[Adopted 10-3-1988 as Title 15, Ch. 4, of the 1988 Code]
This article shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village
of Kimberly" and will be referred to in this article as "this code"
or "this article."
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this article is the practical safeguarding
of persons and property from hazards arising from the installation
and use of electricity.
B.
Scope.
(1)
This article covers:
(a)
Installation of electric and communication conductors and equipment
in places of employment within or on public and private buildings
or other structures, including mobile homes, recreational vehicles
and floating dwelling units, and other premises such as yard, carnival,
parking and other lots, mines, trenches and tunnels, and industrial
substations.
(b)
Installation of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity.
(c)
Installation of other outside conductors on the premises.
(2)
This article does not cover:
(a)
Installations in ships, watercraft other than floating dwelling
units, railway rolling stock, aircraft or automotive vehicles other
than mobile homes and recreational vehicles.
(b)
Installations of railways for generation, transformation or
distribution of power used exclusively for signaling and communication
purposes.
(c)
Installation of communications equipment under exclusive control
of communications utility, located outdoors or in building spaces
used exclusively for such installation.
(d)
Installations under the exclusive control of electric utilities
for the purpose of communication or metering; or for the generation,
control, transformation, transmission and distribution of electric
energy located in buildings used exclusively by utilities for such
purposes or located outdoors on property owned or leased by the utility
or on public highways, streets, roads or similar public thoroughfares,
or outdoors by established rights on private property.
(e)
Installations under exclusive control of electric utilities
or municipal electric departments for the purpose of street or area
lighting.
C.
Application
of rules.
A.
Standards for the installation of electrical conductors and equipment
in the Village of Kimberly shall comply with the National Electrical
Code (NEC) and Wisconsin Electrical Code, except as specifically modified
herein, and all provisions of this article.
B.
Interpretation of the article shall be at the discretion of the Electrical
Inspector.
A.
Meters, main disconnect, circuit and panel boards shall not be installed
in bathrooms and washrooms.
B.
Fuel-fired heating equipment and controls shall be supplied by a
separate branch circuit.
C.
In multifamily dwelling units, a branch circuit of one dwelling unit
shall not feed outlets in other dwelling units.
D.
All stairways shall have natural or electric lights at all times,
so as to provide in all parts thereof at least 2 1/2 footcandles
of light at the tread or floor level. Halls and stairways in structures
containing not more than three dwelling units may be supplied with
conveniently located switches controlling the lighting systems, which
may be turned on when needed.
A.
Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with an electrical service,
outlets and fixtures which shall be properly installed. The minimum
capacity of electrical services and minimum number of outlets and
fixtures shall be as listed below. The electrical service shall be
of sufficient size to handle the load connected to it. The branch
circuits shall be protected so as not to exceed the ampacity of the
smallest wire size in the circuit.
B.
Every dwelling unit shall have electrical service capable of providing
at least three watts per square foot of total floor area. This does
not include air-conditioning, ranges, space heaters and motor-driven
equipment, one-eighth-horsepower and over, which must be added.
C.
Every lavatory, bathroom, kitchen or kitchenette, dining room, laundry
room or furnace room must contain at least one approved ceiling or
wall-type electric light fixture equipped with sufficient lamps or
tubes to provide no less than five footcandles at floor level at the
center of the room. Switched outlet receptacles may be substituted
for ceiling or wall fixtures in the dining room.
D.
Convenience outlet receptacles shall be provided as follows (measurements
are at room perimeter and include doors and door-alcoves):
(1)
Living room. One per 75 square feet or major fraction thereof (minimum
of two).
(2)
Dining room. One per 75 square feet or major fraction thereof (minimum
of two) (on twenty-amp circuit).
(3)
Kitchen. One per eight linear feet or fraction of countertop and
preparation area measured at rear (preparation area includes countertop,
sink, range top and all other similar areas at counter height). Island-type
work areas require one for each eight feet or less of length. Separate
outlet receptacles shall be provided for refrigerators (on twenty-amp
circuit). Countertop receptacle outlets installed in kitchens shall
be supplied by not less than two small appliance branch circuits.
(4)
Dining areas in kitchen. One per 75 square feet or major fraction
thereof (on twenty-amp circuit).
(5)
Bedroom. One per 75 square feet or major fraction thereof (minimum
of two).
(6)
Laundry. One (on twenty-amp circuit).
(7)
Bathroom and lavatories. One (may be part of wall fixture if 72 inches
or less from floor).
