_APRIL 19 1932 ORDINANCES 2 COUNCIL

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.k er Noes: None. resident AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 493 (1) OF To�t CITY CODE, HEADED "ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIOTJS - GENERAL". BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Section 493 (1) of the City Code, headed "Electrical Installations - General" be repealed and re-enacted so as to read as fol- lows: Sec. 493, (1) A. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - GENERAL. (a) All installations of electrical wiring or any type of electrical appliance or fixtures, shall be made in accordance with the most approved methods of electrical construction with due regard to the safety of life and property, and in a most workman- like manner. (b) The National Electric Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, as ap- proved by the American Engineering Standards Co2runittee, shall be considered as standard for general electrical construction and the installation of any type of electrical appli- ance or fixture, other than as set forth in Chapter XL of the City Code. (c) All installations of. electrical wiring or any type of electrical appliance or fixture shall be made with materials, vd re, fittings and apparatus which are of a grade and quality approved by the Underwriters for the several purposes for which they are used. (d) All installations of electrical wiring or any type of electrical appliance or fixture within the "Congested Fire Limits", as defined elsewhere in the Code, shall be made in metal conduit or armored metal cable. (e) Whenever the wiring in any part of the City, whether in "Congested Fire Limits" or otherwise, is subject to moisture, the installation shall be made in rigid conduit J and the wire shall be of the rubber covered lead sheathed type. (f) All new buildings and all old buildings being rewired in the City of Charlottes- ville shall be equipped with a rigid conduit service. Armored cable may be used to a water ground, using a groundulet of an approved tape. (g) All circuit wires, leaving a service switch or panel box on a knob and tube job shall be conduit or armored cable to the first outlet box. (h) All electrical appliances up to three amperes at 220 volts shall be connected to and operate through an approved appliance receptacle, termed as a fixed connection. Appliances shall not be attached to pendant fixtures or drop cords other than portable table lamps directly under the fixture. Portable cores used on appliances shall not be more than eight feet (81) long. (i) All knob and tube work shall be installed as a loop system in order to prevent joints being made in partitions and other concealed places. (j) All wiring on any one meter service in buildings being remodeled of which 50 per cent of the wiring is new, based upon the number of outlets shall be made to conform to the present requirements. This ordinance shall became effective and be in force from the date of its passage and all or- dinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith are hereby repealed. Adopted by the Council October 3, 1932. Ayes: Mr. Fife, Dr. Haden, Messrs, Huff, Jessup and Twyman. Noes: None. er res en AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 493 (7) OF THE CITY CODE, HEADED "FEES FOR PERMITS". BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Section 493 (7) of the City Code, under the general subject of Electrical Code and headed "Fees for Permits" be amended and re- enacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 493 (7) A. FEES FOR PERMITS. The following fees shall be paid to the City for each permit issued by the City Electrician for the installation or alteration of wiring or the installation of any type of electrical appliance or fixture in any building or electrically connected thereto, within the City,and the receipt of these fees shall be endorsed on the appli- cation by the City Electrician. Open or concealed work to outlets: No. of Outlets Fee 1 to 3 .... .....................0.25 1 1 1 u J