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§ 82 -342 LA PORTE CODE <br />Sec. 82.342. Wiring within buildings. <br />Nonmetallic sheathed cable shall be used only for residential work, apartment houses, <br />hotels, motels and similar occupancies equal to and less than three stories in height. <br />Conductors in or on all tile and masonry walls of such buildings shall be encased in rigid <br />conduit, flexible conduit, PVC conduit or electrical metallic tubing. Minimum size nonmetallic <br />sheathed cable shall be limited to No. 12 AWG. <br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1 {5,05), 3- 13 -89; Ord, No. 96- 2079 -H, § 9, 9- 12 -05) <br />Sec. 82 -343. Reserved. <br />Editor's note —Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 10, adopted September 12, 2005, repealed § 82 -343, <br />which pertained to ground contact and derived from Ord. No. 1637, § 1(5.06), 3- 13 -89. <br />Sec. 82 -344. Meter cabinets. <br />Meter cabinets or meter sockets shall be approved by the electric public service company <br />and installed in accordance with subsection 82- 102(a) of this chapter. Meter cabinets shall be <br />installed in accordance with electric public service company standards and the National <br />Electrical Code (NEC). <br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.01),3-13-89; Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 11, 9- 12 -05) <br />Sec. 82 -345. Feeders. ff <br />All services, except residential and interior feeders, shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, l <br />electric metallic tubing or approved busways, except that underground services and feeders <br />may be installed in approved ducts or plastic conduit. The portion of the service ahead of the <br />motor cabinet shall not be run through attic spaces. <br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.02), 3- 13 -89; Ord. No. 96- 2079 -H, § 12, 9- 12 -05) <br />Sec. 82 -346. Flexible conduit. <br />Flexible metallic conduit may be used, provided that such flexible metal conduit meets all <br />specifications of the National Electrical Code; provided, however, that the wiring method of <br />BY/Armour Clad is specifically prohibited. <br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.03), 3- 13 -89) <br />Sec. 82 -347. Specific regulations for dwellings. <br />General lighting load in single - family residences shall be divided into not less than three <br />circuits and shall be balanced as nearly as possible, Circuits may be of either 15 or 20 ampere <br />capacity or may be mixed. Not more than eight outlets may be connected to any 15- ampere <br />circuit, nor more than ten outlets to any 20- ampere circuit. For purposes of this section an <br />outlet is considered to be a receptacle or fixture outlet. <br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1(6.04), 3- 13 -89) <br />Supp, No, 18 CD82 :20 <br />