HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 01-72ORDINANCE NO.1-72
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF ELECTRIC
CONDUCTORS AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED WITHIN OR
ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND OTHER
PREMISES,INCLUDING YARDS,CARNIVAL AND
PARKING LOTS,AND INDUSTRIAL SUBSTATIONS,
ALSO THE CONDUCTORS THAT CONNECT THE INSTAL
LATIONS TO A SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY,AND OTHER
OUTSIDE CONDUCTORS ADJACENT TO THE PREMISES,
ALSO MOBILE HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
WITHIN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO;FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SAFEGUARDING OF PERSONS AND
OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR CONTENTS FROM HAZARDS
ARISING FROM THE USE OF ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHT,
HEAT,POWER,RADIO,SIGNALLING AND OTHER
PURPOSES;ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL
ELECTRIC CODE,1971 EDITION;AMENDING SECTION
11.5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO;REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH;AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.Adoption.Pursuant to Chapter 159,
Article SLi-,Colorado Revised Statutes 1965,as amended,there
is hereby adopted by reference all of the “National Electric
Code,”1971 Edition,(NFPA No.70—1971;ANSI C1—1971)adopted
by the National Fire Protection Association of 60 Batterymarch
Street,Boston,Massachusetts 02110,at its annual meeting
held May 17-21,1971,in San Francisco,California and
approved by the American National Standards Institute on
June 25,1971,and hereinafter referred to as the “National
Electric Code”of which three (5)copies are now filed in the
office of the Clerk of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,and
may be inspected during regular business hours,the same being
adopted as if set out at length.
Section 2.Additions or Modifications:None.
Section 5.Penalties.The following penalties,here
with set forth in full,shall apply to this ordinance:
(a)It is unlawful for any person to violate any
of the provisions stated or adopted in this ordinance.
(b)Every person convicted of a violation of any
provision stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be punished
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by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00),or
by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90)days,or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4.Application.This ordinance shall apply
to all electric conductors and equipment installed within or
on public and private buildings and other premises,including
yards,carnival and parking lots,and industrial substations,
also the conductors that connect the installations to a supply
of electricity,and other outside conductors adjacent to the
premises,also mobile homes and recreational vehicles within
the corporate limits of this municipality.
Section 5.Validity.If any part or parts of this
ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid,such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance.The Board of Trustees hereby declares that
it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts
thereof,irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts
be declared invalid.
Section 6.Repeal.Existing ordinances or parts of
ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this
ordinance are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed,except that this repeal shall not affect
or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any
act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby
repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.
Section 7.Interpretation.This ordinance shall be
so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general
purpose of safeguarding of persons and of buildings and their
contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for
light,heat,power,radio,signalling and other purposes.
Article and section headings of the ordinance and the adopted
National Electric Code shall not be deemed to govern,limit,
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modify or in any manner affect the scope,meaning or extent
of the provisions of any article or section thereof.
Section 8.That Section 11.5 of the Municipal Code
of the Town.of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same is hereby
amended to read:
11.5 National Electric Code Adopted.All electrical
conductors and equipment installed within or on public and
private buildings and other premises,including yards,
carnival and parking lots,and industrial substations,also
the conductors that connect the installations to a supply of
electricity,and other outside conductors adjacent to the
premises,also mobile homes and recreational vehicles,located
within the corporate limits of this municipality,shall be
installed in conformity with the requirements of the National
Electric Code,1971 Edition,(NFPA No.70—1971;ANSI C1—1971)
adopted by the National Fire Protection Association of 60
Batterymarch Street,Boston,Massachusetts 02110,at its
annual meeting held May 17-21,1971,in San Francisco,
California and approved by the American National Standards
Institute on June 25,1971,which National Electric Code,is
incorporated herein and adopted by reference.
Section 9.Publication.The Town Clerk shall certify
to the passage of this ordinance,cause notice of its contents
and passage to be published,and make not less than three (3)
copies of the adopted Code available for inspection by the
public during regular business hours.
Section 10.Effective Date.The Board of Trustees
herewith finds,determines and designates that this ordinance
is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace,health and safety for the regulation of the installation
of electrical conductors and equipment has a bearing upon the
public health and safety,and whereas in the opinion of the
Board of Trustees an emergency exists,this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force five (5)days after its final
passage,adoption and publication.
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PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PuBLIC HEARING
AND SIGNED THIS /ft//DAY OF FEBRUARY,1972.
Mayor
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
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Town Clerk
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