding Electrode Conductor for Alternating-Current Systems) is amended by deleting the entire column for “Aluminum or Copper-Clad Aluminum without substitution.
(V) Sec. 314.27 (Outlet Boxes), par. (D) (Boxes at Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fan Outlets) is amended by adding the following:
Fan-rated boxes shall be installed in all bedrooms.
(W) Sec. 320.10 (Uses Permitted) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Armored cable may be used only for concealed working dry locations, except as permitted in revised Sec. 320.15. Armored cable may be run, or fished in the air voids of concrete masonry block or tile walls where such walls are not subject to moisture or dampness, in existing walls or partitions where it is not possible to install conduit or EMT, and in existing floors or ceilings where it is not possible to install conduit or EMT.
(X) Sec. 320.15 (Exposed Work) is deleted and the following is substituted: Exposed runs of cable shall be permitted only as follows:
(1) In lengths not more than twenty four inches (24") long terminators where flexibility is necessary, with separate ground.
(2) In accessible, but not habitable, attics and roof spaces.
(3) In lengths not to exceed five feet (5') below the basement ceiling joists, where it is necessary to connect to a cabinet or a junction box.
(Y) Articles. 324 (Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC); 326 (Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS); 328 (Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV); 330 (Metal Clad Cable: Type MC); 332 (Mineral Insulated Metal Sheathed Cable: Type MI); 334 (Nonmetallic sheathed Cable: Type NM, NMC and NMS); 336 (Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC); 338 (Service Entrance Cable: Type SE and USE); 354 (Nonmetallic Underground Conduit With Conductors: Type NUCC); 356 (Liquid Tight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC); 362 (Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing: Type ENT); 374 (Cellular Metal Floor Raceways); 388 (Surface Nonmetallic Raceways); 382 (Nonmetallic Extensions); 390 (Under Floor Raceways); 394 (Concealed Knob and Tube Wiring); 396 (Messenger Supported Wiring); and 398 (Open Wiring on Insulators) are deleted without substitution.
(Z) Sec. 410.16(C) (Luminaires (Fixtures) in Clothes Closets), par. (C) (Location) is amended by adding a new subpar. (6) as follows:
(6) Surface-mounted completely enclosed incandescent globe lamp Luminaires shall not be permitted in clothes closets with a horizontal depth of less than sixteen inch (16"). “Globe replacement” lamp may not replace globe on light fixture.
(AA) Sec. 410.36 (Means of Support), par. (GB) (Suspended Ceilings) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Framing members of suspended ceiling systems used to support luminaires (fixtures) shall be securely fastened to each other and shall be securely attached to the inside of the ceiling framing members, at appropriate intervals. Bolts, screws, or listed clips shall not be permitted. Pencil wire shall be required and shall be attached from the structure framing down to support the luminaires, at two (2) angle ends. Conduit and junction boxes shall be securely fastened to the structure at appropriate intervals not more than seven feet (7') apart.
(AB) Sec. 725.3 (Other Articles), par. (B) (Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Power limited circuits that are not terminated at equipment and are not identified for future use with a tag shall not be permitted to remain. If power limited circuits are tagged for future use, such circuits must be approved by the electrical inspector when proposed for use at a future time.
(AC) Sec. 760.179 (Listing and Marking of PLFA Cables and Insulated Continuous Line-Type Fire Detectors), par. J (Insulated Continuous Line-Type Detectors) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Insulated continuous line-type fire detectors shall be rated in accordance with 760.179(C), listed as being resistant to the spread of fire in accordance with 760.179(D) through (F), marked in accordance with 760.179(1), have a high degree of abrasion resistance in the jacket compound, and be completely piped in EMT conduit for new and largely remodeled spaces.
(AD) Sec. 820.26(A) (Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion) is deleted and the following is substituted:
Section 300.21 shall apply. The accessible portion of abandoned coaxial cables and network powered broadband communications cables shall not be permitted to remain.
(AE) The introductory paragraph of Sec. 820.3 (Other Articles) is amended by deleting the reference to paragraph (G) and substituting (H), and a new paragraph (H) is added to Sec. 820.3 (Other Articles) as follows:
(H) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion. Section 300.21 shall apply. The accessible portion of abandoned coaxial cables and network powered broadband communications cables shall not be permitted to remain.
(Ord. 96-03, passed 5-28-96 12-23-80; Am. Ord. 01-55, passed 3-26-02; Am. Ord. 02-53, passed 12-18-02; Am. Ord. 05-20, passed 9-13-05; Am. Ord. 09-48, passed 3-23-10; Am. Ord. 22-24, passed 8-23-22)