§ 9-157. Wiring generally.

(a)

Approved rigid metal conduit or electrical metallic cable or under-floor cast-in-place raceways, shall be required for all wires used to conduct current for light, heat or power, in the wiring of all new buildings and in all old buildings or additions thereof within the fire limits of the city, as they are now or may hereafter be established, and in churches, schools, hotels, theaters and commercial buildings within the jurisdiction of the city.

(b)

Gasoline filling stations will be wired according to the latest rules and regulations of the National Board of Fire Protection Association.

(c)

The use of pancake boxes is not permitted except for bathrooms and cornice overhangs.

(d)

Ground fault circuit interrupter protection will be required in places of public assembly. A place of assembly is a building or other structure designed or intended for the assembly of fifty (50) or more persons.

(e)

All central electrical heating systems installed in duct work must have no fuse disconnection in the attic.

(f)

All plug outlets in a residence must have #12 circuits.

(Ord. No. 110D, Pt. II, § 6, 3-27-69; Ord. No. 110D-3, § 8, 8-25-80; Ord. No. 110D-4, § 1, 2-9-81; Ord. No. 110D-5, § 1, 7-12-82; Ord. No. 110-E, § 12, 1-8-90; Ord. No. 110-F, § 9, 4-12-93; Ord. No. 110-H, § 8, 7-26-99; Ord. No. 110-1, § 1, 2-25-08; Ord. No. 1416-2013, § 2, 7-22-13)