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Electrical Committee's Meeting
March 27, 2012
2:00 P.M.
The HVAC Committee's meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the 1st
Floor South Conference Room, City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin.
Agenda
Electrical Committee's Meeting
1st Floor South Conference Room, City Hall
150 Dexter Court, Elgin
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes from last meeting
3. New Business
4. Approve amendments to 2011 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code
5. Adjournment
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ELECTRICAL COMMITTEE
MINUTES
March 27, 2012
2:00 p.m.
2nd Floor South Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Tom Lohbauer at 2:08 p.m. in the First Floor South
Conference Room.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Tom Lohbauer, Pat Hines, William Lauderdale, Ronald Ruffle and
Ron Sessions.
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Raoul Johnston, Steve Bone, Dave Decker, Gary Line and Sandy
Kolba
rk MINUTES:
A motion was made by William Lauderdale to approve the May 17, 2011 minutes,
seconded by Pat Hines. Motion passed unanimously.
APPROVE AMENDMENTS FOR 2011 NFPA 70 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE:
Before approving the amendments, Raoul wanted to discuss a couple of items:
Section 240.91(B), Devices Rated Over 800 Amperes: Tom asked what the change was
or was this section to be deleted and Gary suggested that it be deleted in its entirety.
Tom indicated that this section was covered in Section 240.6.
NEW BUSINESS:
Raoul handed out an e-mail that he forwarded to all of the Commission members
indicating that there were some possible items that the Commission may want to add:
Section 250.53(H)(2)(a): Gary indicated that the code does not address this section. He
was concerned about shovels penetrating conductors. During service revisions, PVC or
conduit should be used. 25 ohms or less or will require two ground rods. After
discussion, all approved of the addition of this section.
Section 700.16: Discussion was had regarding the changes that Raoul suggested in his
e-mail regarding this section. All agreed that this was a good section with one change as
follows: "1.All exterior man doors shall have two head emergency lighting fixtures
installed at that location on the outside of the building." After discussion, all approved
of the changes to this section.
Tom had some concerns about Sections 225.31 and 225.32. After discussion among the
Commission members, it was agreed that the following changes would be made to these
two sections: Section 225.31: "Detached garage, sheds and/or Accessory Structures
shall be provided with this disconnecting means which shall be properly labeled." AND
Section 225.32: "None of the below exceptions apply to residential applications." After
discussion, all approved of the changes to these sections.
Pat Hines raised concerns regarding Section 314.27(2). After discussion among the
Commission members, it was agreed that the following change would be made to this
section: Section 314.27(2): "At every outlet used exclusively for lighting,the box shall
be designed to conform to 314.27(2)(C) excluding hallways, bathrooms, closets and
pantries." After discussion, all approved of the change to this section.
Tom felt that Section 314.26(A) needed clarification. After discussion among the
Commission members, it was agreed that the following change would be made to this
section:
"` "A 4" octagon box, minimum depth of 1-1/2" may be used in the following:
1) In unfinished basements and garages when using porcelain light receptacles or
swivel type covers with rigid conduit stem to the light bulb socket, provided not
more than 2 knock outs are used;
2) Commercial or industrial lighting used in similar installations to Item #1 above;
3) For low-voltage alarm or fire protection systems.
A listed octagon box shall be used for paddle fans where specifically designed for that
purpose."
Pat was concerned about Section 230.25 regarding the size of the service mast. After
discussion among the Commission members, it was agreed to leave it as is.
Once all of the Commission members were satisfied with the prior discussions, a motion
was made by Bill Lauderdale to approve the amendments with the above changes, Ron
Session seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved
unanimously.
Raoul indicated that he would correct the amendments as approved and would e-mail
the final version to the Commission members.
ADJOURNMENT:
r A motion was made by Ron Sessions to adjourn the meeting at 3:3o p.m., and the
motion was seconded by Ron Ruffle. The motion passed unanimously.
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Res ectfully submitted,
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