§ 5-1-33. Electric code.

(a)

Adoption of the National Electric Code . This section is to be known and referred to as the Electric Code of the City of Conway. There is hereby adopted in its entirety as the Electric Code of the City of Conway the "National Electric Code," current edition, as amended, a copy of which is to be kept permanently on file in the building official's office as part of the general ordinances of the City of Conway, with same being incorporated herein by reference, and without the necessity of setting out and copying in its entirety the said National Electric Code, current edition, as amended.

(b)

Amendments and revisions . As the various parts of the National Electric Code, current edition may be amended or revised from time to time in the future by the State of South Carolina, such amendments or revisions are adopted by the City of Conway without the necessity of re-enacting and republishing the foregoing provisions of this section in its entirety.

(c)

The person in control of any electrical work of any kind in the city and the person qualified to pull a permit must be the holder of an unrevoked and unexpired electrical license issued by the State of South Carolina or hold a master certificate issued by the Municipal Association of South Carolina.

(d)

Plumbing and piping to be in place . No wiring shall be considered as complete for final inspection until all plumbing or piping is in place.

(e)

Concealment of wiring prior to inspection prohibited . It shall be unlawful to lath, seal, or in any manner conceal any electrical wiring or equipment until it has been inspected and notices posted that it has been approved.

(f)

Suitable zone on each pole to be reserved for city . On any pole of any electric light, power, street, railway, telephone, or telegraph company used jointly by two (2) or more companies, each company shall be allotted a special zone, and shall confine its wires to that zone. Spaces shall be measured from the tops of poles downward, and a suitable zone on every pole shall at all times be reserved for the free use of the city.

(g)

Poles, wires prohibited in certain areas .

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain or operate or to permit to remain any pole, wire, line, or attachment owned or controlled by him and used or erected for use for the transmission of electricity, telephone or telegraphic communications over the city streets or sidewalks and within the following area:

Each day during which any person shall maintain, operate or permit to remain any pole, wire, line, or attachments owned or controlled by him and used or erected for the use for the transmission of electricity, telephone or telegraphic communications over the city streets or sidewalks and within the areas described and set forth in this subsection shall constitute a separate offense and violation of this section.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the erection or maintenance of poles or standards within such area for city streetlights or the maintenance of necessary wires for transmission of electricity for the operation of such streetlights during such periods as the transmission of electricity to the rear of buildings which face or front on the streets and within the area named and described in subsection (h) of this section shall for any reason be prevented or made impossible. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the distribution of electricity from wires or lines maintained for the operation of streetlights directly to such buildings as cannot for the time be served with electricity through other access.

(Ord. No. 2001-06-25(D), 6/25/01; Ord. No. 2002-06-24(D), 6/24/02; Ord. No. 2007-06-11(C), 6/11/07; Ord. No. 2009-05-11(A), 5/11/09)