[R.O. 2014 §500.230; Ord. No. 377 §1, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 460 §1, 1-26-1984; Ord. No. 600 §1, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §1, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §1, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §1, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1486 §1, 4-28-2011; Ord. No. 1574 §1, 2-28-2013; Ord. No. 2104, 8-24-2023; Ord. No. 2126, 1-11-2024]
A.
Adoption.
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office
of the City Clerk of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, being marked
and designated as the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, as published
by the National Electrical Code Council, be and is hereby adopted
as the Electrical Code of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, for regulating
and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings
and structures; by providing for the administration of said code of
Marshfield, Missouri; providing for the issuance of permits and collection
of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of said Electrical Code on file in
the office of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, are hereby referred
to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article
except such portions thereof as are hereinafter deleted, modified,
or amended.
B.
Amendments.
1.
Section 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection, Subsection (A), shall be modified to read as follows: "(A) Dwelling Units. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets or devices installed in dwelling units or bedrooms, shall be protected by any of the means described in 210.12(A)(1) through (6)."
[R.O. 2014 §500.240; Ord. No. 377 §2, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 600 §2, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §2, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §2, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §2, 2-22-2007]
This Article shall be construed to secure its expressed intent
and purpose which is to insure public safety, health and welfare and
to safeguard life, insofar as they are effected by electric conductors
and equipment, and in general to secure safety to life and property
from all hazards incident to the design, erection, repair, removal,
demolition, maintenance, use and occupancy of buildings, structures
or premises having electric conductors or equipment.
[R.O. 2014 §500.250; Ord. No. 377 §3, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 600 §3, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §3, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §3, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §3, 2-22-2007]
The provisions of this Article shall apply to all property,
premises, buildings and their appurtenant constructions, equipment
and additions and shall apply with equal force to municipal, County,
State and private buildings; except where such buildings or premises
are otherwise specifically provided for by Statute.
[R.O. 2014 §500.260; Ord. No. 377 §4, 9-13-1979]
No building or structure shall be constructed, extended, repaired,
removed or altered in violation of these provisions.
[R.O. 2014 §500.270; Ord. No. 600 §4, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §4, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §4, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §4, 2-22-2007]
Except as may be specifically provided herein, no provisions
of the existing Marshfield Zoning Ordinance pertaining to location,
use or construction of buildings or equipment shall be nullified by
provisions of this Code, but in any case, the most rigid requirements
shall control the construction, equipment or materials or the location
of building or structures. Whenever State Statutes require the approval
of special use group buildings, including among others, factories,
schools and multi-family dwellings, the approval of such authority
shall accompany the application for a permit as may be required by
the Code.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Building
Inspector to enforce the provisions of the National Electric Code
hereby adopted. The Municipal Building Inspector of the City of Marshfield,
Missouri, or his/her duly authorized and appointed representative
as the "Building Official" as referred to throughout the Electric
Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1948 changed the title of this Section
from "Duties of Building Inspector and Fire Chief" to "Duties of Building
Inspector."
[R.O. 2014 §500.273; Ord. No. 1262 §6, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1949, 7-23-2020; Ord. No. 2132, 1-11-2024]
Where there are practical difficulties involved in carrying
out the express provisions of the National Electric Code, current
adopted Edition, or any approved fire rule, the Municipal Building
Inspector may vary or modify such provisions upon the application
of the owner, or his representative, provided that the spirit and
intent of the Code shall be observed and public welfare and safety
be assured. The application for modification and the final decision
of the Building Inspector shall be in writing and shall be officially
recorded in the permanent records of the City of Marshfield, Missouri.
[R.O. 2014 §500.274; Ord. No. 1262 §7, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1950, 7-23-2020[1]; Ord. No. 2154, 5-8-2024]
In the discharge of his/her duties, the Municipal Building Inspector,
the Fire Protection District Chief, or his/her duly authorized representatives,
shall have authority to enter at any reasonable hour, any building,
structure, or premises in the municipality to enforce the provisions
of this Code. In this regard, the Municipal Building Inspector and
his/her authorized representatives shall display a badge for the purpose
of identification. The assistance and cooperation of the Police Department,
and all other municipal officials, shall be available to the Municipal
Building Inspector and Fire Protection District Chief as required
in the performance of his/her duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1950 changed the title of this Section
from "Authority of Fire Chief or Building Inspector" to "Authority
of Building Inspector."
[R.O. 2014 §500.275; Ord. No. 1262 §8, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 2132, 1-11-2024]
The National Electric Code, current adopted Edition, as herein
adopted, shall be enforced by the City Building Inspector and his/her
duly authorized representatives. The City Building Inspector may designate
an employee as his/her deputy who shall exercise all the powers of
the Building Inspector during the temporary absence or disability
of the Building Inspector.
[R.O. 2014 §500.276; Ord. No. 1262 §9, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1951, 7-23-2020; Ord. No. 2132, 1-11-2024]
Whenever the provisions of this Article, or any National Electric
Code, current adopted Edition provisions, or the plans and specifications
approved hereunder are not complied with, a "stop-work order" shall
be served on the owner or his/her representative and a copy thereof
shall be posted at the site of construction. Such stop-work order
shall not be removed except by written notice of the Municipal Building
Inspector after satisfactory evidence has been supplied to him/her
that the violation has been corrected.
[R.O. 2014 §500.277; Ord. No. 1262 §10, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1952, 7-23-2020]
An owner, lessee, agent, operator, or occupant aggrieved by
an order pursuant to this Article may file an appeal to the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, within ten (10) days
from the service of such order or the denial of a permit by the City
Building Inspector and the Board of Aldermen shall set a time and
place as to when and where such appeal may be heard by the Board of
Aldermen. Unless such order shall be designated an emergency order,
such appeal shall stay the execution of said order until such time
as it has been heard and revised, confirmed, or rescinded. An emergency
"stop-work order" shall remain in effect until such appeal has been
determined by the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall,
in a hearing of an appeal, affirm, modify, revoke or direct that such
order be withdrawn. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then
be complied with. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be deemed
to deny the rights of any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership
or voluntary association to appeal from an order from the provisions
contained herein, or a decision of the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Marshfield, Missouri, to a court of competent jurisdiction.
[R.O. 2014 §500.278; Ord. No. 1262 §11, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 2104, 8-24-2023; Ord. No. 2132, 1-11-2024]
The owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where
a violation of any provision or regulation of the National Electric
Code, current adopted Edition, has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or premises where such
violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent,
architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes
part in, or assists in any such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and
every day that such violation continues, and if the violation shall
be willful, upon conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation
shall continue, or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and
every day that such violation shall continue, or by both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Marshfield Municipal Court.
Any person who, having been served with an order to remove any violation,
shall fail to comply with said order from which no timely appeal has
been taken, within ten (10) days after such service, or shall continue
to violate any provision under this Code in the respect named in such
order, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield,
Missouri, may, in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate
action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of
demolition to restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent
the occupancy of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any
act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises which is violative
of the provisions of the National Electric Code, current adopted Edition,
as adopted herein.
