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ORDINANCE NO 13,050
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE OF 1975 SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS HEREIN
PROVIDED, AS THE ELECTRICAL CODE FOR THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. There is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code
of the City of Little Rock, that certain Code known as the
National Electrical Code of 1975 as prepared by the National
Fire Protection Association except as amended by the other
provisions of this Ordinance, three (3) copies of which,
having been on file in the Office of the City Clerk for the
time and in the manner prescribed by Act 267, Acts of Arkansas,
1949, and shall so remain on file at all times hereafter.
SECTION 2. Section 210.8(a) of the said 1975 National
Electrical Code pertaining to ground -fault protection is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"210.8 Ground -Fault Circuit Protection
(a) Residential Occupancies. For residential occupancies
all 120 volt, single - phase, 15- and 20- ampere recep-
tacle outlets installed outdoors and in bathrooms when
the outdoor receptacle is installed, shall have ground -
fault circuit protection for personnel. When the out-
door receptacle is not installed, bathroom receptacle
does not have to be protected by ground -fault circuit
protection.
Such ground -fault circuit protection may be provided
for other circuits, locations, and occupancies, and
where used, will provide additional protection against
line -to- ground shock hazard."
SECTION 3. Section 210.25(b) of the said 1975 National
Electrical Code is hereby amended by deleting the fifth (5th)
unnumbered paragraph therein, which reads as follows:
°FOr a one - family dwelling, at least one receptacle outlet
shall be installed outdoors."
SECTION 4. Violation of the provisions of this Code shall
be punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 -5
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage.
PASSED: June 12, 1975
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