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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 798-1946 - Amending Section 13 Of Electrical Ordinance 285 - 12/12/194612 ... 1 ~ ORDII!li)E NO. 12-IQ ... Iq4U • .Alf ORDIHAEE AMENDING smTION 13 <F ~TRICAL CIU>I!WCE 11). 285, DQUIRilll INSTALLATION Cl' ELIC'lRIC METERS, METER LOOPS, CONDUIT, lUTHER •HEADS AID METER ~lETS BY DKNERS .AND CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING THI lWfNER, METHOD AND LOOATION fN IIETBR INSTALLATIONS AND ACCESSCIUESJ EXCBPTilfG INSTRUMKNT mJ.Im'ORMERS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SJX:TION; FROVIDING PENALTIES Fat VIOLATIONS. IHIRIAS, the City' ot Lubbock has no adequate regulation effecting proper aeter locations and sate installations of electrical service connections on business and residence structures and the Governing B~ finds that under existing provisions unaate conaeotiona are being made and that the need exists for adequate regulation of meter locations and inst&lla tion, materials aDd lllethods in the public interest, THERm'ORE, BE IT OliDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOOKa That Section 1.3 ot Ordinance No. 285, BK, and the same is hereby amended to read aa follows& SECTIOI 13 (a). Each meter loop shall consist of meter socket, conduit, weather• head and necessar.r wires and shall be furnished and installed b.f the owner or con• tractor of the preaises where the installation is being made. Meter sockets shall be of sta.Ddard type for plug•in meters and must meet the approval of the nect.rical Inspector. The outlet wires from the meter socket shall be frOIIl the back or bottoa aDd shall be placed 1n conduits from the socket to the fuse panel or disconnect switch. Incoming and outgoing wires shall be placed in separ&e coDdui ts. Each meter socket inste.llation shall be on the outside ot the building, residence or other structures and shall be 110unted not more than eight S 1 teet nor less than aix 6' feet abcwe the level ot the staDding apace • ... ~ lhen aqy rewiring is done to ~ existing installation necessitating the aov• ing of the meter, the meter socket and loop shall be reinstalled as provided by tbia aection. The installation of the meter loop herein provided for shall be made on all types of electrical service EXCEPT those requiring instrument trans• formers. ~ metering installation requiring the use of instrument transformer• shall be installed ~ the public utility furnishing power to said installation. SJWTIOJI 1.3(b). The penalties provided for in the ordinance whic~ amend• ment amends shall apply to violations of this amendment. ~ IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed and approved by unaniaous vote of the Commission this l&ib d_, of DeceJJ!bn , 1946. Passed aDd apprOTed b7 uua.niaous vote or the Coaaission this l 9th dq of pecember , 194,g_. lqor 4T~/~ J_~ . ....t_ City Seoretar:r This ordinance published · Dec. 22 & Dec. 29.1946. I ' \ ( \, CITY OF' LUBBOCK , INTER OFFICE ange in .electric code Mr. Hunter Mr. Wilson DATE 11-13-46 Attached is a proposed change in the electric code which provides for t.x complete wiring of a business or residence ready for the service connection. This change will make for much neater and more s•te installa- tion. As the meteri~g is now done it is possible to easily wire around our meters and this practice is done very often. The method ,of connection proposed eliminates this practice and since construction is now in progress on which meters should be installed properly we think this should be ~onsidered as an emergency and passed as soon as possible. fJ ~ ~ tiiiU> 1a.