Columbus revision to the Residential Code of Ohio (RCO) "Part VIII-Electrical."
Columbus City Codes § 4127.09
in effect4127.09 - Columbus revision to the Residential Code of Ohio (RCO) "Part VIII-Electrical."
The following subsection is a supplement to the Residential Code of Ohio (RCO)—"Part VIII—Electrical," and shall apply to all one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and all structures not covered or governed under the OBC:
(A) Conversion possibility. Any area finished to a point where it could be converted to habitable room without additional construction other than application of finish material(s) shall be wired according to the National Electrical Code.
(B) Authorization of service connections. No person or any public or private utility corporation engaged in the distribution or sale of electrical energy shall connect any distribution system, any live supply, or service conductors from such distribution system to any electrical equipment in, on, or about a one-, two-, and three-family dwelling or any other structure not covered or governed under the "OBC." No connection shall be made until such electrical equipment and all authorized connections have been inspected and approved. Whenever the chief building official finds any electrical distribution system, or any live supply or service conductor to have been connected to any electrical equipment, in, on or about any building, without the required approvals, the chief building official is authorized and empowered to cause such system or conductor to be disconnected or order and require the same to be disconnected by the person owning or operating such distribution system.
(C) Electrical service entrance maintenance and repair. The electrical service entrance conductors and electrical service equipment in a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling, if it is proven to be adequate for the load it supplies, may be replaced or repaired only for purposes of simple maintenance caused by storm damage, weathering, or for other purposes that are acceptable to the electrical inspector. No such maintenance, repair or replacement shall be done without the prior approval of the electrical inspector.
An existing electrical service entrance of less than 60 amperes in a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling that is in need of maintenance or repair shall be excluded from these requirements and shall be made to comply with National Electrical Code (NEC) "Article 230 - Services."
(D) Re-connection of an existing electrical service of dwelling(s) to the utility supply. Any electrical service that has been disconnected from the utility supply for any reason shall require that a licensed electrical contractor obtain an electrical permit for the electrical service(s) and make any corrections or modifications necessary to the electrical service(s), if any, to restore the electrical services(s) to its original condition of National Electrical Code and Columbus City Code compliance and to assure its adequacy for the intended load(s) to be served. The electrical contractor shall obtain inspection approval of the electrical inspector before re-connection of the electrical service(s) by the electric utility to the utility's supply.
Exception: This section will not apply to the disconnection of electrical service(s) by the electric utility for the non-payment of a utility bill when the method used by the utility to disconnect the electrical energy from the utility supply to the dwelling(s) or other structure governed by this chapter has not been caused by the separation of, and/or removal of, the supplying utility's service conductors.
(Ord. 1140-06 § 6.)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4127COSTMAESCOOHGOST_4127.09CORERECOOHRCPAVIECFetched: 10/27/2026