[Ord. No. 11-0248 §1(Art. X), 8-9-2011; Ord. No. 17-0472, 10-27-2017]
E-0.1 TITLE: These regulations shall be known as the Jefferson
County Electrical Code hereinafter referred to as "this Code."
E-0.2 SCOPE: The design and installation of electrical systems
shall comply with the requirements of 2014 N.E.C. and this Code.
E-0.3 INTENT: This Code shall be construed to secure the proper
installation of systems for furnishing electricity; and to insure
public safety, health and welfare insofar as they are affected by
the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
E-0.4 REFERENCE: Reference Standard NFPA 70.
E-1.0 APPLICABILITY
E-1.1 GENERAL: The provisions of these regulations shall cover
all matters affecting or relating to buildings and structures as set
forth in Section E-0.0.
E-1.2 MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR: Any electrical requirement essential
for the safety of an existing or proposed building, or structure,
or essential for the safety of the acceptance thereof, and which is
not specifically covered by this Code shall be determined by the Code
Official.
E-1.3 CONTINUATION OF UNLAWFUL USE: The continuation of occupancy or use of a building or structure, or part thereof contrary to the provisions of this Code shall be deemed a violation, and subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 1, Administration and Section
500.300 of the Jefferson County Building Code.
E-1.4 REFERENCED STANDARDS: Where differences occur between
provisions of this Code and referenced standards, the provisions of
this Code shall apply.
E-2.0 VALIDITY
E-2.1 PARTIAL INVALIDITY: In the event any part or provision
of this Code is held to be illegal or void, this shall not have the
effect of making void or illegal any of the other parts or provisions.
E-2.2 SEGREGATION OF INVALID PROVISIONS: Any invalid part of
this Code shall be segregated from the remainder of the Code by the
court holding such part invalid, and the remainder shall remain effective.
E-2.3 EXISTING STRUCTURES: The invalidity of any provision in
any Section of this Code as applied to existing buildings and structures
shall not be held to affect the validity of such Section in its application
to buildings and structures hereafter erected.
E-2.4 SAVINGS CLAUSE: Nothing in this Building Code or in the
electrical code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired or liability
incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under
any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited herein; nor which any
just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or
affected by this Building Code.
E-3.0 EXISTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
E-3.1 APPLICATION: This Code shall apply to existing electrical
systems as described in this Section.
E-3.2 ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS: Alterations or repairs to any
electrical system shall conform to that required for a new electrical
system without requiring the existing electrical system to comply
with all the requirements of this Code. Alterations or repairs shall
not cause an existing electrical system to become unsafe nor adversely
affect the performance of the electrical system.
E-3.3 ADDITIONAL LOADS: Where additions or alterations subject
parts of existing systems to loads exceeding those permitted herein,
such parts shall be made to comply with this Code.
E-3.4 DEFECTIVE WIRING: Should the Code Official find that any
electric wiring system, or portion thereof, of any building, structure,
premises, or any portion thereof be in such a defective condition
as likely to cause immediate danger or likely to cause immediate injury
to the lives of persons located within such building or structure
or upon such premises, or likely to cause immediate injury or damage
to such building or structure, or any property or structure within
or without the immediate area of such building, structure or premises,
or upon the premises wherein such system is located, the Code Official
shall forthwith notify the owner or owners, tenant or tenants, or
lessee or lessees, or the occupant or occupants of such fact, and
order the owner or owners, tenant or tenants, lessee or lessees or
the occupant or occupants to remove all persons therefrom, forthwith
rending the electrical wiring system safe and to correct such defective
condition within twenty-four (24) hours. Should such systems be not
made safe and placed in a safe condition within such twenty-four (24)
hour period as ordered by the Code Official, the Code Official is
authorized to order the electric power company to forthwith disconnect
the electric service power or current from such building, structure
or premises. Any electric power company, upon receiving such notice
from the Code Official, shall immediately disconnect the electric
service or current to such building, structure, or premises and no
electric service or current shall be furnished to such building, structure,
or premises by such company until so ordered by the Code Official.
Any owner or owners, tenant or tenants, lessee or lessees, occupant
or occupants of such building, structures, or premises aggrieved by
any action of the Code Official under the provisions of this Article
may appeal such action.
E-4.0 EXISTING USE
E-4.1 CONTINUATION: The legal use and occupancy of any structure
existing on the effective date of adoption of this Code, or for which
it has been heretofore approved, shall be continued without change
except as shall be specifically covered in this Code.
