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ORDINANCE NO.11-05
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING,BY REFERENCE,THE
NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE,2005 EDITION
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado has
determined that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt the National Electric Code,
2005 Edition.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.Section 14.20 of the Municipal Code is hereby adopted as follows:
14.20.010 National Electric Code,2005 -Adopted.The National Electric Code,
2005 Edition,issued by the National Fire Protection Association,Inc.,Batterymarch Park,
Quincy,MA 02169-7471,is enacted and adopted by reference as a primary code and
incorporated in this chapter.
14.20.015 National Electric Code,2005 -Violation.
A.It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted
in the National Electric Code,2005 Edition.
B.Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in
the National Electric Code,2005 Edition,shall be punished as set forth in
Section 1.20.020 of the Municipal Code.
14.20.017 Damages.Neither the Town’s Building Inspector,Town Engineer,
Light and Power Director,nor any other employee or agent of the Town of Estes Park,nor
any volunteer acting on behalf of the Town,shall be liable for any damages for any act
and/or omission by such person,pursuant to the duties and enforcement of the provisions
of the National Electric Code,2005 Edition.
14.20.020 License -Required.It is unlawful for any person to engage in the
business of installation,altering or repairing electrical wiring in the Town without first
having procured a license therefore from the State.The requirement for a license shall not
apply to the owner of any property doing work in or about his own residence,provided that
he first obtains the necessary permit therefor.The requirement for a license shall not
apply to a journeyman electrician or helper who is working under the control and
supervision of an electrician licensed by the State.
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14.20.040 Permit -Application -Issuance.Application for permit shall be made
to the Colorado State Electrical Board.Such permit shall be posted on the site of the
work,and kept there until the work is completed.
14.20.060 Certificate of approval required.It is unlawful for any person to make
any electrical connection to any building until the State Electrical Inspector has issued a
certificate approving the electrical wiring.
14.20.070 Permit -Temporary.Where,from good and sufficient cause,it is
necessary to have electricity on any installation before the final certificate can be issued,
the State Electrical Inspector may issue a temporary permit;provided,that all parts to
which current is applied are in a safe and satisfactory condition.
14.20.080 Electrical construction requirements.All new structures and existing
structures that are altered,added to or repaired in excess of fifty percent (50%),and which
contain,in whole or in part,commercial uses,shall be entirely wired in rigid or steel tube
conduits or approved metal raceways.Unless it is otherwise required by applicable
provisions of the National Electric Code,2005 Edition,the requirements of this section do
not apply to a freestanding commercial structure served by one electric meter located in
the Town’s commercial outlying (CD)zone.
Section 2.The adoption of this Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty
(30)days after its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF T USTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO,THIS 6 <DAY OF
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2005.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
By:i%*C.Ptzui&t
Mayor
AflEST:ci .
Town.Clerk
I hereby certify that the above ordinan,was introduced and read at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the 4 %ay of cjz.cL9—,2005,and publisd in a npispaper of
general publication in the Town of Estesark,tolorado,on the cZ.9 —day of L,$CL4I-
2005./-‘U
Town Clerk
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