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(Published in the Salina Journal on March -7--,2003)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 03-10128
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF CHAPTER 8 INCLUDING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC
CODE, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING AND THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Sections 8-67, 8-113, and 8-187 of Chapter 8 of the Salina Code are hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8-67. Amendments to Chapter 2 of the 1999 National Electric Code — Wiring and
Protection.
210-12. Deleted.
210-63. Heating, Air -Conditioning, and Refrigeration Equipment Outlet.
A 125 -volt, single-phase, 15- or 20-ampere—rated receptacle outlet shall be installed at an
accessible location for the servicing of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration
equipment on rooftops and in attics and crawl spaces. This is not required for
replacement of existing equipment in the same location. The receptacle shall be located
on the same level and within 25 ft (7.62 m) of the heating, air-conditioning, and
refrigeration equipment. The receptacle outlet shall not be connected to the load side of
the equipment disconnecting means.
Exception: Rooftop equipment on one- and two-family dwellings.
230.70. General.
Means shall be provided to disconnect all conductors in a building or other structure
from the service -entrance conductors.
(a) Location. The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily
accessible location either outside of a building or structure or inside nearest the
point of entrance of the service conductors. If the service disconnect is to be
located inside of a building or structure, the maximum length of conductors
between the meter and the disconnect shall be limited to 10'. Service
disconnecting means shall not be installed in bathrooms.
Sec. 8-113. Exemptions.
The following persons shall not be required to obtain an electrical contractor's license:
(1) Any person operating as a public utility under franchise with the city, supplying power,
communications or services may supply and maintain any measuring equipment installed
by them, together with their overhead lines, so long as they remain the property of the
utility company supplying the service;
(2) Any person working in or upon any building or premises owned and occupied by an
agency of the federal government;
(3) The maintenance or repair of portable household appliances, radios, television sets,
business machines, motors, music boxes, games and portable tools normally supplied
through an approved cord and attachment cap;
(4) Any person installing signal systems for protective purposes such as burglar alarms,
remote controls, and similar circuits and only when used as an extension of a central
station such as a telephone, telegraph, radio, television and sound systems when the base
system is Underwriters Laboratory approved and connected to line voltage with an
approved attachment cord and attachment cap, and contains current limiting transformers
and protection as defined in the National Electrical Code as Class II control and signal
circuits;
(5) A bona fide owner of a single-family dwelling being used exclusively as the owner's
dwelling, including the usual accessory building, may be granted a permit provided that
said owner personally purchases and installs all material used in the electrical installation,
and further provided all other portions of this article are adhered to. The same shall apply
to a new dwelling;
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(6) Any person who has a currently valid mobile home craftsman license issued by the city
while performing repairs or replacements to the electrical system located within a mobile
home under the provisions of Article IV of Chapter 22;
(7) Persons who own or are regularly employed by the property owner are exempt from the
licensing requirement when they are performing work on the property that is exempt from
the requirements for a permit. An appropriate license is required for all work that requires
a permit.
(8) Any licensed apprentice, journeyman, or master mechanic regularly employed by a
licensed mechanical contractor when installing a disconnecting means at air conditioning
equipment.
Sec. 8-187. Amendments to Chapter 9 — Vents of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
906.8 Air Admittance Valves
906. 8.1 General. Vent systems utilizing air admittance valves shall comply with this
section. Individual and branch type air admittance valves shall be listed and shall conform to
ASSE 1051.
906.8.2 Installation. The valves shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of
this section and manufactures installation instructions. Air admittance valves shall be
installed after the DWV testing required by Section 712.2 or 712.3 has been performed.
906.8.3 Where permitted. In remodel construction where venting above the roof is
impractical, individual and branch vents shall be permitted to terminate with a connection to
an air admittance valve when first approved by the Administrative Authority. The air
admittance valve shall only vent fixtures that are on the same floor level.
906.8.4 Location. The air admittance valve shall be located the minimum of six inches
above the highest flood level rim of the fixture being served. The air admittance valve shall
be located within the maximum developed length permitted for the vent. The air admittance
valve shall be installed the minimum of six inches above insulation materials.
906.8.5 Access and Ventilation. Access shall be provided to all air admittance valves. The
valve shall be located within a ventilated space that allows air to enter the valve.
906.8.6 Size. The air admittance valve shall be rated for the size of the vent to which the
valve is connected.
908.0 Vertical Wet Venting
908.1 Wet venting is limited to vertical drainage piping receiving the discharge from the trap
arm of one (1) and two (2) fixture unit fixtures that also serves as a vent for not to exceed
four (4) fixtures. All wet vented fixtures shall be within the same story; provided, further,
that fixtures with a continuous vent discharging into a wet vent shall be within the same story
as the wet vented fixtures. No wet vent shall exceed six (6) feet (1826 mm) in developed
vertical length.
908.4 One horizontal offset may be permitted in a wet vented section. The length of the
offset will be limited to the lengths of trap arms as required in table 10-1."
Section 2. That the existing Section 8-67, 8-113, and 8-187 is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: February 24, 2003
Passed: March 3, 2003
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Nicola, City Clerk
jsti�nM. Seato , Mayor