1325.23 ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

   There is hereby adopted that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association. All installations shall be in strict conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the statutes of the State and rules adopted pursuant thereto, and the National Electrical Code and shall be in conformity with approved standards of construction for safety to life and property. Conformity with the published regulations as set out in the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, its supplements and revisions, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with such approved standards. In case of complaint or controversy, the Electrical License and Examining Board shall have the responsibility for making interpretations of the rules of the National Electrical Code, for deciding upon the approval of devices, equipment and materials, and for granting a special permission contemplated in a number of the rules of the National Electrical Code. The decisions of the Board shall be made in writing. Where special conditions are mentioned in the National Electrical Code and where permission for the approval of devices, equipment and materials is required thereunder, the Board shall make its ruling covering such conditions or permissions in writing, after due consideration of the facts.

(Ord. 01-202. Passed 9-4-01.)