CHAPTER 1406
National Electrical Code
1406.01   Current edition adopted.
1406.02   Purpose.
1406.03   Application.
1406.04   File and distribution copies.
1406.05   Administrator.
1406.06   Conflicts of laws.
1406.99   Penalty; equitable remedies.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Power to license electricians - see Ohio R.C. 715.27
   Adoption of technical codes by reference - see Ohio R.C. 731.231
   Electricity generally - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. Ch. 1046
   Tri-County Minimum Residential Rewire Code - see B. & H. Ch. Ch. 1408
   Fees for electrical permits - see B. & H. 1426.33
   Electrical equipment - see B. & H. Ch. Ch. 1432
   Electric heating - see B. & H. 1432.16
   Electrical signs - see B. & H. 1454.39 et seq.
1406.01 CURRENT EDITION ADOPTED.
   Pursuant to R.C. § 731.231, there is hereby adopted by and for the City the National Electrical Code, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, and designated NFPA 70, save and except such portions thereof as may be hereinafter amended or deleted. Each time the Ohio Board of Building Standards, Department of Industrial Relations updates and adopts a new edition of the National Electrical Code, that edition shall automatically be applicable and enforceable in the City of Norton.
(Ord. 99-1998. Passed 11-23-98; Ord. 14-2002. Passed 2-25-02; Ord. 67-2005. Passed 10-11-05; Ord. 17-2021. Passed 2-22-21.)
1406.02 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of the National Electrical Code, as adopted in Section 1406.01, is to provide specifications for safeguarding persons, buildings, dwellings and their contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio, signaling and other purposes.
1406.03 APPLICATION.
   The National Electrical Code applies to all one, two and three-family dwellings, all mercantile, industrial and institutional buildings, structures and occupancies, and all other buildings, structures and occupancies in the City.
1406.04 FILE AND DISTRIBUTION COPIES.
   At least one copy of the National Electrical Code, as adopted in Section 1406.01, is on file with the Clerk of Council for inspection by the public. At least one copy of such code is also on file in the County Law Library. In addition, the Clerk of Council shall keep copies of such Code available for distribution to the public, at cost.
(Ord. 24-1997. Passed 4-28-97.)
1406.05 ADMINISTRATOR.
   The Superintendent of Building and Zoning Inspection shall be the Administrator of the National Electrical Code in the City.
(Ord. 21-1996. Passed 4-8-96.)
1406.06 CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
   (a)   In the event of a conflict between a provision of the National Electrical Code, as adopted in Section 1406.01, and a provision of any State law, rule or regulations, the stricter standard shall prevail.
   (b)   In the event of a conflict between a provision of the National Electrical Code and a provision of any other technical code adopted by reference by the City, the stricter standard shall prevail, except as otherwise provided in Section 1408.05(b).
   (c)   In the event of a conflict between a provision of the National Electrical Code and a provision of any local ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, the local provision shall prevail.
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