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e e -- Ordinance #96-2079- r:; Page 8 Section 82-307 is amended to read as follows: 82-307 Entry upon private property. The inspector shall have the right from 7:30 a.m, to 5:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday) or in emergency situations, to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection or test of the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures and electrical equipment contained therein, and shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all electrical currents and to cut or disconnect in cases of emergency any wire where such electrical currents are dangerous to life and property, or where such wires may interfere with the work of the fire department. The inspector is hereby empowered in emergencies to disconnect and to order the discontinuance of electrical service to any electric wiring, apparatus, device, appliance, fixture or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because of its being defective or defectively installed or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of this article until such wiring, apparatus, device, appliance, fixture and equipment and their installation have been made safe as directed by him/her in conformity with this article, Section 82-308 is amended to read as follows: 82-308 Installations to be Concealed, When any part of a wiring installation is to be concealed by the permanent placement of parts of a building, the master electrician to whom the permit has been issued shall notify the inspector, provided that on such installation as the concealment of parts of the wiring must, in the discretion of the inspector, necessarily proceed continuously, the master electrician to whom the permit has been issued shall give the inspector due notice, and inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. Where, in the discretion of the inspector, it is necessary, he shall post notice upon the premises stating that work is approved and may be covered, or is not approved and may not be covered, until such further inspection as is necessary has been made, Any person destroying, altering or defacing such notice without the consent of the inspector, shall be deemed guilty of an offense under this section, and any work described in the notice shall be stayed pending the further necessary inspection. Upon the completion of the work which has been authorized by the issuance of a permit, it shall be the duty of the master electrician to whom the permit has been issued to immediately notify the inspector, who shall inspect such installations within three days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, ofthe time such notice is given. Section 82-312 is hereby deleted: 82-312, Failure to Pay Inspection Fees, Section is deleted in its entirety. 8