§ 1209-5. Hazard Defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, serious safety hazards shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(a)

Overfusing, such as:

(1)

Installation of greater than 15 amp. fuses or circuit breakers on lighting circuits;

(2)

Installation of greater than 20 amp. fuses or circuit breakers on small appliance circuits;

(b)

Bridging of required fuses;

(c)

Unapproved splices;

(d)

Extension cord abuse (extension cords used as permanent wiring);

(e)

Unprotected knife switches or other dangerous meter board equipment;

(f)

Defective permanent wiring;

(g)

Service entrance cable likely to be subject to injury (such as adjacent to public sidewalks, driveways, areaways, and along alleys, etc.);

(h)

Defective or broken fixtures, switches, fixture cord, sockets, appliances or other apparatus and devices.

(C.M.C. 1209-5; ordained by Ord. No. 364-1979, eff. Sept. 6, 1979; repealed and reordained by Ord. No. 385-1984, eff. Sept. 6, 1984)

Analogous to CFPC 23-03; ordained by Ord. No. 464-1971, eff. Jan. 21, 1972; r. Ord. No. 364-1979, eff. Sept. 6, 1979.