(A) There is hereby created the office of the Electrical Inspector. The Electrical Inspector shall perform the duties and receive the compensation hereinafter provided.
(B) (1) It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. The Electrical Inspector shall inspect all electrical apparatus installed within the city, or within two miles of the corporate limits of the city, and shall notify the owner or occupant of the premises on which any electrical apparatus has been installed, or the electrician installing the same, of any work done contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, and of any defective workmanship or materials therein.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or electrician, upon being notified of any such defect or failure to comply with the provisions of this subchapter, to immediately remedy the same and if not remedied within a reasonable time the Electrical Inspector shall disconnect the electrical apparatus from the electric supply. However, if the defect is such as to endanger life and property, then the Electrical Inspector shall disconnect the electrical apparatus immediately.
(3) When any electrical apparatus has been disconnected from the electric supply it shall not again be connected until all defects have been remedied or until the installation complies strictly with the provisions of this subchapter.
(4) The Electrical Inspector shall have the right to enter any building, premises or subway in the discharge of the Electrical Inspector’s official duties and for that purpose shall be given prompt access on notification to the proper authority.
(5) The Electrical Inspector shall make and keep a record of all inspections, giving the location, date, name of electrician, name of the person for whom the installation was made and also a general description of the inspection.
(Prior Code, § 150.021) (Ord. 2965, passed 3-19-1984)