When an electrical service amperage is increased, the branch circuits attached to it (including outbuildings, pole lighting, etc.) are expected to meet the requirements of the following paragraph and six (6) points.  This is essentially the same as the requirements a dwelling is to meet in order to receive an "Electrical Certification" by the FHA / VA.



Minneapolis Housing Maintenance Code Requirements


244.420. Electric Outlets and Fixtures. In all existing dwellings now or hereafter supplied with electric service, every habitable room with one-hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor space or less shall be provided with two (2) separate floor or wall type duplex electric convenience outlets, and an additional outlet shall be required for each additional eighty (80) square feet, or fraction thereof, of floor space. Kitchen and rooms with kitchen areas shall have one duplex electric convenience outlet in addition to the number herein required for other habitable rooms. One (1) ceiling -type electric light fixture or one (1) wall type electric light fixture controlled by a remote switch may be supplied in lieu of one required electric convenience outlet in each habitable room. Every public hall, water closet, compartment, bathroom, laundry room, and furnace room shall contain at least one supplied electric light fixture. All general use cellar or basement areas shall be provided with sufficient artificial light so as to provide a one (1) foot-candle of light at all floor areas. All electric outlets and fixtures shall be installed, maintained, and energized by a source of power in a manner complying with the City Electrical Code applicable now or at the time such outlets or fixtures were, or are installed. The electric service and all wiring shall be maintained in good condition and used in a safe manner. All hazardous wiring and disconnected exposed wiring shall be removed. In addition to the foregoing provisions applicable to existing dwellings, when a new electrical service is installed to service dwelling type units, the following minimum standards shall apply:


1. One 15-ampere branch circuit with balanced load for every five hundred seventy-five (575) square feet of habitable floor area shall be provided


2. At least one duplex receptacle on a separate 20-ampere kitchen appliance circuit shall be provided


3. Where laundry facilities are provided at least one duplex receptacle on a 20-ampere circuit shall be provided to serve such laundry area


4 The bath or toilet room of such dwelling units shall have at least one electrical convenience outlet installed.


5. An individual branch circuit shall supply the central heating equipment other than fixed electric space heating equipment (NEC- 422-7)


6 The bath or toilet room of such dwelling units shall have at least one electrical convenience outlet installed.