§ 22-181. Use of Florida Building Code; standards for wire, apparatus and appliances.  


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  • Except for special rules in this article, the current edition of the Florida Building Code shall be taken as the rule and guide for the installation, use, maintenance and sale of all electrical wiring, apparatus, equipment and appliances in the city. The Florida Building Code shall be and is hereby adopted as a part of this article. All wire, apparatus and appliances installed, used, sold, or offered for sale shall conform to such rules and regulations as are incorporated in the Florida Building Code, and in addition shall bear the label of or shall be listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or shall comply with other standards approved by the American Standards Association. Such labeling or listing shall be prima facie evidence that the materials, apparatus or appliances comply with the provisions of this article.

(Code 1960, § 7-22; Code 1992, § 5-166)