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160.17 INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL WORK.
      1.   All electrical installations and alterations shall be subject to inspection by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall have the right to enter upon any premises for the purpose of making such inspection.
      2.   The person to whom an electrical permit has been issued shall give the Building Inspector notice that the work authorized by the permit is ready for inspection. Such notice shall be given not less than 24 hours before the work is to be inspected.
      3.   No person shall cause any electrical installation or alteration to be covered or concealed before the work has been inspected and approved by the Building Inspector.
      4.   If the Building Inspector finds that an electrical installation or alteration does not comply with this chapter and all other applicable statutes and regulations, said official shall deliver to the person to whom the electrical permit was issued a written statement of the changes necessary to comply with said chapter, statutes, and regulations. The person to whom the electrical permit was issued shall make the necessary changes within fifteen days after the written statement is delivered.
160.18 LICENSE REQUIRED.
      1.   No person shall make any electrical installation repair or alteration unless such person is licensed as an electrical contractor or such person is working under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor. All electrical workers must comply with State of Iowa licensing requirements.
      2.   Any person doing work as an electrician shall provide a certificate of insurance for general liability insurance with limits of $100,000.00, completed operations product insurance with limits of $100,000.00, business automobile insurance with limits of $100,000.00, and statutory worker’s compensation insurance.
160.19 INSPECTION OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL WORK.
      1.   The Building Inspector shall have the right to inspect any existing electrical work if said official has reason to believe that such electrical work is defective. After giving reasonable notice the Building Inspector shall have the right to enter any building or structure at reasonable times to make such inspection.
      2.   If the Building Inspector finds that any electrical work is so defective as to render it dangerous to person or property, said official shall cause written notice of the defect to be delivered to the owner or the person in charge of the property. The notice shall state the nature of the defect and that the defect shall be corrected within a reasonable time to be stated in the notice. The owner or person in charge of the property shall cause the defect to be corrected within the time stated in the notice. All alterations and repairs to such electrical work shall be made in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable statutes and regulations. The work shall then be subject to re-inspection as provided by Section 160.17 of this chapter.
160.20 DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.
   It is unlawful for any person to break, injure, mar, deface, interfere with, or destroy any building, machinery, apparatus, fixtures, or other property of the Denison Municipal Utilities or to commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of such property if such act is not duly authorized by the Denison Municipal Utilities.
160.21 DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
   It is unlawful for any person to break, insure, mar, deface, interfere with or destroy any electric wire, fuse box, meter, pole, insulator or other electrical work or to commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of such property without the consent of the owner of the property.
160.22 CUTTING OFF ELECTRIC CURRENT.
   Upon the occurrence of any violation of this chapter, in addition to all other remedies for such violation, the Denison Municipal Utilities may cut off the electric current to the building or structure affected by the violation until the violation has been corrected.
160.23 APPEAL.
   Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Building Inspector pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the Board of Appeals, pursuant to and in the manner provided for in Section 171.15 of this Code of Ordinances.