[Ord. No. 09-7340 §1, 4-27-2009]
A. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of the National Electrical Code, adopted in Section
500.050, or the City Electrical Code. In the event of conflict between codes, the City Electrical Code shall assume precedence.
B. Notice. The Electrical Inspector shall serve a notice of
violation or order on the person responsible for the wiring, rewiring,
alteration, repair or removal of any electrical work in violation
of the provisions of this Chapter or in violation of a detailed statement
or a plan approved thereunder or a violation of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this Chapter, and such order shall
direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the
abatement of the violation.
C. Prosecution. If the notice of violation is not complied
with promptly, the Electrical Inspector shall request the attorney
for the City to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in
equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to require
the removal or termination of the unlawful use of the building or
structure in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the
order or direction made pursuant thereto.
D. Violation Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision
of this Chapter or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof or who shall wire, rewire, alter, repair or remove any electrical
work in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Electrical
Inspector or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions
of this code shall be guilty of a violation of the Electrical Code
punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both such fine
and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed
a separate offense.
E. Abatement. The imposition of the penalties prescribed in
this Section shall not preclude the attorney for the City from instituting
appropriate action to prevent unlawful electrical work or to restrain,
correct or abate a violation or to prevent illegal occupancy of a
building, structure or premises or to stop an illegal act, conduct,
business or use of a building or structure in or about any premises.