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• �J • • • CLERK ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AUGUST 12, 1969 AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. VAN YAHRES AND " . WRIGHT. NOESZ._�MR. VOGT. (MR. RINEHART ABSENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 10-21 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, RELATED TO ELECTRICAL CODE STANDARDS FOR RIGID METALLIC WIRING. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SECTION 10-21 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, ENTITLED "RIGID METAL CONDUIT, METALLIC TUBING OR ARMORED METAL CABLE; SURFACE METAL RACEWAYS" BE AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 10-21. RIGID METAL CONDUIT, METALLIC TUBING OR ARMORED METAL CABLE; SURFACE METAL RACEWAYS. ALL INSTALLATIONS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING IN BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, PUBLIC USE, AND CHURCHES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN RIGID METAL CONDUIT OR ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING. ALL INSTALLATIONS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING IN ALL OTHER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, SHALL BE INSTALLED IN RIGID METAL CONDUIT, ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING OR MAY BE WIRED IN ARMORED CABLE OR NONMETALLIC SHEATHED CABLE WITH GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY VOLTS BETWEEN CONDUCTORS MAY BE INSTALLED IN ANY BUILDING WITHOUT THE USE OF CONDUIT OR TUBING. WHERE FLEXIBILITY IS REQUIRED FOR CONNECTIONS, FLEXIBLE METALLIC CONDUITS MAY BE PERMITTED IN LENGTHS NOT TO EXCEED FOUR FEET. THE CITY ELECTRICIAN MAY AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SURFACE METAL RACEWAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL WIRING. 163 ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 21 1969 AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR. VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. CLERK Pg,E IDENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 10-22 F THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, RELATED TO STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE ENTRANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SECTION 10-22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BE AMENDED AND REENACTED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 10-22. SERVICE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. ALL NEW BUILDINGS AND ALL OLD BUILDINGS BEING REWIRED IN THE CITY SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A RIGID CONDUIT SERVICE; PROVIDED THAT THOSE BUILDINGS USED FOR SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DWELLING PURPOSES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLE IF THE CABLE MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES, INC., AND IF IT IS SUPPORTED BY APPROVED SERVICE CABLE STRAPS PLACED AT INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-FOUR INCHES APART AND WITHIN TWELVE INCHES OF THE WEATHERHEAD AND METER SOCKET. WHEN ANY NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING, FIXTURES OR OUTLETS ARE ADDED IN ANY EXISTING BUILDING OR DWELLING UNIT IN ORDER TO MEET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 15.1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, THE INCOMING ELECTRICAL SERVICES THAT WILL BE USED TO SERVE SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING UNIT MUST BE SIZED TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND THIS CHAPTER CHAPTER 10) EVEN IF IT IS NECESSARY TO INSTALL ONE OR MORE NEW SERVICES.