35-89 9RDINANCE NO. 35-89
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF T~R CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, .~MENDING TITLE XV, "BUILDING
REGULATIONS", CHAPTER 155, "ELECTRICITY" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
BY AMENDING SECTION 155.02, "ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED
BY REFERENCE", TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1987 EDITION; PROVIDING A
REPEALF~R CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THE~RFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THR
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Title XV, "Building Regulation", Chapter 155,
"Electricity", Section 155.02, "Electrical Code Adopted By Reference",
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be in
the same is hereby amended to read aa follows:
Sec. 155.02 Electrical Code Adopted. By Reference.
Except as in this chapter otherwise provided' all electrical
construction and all material and appliances used in connection
with electrical work and the operation of all electrical apparatus
within the City shall conform to the rules and regulations of the
National Electrical Code, ~984 1987 edition, as reconvnended and
published by the National Fire Protection Association for the
installation of wiring and electrical apparatus for electrical
purposes, of which copies are on [ile in the office o[ the City
Clerk, which rules and regulations are adopted and approved and
made a part of this chapter as fully as if set out in length
herein; provided that the rules and regulations of the National
Electric Code are not in any respect in conflict with the provi-
sions of this chapter, this code, the laws of the state, or subse-
quent ordinances and resolutions of the city. If a later edition
of this code or subsequent amendments are made the applicable
minimum code, then those revisions or amendments shall automati-
cally become the adopted code under this chapter.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which
are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That should any section or provision o~ this
ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity or the remainder hereof as a
whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective ten
(10) days after its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the ..!3th day of June~~989~~_~
MAYOR
ATTEST:
¢ity/lerk
First Reading May 23, 1989
Second Reading June 13~ 1989