The minimum electrical standards are as follows:
(A) Every dwelling, and dwelling unit, shall be wired for electric lights and convenience receptacles, which shall be connected in such manner as determined by the National Electric Code, as adopted by the town;
(B) No receptacles, ceiling fixtures, or other fixtures shall be broken or hanging loose;
(C) All toggle switches and fixtures shall be safely operable;
(D) At least two duplex convenience outlets, as remote from each other as practicable, shall be provided per habitable room;
(E) At least one light outlet in each bathroom, hall, kitchen, and porch, and over exterior steps to the second floor, shall be provided;
(F) There shall be no bare wires, open joints, or spliced cables;
(G) Flexible cords shall not be used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure, nor shall flexible cords be run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors, through doorways, windows, or similar openings, or be attached to building surfaces, or concealed behind building walls, ceilings, or floors;
(H) No branch circuits shall be overloaded;
(I) A minimum of three branch circuits, plus separate circuits for each fixed appliance, shall be provided in each dwelling unit;
(J) There shall be provided service equipment and a lighting panel of adequate capacity and size (minimum of 60-ampere capacity) to accommodate the existing, or the required, number of branch circuits, and the equipment shall be properly grounded;
(K) Outlets in kitchens and bathrooms shall be ground-fault interrupter device protected;
(L) All residences shall have a smoke detector on each livable floor. The property owner shall be responsible for installing a fresh battery with change in tenants; the tenant shall be responsible for maintaining the unit, and shall not commit any act that shall render the unit inactive; and
(M) All rental dwelling units having a fossil fuel burning heater or appliance, or fireplace shall provide a minimum of one operable carbon monoxide detector per unit per level. A carbon monoxide detector is also required for an attached garage. The landlord shall install, replace, or repair the carbon monoxide monitor(s), unless the landlord and tenant have a written agreement to the contrary.
(Ord. 21-2018, passed 12-3-2018)