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(1) The 2021 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as modified by the Director of the State Department of Business and Consumer Services is hereby adopted and incorporated as an ordinance of the City of Medford to be administered and enforced along with such further amendments as are contained herein, said code to be referred to as the Electrical Code. At least one copy of such code is on file in the City of Medford Building Safety Department.

(2) Wherever used in the regulations herein incorporated, the terms "Administrator" or "department" shall refer to the Building Safety Director of the City of Medford or his authorized designee.

(3) The Building Safety Director is authorized to disconnect any electrical installation or equipment which has been connected in violation of this code or before approval for service has been given, or to give notice to the person in control of the premises, requiring such person to so disconnect it; and it shall be unlawful for any person in control of the premises thereafter to permit such installation to remain connected to a source of electrical energy after such notice has been given. Where the Building Safety Director or his designee has given such notice, or has disconnected any such service for the reasons above set forth, he shall thereupon attach to the premises a notice which shall state that the wiring or apparatus has been disconnected by the City of Medford for lack of compliance with this code.

[Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 7858, Apr. 20, 1995; Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2002-219, Dec. 5, 2002; Amd. Sec. 5, Ord. No. 2007-97, May 17, 2007; Amd. Sec. 4, Ord. No. 2008-244, Dec. 4, 2008; Amd. Sec. 7, Ord. No. 2011-63, Apr. 7, 2011; Amd. Sec. 6, Ord. No. 2014-147, Dec. 4, 2014; Amd. Sec. 3, Ord. No. 2018-08, Jan. 18, 2018; Amd. Sec. 7, Ord. No. 2019-133, Dec. 19, 2019; Amd. Sec. 4, Ord. No. 2021-117, Oct. 7, 2021 (effective Oct. 1, 2021).]