In the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, the following
definitions shall apply:
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
All wires, equipment or devices installed for the purpose of conducting
or safeguarding electrical current at all voltages.
ELECTRICAL WORK
Any act in connection with the installing, altering or maintaining
of electrical systems, which act ordinarily requires the use of tools.
WIRING
All conductors and all other devices incidental to the safe conduction
of electrical current.
Fees shall be as set from time to time by the Common Council.
The Electrical Inspector may grant special permission, for a limited
time, for the installation or use of temporary electric wiring and equipment
which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter. The person installing
such wiring or equipment shall be directly and legally responsible and accountable
for the safe condition of the installation at all times and its complete removal
at the end of the fixed temporary period, as set by the Electrical Inspector,
or any time sooner when ordered by the Inspector. Carnivals, circuses, theatrical
acts and exhibitions and all places of temporary outdoor assembly are included
in the provisions of this section, and all electrical wiring and equipment
associated therewith shall be installed, maintained and operated in a safe
and workmanlike manner. All such electric wiring and equipment shall be isolated
from the public by proper elevation and guarding of all electric fuses, and
switches shall be installed in approved enclosures. Cable laid on the ground
in areas traversed by the public shall be buried in trenches or protected
by approved covers. No wooden raceways shall be used. All temporary services
shall be rainproof in their entirety. Where an enclosure is built around nonwaterproof
equipment, it shall have a hinged cover and be supplied with a hasp and lock.
Whenever the Electrical Inspector determines that all or part of the
electrical work of any building does not comply with the provisions of this
chapter, he shall, in cases where the construction is in progress, give five
days' written notice thereof to the contractor on the job. In all other cases
he shall give five days' notice thereof to the owner or his authorized agent
or attorney. Such contractor or owner may have such determination reviewed
by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
This chapter shall not be considered as assuming any liability on the
part of the City or any official or employee thereof for damages to anyone
injured or for any property destroyed by any defect in any building or equipment,
or in any plumbing or electric wiring or equipment.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter or any regulation, rule or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4 of this Code.