E-4.2 CHANGE IN USE: It shall be unlawful to make any change
in the use or occupancy of any structure which subjects it to any
special provisions of this Code without approval, and certification
that such structure meets the intent of the provisions of law governing
building construction for the proposed new use and occupancy and that
such change does not result in any hazard to public health, safety,
or welfare.
E-4.3 UNSAFE WIRING, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, FIXTURES AND DEVICES:
Installed fixtures, wiring or electrical equipment of any premise
found to be in an unsatisfactory or hazardous condition shall be repaired,
renovated, replaced or removed immediately subsequent to the issuance
of a written notice of the unsafe or hazardous condition by the Electrical
Inspection Section of the Code Enforcement Division.
E-4.4 AUTHORITY TO PLACARD: The Code Official has the authority
to post in a conspicuous place on a building or premise where the
electrical system has been found to be unsafe or inadequate.
E-4.4.1 PLACARDED BUILDING: Placards shall remain on said building
until the required repairs, replacements, or improvements have been
made and accepted by the Code Official and it shall be unlawful to
deface or willfully remove any such placard that has been posted on
a building without first obtaining consent of the Code Official. It
shall be unlawful for any person to reside in, use, rent, lease, or
occupy such building for any purpose while so placarded.
E-5.0 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
E-5.1 ORDINARY REPAIRS: Minor repairs or replacements of any
existing system are permitted to be made in the same manner and arrangement
as in the existing system, provided such repairs or replacements are
made in a safe manner and are approved.
E-5.2 MAINTENANCE: All electrical systems, both existing and
new, shall be maintained in a safe condition. All service equipment,
devices and safeguards which are required by this Code or which are
required in a building or structure by previous Statute shall be maintained
in working order.
E-5.3 OWNER RESPONSIBILITY: The owner and/or a designated agent
shall be responsible for the safe maintenance of the electrical system
in any building or structure at all times.
E-5.4 GENERAL: Buildings and structures moved into or within
Jefferson County shall comply with the provisions of this Code or
new buildings or structures.
E-6.0 APPROVAL
E-6.1 APPROVED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT: All materials, equipment,
and devices approved for use by the Code Official shall be constructed
and installed in accordance with such approval.
E-6.2 MODIFICATIONS: The Code Official shall have the right
to vary or modify the provisions of this Code upon application by
the owner or a representative, provided the spirit and intent of law
is observed and public health, safety and welfare is assured.
E-6.3 ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT: The provisions of
this Code are intended to prevent the use of any material or equipment
not specifically prescribed by this Code, provided any such alternative
has been approved. An alternative material, equipment, or method of
construction shall be approved when the Code Official or Code Commission
finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the
intent of the provisions of this Code, and that the material, method
or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent
of that prescribed in this Code in quality, strength, effectiveness,
fire resistant, durability, and safety.
E-6.4 RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS: The Code Official may require
that sufficient technical data be submitted to substantiate the proposed
use of any material or assembly, and if it is determined that the
evidence submitted is satisfactory proof of performance for the use
intended, the Code Official shall approve its use subject to the requirements
of this Code. The costs of all tests, reports, and investigations
required under these provisions shall be paid by the applicant.
E-7.0 CODE OFFICIAL
E-7.1 Reserved.
E-7.2 Reserved.
E-7.2.1 ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS: There shall be appointed by the
Code Official inspectors to adequately perform all inspection duties
and enforce all ordinances pertaining to the Section of Electrical
Regulation and Inspection in accordance with subsequent Sections of
this Code and Jefferson County budgetary constraints.
E-7.3 RELIEF FROM PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: The Code Official,
officer, and employees charged with the enforcement of this Code,
while acting for Jefferson County, shall not thereby be rendered liable
personally, and are hereby relieved from all personal liability for
any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of any act
required or permitted in the discharge of official duties.
Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because
of an act performed in the lawful discharge of duties and under the
provisions of this Code shall be defended by the legal representative
of Jefferson County until the final termination of the proceedings.
The Code Official, or any subordinates, shall not be liable for any
cost in or arising from any action, suit, or preceding that is instituted
in pursuance of the provisions of this Code. Any officer of the Code
Enforcement Division acting in good faith and without malice shall
be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions
or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of official
duties in connection therewith.
E-7.4 RULE MAKING AUTHORITY: The Code Official shall have power,
as necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and general
welfare, to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to interpret
and implement the provisions of this Code, to secure the intent thereof
and to designate requirements applicable because of local climatic
or other conditions. Such rules shall have the effect of furthering
or interpreting electrical safety.
