(A) Where there is usable electric service readily available from power lines which are not more than 300 feet away from a dwelling, every dwelling unit and all public and common areas shall be supplied with electric service, outlets, and fixtures which shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and shall be connected to a source of electric power in a manner prescribed by the ordinances, rules, and regulations of the town.
(B) The minimum capacity of the services and the minimum number of outlets and fixtures shall be as follows.
(1) Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with at least one 15 ampere circuit and the circuit shall not be shared with another dwelling unit.
(2) Every habitable room shall contain at least two separate wall-type duplex electric convenience outlets or one duplex convenience outlet and one supplied wall or ceiling type electric light fixture. No duplex outlet shall serve more than two fixtures or appliances.
(3) Temporary wiring or extension cords shall not be used as permanent wiring.
(4) Every nonhabitable room, including water closet compartments, bathrooms, laundry room, furnace rooms, and public halls shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture.
(5) All electric lights and outlets in bathrooms shall be controlled by switches which are of a design as shall minimize the danger of electric shock, and the lights and outlets shall be installed and maintained in a condition as to minimize the danger of electrical shock.
(1995 Code, § 151.039) Penalty, see § 151.999