Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 16. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION |
Chapter 16.24. PROPERTY STANDARDS |
Article V. Minimum Standards for Buildings, Structures, and Premises |
§ 16.24.500. Electrical equipment.
A.
Installation. All electrical equipment, wiring, and appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe and approved manner.
B.
Receptacles. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one grounded-type receptacle or a receptacle with a ground fault circuit interrupter. Every bathroom shall contain at least one receptacle. Any new bathroom receptacle outlet shall have ground fault circuit interrupter protection.
C.
Lighting Fixtures. Every public hall, interior stairway, toilet room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, boiler room, and furnace room shall contain at least one electric lighting fixture.
(Ord. BL2001-585 § 1 (part), 2001)