G37-89 Ordinance No. G37-89
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 16.24 ENTITLED ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE
ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section I. That Chapter 16.24 entitled Electrical Code of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section
16.24.1 15(B) to read as follows:
"B. Multiple-family Dwellings.
I. Requirements are the same as for single or duplex
dwellings. Service panels shall be installed in each dwelling unit,
except as approved by the building official in existing buildings.
2. The neutral shall be identified in white."
Section 2. That Chapter 16.24 entitled Electrical Code of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section
16.24.120(D) to read as follows:
"D. Pad mounted transformer. All underground conduit shall be PVC
or rigid galvanized pipe. In the case of PVC, a concrete envelope will be
required with voltages 480v and higher. One spare conduit will be installed
on all underground services."
Section 3. That Chapter 16.24 entitled Electrical Code of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section
16.24.150(C) to read as follows:
"C. Kitchen and dining area: A wall receptacle shall be installed at
each counter space twelve (12) inches or wider but distance between
receptacles on single counter space shall not be more than six (6) feet. A
receptacle shall be installed in spaces provided for refrigerators, ranges,
and other permanently installed appliances. No receptacle shall be
permitted within two (2) feet of a kitchen sink, except with permission of
the building official, and any receptacle within six (6) feet shall be of a
ground fault circuit interrupter type."
Section 4. That Chapter 16.24 entitled Electrical Code of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section
16.24.190(C) to read as follows:
"C. Raceways in Concrete. All raceways installed in a concrete base
or slab shall be rigid galvanized heavywall conduit, electrical metallic
tubing, PVC Schedule 40 or approved floor duct. Any permanently exposed
risers emerging from the concrete base or slab shall be rigid galvanized
heavywall conduit. All raceway connection or fittings installed in or under
concrete base, slab or underground shall be PVC Schedule 40 or rigid
galvanized heavywall steel. Electrical metallic tubing shall not be used
underground, in or underneath concrete bases or slabs in contact with the
earth or fill."
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Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provi-
rsions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication in the manner provided by law.
S/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: April 26, 1 989
Passed: April 26 , 1989
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays o
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk
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