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0233 44 1 ORDINANCE NO. . 3 `D ar 7e AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 201 OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, EXCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT WIRING FOR LIGHTS, POWER AND HEAT IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS BE INSTALLED IN APPROVED RIGID METAL CON- DUIT, STEEL TUBE OR FLEXIBLE STEEL CONDUIT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That Section 16(B) of Ordinance No. 201 of the Gity of Jacksonville is hereby amended to read as follows: "All wiring for lights, power and heat in the de- fined fire district, except for single family residences, apartments and townhouse units of two stories or less (basement excluded) but specifically including theaters, churches, auditoriums, garages, gasoline filling stations, hotels, office buildings, schools and other buildings normally used for public purposes wherever located, shall be installed in approved rigid metal conduit, steel tube or flexible steel conduit, commonly known as Greenfield, approved metal ducts and metal molding." Section 2. Section 16(c) of Ordinance No. 201 of the Gity of Jacksonville is hereby amended to read as follows: "All light wiring in commercial buildings in sales and display rooms shall be installed with wireP than No. 12 copper or No. 10 copper -clad, allowing four (4) outlets to the circuit. Window lights shall be in- stalled with not over six (6) outlets per circuit No. 12 copper wire, or No. 10 copper -clad wire, provided this number of outlets does not overload the circuit." Section 3. Section 16(d) of Ordinance No. 201 is hereby amended to read as follows: "All wiring for lights, power and heat for apartment buildings, single family residences and townhouses of two stories or less (basement excluded) shall be installed with wire not smaller than No. 12 copper or No. 10 copper -- \ clad, allowing eight (8) outlets per circuit except in the kitchen, where only four (4) outlets per circuit shall be ORD. Born 4 _ . PAGE L r Page Two allowed.. No. 14 copper wire will be allowed on switch legs only. All receptacles shall be of the grounded type and all circuits shall be provided with a third wire for a continuous ground all the way back to the point of grounding at the service. No aluminum Romex (non- metallic sheathed cable) shall be allowed in structures covered by this section." Section 4. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5. The City Council of the City of Jacksonville has determined that due to the tremendous amount of construction cur- rently underway in the City this ordinance is necessary to insure the peace, health and safety, therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED /- 1 7 7 7 / APPROVED , , '_11` /lioe / _ y . o . r r ATTES" f --- Gity G erk Sponsored by Alderman Alberson Approved as to Form by City Attorney Rice r I I ORD. BOOK i