Pursuant to the recommendation of the Committee on Utilities of the village, there are hereby adopted as the safe and practical standards for the installation, alteration and use of electrical equipment in the village.
(A) The rules and regulations of the National Fire Protection Association as contained in the 2008 National Electrical Code, together with all amendments and supplements contained therein, are hereby adopted by reference, in haec verba, by the village as its Electrical Code, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, excluding, however, any provisions that may otherwise be in conflict with the village code.
(B) The rules and regulations regarding the installation, alteration and use of electrical equipment as adopted by the electricity supply company supplying the village and filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission and as approved by the Village Board. A copy of the code and the last mentioned rules and regulations are now on file in the office of the Electrical Inspector, if any, and the provisions of the code and the rules and regulations are hereby made a part of this code.
(C) The following exceptions and modifications not clearly indicated in the 2008 National Electrical Code or in the rules and regulations of the electricity supply company are found necessary to meet conditions and shall prevail in case of conflict thereof with any other provisions of this code or other ordinances of the village.
(1) All electric wiring in new buildings and in basements of existing buildings shall be installed in rigid conduit or thin wall conduit except that all additional wiring in existing buildings shall be installed in rigid or thin wall conduit where possible. Where not exposed to the moisture of the weather, BX flexible metallic conduit or approved metallic conduit or approved metal molding may be used. Where it is necessary to use flexible metallic conduit or BX it shall terminate in a box in the basement to be located not more than three feet from where the conduit or BX enters the basement. Range cable is permitted for range installations.
(2) All service shall be in rigid or thin wall metal conduit on the outside of the building and firmly fastened to the building. Entrance service cable may be used where practical and necessary.
(3) All wiring for gas station pumps, lights and signs shall be lead covered wire, Type T or approved underground wire. All gas pumps or islands shall be wires on separate circuits and all connections shall terminate in vapor-proof fittings, and pump boxes used for junction shall not be buried in the ground.
(4) All services for dwellings with more than two circuits shall not be smaller than three No. 6 wires and 60 ampere service switch.
(5) Services for commercial buildings using 4,000 watts or more shall not be smaller than three No. 6 wires and 60 ampere service switch. All circuit wiring in commercial buildings shall not be less than No. 12 R.C. (rubber coated) wire. Overload protection or limiting fuses shall be installed in installations over 4,000 watts. House wiring or installations over 4,000 watts will be fused according to N.E.C. standards.
(6) Wiring for kitchens, laundries or utility rooms in all residences shall be on separate circuits using not smaller than No. 12 R.C. wire.
(7) All underground wiring must be protected with metal or fiber covering placed at least 24 inches below grade. Lead covering will not be considered sufficient protection.
(8) All motors permanently installed shall be wired on a separate circuit with externally operated fused switch as near to the motor as possible.
(9) All transformers used for neon inside window signs or borders shall be indoor type and shall be enclosed in a grounded metal box.
(a) Outside neon signs or borders shall be installed with outside-type transformers, weatherproof type.
(b) All leads from the metal boxes shall be brought out through porcelain-glass or other bushings of equal dielectric strength.
(c) All high-tension wiring for the electric service shall meet the requirements as covered in the Electrical Code; except not to exceed three feet of Greenfield flexible conduit may be used in making connections to transformers.
(d) All high-tension connections for window signs and borders shall be installed on glass insulators not less than one and one-half inches long and securely fastened to the window frame, except where wires are hanging free in air and of necessity across the window.
(e) All connections from high-tension cables to sign shall be covered with glass insulators of equal dielectric properties and strength.
(10) System or common grounding conductors shall be attached to the street side of water meters, using not less than No. 6 wire firmly stapled to beams, joist or supporting walls from box to connection of ground. A drive ground may be used inside or outside the building, but directly-below the service switch or meter box if no other means of grounding is available. When clamping ground conductor to driven ground or water pipe, an approved ground clamp must be used which provides both mechanical and electrical connection.
(1994 Code, § 6-3-1) (Ord. 17-11, passed 9-12-2017)