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AN ORDINANCE
Introduced:
Revised:
Adopted:
Amending the 'Code of the City of Evanston,
1957, as amended, by,adding Article V to
• Chapter 10, Adopting the National'Electrical
Code, 1971 Edition.
Sept. 24, 1973
Sept. 28, 1973
Oct. 15, 1973
ME
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 10 of the Code of the
City of Evanston, 1957, as amended,
is hereby amended by adding Article V to read as follows:
"ARTICLE V. ELECTRICAL CODE.
Section 10-25 --- Adoption National Electrical Code, 1971 Edition,
and Amendments thereto.
Pursuant to authority granted by the Illinois
Revised Statutes, 1971, Division 3 of Article 1 of
Chapter 24, the City, hereby adopts by reference as
criteria for'the issuance of construction, reconstruction',
alteration or installation permits, the provisions of
the National Electrical Code, 1971 Edition, Sections
90-1 to 820-10 and Chapter 9A, "Tables", inclusive,pro-
vided that:
1. Section 422-24 is hereby amended and shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 422-24 Unit Switches as Disconnecting
Means.
a) Unit switches which are a part of an appliance shall not be
considered as -taking the place of the disconnecting means required
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(2) Two -Family Dwellings. •In two-family dwellings,
the disconnecting means may be outside the apartment in
which the appliance is installed. This will permit an
individual switch for the apartment to be used.
(3) Single-Family'Dwellings. In single-family
dwellingsi the service disconnecting means may be used.
(4) Other Occupancies. In other occupancies, the
branch -circuit switch or circuit breaker., where readily
accessible to the user of the appliance, may be used for
this purpose.
b) A dishwasher shall have a disconnect switch installed under
the kitchen sink. A disposal without a unit switch shall have
a switch installed in the wall or under the sink.. Any changes
from the provisions of this section (b) shall be approved by
the Director of Inspections and Permits of.the City of Evanston."
2. That Section 410.8, paragraph a. be amended and
shall hereafter read:
a) A fixture shall be installed in every clothes closet having a
floor area of 8 square feet or larger and shall be: -installed:
• in accordance with this section.
3. Any reference ifs the National Electrical Code,
1971 Edition, to "Administrative Authority" shall be read
as meaning the "Director of Inspections and Permits of
the City of Evanston"; and
4. Any permit issued by the Director of Inspections
and Permits -.shall become invalid if the authorized work
is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after
• the time of commencing the work, or not commenced within
six -months after the issuance of any permit; and
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S.' Permit Fees.
Fees for electrical constructions, 'reconstructions,
alterations or.installations as required by the National
Electrical Code '.1971 Edition, shall be those established
from time to time'by ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Evanston.
Section 10-26---Application--Copies Filed--Severability:
'The regulations of the National Electrical Code, 1971
Edition, shall apply to all matters concerning the construction,
reconstruction, alteration or installation of all electrical
wiring apparatus, fixtures, machinery or devices, and their
service equipment, and shall apply to all existing or proposed
buildings and structures in the City of Evanston.
Three copies of the National Electrical Code, 1971 Editions,
adopted by reference in Section 10-21 of this Code, shall be
filed in the office of the City Clerk, and there kept available
for public use, inspection, and examination, at least 15 days.
prior to the adoption thereof by this ordinance.
• The intention of the City Council is hereby expressed
that the provisions of this ordinance are severable and that
the invalidity of any section hereof or any portion of any
section hereof shall not affect any other section or portion
of section of this ordinance.
Section 10-27 --- Penalty for Violations:
Any person who shall violate any provision of the National
Electrical Code, 1971 Edition, or who shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements thereof, or who shall change, move or
alter any wiring apparatus, fixture, machinery or device, in
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violation of any approved plan or direction of the Director
of Inspections and Permits or of any permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of the National Electrical Code,
1971 Edition, shall be guilty of an offense, punishable by a
• fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars. Each day that a violation continues shall
be deemed a separate offense."
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication in.the manner provided by law.
INTRODUCED _Sg�prQmh�r �G
ADOPTED Oct�,hPr 15
• ATTEST:
/s/ Ma!�rice F. Brown
City Clerk
1973
1913 APPROVED October 15
/s/ Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
Approved as to form: /s/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel
, 1973
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