(A) The Electrical Inspector may grant special permission, for a limited time, for the installation or use of temporary electric wiring and equipment which does not conform with the regulations of this subchapter. The person installing such wiring or equipment shall be directly and legally responsible and accountable for the safe condition of the installation at all times and its complete removal at the end of the fixed temporary period, as set by the Electrical Inspector, or any time sooner when ordered by the Inspector.
(B) Carnivals, circuses, theatrical acts, and exhibitions and all places of temporary outdoor assembly are included in the provisions of this section, and all electrical wiring and equipment associated therewith shall be installed, maintained, and operated in a safe and workmanlike manner. All such electric wiring and equipment shall be isolated from the public by proper elevation and guarding of all electric fuses, and switches shall be installed in approved enclosures. Cable laid on the ground in areas traversed by the public shall be buried in trenches or protected by approved covers. No wooden raceways shall be used. All temporary services shall be rainproof in their entirety. Where an enclosure is built around non-waterproof equipment, it shall have a hinged cover and be supplied with a hasp and lock.
(Prior Code, § 16.06)