a. Rough-in and final inspection shall be required on all electrical work that may be concealed by concrete or other building finish.
b. All buildings or parts of buildings other than dwelling occupancies shall be considered commercial buildings and wired in accordance with the latest edition of the National Electrical Code. The minimum size service for commercial buildings shall be one hundred (100) amperes, six (6) branch circuits, three (3) wire service. The connected load is to determine the size of service installation above the minimum.
c. Single family dwellings entrance services shall be sized according to load and circuit capacity. The minimum service size shall be one hundred (100) amperes main, range and six (6) branch circuit panel. On new service installations and change-outs in a single family residence, the service capacity shall be installed to provide eighty (80%) percent initial load and circuit capacity plus ten (10%) percent for future spare capacity.
d. All entrance wiring to buildings served by Bowling Green Municipal Utilities or WRECC shall be in conduit continuous to service equipment. The service main panel board or load center shall be no more than six (6) feet from the outside of the building. Wiring shall be run in PVC, IMC or Rigid conduit.
e. All entrances shall be three (3) or four (4) wire. No two (2) wire entrances will be permitted except a two (2) wire entrance on a separate meter used for sign lighting alone will be accepted when approved by the Engineering Department of the Electric Plant Board. Special permission must be obtained from the meter supervisor of the Electric Plant Board prior to the breaking of any seal of any metering equipment or for the disconnecting of any conductor on the line side of the metering equipment.
f. Three (3) phase and single phase motors shall have current limited protective units installed on all single and three (3) phase motors in accordance with all local utilities.
g. No temporary outdoor sign shall be used or maintained for more than ninety (90) days without a renewal inspection being made by the Electrical Inspector. No temporary outdoor sign shall be installed or energized in any spot other than its original fixed spot without application for a new permit and original inspection. Each of these signs shall use an approved three-wire supply receptacle of fifteen (15) or twenty (20) amp grounding, and shall have a GFI breaker or GFI receptacle. Where such a receptacle is not available, one shall be installed. The supply cord shall be type S, So, St and Sto (or equivalent) hard service cord suitable for damp location with three (3) conductors size #12 A.W.G. or #10 A.W.G. sufficient for length and load to be serviced. Flexible cords shall only be used in continuous length without splice and tap. All supply cords shall originate, extend and terminate wholly on private property. Wherever a supply cord may be subject to mechanical damage or is extended over any area where motor vehicles may pass, it shall be securely and adequately protected by rigid metal conduit. In no event shall a supply cord extend across or on any traffic lane within any public or private parking lot or area. All metal conducting surface of the sign shall be bonded securely to the equipment grounding conductor in the supply cord.
(Ord. BG80-63, S10-8, 7/15/80; Ord. BG84-39, 8/7/84; Ord. BG87-8, 2/17/87; Ord. BG92-6, 3/3/92; Ord. BG2001-14, 3/20/2001)