[Amended 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
A.Â
Electrical power through safely insulated conduits conforming to the National Electrical Code, Chapter 125, Construction Codes, Uniform, shall be supplied to the following:
(1)Â
Residential units. All dwelling units and rooming
units used or available for human habitation.
(2)Â
Nonresidential units, generally. Nonresidential buildings
regularly utilized for business, industrial, commercial or institutional
work and activities.
(3)Â
Garages. Garages designed for use by four or more
motor vehicles.
B.Â
In all multifamily dwellings, a distinct and separate
electric meter shall be installed for gauging electricity usage in
common areas and in areas exterior of the premises.
C.Â
There shall be a distinct and separate electric meter for each dwelling
unit in multifamily dwellings.
[Added 2-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 3-2018]
Every habitable room shall be equipped with
permanently installed electrical outlets sufficient to provide lighting
and power and to permit the installation of or the use of electric
lights sufficient to meet the reasonable lighting requirements for
normal use of the room and other electrical equipment normally expected
to be used in such room.
A.Â
Residential. Every bathroom and water closet compartment
in residences shall be provided with permanently installed artificial
lighting fixtures with a switch and wall plate so located and maintained
that there is no danger of short-circuiting from water from other
bathroom facilities or from splashing of water.
B.Â
Nonresidential. Every washroom and water closet compartment
in nonresidential buildings shall be provided with permanently installed
artificial lighting fixtures with a switch and wall plate so located
and maintained that there is no danger of short-circuiting from water
from other washroom facilities or from splashing of water.
A.Â
Residential units. Lighting of hallways, stairways, landings and other spaces used by occupants in common as a normal means of passage in residences shall be sufficient to provide at least five footcandles (five lumens) measured in the darkest portion. Light switches for stairs and hallways shall be readily accessible to occupants using the same and so located as to comply with § 159-79. Every cellar, basement, work space and other part of the structure used occasionally and incidentally by the occupants shall be provided with artificial lighting available at all times so that there shall be at least three footcandles (three lumens) measured in the darkest portion trafficked by occupants.
B.Â
Garages and nonresidential units. All garages and nonresidential buildings required to have electric service under § 159-125B shall also be provided with artificial lighting installations and fixtures conforming to the requirements contained in Subsection A of this section. All such fixtures shall be operable from a switch located near the point of ingress to the interior of the space lighted. All portions of the premises which are regularly utilized for work and activities shall be illuminated by at least five footcandles (five lumens) measured in the darkest portions thereof, and all other portions regularly traversed by occupants of the premises shall be illuminated by at least three footcandles (three lumens) measured in the darkest portions thereof.
C.Â
Exterior lighting for residential and mixed occupancy.
The exterior steps, entrances and exits of all buildings containing
five or more dwelling units shall be illuminated by at least five
footcandles (five lumens) of light. The outside parking areas, driveways
and walkways (other than public sidewalks) adjacent to such buildings
shall be illuminated by at least three footcandles (three lumens)
in the darkest portion thereof. All exterior lighting required by
this subsection shall be shaded to prevent direct reflection of light
into dwelling units.
[Added 5-27-1968 by Ord. No. 31-1968]
[Amended 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
Except as stated elsewhere in this chapter,
all wiring or cables shall be properly affixed or attached to the
structure. Insulation shall be provided for all wiring and cables
and kept in good repair. No loose cords or loose extension lines in
excess of eight feet in length shall be permitted, and no ceiling
or wall fixtures shall be used for supplying power to equipment other
than that for which they are designed.
All required lighting fixtures in residences
shall be supplied at all times with functioning light bulbs of sufficient
wattage to supply the lumen requirements of this chapter.
A.Â
Residential. Maximum fuse sizes consistent with safety
shall be posted conspicuously on the inside cover of all fuse boxes,
and no fuse shall be installed therein in excess of the stated maximum,
except that owners shall not be responsible for violations in fuse
installations without their knowledge where the correct maximum is
stated and the fuse box is located within a dwelling unit or rooming
unit in the exclusive possession of occupants other than the owner.
B.Â
Nonresidential. Maximum fuse sizes consistent with
safety shall be posted conspicuously on the inside cover of all fuse
boxes, and no fuse shall be installed therein in excess of the stated
maximum, except that owners shall not be responsible for violations
in fuse installations without their knowledge where the correct maximum
is stated and the fuse box is located within any part of the premises
which is in the exclusive possession of occupants other than the owner.
Overloading of circuits is prohibited. Where
the Public Officer finds, after notice and hearing, that by reason
of the appliances and fixtures there is continuing overloading of
an electrical line creating a hazard, the owner shall be required
to install a line of sufficient capacity to absorb the load to which
the line is subjected or otherwise eliminate the conditions causing
the overload. For purposes of this section, the Public Officer may
consider the peak seasonal load to which the line is subjected.
