O-09-10VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. o -o9 -lo
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING 2005 EDITION OF
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE REGULATING AND
CONTROLLING THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION AND USE
OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE
AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, this
20th day Of April , 2004
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lake and
Cook Counties, Illinois, this
20th day of April , 2009 ,
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. o -09 -10
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING 2005 EDITION OF
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE REGULATING AND
CONTROLLING THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION AND USE
OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
WHEREAS, three (3) copies of the National Electrical Code 2005 as published by the
National Fire Protection Association have been on file in the office of the Village Clerk for more
than thirty (30) days; and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield has identified the proposed adoption of the National
Electrical Code 2005 to the Illinois Capital Development Board, Division of Building Codes and
Regulations, thirty (30) days prior to its adoption as required by Section 1 -2 -3.1 of the Illinois
Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield have
determined that adoption of the National Electrical Code 2005, as provided in this Ordinance, is in
the best interests of the Village of Deerfield and will serve and promote public health, safety and
welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, in
the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the National Electrical Code 2005, as published by the National Fire
Protection Association, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the Village of Deerfield for
regulating the installation, alteration, repair, replacement and use of electrical systems in the Village
of Deerfield, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, standards, conditions and terms of such
National Electrical Code 2005 are hereby adopted and made a part hereof by this reference as if fully
set out in this Ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in
Section 2 of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: That paragraph (a)(1) of Section 8 -2 ( "Rules and Regulations Adopted ") of
Chapter 8 ( "Electricity ") of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8 -2. Rules and regulations adopted.
(a) Pursuant to the recommendations of the Electrical Commission there
are hereby adopted as safe and practical standards for the installation, alteration
and use of electrical equipment in the Village the following:
(1) The 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), as published
the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), shall govern the installation and use of
all electrical equipment in the Village except as otherwise provided in this
Chapter.
SECTION 3: That nothing in this Ordinance or in the National Electrical Code 2005 hereby
adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights
acquired or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or
ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 2 of this Ordinance, nor shall any just or legal right or
remedy vested as of the effective date of this Ordinance be lost, impaired or affected by this
Ordinance.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance, and each of its terms, shall be the effective legislative act
of a home rule municipality without regard to whether such Ordinance should: (a) contain terms
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contrary to the provisions of current or subsequent non - preemptive state law; or, (b) legislate in a
manner or regarding a matter not delegated to municipalities by state law. It is the intent of the
corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield that to the extent that the terms of this Ordinance
should be inconsistent with any non - preemptive state law, this Ordinance shall supersede state law in
that regard within its jurisdiction.
SECTION 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this 20th day of April , 2009.
AYES: Benton, Jester, Rosenthal, Seiden, Struthers, Wasserman (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
APPROVED this 20th day o
ATTEST:
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