(8)
Other habitable rooms. Minimum of two. Fixed appliance exceeding
1/8 horsepower or 300 watts rating shall not be connected to general
purpose branch circuits. Outlets are to be located to prevent use
of extension cords. All cords, temporary wiring and exposed abandoned
wiring shall be removed.
E.
Switches or equivalent devices for turning on one light in each room
or passageway shall be located so as to conveniently control the area
to be lighted.
F.
Public halls and stairways in dwelling units shall be adequately
lighted by natural or electric light at all times so as to provide
in all parts thereof at least 2 1/2 footcandles of light at the
tread or floor level. Hall and stairways in structures containing
not more than three dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently
located switches controlling the lighting system, which may be turned
on when needed. When dwelling unit doors open to the outside, a minimum
of 2 1/2 footcandles of illumination at the locks are required.
G.
When the service in an existing residential building is changed for
any reason, the entire building electrical system shall be brought
to the above minimum standards.
A.
Cables.
(1)
Cables should be of a type commercially available and identified
as telephone wire.
(2)
Cables should contain no fewer than four conductors, each of which
has insulation in an industry standard color-coding format.
(3)
Two-pair wire shall be twisted in a four-conductor spiral or as two
twisted pairs to form the cable. Three-pair or larger cables shall
have the conductors twisted to form pairs and then grouped together
to form the cable.
(4)
The cable shall be covered with a jacket of polyvinylchloride or
a functionally equivalent compound which has a 1,500 volt root mean
square minimum breakdown rating.
(5)
Each conductor shall be solid annealed copper individually insulated
with distinctly colored high-density polyethylene or functionally
equivalent compound. Wire gauge shall be no less than 24 and no greater
than 22.
B.
Jacks and plugs. All jacks and plugs unused in conjunction with customer
premises' inside wire must comply with Subpart F, Part 68, Federal
Communications Commission Rules.
C.
Installation.
(1)
Phone openings and cables shall not be placed in return-air ductwork.
Special cable can be used if it is rated for such purpose.
(2)
A single-device wall box or single-device four-inch-square raised
plate shall be used at each telephone opening.
(3)
Cable installation shall comply with NEC Article 300-4 for protection
against physical damage.
(4)
Each telephone cable circuit shall start in the farthest opening
and be looped at each closer opening. Cable shall be stapled or fastened
at each opening and a tail of 18 inches shall be required on each
cable at each opening.
(5)
Fastening and support for cables in exposed and accessible locations
shall conform to the following:
(6)
It is the responsibility of the installer to install the cable to
the telephone company's demarcation point. This demarcation point
can be located inside or outside of the building, as deemed by the
telephone company. For further information and demarcation point location
and for special installations, the owner and installer should contact
the Kimberly Telephone Company.
The provisions of Article 110, Requirements for Electrical Installations,
and amendments thereto of the Wisconsin State Electrical Code, Volume
2, contain standards for electrical equipment which shall be applicable
to equipment installation subject to this article.
A.
Certification of registration.
(1)
No person shall install or alter any electrical equipment or neon
sign or tube equipment for which a permit is required until a registration
certificate has been obtained from the Village Administrator. A certificate
shall not be issued until such person complies with the requirements
of this subsection.
(2)
No person shall perform the work of an electrical contractor unless
licensed by the Village. Qualifications for an electrical contractor's
license shall be defined by the Village.
(3)
Registration license fees required by this section shall be $15 for
a new application, and renewals shall be $10 if made within 30 days
of expiration of the prior license.
B.
Exemptions.
(1)
Employees of electrical, telephone, telegraph and railway utilities
may perform the planning or superintending and installation, operations
and maintenance of equipment and materials required for the operation
of the business of such utilities without a license, but when said
employees perform said work on property or premises of others, except
when making service connections and installing and testing transformers,
meters and other equipment ordinarily furnished by and remaining the
property of such utility, they shall be licensed in the same manner
provided for in this article.
(2)
The operating engineers and their assistants in charge of power-generating
plants, prime movers and all auxiliary equipment and appliances connected
therewith shall be exempt in the supervision, maintenance, repairs
and in the operation of the electrical equipment under their jurisdiction.
(3)
Plant electricians regularly employed by an employer may not be licensed
while doing electrical maintenance work that is limited exclusively
to the plant or shop of their employees.
(4)
Indentured apprentices who shall be registered with the inspection
official may work without a license but shall work the first three
years of their indenture under the immediate supervision of a licensed
master or journeyman electrician.
