This is our current ordinance. Still based in the 2008NEC.
Types NM, NMC, and NMS
2008 NEC
article 334.10 Uses Permitted. (amended as)
(2) multifamily dwellings permitted to be type III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in 334.12.
Non metallic sheathed cable shall be used only for temporary work or in R-2 (apartments only), R-3 and R-4 occupancies (and their accessory structures),none of which may exceed four (4) floors. Nonmetallic sheathed cable shall be limited to four (4) stories of habitable space not including a parking garage, or limited to three (3) stories of habitable space above a single story parking garage, but in no case shall the wiring method exceed four (4) stories. Cables shall be concealed within walls, floors, or ceilings that provide a thermal barrier of material that has at least a 15 minute finish rating as identified in listings of fire rated assemblies.
(3) Other structures to be of Type III, Iv, and V construction except as prohibited in 334.12
Nonmetallic sheathed cable shall be used only for temporary work or in single story detached structures under 2000 square feet in area served by electric service two hundred (200) amperes or less, in buildings of use groups B, or S-2 where approved by the AHJ.
If the 2011NEC is adopted "as is" without amendments then NM, NMC, and NMS will be applicable to
commercial as well with restrictions as per 334.12 (2011)
If this be the case in your Jurisdiction, what are some of the problems that have been encountered?