Ordinance 79-085 ORDINANCE NO. 79- 85
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~0. 77-~, ~E COLL~E~ CO~ ELEC~I~ CODE,
WI~ ~OA~ TO ~ USE OF A ~I~ORCING B~ AS
A GRO~ING ROD; PROVIDING FOR CONVICT,
~Itt~A~ .~E~ CONS~UCTION; PROVIDING ~ E~ECTI~ DA~.
has adopted the National Elecerfcal Code - 1975 ~A ~70-19~5,
and the Collier County Supplement co the National Electrical Code
1975; and
~E~S, conce~ has been expressed with regard co the usa
of a reinforcin~ bar as a Ero~dfnE rod, and the ~nner in which
a reinforcing bar ~y be use4 as a gro~dfns rod; and
~S, the welfare and safety of the citizens of Collier
County in the consC~cCion and occupation of sC~ccures will
be Jeopardized unless certain restrictions are f~osed upon
use of a reinforcing bar as a gro~dinE rod~
NOW T~FO~ BE IT O~AI~D BY ~E BOA~ OF CO~
CO~ISSIONE~S OF CO~IE~ CO~, ~ORIDA:
Section 1. Collier Co~ty Ordinance No. 77-54 is hereby
amended by addfns the followins lans~Ee co Section 250-83~)
(2) (a) of the National Electrical Code 1975, adopted in Collier
County Ordinance No. 77-54:
Electrodes or rods of steel or iron shall have Ch~ouCe~
CO~ on
surface Ealvanfzed or oChe~ise metal-coated ~or ~ ~
protection. Reinforcing bars shall ncc be used as gr~n~
electrodes unless encased in concrete and confo~inS ~o ~
subsection (~) o~ ~he 250.83 ~ton~1 ~lec~stc~l Co~.
as adopted by Collier County Ordinance No. 77-54.
Section 2. Conflict. In the event this Ordinance conflicts
with any other ordinance of Collier County or any other applicable
law the more restrictive shall apply.
Section 3. Penalty. The violaCion of any provisiom of this
Ordinance is a misdemeanor and shall be prosecuted in the name of
the state in the county court by the state attorney, and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by
imprisormmnt in the county Jarl not to exceed 60 days or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Each violation and each day a
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The
Board of County Commissioners shall have the power to collaterally
enforce the provisions of this Ordinance by appropriate Judicial
writ or proceeding notwithstanding any prosecution as a misdemeanor.
Section 4. Appeal. The review process for any person
aggrieved by the application of this Ordinance shall be that
same review process encompassed in Section 3 of Collier County
Ordinance 77-54.
Section 5. Liberal Construction. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out
its purposes in the interest of public health, safety, welfare,
and convenience of the visitors to and the residents of Collier
County, Florida.
Section 62 Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect upon receipt of notice from the Secretary of State that
this Ordinance has been filed with the Secretary of State.
,,% ~,~R~:. October 23, 1979
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~...-' :~'~X ' ,~ ~~Clerk
BOARD OF CO~ COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
STATE OFiF~ORIDA
COUNTY OFiCOLLIER
I, WILLIAR J. REAGAN, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth Judicial
Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true original o~'
ORDINANCE NO. 79-85
which was adopted by the Board of County Con~isstoners during Regular Session
October 23, 1979.
WIT)lESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County Co,~nissioners
of Collier County, Florida, this 23rd day of October, 1979.
I~ILLIA~ J. REAGAN
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex-officio tO Board of
County ~ommi ~stoners
This ordinance filed with the Secretary of State's
Office the 30th day of October, 1979 and acknowledge-By
ment of that~ftling receiveq this 2nd day of November, Vir!~)~ia Magrq
1979. c~ J ' Oeputy Clerk
De~ BOOK