The following sections of the National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, are hereby revised as follows:
ARTICLE 90.1 PURPOSE.
Add. 90.1(D) "Title".
(D) Title. These regulations shall be known as the Electrical Code of the Village of Shorewood, hereinafter referred to as "this Code".
Add. 90.1 (E) "Information on Construction Documents"
(E) Information on Construction Documents. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as determined by the Chief Building Official.
ARTICLE 90.4 ENFORCEMENTS
Add. 90.4(A) "Permits".
(A) Permits. Electrical wiring and equipment associated with an electrical service shall not be installed, replaced or otherwise modified without first submitting a permit application, securing approval and a permit through the Village of Shorewood Building Department.
Add. 90.4(B) "Exemptions".
(B) Exemptions. It shall not be necessary to obtain a permit for minor repair work. Such work shall include the following:
(1) Repairs and Maintenance: A permit shall not be required for the replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles.
(2) Radio and television transmitting stations: The provisions of this code shall not apply to electrical equipment used for radio and television transmissions, but do apply to equipment and wiring for a power supply and the installations of towers and antennas.
(3) Temporary testing systems. A permit shall not be required for the installation of any temporary system required for the testing or servicing of electrical equipment or apparatus.
(4) Referenced Exemptions: A permit shall not be required for work prescribed as exempt in the International Building Code as adopted by the Village of Shorewood, the International Residential Code as adopted by Village, or as referred to in Article 90.2 Scope.
Add. 90.4(C) "Inspections".
(C) Inspections. Electrical wiring and equipment associated with an electrical service installed, replaced, or otherwise modified that required a permit shall be inspected by the Chief Building Official or their designee.
(1) Upon the installation of an electrical service or alteration of any electrical equipment associated with the electrical service the owner or owner's agent shall be responsible for notifying the Chief Building Official or their designee to conduct a Service Inspection. If the installation or alterations are in compliance with this code, then the Chief Building Official or their designee shall issue written notification to the electric utility company authorizing the electric utility company to energize the system.
(2) Rough inspections of electrical systems shall be made prior to covering or concealment, before fixtures or appliances are set or installed, prior to framing inspections.
Add. 90.4.1 Chief Building Official or their designee of his/her designee. The Chief Building Official or their designee shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the discharge of his/her official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the installation or alteration of electrical equipment contained therein, and shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all electrical current and to cut or disconnect any wire where such electrical current is dangerous to life or property or may interfere with the work of the Fire Department when performing its duties.
Add. 90.4.2 Inspections.
(1) The Chief Building Official or their designee shall, in the performance of his/her official duties, render his/her opinion as to the proper installation or alteration of installations of electrical wiring systems and service equipment.
(2) Upon the completion of the installation or alteration of electrical equipment in any building, it shall be the duty of the person installing or altering the same to notify the Chief Building Official or their designee, who shall inspect or cause the work to be inspected with a minimum 48 hour notice.
(3) All wires which are to be hidden from view shall be inspected before concealment, and any person installing such wires shall notify the Chief Building Official or their designee, giving him/her 48 hours in which to make the required inspection, before such wires are concealed.
Add. 90.4.3 Electrical Branch Wiring; Heating and Cooling. All new branch wiring, (anytime wire is tied into the main or sub- panel) for the installation of electrical connections of heating equipment, auxiliary equipment and cooling equipment shall require that a permit be obtained by a licensed and bonded electrical contractor with the Village of Shorewood when applying for a heating, cooling unit or both. Any re-connections that are not properly sized or installed shall be corrected by an electrical contractor. Emergency change-outs can be temporarily connected by the heating contractor without an electrical permit.
Add. 90.8.1 Classification of Wiring Methods And Materials:
(A) New work class A (Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, and Multi-Family Dwellings): Wiring in the fire zone and all other locations shall be installed in metal raceways of the type approved for the location. Flexible metal conduits shall be permissible only in short lengths where flexible connections are necessary or by special permission.
