[Amended by Ord. No. 12-08; 3-31-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11]
As used this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ELECTRICAL WORK
Includes the installation, superintending or inspection of
electrical wiring and equipment for the production, modification,
regulation, control, distribution, utilization or safeguarding of
electrical energy for mechanical, chemical, heating, lighting or similar
purposes.
[Amended by Ord. No. 12-08; 3-31-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11]
A. The Electrical Inspector shall be a person of good moral character,
duly licensed as an electrical contractor or journeyman electrician
according to the Wisconsin Statutes. He shall be well versed in local
ordinances, Wisconsin Statutes and rules and regulations of the Wisconsin
Department of Safety and Professional Services and Wisconsin Department
of Health Services which pertain to electricity or the duties of his
office.
B. Duties and authority. The Electrical Inspector shall be under the
direction of the City's Inspection Division and the Public Works Director/City
Engineer and shall have control of the installation and inspection
of electrical work within or in connection with all buildings in the
City. He shall make or cause to be made all inspections of electrical
wiring from the line pole to the building or structure where the service
is being used as well as the interior of the structure, manner of
construction, and materials and workmanship. He shall enforce all
laws, ordinances and rules in relation to the installation. The Electrical
Inspector shall see that the construction, reconstruction and alterations
of all electrical service hereinafter installed in all buildings in
the City shall conform to the laws and ordinances of the State of
Wisconsin, the City, the rules and regulations contained in the Wisconsin
State Electrical Code, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional
Services and the provisions of the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services relating to electrical wiring, if any. He shall see that
the work shall be done by licensed electricians as provided by law
and this chapter and shall make all inspections required thereby and
in the manner set forth. He may enter any building during reasonable
hours in the discharge of his official duties. He shall supervise
all electrical installations as may be necessary to adequately enforce
this chapter.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-63]
C. Records. The Electrical Inspector shall prepare suitable forms for
the application for permits required, keep in his office a proper
daily record of all transactions of his office, and file a monthly
report covering the same with the Common Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 12-08; 3-31-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11]
No person shall alter, install or repair electrical wires and
apparatus for the utilization of electric current for light, heat
or power in the City, except in the usual operations of a public utility
company, without first having procured one of the following licenses
from the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional
Services:
A. Licensed master electrician.
B. Licensed residential master electrician.
C. Licensed journeyman electrician.
D. Licensed industrial journeyman electrician.
E. Licensed residential journeyman electrician.
F. Registered beginning electrician.
G. Registered electrical apprentice.
H. Registered industrial electrical apprentice.
I. Registered residential electrical apprentice.
[Amended by 3-31-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11]
No person shall contract for or undertake to install or repair
electrical wires or apparatus within the City except as otherwise
herein provided without first having obtained an electrical contractor's
license issued by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and
Professional Services. In the event the person is a partnership or
corporation, at least one individual member of the partnership or
corporation shall be a State of Wisconsin certified master electrician
or a State of Wisconsin certified master electrician restricted.
[Amended by 3-31-2014 by Ord. No. 14-11]
Section SPS 305.40(1) through (5), Wis. Adm. Code, is hereby
incorporated by reference as if fully stated hereunder.
Upon the completion of the wiring of any building or before
any wiring is to be hidden from view, it shall be the duty of the
person doing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector, and he shall
inspect the installation within 48 hours of the time such notice is
received. If upon inspection it is found that such installation is
fully in compliance with this chapter and does not constitute a hazard
to life or property, he shall approve the same and authorize concealment
of such wiring or connection for electrical service. If the installation
is incomplete or not in accordance with this chapter, he shall issue
orders to the person installing the same to remove all hazards and
make the necessary changes or additions within 10 days. Concealment
of electrical work before inspection or failure to comply with the
orders of the Electrical Inspector shall constitute a violation of
this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 12-08]
When the Electrical Inspector condemns all or part of the electrical
installation of any building, the owner within five days after receiving
written notice from the Electrical Inspector may file an appeal in
writing for review of said actions of the Electrical Inspector to
the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
for an interpretation and determination. Said determination shall
be in writing and shall follow the guidelines set forth in § SPS
316.008, Wis. Adm. Code.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided in §
1-4 of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not preclude the City from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.