There is hereby adopted by the Borough of Mount Union, for the
purpose of prescribing regulations governing the installation, construction
and inspection of electrical wiring systems, equipment and other facilities
utilizing electrical energy for light, heat and power in or on any
building, structure or premises in the Borough of Mount Union and
of promoting the public welfare and safety, that certain code known
as the "National Electrical Code," as published by the National Fire
Protection Association, 1978 Edition. No less than three copies of
the latest revision of such code have been and are now on file in
the office of the Borough Secretary.
All electrical systems installed, constructed, altered or extended
within or on public or private buildings or other premises, including
yards, carnivals, parking lots, trailers and mobile homes, industrial
substations or any other buildings or land, shall in all respects
conform to the requirements of the said National Electrical Code.
Only those materials, fittings and devices enumerated in said National
Electrical Code, and its corresponding "List of Inspected Appliances
of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.," as herein adopted, shall
be used in electrical construction work under this code.
Upon the filing of a written application in such form as the
Borough Code Enforcement Officer shall require, and upon payment of
the required fee, a permit shall be issued in duplicate to the electrical
contractor or other person making application, one copy thereof to
be conspicuously posted upon the premises where the work is being
done, until the work has been inspected and approved by the Electrical
Inspection Department of the Middle Department Association of Fire
Underwriters or another electrical inspection service and a certificate
of approval, executed by such Electrical Inspection Department or
electrical inspection service, filed with the Borough Code Enforcement
Officer.
Permits may be granted upon payment of fees in an amount as provided for in the Basic Building Code of the Borough of Mount Union. (See Article
II of this chapter.)
The Borough Code Enforcement Officer shall enforce the provisions
of this Electrical Code and shall have the power, when he is notified
by the Middle Department of Fire Underwriters or another approved
electrical inspection service or by other persons that certain electrical
installations or construction is being done contrary to the requirements
of this code, to cause such work to be stopped and to enforce compliance
with the code and the further power, in the event of an existing electric
wiring system found upon inspection to be unsafe or defective, to
notify and order the owner of such premises to discontinue the use
of such system until the defect(s) has been corrected, the system
made to conform to the requirements of this Electrical Code, and the
system approved by the electrical inspection agency.
Appeals and the procedure for appeals shall be as set forth
in the Borough Building Code.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision
of this code or to cause, permit or suffer any such violation to be
committed or to violate any rule or regulation adopted by the Code
Enforcement Officer pursuant to authority granted by this code. Any
such person shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article
and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of
not more than $300, and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than
30 days. It shall be the responsibility of the offender to abate the
violation as expeditiously as possible, provided that each violation
of any provision of this article, and each day the same is continued,
shall be deemed a separate offense.