(a) From and after the effective date of this section, all electrical services installed within the City shall have one main means of disconnecting the electrical current delivered to such service. The Utilities Department of the City, or the utility company furnishing electricity to such service, if other than the Utilities Department of the City, shall have access to such disconnect at all times.
(b) From and after the effective date of this section, any electrical service requiring or permitting "potential metering transformers" or "current metering transformers" shall have an individual, weather proof disconnect switch located on the outside of the building to which such electrical service is connected. The Utilities Department of the City, or the electric company providing electricity to such service, if other than the Utilities Department of the City, shall have access to such disconnect switch at all times and shall have the right to disconnect electrical service to insure safety or in the event of nonpayment by the using customer.
(c) All electrical services installed on buildings constructed after the effective date of this section shall have electrical disconnects as provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, installed at the time of construction. All existing buildings requiring electrical disconnects as provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof shall have such disconnects installed if the existing service is changed or updated.
(1) All electrical services rated at 400 amps, 3 phase, and 400 amps, single phase, and lower shall have an outside disconnect. This shall also include residential dwellings used as a commercial business, detached buildings from same, and agricultural buildings.
(2) Exempt shall be single family residential, 1-2-3 family residential, and any service rated above 400 amps, unless otherwise specified by the National Electric Code. This subsection (c) cannot be waived for any reason by any other governing body except as stated in subsection (d) hereof.
(d) The Utilities Department or Building Department of the City may waive the disconnect requirement at its own discretion or in case of hardship, safety reasons, or if due to inaccessibility on building areas, such as alleyways, fences, or any other obstruction. This can only be accomplished by written consent by both parties (customer and Utility or Building Department) involved.
(Ord. 17-26. Passed 7-10-17.)