(B) Remodeling class A: Wiring in the fire zone and all other locations with the exception of class B wiring shall be installed in metal raceways of the type approved for the location. Flexible metal conduits shall be permissible only in short lengths where flexible connections are necessary or by special permission.
(C) New work class B (One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Townhouses not more than three stories) and remodeling class B: Wiring shall be installed in metal rigid conduits, electrical metallic tubing or flexible metal conduit in short lengths where flexible connections are necessary or by special permission.
Add. 90.8.2 Extensions:
Where a building structure, area or enclosure has been previously wired in complete metallic wiring, no nonmetallic circuit extensions will be permitted, irrespective of class of wiring required by occupancy of location.
Add. 90.8.3 Boxes:
(A) All boxes shall be metal and proper size to prevent overcrowding of the wiring.
(B) Switches, outlets and tap devices of any material shall not be permitted to be used without boxes in any type of wiring with the following exceptions: Underground cable in trenches shall be permitted to be spliced or tapped without use of splice boxes. The splices or taps shall be made by methods and with material approved for the purpose.
Add. 90.8.4 Service Entrance Conductors And Switches:
Service entrance conductors and service switches (including underground services) shall have a current carrying capacity sufficient to carry the load as determined by recommendations stated in the national electrical code, latest edition. However, in no case shall service entrance conductors or service switches have a rating less than one hundred (100) amperes for new installation or where electrical remodeling is being done.
Add. 90.8.5 Location Of Service Entrance Equipment:
Service entrance equipment shall not be located in bathrooms or toilets, clothes closets, near easily ignitable material, stoves, radiators, sinks, laundry tubs, piping, heating ducts or heating plants.
Add. 90.8.6 Existing Dwelling:
(A) Existing dwellings requiring complete remodeling due to fire damage or modernization shall comply to that section of the national electrical code for new dwellings.
(B) The installation of a new service shall constitute rewiring, each habitable room shall have or be supplied with not less than two (2) duplex receptacles located on different walls. There shall be one receptacle in each bath or powder room and a minimum of two (2) appliance receptacles in the kitchen supplied from a separate circuit. General lighting in the kitchen, bathrooms, powder rooms, hall and stairwells shall be controlled by wall switches. Basement lighting shall comply with the national electrical code.
Add. 90.8.7 Service Attachments:
It shall be the responsibility of the electrical contractor to have the service drop attachment installed at such locations as may be agreed upon by the utility company.
Add. 90.8.8 Service On Exterior Or Interior Of Buildings:
(A) Service conductors extending along the exterior of or entering buildings shall be contained in rigid, heavy wall steel, aluminum or electric metallic tubing.
(B) Whenever a new service is installed, whether it replaces an old service or otherwise, it shall be equipped with a disconnecting device complying with the provisions of the national electrical code. The device shall be placed in a readily accessible location, and if the service is such that more than one device is required, they shall be placed next to each other. All disconnecting devices shall be clearly marked and labeled as such if there are multiple devices (not to exceed 6). They shall be clearly labeled as mains. Each electrical service shall be provided with overcurrent protection by a device located immediately after entering the building. If the extent of the service conduit within the building exceeds five feet (5') or more the overcurrent protection device may be located in the branch circuit panel or adjacent thereto. Where multiple disconnecting devices are installed, the maximum overcurrent protection of such devices shall not exceed the ampere rating of the service entrance conductors.
Add. 90.8.9 Grounding:
(A) All metal conduits, cabinets and other enclosures and neutral conductor or grounded phase conductor of the service entrance equipment shall be permanently grounded by means of a ground connection. One end of the ground connection (the grounding conductor and its metallic protection) shall be connected by means of an approved ground clamp to a metallic underground water piping system (a grounding electrode) of the village where such piping system is available or by a well on the premises. Where an acceptable water piping system is not available, the ground connection shall be connected in accordance with the requirements of the national electrical code to a grounding electrode such as: 1) a metal frame of a building, if such building is effectively grounded, or 2) a made grounding electrode, such as a ground rod.
