[R.O. 2014 §500.230; Ord. No. 377 §1, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 460 §1, 1-26-1984; Ord. No. 600 §1, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §1, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §1, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §1, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1486 §1, 4-28-2011; Ord. No. 1574 §1, 2-28-2013; Ord. No. 2104, 8-24-2023]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, being
marked and designated as the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition,
as published by the National Electrical Code Council, be and is hereby
adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Marshfield, Missouri,
for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all
property, buildings and structures; by providing for the administration
of said code of Marshfield, Missouri; providing for the issuance of
permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Electrical Code
on file in the office of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, are hereby
referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out
in this Section.
[R.O. 2014 §500.240; Ord. No. 377 §2, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 600 §2, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §2, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §2, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §2, 2-22-2007]
This Article shall be construed to secure its expressed intent
and purpose which is to insure public safety, health and welfare and
to safeguard life, insofar as they are effected by electric conductors
and equipment, and in general to secure safety to life and property
from all hazards incident to the design, erection, repair, removal,
demolition, maintenance, use and occupancy of buildings, structures
or premises having electric conductors or equipment.
[R.O. 2014 §500.250; Ord. No. 377 §3, 9-13-1979; Ord. No. 600 §3, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §3, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §3, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §3, 2-22-2007]
The provisions of this Article shall apply to all property,
premises, buildings and their appurtenant constructions, equipment
and additions and shall apply with equal force to municipal, County,
State and private buildings; except where such buildings or premises
are otherwise specifically provided for by Statute.
[R.O. 2014 §500.260; Ord. No. 377 §4, 9-13-1979]
No building or structure shall be constructed, extended, repaired,
removed or altered in violation of these provisions.
[R.O. 2014 §500.270; Ord. No. 600 §4, 8-22-1991; Ord. No. 686 §4, 5-12-1994; Ord. No. 870 §4, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1262 §4, 2-22-2007]
Except as may be specifically provided herein, no provisions
of the existing Marshfield Zoning Ordinance pertaining to location,
use or construction of buildings or equipment shall be nullified by
provisions of this Code, but in any case, the most rigid requirements
shall control the construction, equipment or materials or the location
of building or structures. Whenever State Statutes require the approval
of special use group buildings, including among others, factories,
schools and multi-family dwellings, the approval of such authority
shall accompany the application for a permit as may be required by
the Code.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Building
Inspector to enforce the provisions of the National Electric Code
hereby adopted. The Municipal Building Inspector of the City of Marshfield,
Missouri, or his/her duly authorized and appointed representative
as the "Building Official" as referred to throughout the Electric
Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1948 changed the title of this Section
from "Duties of Building Inspector and Fire Chief" to "Duties of Building
Inspector."
[R.O. 2014 §500.273; Ord. No. 1262 §6, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1949, 7-23-2020]
Where there are practical difficulties involved in carrying
out the express provisions of the National Electric Code, 2011 Edition,
or any approved fire rule, the Municipal Building Inspector may vary
or modify such provisions upon the application of the owner, or his
representative, provided that the spirit and intent of the Code shall
be observed and public welfare and safety be assured. The application
for modification and the final decision of the Building Inspector
shall be in writing and shall be officially recorded in the permanent
records of the City of Marshfield, Missouri.
In the discharge of his duties, the Municipal Building Inspector,
or his/her duly authorized representatives, shall have authority to
enter at any reasonable hour, any building, structure, or premises
in the municipality to enforce the provisions of this Code. In this
regard, the Municipal Building Inspector and his/her authorized representatives
shall display a badge for the purpose of identification. The assistance
and cooperation of the Police Department, and all other municipal
officials, shall be available to the Municipal Building Inspector
as required in the performance of his/her duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1950 changed the title of this Section
from "Authority of Fire Chief or Building Inspector" to "Authority
of Building Inspector."
[R.O. 2014 §500.275; Ord. No. 1262 §8, 2-22-2007]
The National Electric Code, 2011 Edition, as herein adopted,
shall be enforced by the City Building Inspector and his duly authorized
representatives. The City Building Inspector may designate an employee
as his deputy who shall exercise all the powers of the Building Inspector
during the temporary absence or disability of the Building Inspector.
[R.O. 2014 §500.276; Ord. No. 1262 §9, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1951, 7-23-2020]
Whenever the provisions of this Article, or any National Electric
Code, 2011 Edition provisions, or the plans and specifications approved
hereunder are not complied with, a "stop-work order" shall be served
on the owner or his/her representative and a copy thereof shall be
posted at the site of construction. Such stop-work order shall not
be removed except by written notice of the Municipal Building Inspector
after satisfactory evidence has been supplied to him/her that the
violation has been corrected.
[R.O. 2014 §500.277; Ord. No. 1262 §10, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1952, 7-23-2020]
An owner, lessee, agent, operator, or occupant aggrieved by
an order pursuant to this Article may file an appeal to the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, within ten (10) days
from the service of such order or the denial of a permit by the City
Building Inspector and the Board of Aldermen shall set a time and
place as to when and where such appeal may be heard by the Board of
Aldermen. Unless such order shall be designated an emergency order,
such appeal shall stay the execution of said order until such time
as it has been heard and revised, confirmed, or rescinded. An emergency
"stop-work order" shall remain in effect until such appeal has been
determined by the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall,
in a hearing of an appeal, affirm, modify, revoke or direct that such
order be withdrawn. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then
be complied with. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be deemed
to deny the rights of any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership
or voluntary association to appeal from an order from the provisions
contained herein, or a decision of the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Marshfield, Missouri, to a court of competent jurisdiction.
[R.O. 2014 §500.278; Ord. No. 1262 §11, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 2104, 8-24-2023]
The owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where
a violation of any provision or regulation of the National Electric
Code, 2017 Edition, has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee
or tenant of an entire building or premises where such violation has
been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder,
contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or assists
in any such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor
more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that
such violation continues, and if the violation shall be willful, upon
conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for each and every day that such violation shall continue, or by imprisonment
for ten (10) days for each and every day that such violation shall
continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the Marshfield Municipal Court. Any person who, having been served
with an order to remove any violation, shall fail to comply with said
order from which no timely appeal has been taken, within ten (10)
days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision
under this Code in the respect named in such order, shall also be
subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, may,
in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of demolition to
restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent the occupancy
of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any act, conduct,
business or use in or about such premises which is violative of the
provisions of the National Electric Code, 2017 Edition, as adopted
herein.
