[CC 1997 §§8-1 — 8-3; Ord. No. 247 §1, 12-12-1966; Ord. No. 305 §2, 1974; Ord. No. 385, 5-9-1988; Ord. No. 547 §4, 9-8-1997; Ord.
No. 623 §4(8-1 — 8-3), 10-8-2001; Ord. No. 659 §2(8-1 — 8-3), 11-10-2003; Ord. No. 703 §1, 3-6-2006; Ord.
No. 764 §§1, 3, 11-13-2008]
A. Electrical Codes Adopted. A certain document, which is on
file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated
as the "National Electrical Code, 2005" which was approved and adopted
by the National Fire Protection Association and as amended, be and
is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Oakland, Missouri,
for all residential purposes.
B. Jurisdiction. Throughout the National Electrical Codes,
wherever the term "jurisdiction" is used, it is deemed to mean the
City of Oakland Missouri.
C. Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation, institution or organization
or representative thereof violating any of the provisions of the Electrical
Codes shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in the Municipal
Court of the City of Oakland, Missouri, by a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety
(90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day a violation
continues after actual notice to either the responsible individual,
person, firm, institution, corporation or organization or representative
thereof to whom the permit was issued or to the owner or both or to
the legally authorized representative of the permit holder, owner
or both, shall constitute a separate violation. In addition to the
penalties prescribed herein, the Mayor, by and through the City Attorney,
may take such other action, either at law or in equity, that he/she
deems necessary in order to execute and enforce the provisions of
this Chapter.