(A) Shunts prohibited. Wires shall not be so interconnected as to form a shunt around any street fuse or switch.
(B) Weatherproofing single wires. Approved weatherproof or approved rubber covering shall be employed on single wires and approved rubber covering on cables.
(C) Wire size. Wires from pole to building shall not be smaller than No. 8.
(D) Service wire location. Service wires shall in no case be within easy reach from the ground or from any part of the building.
(E) Service wire attachments. Service wires shall be attached to the building by standard brackets or insulators, securely fastened to the structure.
(F) Method of installation. Meters and service wires shall be installed in the following manner:
(1) All meters shall be and remain the property of the city, as soon as practical, after the adoption of this chapter;
(2) All meters installed after the taking effect of this chapter shall be of weatherproof socket type of approved make and design;
(3) The weatherproof socket type meters shall be installed outside the building to be serviced, so as to be readily accessible, and at a height of not to exceed six feet from the ground. From and after the effective date of this division (F)(3) (September 12, 1994), it is hereby required that every meter presently located inside a building being serviced shall have been removed from inside such building and the same (if an approved meter) or an approved meter shall have been installed outside the building to be serviced. Any and all costs attendant to the relocation of any meter shall be that of the customer or customers receiving electrical service at the building;
(4) The service wires shall be connected to the meter by approved sheath cable;
(5) The service switch, or cutout, shall be connected to the meter with approved sheath cable;
(6) The meter shall be kept sealed or locked, with an approved locking device, at all times, so that the meter is accessible to all persons and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove the seal or lock, or otherwise tamper or interfere with the meter or the connections or wires thereto attached, except as directed by the Light Superintendent of the city;
(7) The provisions of this section shall be enforced on and after the passage of this chapter when service is connected to a new building (being serviced for the first time); when service is being reestablished to old buildings, after the same may have been remodeled or repaired; and such other buildings, from time to time, as may be designated by the City Council. The purpose and intention being, to ultimately have all meters of weatherproof socket type the property of the city and have them placed outside all buildings, as soon as the same may be installed and the finances of the city will permit; and
(8) It shall be lawful for and obligatory on the Public Works Director to discontinue electrical service to any customer, when and as such customer shall be certified to be in violation of any provision of this section. Further, the penalty set forth in § 10.99 shall be applicable to any violation of this section.
(1977 Code, § 3-15-9) (Am. Ord. 94-26, passed 9-12-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99