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Norton, Ohio Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF NORTON, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
TITLE TWO - Building Standards
TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
CHAPTER 1430 Chimneys, Flues, Fireplaces and Vents
CHAPTER 1432 Electrical Equipment
CHAPTER 1434 Excavations, Grading, Foundations and Retaining Walls
CHAPTER 1436 Fire Alarms and Fire-Extinguishing Equipment
CHAPTER 1437 Rapid Access Key Box
CHAPTER 1438 Fire Resistance and Firestopping
CHAPTER 1440 Flood Damage Prevention
CHAPTER 1442 Heating; Gravity and Mechanical Ventilation; Air Conditioning
CHAPTER 1444 Loads and Structural Design
CHAPTER 1446 Masonry
CHAPTER 1448 Numbering of Houses and Buildings
CHAPTER 1450 Projections
CHAPTER 1452 Safety During Building Operations
CHAPTER 1454 Signs and Outdoor Advertising Displays
CHAPTER 1456 Swimming and Wading Pools
CHAPTER 1458 Unprotected Metal Construction
CHAPTER 1460 Unsafe Buildings
CHAPTER 1462 Urban Soil and Sediment Pollution Control
CHAPTER 1464 Ventilation
CHAPTER 1466 Wood Construction
CHAPTER 1468 Miscellaneous Requirements
CHAPTER 1470 Post-Construction Water Quality Runoff
CHAPTER 1472 Riparian and Wetland Setbacks
CHAPTER 1474 Construction Site Soil Erosions, Sediment and Other Wastes and Storm Water Runoff
CHAPTER 1476 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
CHAPTER 1478 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
TITLE EIGHT - Building Occupancies and Uses
TITLE TEN - Housing
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1432.14 NOTICE TO EXAMINING BOARD OF FAILURE TO CORRECT; DISCONNECTION OF SERVICE.
   (a)   Any unapproved or defective electrical wiring or equipment, ordered repaired or replaced by the inspector, shall be corrected within ten days or any other period specified from the date of written notice. When violations are not corrected within the ten days or the specified time limit, the Chief Inspector shall notify the Board of Electrical Examiners immediately and request permission for suspension or revocation of the holder’s license.
   (b)   The Division of Building and Zoning Inspection is authorized to order electrical service discontinued from unapproved or defective wiring which has not been corrected after written notice has not been complied with. The Division is authorized to disconnect, without notice, any electric wiring or equipment deemed to be a hazard to persons or property.
   (c)   The Division of Building and Zoning Inspection, its inspectors or the local electric power company shall not be held liable for any damage or loss that might be caused by any discontinuation or disconnection of electrical service as provided for in this Building and Housing Code, having been ordered to protect persons and property.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
1432.15 SALE OR USE OF APPROVED MATERIALS OR DEVICES.
   No person shall sell, offer for sale, display, advertise or distribute any unapproved electrical material, device or appliance which may be placed in use by attachment to an existing wiring outlet. A listing by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., or by any other recognized laboratory acceptable to the Board of Electrical Examiners, shall be prima-facie evidence that such equipment is reasonably safe to persons and property and approved. The Board is authorized to grant provisional approval of or to reject any electrical materials, equipment, fixtures, appliances or devices which, in its opinion, comply or do not comply with accepted standards as to their fitness and safety for the use or purpose for which they are intended.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
1432.16 ELECTRIC HEATING.
   (a)   “Electric heating” means that portion of space conditioning that makes use of electricity as the source of energy. It shall be installed by licensed electricians in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
   (b)   Heat loss calculations shall be submitted and approved as specified in Chapter 1442.
   (c)   All sheet metal, duct work or forced air through pipes or other confined spaces shall be installed only by a licensed space conditioning contractor.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
1432.17 CODE BOOKS AT WIRING JOB SITE.
   Any person who performs any authorized type of wiring shall have in his or her possession at the job site all applicable code manuals.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
1432.18 BONDING AND GROUNDING OF METAL VENEERS.
   Metal veneers, which, due to the nature of installation, may become electrically energized, shall be bonded and grounded in accordance with methods contained in the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
1432.99 PENALTY.
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: See Section 1422.99 for general Building and Housing Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)