(B) The other end of the ground connection shall be connected at the disconnecting means, or in the case of an outdoor made grounding electrode, at the outdoor meter connection device (where such device is installed). If connected at the disconnecting means: 1) the grounding conductor shall be connected to the ground lug (attached to the neutral or grounded phase bus) and the grounding screw or the disconnecting means, and 2) the metallic protection of the grounding conductor, if any, shall be connected to the ground stud of such device and the metallic protection, to the enclosure of such device.
(C) The neutral conductor or the grounded phase conductor of the service entrance equipment conductors shall be connected to the neutral or grounded phase bus or terminal of the disconnecting means and to the ground stud of the outdoor meter connection device.
(D) The size of the conductors used for ground connections and the metallic protection for such conductors shall conform with the requirements of the national electrical code.
(E) Where the ground connection is connected to an acceptable water piping system, an electrically continuous connection shall be maintained at all times between the ground connection and the water piping system. Where the water is metered, the ground connection shall be connected on the unmetered side of the system if practicable. Where such connection is made on the metered side, a bypass consisting of a conductor of the same size as the grounding conductor and clamps shall be connected around the water meter.
Add. 90.8.10: Wire And Cable:
(A) Aluminum wire or cable will not be permitted for grounding.
(B) Aluminum wire of any size will not be permitted for any type of installation without special permission.
Add. 90.8.11 Electrical Metallic Tubing:
Electrical metallic tubing shall not be permitted in direct contact with the earth.
Add. 90.8.12 Additional Load On Existing Service:
It shall be the responsibility of the contractor or other person adding additional authorized circuits and for equipment to existing services to determine beforehand if said service is of sufficient size and capacity to carry such additional load according to the rules established under this Code, and if not, it shall be unlawful to make said addition until the service has been increased to required size.
Add. 90.8.13 Contractor To Identify Work:
Every electrical contractor is required to stencil or attach his name and address and telephone number on the service equipment cabinet.
Add. 90.8.14 Carbon Monoxide Detectors: All residential buildings constructed after the effective date of this subsection shall be equipped with operating carbon monoxide detectors.
(A) Power Source Required: Carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source, and when primary power is interrupted, shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent protection.
(B) Location: A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed on the same level as and within the immediate vicinity of each sleeping area(s) of the residential building.
(C) Compliance: All approved carbon monoxide detectors herein required shall comply with all federal, state and local standards for such devices. Carbon monoxide detectors shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standards testing laboratory, which indicates that each such detector has been tested and listed as a single carbon monoxide detector.
Add. 90.8.15 Violation Penalties. Amended as follows: Unless otherwise specifically noted, any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Chief Building Official or their designee, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, in addition to any other remedies, shall be liable and shall pay a penalty as set forth in Section 1-4-1
of the Village Code. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
ARTICLE 210 BRANCH CIRCUITS
Section II. BRANCH-CIRCUIT RATINGS
Add. 210.8(A)(2) "Exception to (2)". Receptacles that are not readily accessible and for essential equipment, such as an overhead door opener, or an approved appliance located in a dedicated space that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-and-plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8(A)(5) "Exception to (5) No. 2". A single receptacle for essential equipment located in a dedicated space, such as a sump pump or ejector pump, or an approved appliance that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-and-plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8(A)(10) "Exception to (10)". A single receptacle that is not readily accessible and for essential equipment, such as a clothes washer, gas dryers, or an approved appliance located in a dedicated space that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-and-plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8(B)(6) "Exception to (6)". A single receptacle installed in attics intended for use with the radon mitigation system and that is cord-and-plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be within 3'-0" of radon stack pipe and permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8(B)(8) "Exception to (8)". Receptacles that are not readily accessible and for essential equipment, such as an overhead door opener, or an approved appliance located in a dedicated space that, in normal use, is not easily moved from one place to another and that is cord-and plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8(D) Dishwashers hard-wired directly to the circuit shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Add. 210.8.(E) A single receptacle installed in attics intended for use with the radon mitigation system and that is cord-and- plug connected in accordance with Article 400 shall be within 3'-0" of radon stack pipe and permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
(Ord. 19-1925, 1-22-2019, eff. 2-1-2019)