Does 230.24(B)(1) not apply to residential property?

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Utility Service drop is not covered under the NEC per 90.2(B)(5)(a) and OK with Utility.
We have a 1 family dwelling on residential property or a building as (defined by article 100) the NEC starts at the utility splice on a greater than 10' in height drip loop with 150V to ground as well as meeting the other ped access requirements of 230.24(B)(1).
Is there any code language I am misssing that prevents this installation from meeting the requirements of 230.24(B)(1)?

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tortuga said:
Is there any code language I am missing that prevents this installation from meeting the requirements of 230.24(B)(1)?
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Since it is owned by the serving electric utility, it is required to meet the rules of the NESC and not the NEC. By the way, the main rule of the NESC requires 12 ft. of clearance instead of 10 ft. Note 8 to Table 232-1 in the NESC states, "Where the height of a building or other installation does not permit service drops to meet these values (the value being 10 ft., Charlie), the clearances may be reduced to the following:

(c) Supply service drops limited to 150 V to ground and meeting Rules 230C1 or 230C3 (basically a triplex cable, Charlie) - 10.0 ft.

The above was taken from the 2002 Edition of the NESC. :)
 
I think The inspector is saying the drip loop contains the utility splices and is the service point. his memo says "provide minimum 12' to ground at overhead service conductors per 230.24(B)(2)".
He is saying because the service drop is over residential property (B)(2) overrides (B)(1) even if all the conditions of (B)(1) are met and none of the conditions of (B)(2) are present other than "residential property". However (B)(2) does not specify the "drip loop" like (B)(1) does.

What do you think? Does the wording "over residential property" in 230.24(B)(2) prevent (B)(1) from being used at residential property under any conditions?
 
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Is your inspector saying the customer takes over after the splice as shown in this photo? I think the utility would disagree.
 
Looks more like this.
The bottom of the drip loop is above 10' but below 12'
The splices are utility splices connecting to the service entrance conductors.
It is a service change on an existing dwelling.
(It is about a foot higher than the one that was there.)
It is impracticable to penetrate the roof in the installers mind, so he is using 230.54(C) Exception to have the service head below the service drop.
The power co looked at the site prior to the work and approved of keeping the weather head under the overhang.
Then they came out wile the work was happining to disconnect and reconnect and anchored the triplex to a nice new johnny ball on the side of the overhang wile they were there.
 
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