-...A ~~<£~~+ ~ ~~~M w. 4--~ . ~ (;7jiJJV ~ ;~ ~;4i fA"~ ~-~(1 'f.. /)J(J. ~IS' ~~~ ~ ~ ~-~tt..V~~ ;~ ~ )~ ~·~J> J 1 . ~'l,!l~!V, ~i ~~ ~~.._:;/-V j-h6~.~)t,l ,· :,_. ~7l..~ ~ ,IJ.J~· ~~~~:1~~~~ J --. .. AME NDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 285 CHANGING WORDI NG OF SECTION 13. SECTI.ON 13 OF ORDINA~CE 285 Sa\LL P~AD AS FOLL OIS: ~~ ,__,.,.• . Each meter loop/consis~ oflm:ter secket, conduit ~ weather ,~ ~~~ ~ r·--- he a ctrshall be furnisn e d and install e d by1owner or contractor. ·Meter sockets shall be of standard type for plug-in type meters and. ~u st meet the a pprova l of the Ele c trical Ins pec t or. The outlet wires from the meter socket shall be from the ba«k or sottom a nd s ha ll be p laced in cond u it fr om the socket to the fuse panel or· disconnect switch. It wily not bi permissr ·t)(ble to p ~e both ~ing ~s and out >Icing wres to and ~ .;,_ from the jocket1 in jhe sam,(c"onduit.· ~i? ' Eac h meter socket install a tion shall b e on t h e out side of the building or structure and shall be mounted not more than eight (8) feet nor less t han six (6) feet a b ove t h e level of the standing spq.ce. Wh en any rewiring is d one to any existing installa tion nec- essitating the moving of t he meter, the meter socket and loop shall be reinstalled as ~ provided~~ ~~ , The installation of the meter loop her ein p rovided(~ll be made on all types of electrical service except thos e requir- ing instrument tra nsfo~ers. any metering installation requiring the use of instrument transformers shall be installed by thef~y e-I & furn- CITY OF" LUBBOCK MEMORANDUM, INTER CJF"F"ICE DATE 11•13-46 SUBJECT: Ch a nge in ..electric code TO Mr . Hunter Mr . Wilson Attached is a proposed change in the electric code which provides for t.x complete wiring of a business or residence ready tor the service connection. This change will make for muCh neater and more s•te installa- tion. As the metering is now done it is possible to eaoily wire around our meters and this practice is done very often. The method or connection proposed eliminates this practice and since construction is now in progress on wh ich meters should be installed properly we think this s h ould be eonsidered as an emergency and p assed ·a s s oon as possible. ADIIi>IIU't !'0 OBDlHANCE NO. 286 CIWJQIJQ WOl\DDtG (8 SECTICIT 13. Each met.er loop oonaiati.Dg ot M'ter atcket. • oollduit. aDd wea\her head aball ~· turniahed and iDat.alled by owner or oont.raot.or. Meter aooket.a ahall bl ot atalldard tne toz-plua•in t.7pe Mtera 8Dd m\18\ m.et. the approval ot tbe Bleotrical Inspector • . The outle.\ wirla trca the Mter aooket ahall be trom the· ba*k or 'ot.t• aDCI ahall be placed 1a conduit· trca the aocket. t.o \he tuae paml or cU.aoonn.ot awit.oh. It *ill DOt be peN!aa• iJ'ble to place I>Oth inCOIDi.Da w1rea and out go1q wine to U4 trc. the aoout lD. the aame oODduit.. Bach aeter aoo ut iutal.llitio.ll ahaU be on t.he outaide ot t.he buUdJ.Da or atructQ!Ie am .ahall be mouat.ec5 not aore thaA eisbt (8) teet nor 1••• tban etx (I) teet above the level ot \he etandiDg apace. WheD 8A1 -rewiriq ia clou to •JV ex1att»& 1Datallat.1on aeo- eea1\at1DS the moviq ot the Mter. the .. ter aootet. a.ad loop ahall be reiut.alled aa here pl'OYl<led. The 1nat.aUat1on ot the Mter loop herein provided ahall be ude oa all \7pea ot eleotl'ioal aerv1oe uoept thoae req\dr- 1Ai lnatruaent. tranetormera. . . Atv Mteri.Dc wt.a~lation requiJ'lDg the uae ot inatrUMnt tranatonera aball be iutalled b7 the utill\7 Caapa~ turn• 1eh1QI power to said 1Datallat1on.