2 Buildings, One Service

[ASG]

We have 2 buildings (2 owners) next door to each other that we are constructing at the same time. The utility company originally wanted the service to come into one building and then us to tap off and feed the second building. They have since changed the plans to have a property line box now that they know there is room for one but before that became a reality, would the original plan they had for us violate 230.3?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

We have 2 buildings (2 owners) next door to each other that we are constructing at the same time. The utility company originally wanted the service to come into one building and then us to tap off and feed the second building. They have since changed the plans to have a property line box now that they know there is room for one but before that became a reality, would the original plan they had for us violate 230.3?

Not at all since the other building is not being fed thru the first. In other words, the wires do not go thru the building. The first building is just a structure to mount the boxes.

 

[eprice]

If the tap occurred prior to the service entering the first building, and if the conductors supplying the second building never entered, the first building, then I don't see a violation of 230.3 I think, however, that it would be a violation of 230.40, since the service drop or lateral would be supplying a set of service entrance conductors to each building.

 

[eprice]

The utility company originally wanted the service to come into one building and then us to tap off and feed the second building.

If you mean, by the words that I have highlighted, that the service would enter the first building and then get tapped inside the building to go to the other building, then yes, I think that would be a violation of 230.3.

 

[ASG]

If you mean, by the words that I have highlighted, that the service would enter the first building and then get tapped inside the building to go to the other building, then yes, I think that would be a violation of 230.3.

That was the initial ruling, yes.

 

[hurk27]

Maybe the NEC would allow such a service, but property rights laws would not, as you said you have two owners, and depending upon where their property end's or begins will determine if this would be legal under law?

you can not trespass upon another's property with utility conductors, ever wonder why a utility company's require a right of way if you want primaries brought up to a building?

you have the same problem with town homes, and condo's if there is no common area built into the deed, you will have to keep each buildings utilities on each persons property.