A. Office Created: For the protection of life and property and public safety, it is hereby deemed necessary to regulate electrical wiring; and for this purpose, the office of electrical inspector 1 is created.
B. Supervision And Authority: The city electrical inspector shall have the general supervision over all electric wiring, lines and equipment on or in all buildings, streets, alleys or subways within the corporate limits of the city; and he is hereby vested with full authority to enter any premises in the discharge of his duties.
C. Inspection Duties; Remedial Action:
1. It shall be the duty of the city electrical inspector to inspect all electrical wiring and apparatus in the city from time to time in order to ascertain whether such electrical wiring or apparatus is in any respect dangerous to life or property.
2. If any part of such electrical wiring or apparatus shall be found to be in a defective or dangerous condition, he shall notify, in writing, the owner of such wiring or equipment to have the defects corrected within such time as the city electrical inspector may deem necessary. If the owner of the defective wiring or equipment shall refuse or fail to comply with the requirement of the city electrical inspector, and correct all defects as directed within the specified time, it shall be the duty of the city electrical inspector to notify the services company, firm or individual furnishing electrical current to such defective wiring or equipment, and such company, firm or individual shall immediately disconnect the services or feed wires as directed by the city electrical inspector and cease to supply current to the defective installation until notified in writing by the city electrical inspector that the defects have been corrected in a satisfactory manner.
3. In the event the electrical inspector is unable to perform his electrical inspection duties for any reason, the city manager may appoint and direct a person to act in his stead and with full authority of such inspector in matters of electrical inspection for a portion or all of the period of absence or disability of the electrical inspector. Such temporary inspector shall be compensated at a reasonable rate of pay for the services rendered as determined by the city manager. (1991 Code § 5-76)
D. Obstruction Of Enforcement: Any occupant or owner of premises where electrical wiring or apparatus is used, or to be used, who shall refuse to allow or shall prevent or interfere with the city electrical inspector in the discharge of his duties, shall be guilty of an offense. Each and every day's continuance thereof shall constitute a separate offense, and be punishable accordingly. (1991 Code § 5-77)
Notes
| 1 | 2. See also section 10-1-1 of this title. |