Chapter 26 ELECTRICAL
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 26-10. Same--General requirements.
(a) All electrical equipment and installations thereof shall be
reasonably safe to persons and property and in conformity with the provisions of
this article.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, conformity
of installations of electrical equipment with the regulations set forth in the
National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition (and its successor editions, and the
whole thereof save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified
or amended by resolution of the board of aldermen, and the same are hereby
adopted, ratified and incorporated as if fully set out at length herein)
published by the National Fire Protection Association, shall be prima facie
evidence that such installations are reasonably safe to persons and property,
and said National Electrical Code is hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference in this chapter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article,
conformity of electrical equipment with the applicable standards of Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, shall be prima facie evidence that
such equipment is reasonably safe to persons and property. (Ord. No. G-94-33,
§ 1, 7-21-94)
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