(a) 
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the city secretary, being marked and designated as the 2005 National Electrical Code and ICC Electrical Code-Administrative Provisions, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the electrical code of the city for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of electrical systems as herein provided; 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 are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) 
The following sections are hereby revised:
Section 101.1. Insert: City of Pottsboro.
(Ordinance 1377 adopted 9/12/16)
(a) 
The city designated electrical inspector shall have the duty and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to regulate and determine the placing of electric wires or other appliances for electric lights, heat or power in the city limits and to cause all such wires, appliances or apparatus to be placed, constructed and guarded as not to cause fire or accidents, endangering life or property, and to cooperate with the Pottsboro Fire Department.
(b) 
It shall be the duty of the city designated electrical inspector to inspect and/or test all electrical work and equipment or apparatus for compliance with the code whenever electric wiring, appliances, or apparatus shall be defective or hazardous through improper manufacture of improper or insufficient insulation or for any other reason, he shall at once cause the removal of such defect or defects at the expense of the owners of such wiring, appliance or apparatus.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.02)
No installation, alteration, or removal shall be made in/or of the wiring of any building or structure for light, heat or power or to increase the load of energy, carried by such wires or equipment, nor shall any building or structure be wired for electric lights, appliances, motors, apparatus, or heating devices nor alterations made thereto without a written permit therefore being first obtained from the city secretary by the person, firm or corporation having direct charge of such installation.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.03)
Upon the completion of the wiring, installation or alteration of any building or structure for light, heat, power, appliance or apparatus, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation having direct charge of such to notify the city office who shall, as early as possible, provide inspection of such wiring, installation, appliance, and apparatus if installed, altered and constructed in compliance with the permit in accordance with the requirements of this article, he or she shall execute a certificate of satisfactory inspection, which shall contain the date of such inspection and the result of his or her examination.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.04)
All electrical construction, all materials, appliances, motors, heating devices, and apparatus used in connection with electrical work and the operation of all electrical apparatus within the city limits, shall conform to the rules and requirements of the International Electrical Code when work is performed or equipment and apparatus installed, however, the necessity, good service and said results often require large sizes of wire, more branch circuits, and better types of equipment than the minimum which is specified in the International Electrical Code.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.05; Ordinance adopting Code)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to correct any defect or defects in his or her work or to meet the required standards after having been given notice of the unfit condition by the city designated electrical inspector, within a reasonable time, shall be refused any other permit until such defect or defects have been corrected and shall be subject to revocation of license for continual defective work or either upon conviction for violation of the provisions of this article.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.07)
Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code together with the costs of such prosecution, or by imprisonment. Each day during which violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.08)
Any individual desiring to perform his or her own electrical work personally shall not be required to make the required bond or to obtain the required license, but shall be required to obtain the regular permit for that particular job. Such work done by an individual must be done by him or her personally on his or her own particular job and not be a way of performing a service to the public generally.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Article 2.00, Section 2.09)