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CODE ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 89-C
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SUB-SECTION (b) OF SECTION 8-1; AMENDING SUB-SECTION (c) OF SECTION 8-1;
AMENDING SUB-SECTION (a) OF SECTION 8-2; AMENDING SUB-SECTION (b) OF SECTION
8-2; AMENDING SECTION 8-5 BY REPEALING SUB-SECTION (a) AND SUB-SECTION (b)
. AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFORE A NEW SECTION 8-5; AMENDING SUB-SECTION (1) (a) OF
SECTION 8-14; AMENDING SUB-SECTION (1) (h) OF SECTION 8-14; AMENDING SUB-SECTION
2 OF SECTION 8-~4; AMENDING SUB-SECTION 3 OF SECTION 8-14; AMENDING THE FIRST
PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 8-34; AMENDING SUB-SECTION (a) OF SECTION 8-40; AMENDING
SUB-SECTION (g) ~¡;);OF SECTION 8-40; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM
"ELECTRICIAN"; PROVIDING A DEFINITION "MASTER ELECTRICIAN"; ESTABLISHING A BOARD
OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICIANS; PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION OF MASTER AND
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS; PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF MASTER ELECTRICIANS,
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING FOR THE REQUIREMENT
OF MAIN SERVICE DISCONNECTS; ESTABLISHING WIRING METHODS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION BY POSTING.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT HEREBY ORDAINS THAT:
SECTION 1.
Sub-Section (b) of Section 8-1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) The term "Electrician" as used in this regulation shall be held
to mean a person who is engaged in the trade or business of electrical
construction and who is qualified under the terms and provisions of
this regulation, and the Florida Electrical Contractors Licensing
Board.
SECTION 2.
Sub-Section (c) of Section 8-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) The term "Master Electrician" as used in this regulation shall
be held to mean a person who possesses the necessary qualifications,
training and technical knowledge to plan, layout, and supervise the
instnl1ation of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for light,
heat or power and who is qualified under the provisions of this regu-
lation and the Florida Electrical Contractors Licensing Board.
SECTION 3.
Sub-Section (a) of'Section (a) (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) A Board of Examiners or Electricians is hereby created consisting
of five (5) members, one of whom shall be the City Electrical Inspector,
two (2) shall be licensed Master Electricians, and two (2) shall be
Florida Power Corporation representatives. It shall be the duty of said
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Board to examine and pass upon the qualifications of all persons who
desire to engage in the trade or business of Electrical Construction
within the City limits. The members of said Board of Examiners other
than the City Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the City Council
of the City of Clermont to hold office for the term of one year commenc-
ing the first day of January of each year, or until their successors are
appointed and confirmed.
SECTION 4.
Sub-Section (b) of Section 8-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Examinations may be given by the board or the City Electrical Inspec-
tor.
Examinations shall be conducted at the office of the City Electrical
Inspector and held at the convenience of the Board members or the City
Inspector. Applicants shall be examined as to their practical
knowledge of Electrical Construction, as defined in this regulation.
Examinations shall be made in whole or in part writing, and shall be
of practical and elementary character but sufficiently str~ct to test
the qualifications of the applicant, and to satisfy the Board as to the
applicant's ability as a Master or Journeyman Electrician, as the case
may be, and his familiarity with the rules and regulations governing
Electrical Construction. If satisfied as to the competency of such
applicant, the board shall issue to him immediately a certificate of
competency authorizing him to engage in or work at the trade or business
of Electrical Construction as a Master Electrician or Journeyman
Electrician.
SECTION 5.
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Clermont is hereby amended by repealing
Sub-Section (a) and Sub-Section (b) of Section 8-5 and substituting therefore the
following Section 8-5 to read as follows:
Every master and journeyman electrician before carrying on his trade
or business in the City shall appear in person before the Board of
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Examiners of Electricians, and pass an examination as to his competency
as provided in Section 8-2 of this regulation, or show proof of passing
the State Board of Licensing Board Examinations.
SECTION 6.
Sub-Section (1) of Section 8-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Master Electrician
(a) A Master Electrician shall be deemed to be a person who has shown
through successfully passing an examination before the Board of Electrical
Examiners, that he has sufficient knowledge, experience and education
to supervise electrical construction in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance, or the Certification by the Florida Electrical Contractors
Licensing Board.
SECTION 7.
Sub-Section (1) (h) of Section 8-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows;
(h) No person shall receive a Certificate of Competency as a Master
Electrician who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.
