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§ 82 -342 LA PORTE CODE Sec. 82.342. Wiring within buildings. Nonmetallic sheathed cable shall be used only for residential work, apartment houses, hotels, motels and similar occupancies equal to and less than three stories in height. Conductors in or on all the and masonry walls of such buildings shall be encased in rigid conduit, flexible conduit, PVC conduit or electrical metallic tubing. Minimum size nonmetallic sheathed cable shall be limited to No. 12 AV4'G. (Ord. No. 1637, § 1(5.05), 3- 13 -89; Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 9, 9- 12 -05) Sec. 82 -343. Reserved. Editor's note —Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 10, adopted September 12, 2005, repealed § 82 -343, which pertained to ground contact and derived from Ord, No. 1637, § 1(5.06), 3- 13 -89. Sec. 82 -344, Meter cabinets. Meter cabinets or meter sockets shall be approved by the electric public service company and installed in accordance with subsection 82- 102(a) of this chapter. Meter cabinets shall be installed in accordance with electric public service company standards and the National Electrical Code (NEC). (Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.01), 3- 13 -89; Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 11, 9- 12 -05) Sec. 82 -345. Feeders, f' All services, except residential and interior feeders, shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, l electric metallic tubing or approved busways, except that underground services and feeders may be installed in approved ducts or plastic conduit. The portion of the service ahead of the meter cabinet shall not be run through attic spaces. (Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.02), 3- 13 -89; Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 12, 9- 12 -05) Sec. 82 -346. Flexible conduit. Flexible metallic conduit may be used, provided that such flexible metal conduit meats all specifications of the National Electrical Code; provided, however, that the wiring method of BX/Armour Clad is specifically prohibited. (Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.03), 3- 13 -89) Sec. 82.347. Specific regulations for dwellings. General lighting load in single - family residences shall be divided into not less than three circuits and shall be balanced as nearly as possible. Circuits may be of either 15 or 20 ampere capacity or may be mixed. Not more than eight outlets may be connected to any 15- ampere circuit, nor more than ten outlets to any 20- ampere circuit. For purposes of this section an outlet is considered to be a receptacle or fixture outlet. (Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.04), 3- 13 -89) Supg. No. 18 CD82 :20