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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the installation, alteration, replacement, maintenance and repair of all electrical wiring and equipment and of all parts thereof; the sale or offering for sale of electrical materials, supplies, devices, appliances, and/or equipment; and the operation and use of electrical systems, devices, and equipment in the City.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) Electric public service organizations, insofar as electrical wiring and equipment is utilized for the generation and transmission of electrical energy, and for the distribution of electrical energy up to the service equipment located near the point of entrance of the supply conductors for the building or other structure; provided, however, that where the public service organization installs transformers or converters within a building or other structure to convert the current in the distribution lines to current having characteristics suitable for use in the wiring system of the premises served, such transformers or converters, and the supply conductors to such transformers or converters and from the transformers or converters to the service equipment, or part thereof, when installed by the public service organization, shall be deemed to be part of the distribution system of the public service organization and not subject to the provisions of this chapter, except that all such electrical wiring and installations within buildings or structures shall be made in conformity with the applicable provisions of NFiPA 70 entitled “National Electrical Code,” as listed in OAC Chapter 4101:2-46.
(2) Electric and steam railroads, insofar as electrical wiring and equipment is utilized for furnishing transportation.
(3) Signal or intelligence transmission public service organizations, insofar as electrical wiring and equipment is utilized for signal and intelligence transmission.
(a) Whenever alterations, repairs, or additions are made to existing electrical installations the provisions of this chapter and the OBBC, where applicable, shall apply to all new work; provided, however, that where the provisions of OBBC and this chapter require the use of materials or methods of installation which differ from that in an existing building or other structure, and where the existing installation is in a safe condition, the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals or the Ohio Board of Building Standards may approve the use of materials and installations corresponding to that existing within the building when it determines that the use of materials and methods of installation conforming to the provisions of OBBC or this chapter will not add materially to the safety of the installation, and that the installation as proposed will be adequately safe for the use and occupancy.
(b) The provisions of OBBC or this chapter shall not be interpreted to require alterations, replacements, or additions to electrical work or equipment installed prior to July 1, 1979 except where inspection and investigation by the Commissioner reveal the presence of a definite and serious hazard.
(c) The Commissioner shall determine that a definite and serious hazard exists only where the continued use of the electrical installation or equipment in question is, under customary or intended conditions of operation, demonstrably fire-hazardous, or demonstrably likely to cause injury or death from electrical shock.
(a) Whenever it is determined that an existing electrical installation or equipment is a definite and serious hazard, the Commissioner shall require the correction of conditions creating such hazard within a reasonable period of time, but not less than thirty (30) days, except when an immediate hazard exists. However, any alterations, replacements, or additions to existing wiring and equipment required for the correction of such serious hazard shall be limited to the minimum necessary for the reasonable reduction of the hazard. When an immediate hazard exists, the Commissioner shall require immediate action, or action within a lesser time period prescribed by him or her. Should conditions creating such serious hazard not be corrected within the prescribed time period, the Commissioner may disconnect, or order the disconnection, of electrical service to such electrical wiring and/or equipment.
(b) Whenever it is established by inspection that a definite and serious hazard may exist, the Commissioner may order the removal, or may remove, lath and plaster, boarding, or other obstructions which prevent adequate inspection of the existing installation, but only to the extent necessary for such inspection.
(c) Any person using, or causing another person to use electrical wiring or equipment which has been disconnected, or ordered disconnected, by the Commissioner, without the written authority to do so from the Commissioner, shall be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of OBBC or this Building Code and subject to the penalty provided therefor in Section 3103.99.
Whenever the Commissioner finds that electrical wiring or equipment does not conform to the provisions of this chapter he or she shall require the person, firm, or corporation that installed such electrical wiring or equipment, and the person, firm or corporation owing, using, or operating such electrical wiring or equipment to place same in conformity with the applicable provisions of this chapter defining approved materials, equipment, and approved methods of installation and construction, within a reasonable time. If such electrical wiring or equipment is not made to conform to the provisions of this chapter within the prescribed time, and whenever any electrical equipment is installed without a required permit or not in conformity with OBBC and this Building Code, the Commissioner may disconnect, or order the disconnection, of electrical service to such electrical wiring or equipment.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3137.01 (b) and subsection (b) hereof, and except for minor repairs and maintenance as herein defined, no electrical wiring or equipment shall be installed, altered, or repaired without a permit from the Commissioner. All work for which a permit is required shall be done by installers licensed or authorized to do such work under the applicable provisions of Chapter 3107.
(b) No permit shall be required for the installation of temporary exposed electrical wiring for use in conducting experiments or tests in research or testing laboratories, but such temporary wiring shall be installed in a safe manner.
(c) Whenever changes in electrical wiring are constantly being made the Commissioner may issue a “blanket permit” which shall apply only to the premises specified on the permit.
(d) The holder of a “blanket permit” shall make a written record of all electrical work performed in and about the premises covered by such permit, and specific permits shall be obtained and fees paid for all extensions, alterations, and additions to electrical wiring and equipment when such work is inspected by the authorized inspector of the Commissioner. However, when electrical wiring is to be concealed, it shall be inspected and approved before being concealed, as hereinafter required.
(e) Minor Repair. “Minor repair” means the installation or replacement of light bulbs or fuses, and repairs to portable utilization equipment such as lamps, irons, toasters, fans, sweepers, and the like; but does not include changes in or repairs to permanent electrical wiring.
(f) Maintenance. “Maintenance” means the servicing of existing electrical equipment; the replacement of electrical equipment with equipment of like type and capacity, connected to existing electrical terminal connections; and similar work; for the purpose of maintenance of an existing electrical installation installed and maintained in conformity with OBBC and this Building Code; but it does not include the installation of any permanent wiring, or major changes to, or extensions of, electrical terminal connections.
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