§ 7.2.5. Administration and enforcement.

(A)

Authority of building officials and inspectors. The Building Official and his authorized assistants shall have the authority to issue permits for, and inspect, all electric wiring, apparatus, or equipment for lights, heat, and power, inside of, or attached to, any building, structure, lot, or premises within the limits of the City, and may enforce the laws, rules, and regulations relating to same, and to exercise a general supervision over all electrical construction.

(B)

Inspection of unsafe conditions; disconnection.

(1)

The Building Official and his authorized assistants are empowered to inspect or reinspect, at his option, all interior or exterior wiring and apparatus, conducting or using electrical current for lights, heat, or power, and when the conductors or apparatus are found to be unsafe to life or property, he shall notify the person owning, using or operating them, to place the same in a safe and secure condition within 48 hours, or within further times as the Inspector shall determine is necessary, after the receipt of the notice, shall be guilty of a violation of this code.

(2)

The Building Official and his assistants are given authority to order the power company to disconnect its service wires from any building, structure, lot, or premises, containing any electrical installation which the Electrical Inspector shall consider defective.

(3)

The Building Official and his assistants are given the power to disconnect extension cords, temporary wiring, branch circuits, switch feed conductors, or the main service supplying electrical energy to any portion of an electrical wiring system, on or in buildings, or on premises, if this wiring is deemed by the Inspector to be hazardous to life or property.

(C)

Interfering with enforcement. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with the City Electrical Inspector or any of his deputies, in the discharge of their duties under this chapter.