ARTICLE III.
ELECTRICAL CODE1

Sec. 5-31 Reserved.

Sec. 5-32 Adopted.

There is hereby adopted by the common council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio and signaling, that certain code known as NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association and the most current published edition of the Electrical Code Administrative Provisions, as published by the International Code Council. Three (3) copies of said code are on file in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. No. 1916, § 5, 12-15-20)

State law references: Power of city to adopt technical codes by reference, A.R.S. §§ 9-801, 9-802.

Sec. 5-33 Amendments.

The National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, is hereby amended in the following respects:

Article 210 – Branch Circuits

Add Exception to Section 210.8 (A) (2).

Exception: A dedicated circuit for a washing machine, freezer, or refrigerator may be installed in garages without ground-fault circuit interrupter protection.

(Ord. No. 1916, § 5, 12-15-20)

Secs. 5-34—5-60. Reserved.

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Editor’s note: Art. III, §§ 5-31—5-60 was repealed and replaced to read as herein set out by Ord. No. 1916, § 5, adopted Dec. 15, 2020. Prior to this amendment, Art. III contained similar provisions and was derived from Art. III as set out by Ord. No. 1459, § 1, 12-20-04, made pub. rec. by Res. No. 4061, 12-20-04, which replaced the article in its entirety. It was further amended by Ord. No. 1459R, 9-5-06; Ord. No. 1603, § 1, 12-17-07 and Ord. No. 1754, § 1, 5-21-13. Prior to the amendment by Ord. No. 1459, Art. III contained provisions relative to the same subject matter and was derived from Code 1966 § 22-60, and from the following ordinances: Ord. No. 132, § II, 4-12-71; Ord. No. 250, § 1, 9-8-75; Ord. No. 310, § 8, 1-9-78; Ord. No. 449, § 1, 4-12-82; Ord. No. 472-A, § 6, 11-8-82; Ord. No. 532, §§ 1, 2, 8-20-84; Ord. No. 659, § 1, 7-6-87 and Ord. No. 788, § 1, 2-20-90.

Cross references: Fees, § 5-2.