[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. 98-424; 12-26-2001 by Ord. No. 02-39; 12-13-2004 by Ord. No. 05-22; 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 08-091; 5-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-158]
In accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3003, as amended,
the National Electrical Code, designated as "NFPA 70," and published
by the National Fire Protection Association, as adopted and amended
from time to time by the State of Maine Electricians' Examining Board,
is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the minimum standards
for electrical installations within the boundaries of the City of
Bangor. Whenever in the laws and ordinances of the City of Bangor,
Maine, there is a reference to the term "Electrical Code" or "National
Electrical Code," the version of the NEC adopted by the state shall
be the code to which said term refers.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
The installation, repair, alteration and maintenance of electrical
conductors, fittings, installation of optical fiber cable, devices
and fixtures for heating, lighting, power purposes or heat-activated
fire alarms and electrically supervised manual fire alarms and sprinkler
systems. They shall not include the installation or repair of portable
electrical equipment, installation of which involves only the insertion
of an attachment plug into a fixed receptacle outlet. It is the meaning
and intent of this definition that the word "portable" shall not include
or apply to any type of fixed, electrically operated or driven equipment.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
The Code Enforcement Officer and their authorized
agent(s) shall have the power and duty to enforce the provisions of
this code.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
Upon the discovery of electrical installations
which do not comply with this code, the Code Enforcement Officer or
their authorized agent(s) may make a written complaint to the State
Electrical Inspector in accordance with 32 M.R.S.A. § 1104.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer or their
authorized agent(s) should determine that there is a violation of
any provisions of said code, they shall give written notice of such
violation to the property owner, lessee, occupant or their agents.
Such written notice shall:
A. Include a description of the real estate in question
sufficient for identification.
B. Include a description of the violation found and the
citation to the provisions violated of said code.
C. Specify the remedial action required for correction
of said violation.
D. Order that said violation be corrected within a reasonable
time, such reasonable time to be determined by the Code Enforcement
Division and indicated upon such written notice.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
E. State that an appeal from any order, decision or other action of the Code Enforcement Division may be taken to the Board of Appeals pursuant to the regulations set forth in Chapter
23, Article
I of the Code of the City of Bangor.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-334; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
The requirements of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452
shall apply to the determination of penalties for violations of this
chapter. The minimum penalty for a specific violation of this chapter
shall be $100 and the maximum penalty shall be $2,500; provided, however,
that the maximum penalty may exceed $2,500 but shall not exceed $25,000
when it can be shown that there has been a previous conviction of
the same party within the past two years for violation of the same
chapter provision.