Middletown, OH Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 1420.01
- Adopted code
- National Electrical Code, NFPA 70 (Ohio edition)
- Authority
- City Charter Art. IV, § 6
- Conflict rule
- local provision prevails (§ 1420.03)
- Local amendment
- counter-top receptacle spacing (§ 1420.05)
- Enforcement
- Superintendent of Inspection
Summary
In the City of Middletown, Ohio, § 1420.01 of the Codified Ordinances adopts the current edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70, as adopted by the State of Ohio, for electrical work performed under the City Charter's technical-code authority, except for the local amendments the city has separately made. The Superintendent of Inspection enforces the adopted Code before signing off on electrical work.
Pursuant to Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter, there is hereby adopted by and for the City the current edition of the National Electrical Code, as adopted by the State of Ohio, designated NFPA No. 70, and sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, save and except such portions as are hereinafter amended or deleted.
Full Breakdown
01 adopts the National Electrical Code by reference under Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter, taking whatever current edition of NFPA No. 70 the State of Ohio has adopted, save for the portions the city itself amends or deletes. 03 makes the local provision control whenever the National Electrical Code conflicts with any other Part Fourteen provision or local ordinance. 04(b) requires that any change in how a City official interprets the National Electrical Code be sent to every Master A electrician-licensee at least 30 days before the new interpretation takes effect.
05: NEC 210-52(c), governing kitchen and dining-room counter-top receptacle outlets, is amended so a receptacle outlet is required at every wall counter space 12 inches or wider, spaced so no point along the wall is more than 24 inches from an outlet, with at least one optional outlet required at island and peninsular counter spaces of 24 by 12 inches or larger.
Violations & Fines
Section 1420.99(a) makes it a minor misdemeanor to violate or fail to comply with any provision or requirement of the National Electrical Code as adopted in § 1420.01, or to disregard any order made or specification approved under it, punishable for each violation, with a separate offense running for every day the noncompliance continues.
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