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CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO. 7� 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, AMENDING SECTION
15.08.050 TO CLARIFY THAT APARTMENTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES FOR INSTALLATION OF
WIRING IN RACEWAYS; TO PROVIDE THAT A REFERENCE TO ELECTRICAL
INSPECTORS FOR THE CITY SHALL REFER TO THOSE SERVING UNDER
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH THE CITY; REPEALING PRIOR
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT ALL OTHER SECTIONS
OF CHAPTER 15.08 NOT AMENDED SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT; AND
PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Amended Section 15.08.050. Section 15.08.050 of the Chubbuck Municipal
Code is amended as follows:
15.08.050: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE:
The following exceptions are authorized to the provisions of the national electrical code
as adopted in chapter 15.04 of this title:
A. All wiring for electrical fixtures, appliances or apparatus for all commercial,
educational, institutional, and industrial buildings and structures shall be installed
in approved "raceways", busways, cable trays, or types MI, AC, and MC cables.
structures.
B. Flexible cord and plug connections shall not be allowed for required emergency
illumination equipment.
C. All low voltage wiring that operates at twenty five (25) volts or less, e.g.,
jukeboxes, coin operated amusement machines, low voltage power circuits, etc.,
in or on any commercial or industrial building shall not be required to be installed
in a UL approved raceway unless specifically required by the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
D. Electrical services for structures for which poured footings are required must have
a UFER ground consisting of at least twenty feet (20') of bare copper conductor
sized in accordance with table 250-66, but not smaller than no. 4, or other
approved conductors.
E. Electrical contractors shall be required to install smoke detectors in accordance
with the international building code regulations for location and installation.
F. For purposes of administration and enforcement, the "authority having
jurisdiction" shall be the building official or any electrical inspector for the city of
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Chubbuck, includinsz those electrical inspectors under contract to provide
inspection services to the city of Chubbuck. In addition, the following changes to
article 80 of the national electrical code, administration and enforcement, are
hereby adopted:
Section 80.13(13) of said NEC shall read as follows:
"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
two days."
Sections 80.15, 80.19(d), 80.19(f)-(4), 80.23(b)-(3), 80.27, and 80.35 be deleted
and deemed not to be in effect for the city of Chubbuck.
Section 80.29 Liability For Damages shall read as follows:
"Article 80 shall not be construed to affect the responsibility or liability of
any party owning, designing, operating, controlling, or installing any
electric equipment for damages to persons or property caused by a defect
therein, nor shall the city of Chubbuck or any of its employees be held as
assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection, re -inspection, or
other examination authorized."
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the
City and any provision of the Municipal Code which are in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict. All other sections of Chapter 15.08 not
herein amended shall remain in effect.
Section 2. Severability. The sections of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of a
section shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate
days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall become
effective upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this c��-6
ATTEST:
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Ric and Morgan, Uity Clerk
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day of 2013.
ven M. England, Maa� �r
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.
An ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho,
amending section 15.08.050 to clarify that apartments are not considered commercial or
industrial structures for installation of wiring in raceways; to provide that a reference to electrical
inspectors for the city shall refer to those serving under contract for services with the city;
providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing that all other provisions of Chapter
15.08 not amended shall remain in effect; providing for the severability of the provisions of this
ordinance; providing when this ordinance shall be in effect.
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office, Chubbuck City
Offices, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct
summary of Ordinance No. and that the summary provides adequate notice to the public
of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this _ day of 2013
Thomas J. Holmes, City Attorney
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