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electrical equipment, or to order and require the same to be disconnected by the person owning or
<br />operating said distribution system.
<br />Section 7-5-745: UNLAWFUL TO CONNECT OR USE CERTAIN EQUIPMENT
<br />WITHOUT APPROVAL OF BUILDING OFFICIAL. It shall be unlawful for any person to
<br />connect, or cause to be connected, to any source of electrical energy any electrical equipment for
<br />installation of which a permit is in this Chapter required, or to use electric current in, through, or
<br />by means of any such electrical equipment, until such connection and use shall have been
<br />authorized by the Building Official.
<br />Section 7-5-750: RESERVED.
<br />Section 7-5-755: INSPECTION RELEASE REQUIRED FOR POWER COMPANIES TO
<br />MAKE METER INSTALLATIONS, SERVICE CONNECTIONS AND CHANGES OF
<br />SERVICE. An inspection release is required whenever any person engaged in the distribution or
<br />sale of electrical energy shall set or install, or reset or reinstall in, on, or about any building, any
<br />meter for the measurement of electrical energy or shall connect or reconnect supply or service to
<br />any installation of electrical equipment, in, on, or about any building; or shall change the nominal
<br />voltage of supply or service to any installation of electrical equipment in, on or about any
<br />installation of electrical equipment, in, on or about any building, or shall change any such supply
<br />or service from 2-wire to 3-wire or vice versa, or from single phase to polyphase or vice versa, or
<br />from direct current to alternating current or vice versa; provided, however, that said inspection
<br />release need not be required with respect to any residential type meter installation or
<br />reinstallation, or supply or service connection or reconnection, or change of supply or service
<br />which shall have been expressly approved or authorized by the Building Official within sixty
<br />(60) days previous to the date on which said meter installation or reinstallation, or said change of
<br />supply or service, is made.
<br />Section 7-5-760: SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL WORK AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
<br />All electrical work shall be so performed, and all electrical equipment shall be so constructed,
<br />installed, protected, operated, repaired, and maintained, that said electrical work and electrical
<br />equipment will be, to such extent as is reasonably possible, safe, and free from risk or danger of
<br />accident or injury by fire, shock, or otherwise, to either person or property.
<br />Section 7-5-765: RESERVED.
<br />Section 7-5-770: GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF BUILDING OFFICIAL.
<br />The Building Official designated by the City Manager pursuant to Section 7-5-1100 shall carry
<br />out the enforcement of all laws and ordinances and all lawful orders, rules and regulations that
<br />are now or may hereafter be in effect with respect to the performance of electrical work and
<br />construction, installation, protection, alteration, repair, operation, maintenance, and use of
<br />electrical equipment, shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction over and supervision of all
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