SECTION 8.
Sub-Section 2 of Section 8-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Journeyman Electrician
The term "Journeyman Electrician" as used in this Ordinance shall mean a
person who has in his possession an unexpired Journeyman's certificate issued
to him by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the City of Clermont,
Florida, or the Florida Electrical Contractors Board, and is qualified to
perform the work under the supervision of a Master Electrician.
SECTION 9.
Sub-Section (3) of Section 8-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(3) Electrical Contractor
The term "Electrical Contractor" as used in this Ordinance shall mean any
person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of installing electrical
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equipment or apparatus within the City of Clermont, Florida, provided
that he or they have been licensed by said City to make such electrical
installations, and provided that he or they maintain a permanent business
address, and further provide that said electrical contractor shall have
at all times, as a supervisor of such electrical installations a person
who has in his possession an unexpired Master Electrician's Certificate
that has been issued to him by the Board of Electrical Examiners of
Clermont, Florida, or the Florida Electrical Contracting Board. Such
Master Electrician shall not be a supervisor for more than one electrical
contractor at anyone time.
SECTION 10.
The first paragraph of Section 8-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of CJèrmont is hereby amended to read as follows:
A main disconnect of one hundred amperes or more must be installed for
the owner or his agent by a Master or Journeyman E1ectrican and located
within seven feet of the meter (either inside or) outside of the building.
The height of the main switch or breaker on a residence shall not be over
six (6) feet from the ground and within seven feet (7) of the meter.
Service conductors for all commercial buildings shall not be smaller than
three #2 wires installed in one and one-quarter (1~J. conduit. If a
commercial building or residence does not exceed six hundred square feet
(600 sq. ft.) and indicated load not exceeding five thousand (5,000) watts,
based on two hundred (200) watts per current consuming outlet, plus
maximum wattage for special purpose outlets plus actual nameplate wattage
for direct connected loads, the minimum service disconnect may be sixty (6)
amperes and the service conductors shall not be less than #6, 3 wire,
installed in 1 inch conduit, or cable, if residential.
SECTION 11.
Sub-Section (a) of Section 8-40 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Approved rigid conduits, steel tube, E.M.T., surface metal raceways,
wireways, and busways shall be required for all wires used to conduct
current for light, heat and power, in the wiring of all new buildings
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and additions thereto with the fire limits of the City of Clermont,
as they are now or may hereafter be established, and also in apartment
houses and townshouses and condominiums having over three (3) living
quarters, and in churches, schools, theatres, public building and
manufacturing or business establishments located outside the fire
limits, except apartments, condominiums, mu1tiplte housing living
quarters with one (1) hour fire resistance construction between each
quarter and a two (2) hour fire construction between every four (4)
living quarters and limited to two stores in height shall be permitted to
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wire under the National Electrical Code with Romex as adopted by the City
of Clermont Ordinance No. 50-C.
SECTION 12.
Sub-Section (g) (6) of Section 8-40 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Clermont is hereby amended to read as follows:
(g) (6) The grounding of electrical wiring at the meter location, shall
be as follows: Minimum size ground wire shall be #4 bare copper and shall
conform to Articles 250-81; 250-82; 250-94 of the National Electrical
Code and connected to a driven rod of minimum size (5/8" x 8') then
to the water piping system within the building with an approved clamp.
SECTION 13.
This Ordinance is made pursuant to the authority of the Charter of the
City of Clermont, Florida, the General Laws of the State of Florida, and Special
Acts of the Legislature of the State of Florida.
SECTION 14.
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 15.
Should any Section of part of a Section of this Ordinance be declared
invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not apply
or affect any other provision of this Ordinance, except to the extent that the
entire Section or part of the Section may be inseparable in meaning and effect from
the Section tO'which such holding shall apply.
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SECTION 16.
This Ordinance shall be posted as provided by law and it shall become
law and shall take effect at 12:01 on the 27th day of April, A. D. 1973
First Reading this 13th day of March, A. D. 1973
Second Reading this 27th day of March, A. D. 1973
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL DF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS c27~ DAY OF ~L A. D. 1973
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APPROVED by me this ,:}..'} ~day of
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MAYOR
A. D. 1973
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a certified copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 89-C
was posted on the Public Municipal Bulletin Board at City Hall for a period of not
less than one (1) week, as required under the Charter of the City of Clermont, Florida
beginning ~Á/j]./;;z..J7 A.D. 1973.
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