(a) General. Unsafe electrical systems, apparatus, wiring or equipment regulated by this code, which is unsafe or which constitutes a fire or health hazard or is otherwise dangerous to human life is, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Use of unsafe electrical systems, apparatus, wiring or equipment regulated by this code constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, improper operating condition, improper location, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. Unsafe equipment is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal.
(b) Uncompleted or uninspected installations. When electrical work has commenced and the owner, occupant or contractor has neglected or refused to make arrangements for the electrical inspector to make a final inspection of the installation at a mutually agreeable time, the installation may be presumed unsafe, and the building official shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry and abate any violations.
(1992 Code, § 15-10) (Ord. 65-93, passed 8-9-1993; Ord. 75-14, passed 10-14-2014)