[Amended 8-8-1979 by Ord. No. 331]
The Mayor and City Council of the City of Crisfield
does hereby adopt and incorporate as fully as if set out at length
herein that certain Electrical Code known as the "National Electrical
Code" recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, being
the latest edition promulgated.
The National Electrical Code adopted in §
43-1 shall be enforced by the office of Building Inspector of the City of Crisfield. The Building Inspector shall, upon the installation, renewal, extension and reception of any electric wiring and electric apparatus pursuant to this chapter, cause an inspection or inspections to be made by himself or his duly authorized agents to determine that the electrical work conforms with the provisions of the National Electrical Code and this chapter and the provisions of the ordinances of this city and statutes thereof.
No person, copartnership, firm, association,
corporation or other legal entity shall hereafter install, receive,
renew or extend electrical wire or conductors to be used for the transmission
of electrical current for electric light, heat or power purposes in
existing buildings, structures or outdoor electrical displays or signs
or in the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of buildings,
structures or outdoor electrical displays or signs without first applying
for and obtaining a permit to do so pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter.
Each applicant for a permit shall cause the
premises covered by the application to be opened for inspection or
inspections by the Building Inspector or his duly authorized representatives
and the representative or representatives of the Underwriters or similar
organization at all reasonable times.
Upon the Building Inspector's or his duly authorized
representative's determination that the proposed electrical wiring
and electric apparatus comply with the National Electrical Code and
the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of the ordinances
of this city, a permit shall issue forthwith.
All permits shall expire at the expiration of
two years from the date of issuance by the Building Inspector.
Only the materials, fittings and devises enumerated
in the List of Inspected Appliances of Underwriters Laboratories,
Inc., as revised from time to time, shall be used in the electrical
work regulated by the National Electrical Code and this chapter.
The National Electrical Code herein adopted
is supplemented by adding thereto the following which is made a part
thereof.
"Whenever a permit is required under the terms
of this chapter for electrical wiring and apparatus to be done in
connection with a gas or oil burner installation in any existing building
or structure or in the construction, reconstruction, alteration or
repair of buildings or structures, there shall be installed an emergency
shutoff switch, with a red plate thereon marked "oil burner" or "gas
burner," as the case may be, at the entrance to the basement or heating
room."
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The Building Inspector shall have the power
to modify any of the provisions of this chapter upon application,
in writing, by the owner of a premise or his agent when there are
practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of this chapter, provided that the spirit of this chapter shall be
observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done.
All records of the Building Inspector pursuant
to this chapter shall be open to public inspection for good and sufficient
reasons during office hours but shall not be removed from the office
of the Building Inspector without his written consent.
No permit shall be required under this chapter
for the following electrical work:
A. Minor repair work such as the replacement of lamps
and fuses.
B. The connection of portable electrical appliances.
C. Repair manufacturing and maintenance work on premises
occupied by a firm or corporation and installation work on existing
buildings and performed by a regular employee, who is a qualified
journeyman electrician.
[Added 9-12-1979 by Ord. No. 333]
A violation of this chapter shall be declared
to be an infraction. The penalty for violation shall be $25 for each
initial offense and $50 for each repeat offense.