E-8.0 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CODE OFFICIAL.
E-8.1 GENERAL: The Code Official shall enforce all of the provisions
of this Code and shall act on any question relative to the mode or
manner of construction and the materials to be used in the installation
of electrical work, except as otherwise specifically provided for
by other requirements or in the following Sections E-8.2 through E-8.12
and Article 1, Administrative Subsection 101.2.7 of the Local Amendments,
County of Jefferson.
E-8.2 APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS: No wiring system or electrical
equipment shall be installed within or on any building or premises,
nor shall any alterations or additions be made in any such existing
installations without first filing in the office of the Code Official
a written application for a permit to do the work contemplated, except
as provided in this Code. The application shall describe in detail
the nature of the work, the location thereof by street and number,
the date of the beginning of the work and the tentative completion
date thereof. No person shall begin the work unless and until they
shall have received the permit. In the case of emergency, work may
begin upon the verbal request and verbal permission of the Code Official,
upon the condition that such written application shall be filed in
the office of the Code Official without delay. No permit provided
for in this Section shall be assignable, transferable, or used to
aid or abet an unlicensed person in the performance of electrical
work. Should the Code Official find that the work is completed in
accordance with the provisions of this Article, the Code Official
shall, upon the payment of the prescribed inspection fee, approve
such work. If the Code Official should find that the work be not completed
in accordance with the provisions of this Article or that the work
was done by a person not licensed as hereinafter provided, the Code
Official is hereby empowered and directed, in addition to the other
penalties in this Article, to order the electric power company to
disconnect the electric current from the building, structure, or premises
where the work was done. It shall be unlawful to use or permit the
use of or to supply electric current for heating, lighting or power
in any building, structure, or premises, unless the required permit
has been issued by the Code Official. Nothing in this Code is applicable
to buildings, structures, or premises owned and operated by the United
States of America or the State of Missouri.
E-8.3 EXEMPTIONS: A permit shall not be required for the execution
and use of the classes of work specified in the following Sections
E-8.5 through E-8.8.
E-8.4 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: Minor repair work, including
the replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical
equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles.
E-8.5 PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES: The installation, alteration
or repair of electrical equipment for the operation of communications
and signals or the transmission of intelligence by wire by public
service agencies except as provided in this Building Code for fire
alarm systems.
E-8.6 POWER COMPANIES: The installation, alteration, or repair
of electrical equipment of a power or public service company for its
use in the generation, transmission, distribution, or metering of
electricity.
E-8.7 TEMPORARY TESTING SYSTEMS: The installation of any temporary
system required for the testing or servicing of electrical or apparatus.
E-8.8 NOTICES AND ORDERS: The Code Official shall issue all
necessary notices or orders to abate illegal or unsafe conditions
and to insure compliance with all Code requirements for the safety
and general welfare of the public.
E-8.9 INSPECTIONS: The Code Official shall make all of the required
inspections, or may accept reports of inspection by authoritative
and recognized services or individuals. All reports of the inspections
shall be in writing and certified by a responsible officer of the
authoritative service or by the responsible individual. The Code Official
is authorized to engage such expert opinion as deemed necessary to
report upon unusual technical issues that arise.
E-8.10 CREDENTIALS: The Code Official or an authorized representative
shall carry proper credentials of office for the purpose of inspecting
any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties.
E-8.11 DEPARTMENT RECORDS: The Code Official shall keep official
records of electrical applications received, permits and certificates
issued, fees collected, reports of inspections, and notices and orders
issued. These records shall be retained in the official records that
are required by law.
E-9.0 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
E-9.1 PERMIT REQUIRED: No owner, lessee or keeper of any structure or premises, or the agent thereof where the agent orders electrical work to be done, shall cause or permit electrical work, except minor repairs, to be done in, or upon or about any building or premises until the person proposing to do the work shall have first procured a permit from the Code Official authorizing it to be done, nor shall any person commence any electrical work until they shall have obtained a permit from the Code Official authorizing the work to be done. The fees for these permits shall be paid to the Code Official for each permit herein required. All work shall be done by them or their employee in whose name the permit or permits required by this Section are issued. Any owner, lessee, keeper, agent, or electrician who shall fail to comply with or who shall violate any of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Article 1, Administrative Subsection 106.5, Violation penalties of the Local Amendments, County of Jefferson and Section
500.300 of the Jefferson County Building Code.
E-9.2 FORM: The application for a permit for electrical work
shall be recorded on forms prepared and provided by the Code Official
and accompanied by an adequate description either written or oral
of the proposed electrical work.
