Elmira, N.Y., Code ch. 8, art. V § 8-425

13-97.1. General.
(a) Electrical system shall be properly installed, connected to an approved source of supply and maintained free of hazards.
(b) Electrical wiring and equipment shall be firmly secured to the surface on which it is mounted.
(c) Electrical wiring and equipment in damp or wet locations, or exposed to explosive or flammable gases, or excessive temperatures, shall be of an approved type for the purpose and location.
(d) Electrical wiring and equipment shall be protected against excessive current by approved, properly rated overcurrent protection devices. Overcurrent protection devices, of ratings higher than the ampacity of the conductors to be protected, shall not be used, except where expressly permitted by generally accepted standards. Where a circuit has been overfused, the Edison-base plug fuse shall be replaced with a type S plug fuse, of the proper rating, with a suitable fuse adapter.
(e) Electrical service equipment and overcurrent protection devices shall be installed in a readily accessible location, and access to such location shall be kept unobstructed.
(f) Electrical equipment shall be grounded, or otherwise protected by insulation, isolation or guarding.
(g) Parts of electrical equipment, which in ordinary operation produce arcs or sparks, shall be enclosed, unless separated and isolated from combustible material.
(h) Flexible cord shall not be run through holes in walls, ceilings or floors; or run through doorways, windows or similar openings; or attached to building surfaces; or concealed behind building walls or above ceilings or under floors or floor coverings.
13-97.2. Facilities.
(a) A dwelling unit shall be supplied with at least one 15-ampere lighting branch circuit for each multiple of 400 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof.
(b) Hotel units, lodging units and dormitory units shall be supplied with at least one 15-ampere lighting branch circuit for each multiple of 600 square feet of cumulative floor area, or fraction thereof.
(c) Habitable spaces, except kitchens, shall be provided with at least one receptacle outlet for each multiple of 20 feet, or fraction thereof, or the total distance around the room, measured horizontally along the wall at the floor line. An electric light outlet and fixture may be substituted for only one receptacle outlet.
(d) Kitchens and kitchenettes shall be provided with at least two receptacle outlets served by at least one 15-ampere small appliance branch circuit. In addition, one electric light outlet and fixture shall be provided.
(e) Bathrooms, toilet rooms and laundry rooms shall be provided with at least one electric light outlet and fixture, and one receptacle outlet. Furnace rooms, storage rooms, workshops and similar service rooms shall be provided with at least one electric light outlet and fixture.
(f) Light switches or other devices, for controlling lights which illuminate entrances, shall be provided at points of entrance to dwelling units, hotel units, lodging units and dormitory units.
13-97.3. Exit and directional signs.
(a) Exits in multiple dwellings shall be provided with exit and directional signs, visible from the approach to the exits, except that such signs shall not be required in an apartment house, or in those portions of a multiple dwelling where exit from dwelling units, hotel units, lodging units, or dormitory units is directly to the outside.
(b) Directional signs shall be provided at locations from which the exit doorway is not readily discernible.
(c) Signs shall be worded in plainly legible block letters with the word "exit" for exit signs and the words "To Exit" with a suitable pointer or arrow indicating the direction of exit, for direction signs.
(d) Any door, passageway, stair or other means of communication that is not an exit, or that is not a way to an exit, but is so located as to be mistaken for an exit, shall be identified with a sign reading "not an exit," or identified by a sign indicating its use or purpose, or provided with a directional sign.
(e) Letters for signs shall be conspicuous, readily discernible, and at least eight inches high, except that for internally illuminated signs the height of such letters shall be at least 4½ inches.
(f) Signs shall be illuminated either externally or internally by electric lights, and be kept illuminated at all times when the building is occupied. Such electric lights shall be supplied with current from a separate circuit, or circuits which supply no other outlets.
13-97.4. Overhead conductors.
(a) Overhead electrical conductors, rated 600 volts or less, shall clear on-premises areas as follows:
Location | Clearance (in feet)
Above streets, driveways, parking spaces, and other use areas where motor vehicles are permitted | 18
Above areas accessible to pedestrians only | 10
Above buildings and structures | 8
Horizontal clearance from any window, door, porch, balcony or other similar point of access | 6
Horizontal clearance from the periphery of any swimming pool | 15
(b) Metal fences, enclosures or railings which enclose a swimming pool and which would become energized through accidental contact with overhead electrical conductors shall be properly grounded.