It is my responsibility to provide an attachment point on my end that will maintain code minimums. If the POCO chooses to do otherwise on their end it's their problem.
I just wasn't sure if the eye bolt near the peak of the roof would give me code clearance over the customers driveway. Being a small project to begin with the small errors become huge burdens on the bottom line.
Yea, If the POCO chooses to do otherwise, it could be your problem. That would be a good reason to find out from the POCO what they require. rather than what the NEC says. Here, Duke power says that the attachment point should be 16 ft. above a residential driveway.
"The location of all service drop attachments must be approved by Power Delivery before the
customer’s work begins.
A. The service drop attachment must be safely accessible and in direct line to the Company’s
service pole. Safely accessible is defined as accessible with an extension ladder placed on
firm level ground directly beneath the point of attachment and with a mounting height of
no greater than 24 feet. If these conditions cannot be met, contact Power Delivery for
assistance.
B. The service drop attachment must be located so that the service drop will not cross
adjoining property.
C. The service drop attachment must be located at a height to permit the following minimum
clearances (under conditions of maximum sag) at any point along the span of the service
drop conductors. These clearances apply to company-owned service drops meeting NESC
rule 230C3 (triplex, quadraplex, duplex, or parallel-lay conductors). For other companyowned
service conductors (open wire, bare wire) refer to NESC for appropriate
clearances:
1. 12 feet above finished grades, sidewalks, platforms, or projections from which the
conductor might be reached when the voltage is limited to 300 volts to ground
2. 16 feet above residential driveways when the voltage is limited to 300 volts
to ground
3. 16 feet above commercial areas, parking lots, public streets, alleys, roads, commercial
driveways, and areas subject to truck traffic or agricultural vehicles
D. The service drop conductors to a structure must have a horizontal clearance not less than
3 feet from all windows, doors, porches, fire escapes, or similar locations readily
accessible to pedestrians. All other clearance requirements of the National Electrical
Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and State and local requirements must be met.
E. The service drop attachment or service mast guying attachment device must not be
installed on a masonry chimney.
F. The minimum size service mast for attachment of a service drop is 2” rigid steel or 2”
Intermediate Metallic Conduit (IMC). Conduit couplings are not permitted above the
roofline. Couplings, if required, must be installed below the second conduit support from
the roofline."
And Southern Company wants 15 ft...
