A.
Any person maintaining electric wires for whatever purpose shall
keep such wiring so arranged, insulated and protected so as to conform
to the current edition of the National Fire Protection Association
Electrical Code and approved by the American Standards Association.
Any wiring designed to convey electricity found, by the authority
empowered to grant a permit or any authority empowered to enforce
any part of this article, to be in an unsafe condition or any wiring
cut or removed by the Fire Department in the discharge of its duties
must be repaired or replaced by the owner or lessee in accordance
with said codes and in a safe and proper manner. Whether such repair
or replacement is in conformity with such codes is a fact to be determined
by the Fire Prevention Division.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
B.
Notwithstanding any provisions, conditions and directives contained
in the NFPA Electrical Code and/or the American Standards Association,
no aluminum wire shall be used for electrical installations of any
kind in any building or residence hereafter constructed in the Town.
This restriction shall include alterations to existing electrical
service, except that aluminum cable or copper cable may be used as
a service entrance cable on the line side of the building service
panel.
