[Ord. No. 993,
§6, 6-3-1976; Ord. No. 1347, §6, 4-16-1987]
No person shall begin any work of installing, erecting or altering
material, wiring, fixtures, or other apparatus, to be used or in use
for generation, transmission, and utilization of electricity for light,
heat and power in and on buildings and premises in the territory subject
to the provisions of these regulations unless, and until written application
shall have been filed in the office of the city engineer for a permit
to do the work contemplated at least twenty-four (24) hours before
such work shall be commenced; such application shall describe in detail
the nature of such work and shall give the location thereof by street
and number and shall bear the date of beginning such work and the
tentative date of completion thereof. No person shall begin such work
unless and until a permit shall have been obtained. In the event of
an emergency, work may begin by securing permission from the city
engineer upon condition that written application be filed in such
office without delay. No permit issued under the provisions of these
regulations shall be assignable or transferable or be used to aid
or abet any unlicensed person in the performance of electrical work.
[Ord. No. 993,
§9, 6-3-1976; Ord. No. 1347, §9, 4-16-1987]
Upon completion of any electrical installation for which a permit
has been issued, the permittee shall notify the office of the city
engineer and a final inspection shall be made. The official in charge
of electrical inspection shall cause to be made as many interim inspections
as he deems necessary. No installation shall be covered or concealed
until inspected.
[Ord. No. 993,
§5, 6-3-1976; Ord. No. 1347, §5, 4-16-1987; Ord. No. 1612, §2, 7-7-1994; Ord. No. 1743, §3, 7-17-1997; Ord.
No. 1871 §2, 1-4-2001]
(a)
Inspection of buildings and premises, where electrical installations and maintenance are undertaken shall be performed by the official designated by the city. Each applicant for all electrical work permits and inspections shall pay a fee to the city in the amount of twenty-two dollars ($22.00) as a permit processing fee in addition to the appropriate unit prices as set forth in the schedule of unit prices in subsection (b) herein; however, said schedule notwithstanding, the minimum fee for an electrical permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), including permit processing and one (1) inspection, and where plan review is required, the minimum fee for an electric permit shall be seventy-three dollars ($73.00). When additional or extra inspections are needed they shall be charged at the rate of twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) per inspection.
(b)
Schedule of unit prices:
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Item
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First Unit
|
Each Additional Unit
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cable television
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Head-end station — Per street mile
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$4.00
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Power booster
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$29.00
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$29.00
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Carnivals — Per each location
|
$35.00
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$35.00
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Communications systems
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Amplifiers
|
$8.00
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$8.00
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Telephones
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$8.00
|
$8.00
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Television Antenna
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$8.00
|
$8.00
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Burglar Alarm
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$8.00
|
$8.00
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Electrical heat — Per 10 KW
|
$6.00
|
$6.00
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Electrical outlets
|
$7.00
|
$0.60
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Elevators
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Per floor
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$6.00
|
$0.60
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Per car
|
$6.00
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$6.00
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Motors
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Less than and up to and including 5 h.p.
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$6.00
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$0.60
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More than 5 h.p.
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$6.00
|
$0.60
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Reinspections
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Union Electric
|
$34.00
|
$34.00
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Disconnected service
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$34.00
|
$34.00
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Old installations
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$34.00
|
$34.00
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Residential new construction — Integrated permit
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Residential rewire
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Service installed
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$34.00
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$34.00
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Service not installed
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$34.00
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$34.00
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Service equipment and switch boards and panel boards
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Up to and including 200 amperes
|
$11.00
|
$11.00
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Over 200 and up to and including 400 amperes
|
$117.00
|
$17.00
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Over 400 and up to and including 600 amperes
|
$39.00
|
$39.00
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Over 600 amperes
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$50.00
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$50.00
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Transformers
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$8.00
|
$4.00
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X-rays
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$8.00
|
$8.00
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(c)
Notes/definitions: The following terms shall have
the following respective meanings when used in this section:
(1)
ELECTRICAL OUTLETS — Each and every point on the electrical
system where power or light is derived for any purpose whatsoever.
In computing outlets for fluorescent fixtures, each fixture shall
be counted as an electrical outlet.
(2)
PANEL BOARD SWITCHES AND SWITCHBOARD SECTION — Each and every
point on the electrical system where switches or protective devices
are mounted in an individual panel or single framework.
(3)
REINSPECTIONS; DISCONNECTED SERVICE — Reinspection of buildings
on which service wires have been removed, or in commercial installations,
when a change in tenancy has taken place or installations of the "R"
use group and which may not have been in use for a period of six (6)
months or more. This does not apply to cases of discontinuance of
service pending payment of delinquent bills.
(4)
REINSPECTIONS; OLD INSTALLATIONS — Inspection of old installations
of electrical work, made upon request of the owner, and issuance of
certificates thereon.
(5)
RESIDENTIAL REWIRE — Inspection of rewiring, rehabilitation,
additions and alterations to existing electrical wiring and equipment
installation to residential occupancies of the R-1, R-2 and R-3 use
groups.
(6)
SERVICE EQUIPMENT — Each and every point on the electrical
system where power is derived from the public utility systems or a
private generating plant.
(7)
TRANSFORMERS — Each and every point on the electrical system
where the primary voltage is either increased or decreased.
(8)
X-RAYS — Each and every point on the electrical system where
an individual x-ray device or machine is served.
