Athens City Code

Pursuant to authority granted by T.C.A. §§ 6-54-501 through 6-54-506 and for the purpose of regulating conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, as prepared and adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, and chapter 0780-2-1 of the 2009 edition of Electrical Installation, as adopted by the department of commerce and insurance, is adopted and incorporated by reference as part of this Code and is hereafter referred to as the electrical code. The National Electrical Code is adopted and incorporated fully as set out at length herein with the following addendum: "All commercial and industrial buildings shall be wired in a metal raceway."

(Code 1972, § 4-301; Code 1995, § 12-301; Ord. No. 813, 6-18-1996; Ord. No. 860, 8-17-1999; Ord. No. 903, 10-15-2002; Ord. No. 960, 7-17-2007; Ord. No. 1003, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 1058, § 4, 1-17-2017; Ord. No. 1105, § 4, 12-21-2021)