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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1416 PAGE TWO SECTION 4: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Division to be numbered 2 to Article V of Chapter 8, said Division to consist of sections numbered 8-700 through 8-799 inclusive and to read as follows: DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Sec. 8-700. Enforcement. The director of building safety of the city is vested with the authority to enforce all of the provisions of this code and shall have the right to enter upon any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the installation and working of all apparatus coming within the terms of this article and no person shall interfere with the director of build- ing safety in making the inspections or refuse to permit the director of building safety or his deputies to enter the premises for such purposes. Sec. 8-705. Penalties. (a) This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, con- trolling or installing any electric wiring, electric devices or electric materials for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the jurisdiction be held as assum- ing any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided. (b) The director of building safety is authorized to determine the intent and meaning of any provisions of this code. (c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (d) Every person violating any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continues. (e) It is unlawful for any person, either as owner, architect, contractor, artisan, or otherwise, to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electrical wiring as defined in this code in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this code. Sec. 8-711. Permits. No electrical equipment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises, publicly or privately owned, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the director of building safety, except for minor repair work, such as the replacement of lamps or the repair and con- nection of portable electrical equipment to suitable permanently installed receptacles.