(5)
A homeowner may personally wire his/her own single-family dwelling,
but a permit must be procured and work inspected and approved in the
same manner as for a licensed electrician. An owner must prove his/her
competence to conform with all rules and regulations. "Homeowner"
is a person owning and occupying as his/her permanent address a single-family
dwelling.
C.
Revocation of certificate. Registration certificates may be revoked
at any time by the Village Board upon the recommendation of the Electrical
Inspector should any person violate any provision of the Electrical
Code. Any person whose certificate is revoked shall not be issued
a new certificate within a period of one year from the date of such
action. No certificate shall be revoked except by majority vote of
the Village Board at a regular or special meeting, and no certificate
shall be revoked unless the person has been notified in writing at
least 10 days before such meeting. The person shall have the right
to appear before the Village Board to answer charges and present testimony
in his/her defense.
A.
Job permits.
(1)
A permit for electrical wiring shall be issued only to a holder of a registration certificate or temporary registration certificate as provided in § 207-44.
(2)
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 Electrical Inspector, except as provided in § 207-38 and except that no permit will be required to execute any of the classes of electrical work specified in the following paragraphs:
(a)
Minor repair work, the replacement of lamps or the connection
of portable electrical equipment to suitable permanently installed
receptacles; or
(b)
Any work involved in the manufacturing, testing, servicing,
altering or repairing of electrical equipment or apparatus, except
that this exemption shall not include any permanent wiring other than
that required for testing purposes.
(3)
Application for such permit shall be made in writing, on a form provided
by the Village of Kimberly, to the Electrical Inspector by the person
or firm installing the work. If the installation conforms with all
legal requirements and if the applicant has complied with all provisions
of this article, a permit for such installation shall be issued. No
deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit
without first notifying the Electrical Inspector. The applicant must
have knowledge of the size, type and voltage of the new service to
be installed and what the building or structure is to be used for
and the square footage of the building. The applicant must know the
number and sizes of the branch circuits and feeders.
(4)
Permits for a new building shall be paid by the general contractor
at the time the building permit is issued.
(5)
On remodel work when a circuit is extended, the charge will be based
on the size of the circuit or feeder which is extended. All work that
will become inaccessible with wall covering, under floor covering
and underground must be inspected before it is covered over. This
is referred to as rough-in inspection. Upon inspection, if additional
conductors and equipment were installed that were not stated on the
permit, the applicant for the permit will be informed and required
to pay the additional inspection fees. The additional inspection fees
must be paid before the applicant is issued another electrical permit.
Upon completion of electrical work that is stated in the permit, the
permit holder will call for an inspection. The permit holder will
inform the Electrical Inspector that the electrical work is completed
and ready for inspection. The Electrical Inspector will inspect the
electrical work within 24 hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays) of the time such notice is given, or as soon thereafter
as practicable. If the work meets code requirements, an approval card
provided by the Electrical Inspector shall be posted on the job site.
If the work does not meet code requirements, a red card will be posted
on the job site stopping all electrical work until the code violations
have been corrected.
(6)
In the case of new services, the approval card will be posted and
the Electrical Inspector will complete a certificate of final electrical
inspection. On all work that does not meet code requirements, a reinspection
is required upon correction of any violation.
B.
Annual permits.
(1)
In lieu of an individual permit for each installation or alteration,
an annual permit shall, upon application therefor, be issued to any
person regularly employing one or more electricians for the installation,
alteration and maintenance of electrical equipment in or on buildings
or premises owned or occupied by the applicant for the permit. The
application for this annual permit shall be made in writing to the
Electrical Inspector and shall contain a description of the premises
on which work is to be done under the permit.
(2)
This will allow the permit holder to do electrical work without having to obtain a permit each time electrical work is done. The permit holder must keep records of the electrical work done throughout the year. Once a year the Electrical Inspector will make an appointment with the permit holder to inspect all electrical work done throughout the year. If a violation is found upon inspection, it is the responsibility of the permit holder to correct the violation and notify the Electrical Inspector. The fee for the annual permit is $60. In addition to the annual permit, fees for installation, as specified in § 207-46, shall be paid, except for the permit fee.
Fees are set from time to time by the Village Board. Current
fees are on file with the Village Administrator.
This article shall not affect the responsibility or liability
of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical
equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect
therein, nor shall the Village be held as assuming any such liability
by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized herein or the
certificate of approval issued as herein provided or by reason of
the approval or disapproval of any equipment authorized herein.
