[Amended 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1579]
The City of Clairton hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing
rules and regulations for the installation, renewal, extension and
reception of electric wiring and electric apparatus in existing buildings,
structures or outdoor electrical displays or signs or in the construction,
reconstruction, alteration or repair of buildings, structures or outdoor
electrical displays or signs that certain code known as the "National
Electrical Code," as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association,
being particularly the 1993 Edition thereof and the whole thereof,
hereinafter referred to as the "National Electrical Code," of which
not fewer than three copies have been and now are filed in the office
of the City Manager of the City of Clairton, and the same is hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
and, from the date on which this chapter shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling for all existing and future electrical
wiring and apparatus in buildings, structures or outdoor electrical
displays or signs within the corporate limits of the City.
The National Electrical Code adopted in §
185-1 hereof shall be enforced by the Office of the Building Official of the City of Clairton, heretofore created by ordinance of the City, and the executive official in charge shall be known as the "Building Official." The Building Official shall, upon the installation, renewal, extension and reception of any electric wiring and electric apparatus pursuant to this chapter, cause an inspection or inspections to be made by himself or herself or his or her duly authorized agents to determine that the electrical work conforms to the provisions of the National Electrical Code and this chapter and the provisions of the ordinances of this City and the statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Only the materials, fittings and devices enumerated in the List
of Inspected Appliances of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.,
as revised from time to time, shall be used in the electrical work
regulated by the National Electrical Code and this chapter.
The National Electrical Code herein adopted is supplemented
by adding thereto the following, which is made a part thereof: Whenever
a permit is required under the terms of this chapter for electrical
wiring and apparatus to be done in connection with a gas- or oil-burner
installation in any existing building or structure or in the construction,
reconstruction, alteration or repair of buildings or structures, there
shall be installed an emergency shutoff switch with a red plate thereon
marked "oil burner" or "gas burner," as the case may be, at the entrance
to the basement or heating room.
The Building Official shall have the power to modify any of
the provisions of this chapter upon application, in writing, by the
owner of a premises or his or her agent, when there are practical
difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this
chapter, provided that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed,
public safety secured and substantial justice done.
All records of the Building Official pursuant to this chapter
shall be open to public inspection for good and sufficient reasons
during office hours, but shall not be removed from the office of the
Building Official without his or her written consent.
No permit shall be required under this chapter for the following
electrical work:
A. Minor repair work, such as the replacement of lamps and fuses.
B. The connection of portable electrical appliances to suitable permanently
installed appliances.
C. Equipment installed or work performed by or for a public utility
as defined in Section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes of Pennsylvania
and operating under authority granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
D. Equipment installed or work performed by a railway utility in the
exercise of its function as a utility and located in or on its right-of-way.
E. Equipment used in connection with commercial radio and television
transmission.
F. Repair, manufacturing and maintenance work on premises occupied by
a firm or corporation and installation work on existing buildings
occupied by a firm or corporation and performed by a regular employee
who is a qualified journeyman electrician.
Fees for permits or renewals thereof required by this chapter
shall be as follows where the total valuation of the electrical work
as determined by the Building Official is:
A. Less than $25: no fee shall be required for the permit.
B. More than $25 and not more than $100: the sum of $1.
C. More than $100 and not more than $200: the sum of $2.
D. More than $200 and not more than $500: the sum of $5.
E. More than $500 and not more than $1,000: the sum of $10.
F. More than $1,000: the sum of $10 plus the sum of $1 for each $1,000
or fraction thereof of total valuation.