What’s Wrong Here? Hint: Danger Close Service Drops

The term “danger close” is used in military movies and real-life military battles to indicate friendly forces are positioned very close to the target when directing fire onto the enemy. I’m using it here to describe the proximity of the overhead service conductors to the balconies of these buildings. A person could literally step out onto the balcony and grab a hold of the overhead service conductors!For 1000V nominal or less, Sec. 230.9(A) requires service conductors to be located at least 3 ft away from the balconies and the doors leading to the balconies. For conductors located within 3 ft horizontally of the balconies, Sec. 230.9(B) requires vertical clearances to be maintained in accordance with Sec. 230.24(B). For these overhead service conductors, a minimum vertical clearance of 10 feet above the balconies is required by Sec. 230.24(B)(1).