I had the same thing said to me, so I simply went up to the office and laid into them, they told me to just move it out of the line from the door to the steps.
Turns out it is mainly them worrying about someone tripping over the cable, to prevent any future problems might i suggest routing it where people do not normally walk.

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'81 300D - swapped to a 617.951 turbo motor with a 150 amp alt.