E-9.3 BY WHOM APPLICATION IS MADE: Application for a permit
shall be made by the person, or an agent, to install all or part of
any electrical system. The applicant shall meet all qualifications
established by this Code.
E-9.4 DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The applicant shall describe the
work to be installed, the location of the work, the use and occupancy
of the building in which the work is to be performed and the date
the work is to commence.
E-9.5 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The Code Official is authorized
to require the submission and approval of plans and specifications
in duplicate showing the nature and extent of the proposed work before
a permit is issued. If, in the course of work, it is found necessary
to make any change from the approved plans and specifications on which
a permit has been issued, amended plans and specifications shall be
submitted, and if approved, a supplementary permit shall be issued
to cover the change after the same conditions required to secure the
original permit have been satisfied.
E-9.6 AMENDMENTS: Subject to the limitations of Section E-9.5,
amendments to a plan, application or other records accompanying the
amendments shall be filed at any time before completion of the work
for which the permit is sought or issued. The amendments shall be
deemed part of the original application and shall be filed therewith.
E-9.7 TIME LIMIT: Time limits shall be in accordance with IBC
105.3.2.
E-9.8 PERMIT CANCELLATION: A permit will be considered for cancellation
if the owner of the property or the contractor shall request cancellation,
in writing, stating the reasons for the request for cancellation.
No refund of fees shall be made. In addition, the Code Official may
revoke the permit for fraud, for non-compliance with this Code, or
for failure to pay the prescribed fees.
E-9.9 WORK NOT IN COMPLIANCE: Should the electrical contractor
install work that is not in compliance with the electrical, fire,
or building code, the contractor shall be directed by the Code Official
to make necessary corrections to assure Code compliance and no other
permits shall be issued to the contractor until the work is corrected
and approved by the Code Official.
SECTION E-10.0 PERMITS.
E-10.1 ACTION ON APPLICATION: The Code Official shall examine
or cause to be examined all applications for permits and amendments
thereto. If the applications or plans do not conform to the requirement
of all pertinent laws relating to electrical systems, the application
shall be rejected in writing, stating the reasons. If the Code Official
is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of
this Code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, a permit
shall be issued.
E-10.2 PREVIOUS PERMIT APPROVALS: No provisions of this Code
shall require changes in the electrical system of a building for which
a lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise lawfully authorized,
and the installation of which shall have been actively prosecuted
within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Code and
completed with dispatch.
EXCEPTION: Unsafe electrical systems or installations.
E-10.3 APPROVAL IN PART: The Code Official is authorized to
issue a permit for the installation of part of an electrical system
before the application for the whole system has been submitted provided
adequate information and detailed statements have been filed complying
with all the pertinent requirements of this Code. Holders of these
permits shall proceed at their own risk with the work and without
assurance that a permit for the entire system shall be granted.
E-10.4 REVOCATION: The Code Official may revoke a permit or
approval issued under the provisions of this Code in case of any false
statements or misrepresentation of fact in the application or plans
on which the permit or approval was based or for any reason set forth
in Section E-9.8.
E-10.5 REVOCATION OF PERMIT: Any permit issued shall become
invalid if the authorized work is not commenced within twelve (12)
months after issuance of the permit, or if the authorized work is
suspended or not prosecuted for a period of six (6) months after the
time of commencing work.
E-11.0 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.
E-11.1 COMPLIANCE WITH CODE: The permit shall be a license to
proceed with the work, but is not authority to violate, cancel or
set aside any of the provisions of this Code, except as specifically
stipulated by modification or legally granted variation as described
in the application.
E-11.2 COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT: All work shall conform to the
approved application for which the permit has been issued and any
approved amendments thereto.
E-11.3 GENERAL: All electrical installations, regardless of
type, which constitute a hazard to human life, health or welfare are
hereby declared illegal, a public nuisance, and shall be abated by
repair and rehabilitation, removal or by cessation of service.
E-12.0 EMERGENCY MEASURES.
E-12.1 VACATING STRUCTURES: When there is an actual and immediate
condition that would endanger life, the Code Official is authorized
and empowered to order and require the occupants to vacate a structure
forthwith. The Code Official shall cause to be posted at each entrance
to the structure a notice reading as follows: THIS STRUCTURE IS UNSAFE
AND HAS BEEN CONDEMNED FOR OCCUPANCY. It shall be unlawful for any
person to enter this structure, except for the purpose of making the
required repairs or removal. The procedure for this shall be as set
out in the Existing Structures Code of Jefferson County, as amended.