Title 17F Construction Standards
Chapter 17F.050 Electrical Code
Section 17F.050.090 Installation of Residential Service Entrance
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The service entrance conductors for a new single-family dwelling having five hundred square feet or more of habitable space must be installed in a raceway of not less than two-inch trade size which terminates in a two-hundred amp cabinet or panel containing a two-hundred amp main breaker or set of fuses. The conductors must be approved for carrying two hundred amperes.
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The service entrance cable for a new dwelling having less than five hundred square feet of habitable space or for rewiring an existing dwelling of any size may be installed either by the method provided in subsection (A) of this section or as exposed wiring on the exterior of the building, in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
Date Passed: Monday, July 17, 2017
Effective Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
ORD C35520 Section 2
