This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the City
of South Milwaukee." It will be referred to hereinafter as "this Code."
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2200]
The standards of construction, maintenance and operation as
established by the Wisconsin State Electrical Code, as now adopted
in its entirety or as it may hereafter be amended by the Industrial
Commission of Wisconsin, are hereby adopted as a part of this Code
and shall apply to all types of construction whether industrial, residential,
utility or other.
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2200]
A. Except for an electrical wiring project described in § 101.875(2), Wis. Stats, and as provided in Subsection
B no electrical work shall be performed in the City of South Milwaukee unless the owner of the premises where the installation is to occur or their agent holds a permit from the designated inspection agency if the project involves the installation of new or an addition to any electrical service, feeder, or branch circuit serving any of the following:
(2) A public
building, structure, or premises.
(5) A manufactured
home community.
(6) A public
marina, pier, dock, or wharf.
(7) A recreational
vehicle park.
B. Under emergency
conditions, the necessary electrical wiring may commence without obtaining
a permit, provided the owner of the premises where the installation
is to occur or their agent submits a permit application to the inspection
agency designated by the Department to provide electrical inspections
for the installation no later than the next business day after commencement
of the installation.
[Amended 1-7-1992 by Ord.
No. 1504]
A. The fees for permits required under this chapter will be as established
by Resolution of the Common Council.
B. In the event a permit is not obtained before work is commenced, except
in case of an emergency, the fees due shall be doubled. No permit
shall be issued for any work by the same contractor or for the same
premises or project until all required fees have been paid and all
orders of the Electrical Inspector complied with.
C. All fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer and no permit will be
valid unless signed by the Electrical Inspector and stamped paid by
the City Treasurer in the amount of the required fee.
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2200]
A. Except
as provided under § 101.875(2), Wis. Stats., electrical
wiring installations shall be subject to inspection. Note: See § SPS
320.10 regarding the inspections for the construction of new one-
and two-family dwellings.
B. Inspections
of electrical wiring installations described under § SPS
316.012(1)(a) shall be conducted by a certified commercial electrical
inspector. Note: see § SPS 305.62 for certification provisions
for commercial electrical inspectors.
C. The building
owner or their agent shall notify the inspection agency designated
by the Department to provide electrical inspections when the electrical
wiring installation is ready for inspection.
D. Except as provided in Subsections
E through
F, to facilitate inspection all of the following shall apply:
(1) Electrical
wiring shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes.
(2) Electrical
wiring may not be energized.
E. The concealment
or energizing of electrical wiring, other than an electrical service,
may proceed if inspection has not been completed within two business
days after notification is received or as otherwise agreed between
the wiring installer and the designated inspection agency providing
the inspection.
F. The notification
that an electrical wiring installation is ready for final inspection
shall be made to indicate when all electrical fixtures, outlets and
face plates are in place and the installation or that portion of the
installation is energized.
G. If upon
inspection, it is found that the installation is in compliance with
this chapter, the certified inspector shall approve the installation
prior to concealment or energizing of the electrical wiring.
H. If, upon
inspection, it is found that the installation is incomplete or not
in compliance with this chapter, orders to correct shall be issued.
An order may include the condition that the electrical wiring is to
remain unconcealed and nonenergized until reinspected.
I. Assistance
of other officials. It shall be the duty of police officials to report
at once to the Electrical Inspector any buildings within their respective
districts at which electrical work is being done without a permit
as required by this Code. It shall be the duty of other City enforcement
officers to cooperate with the Electrical Inspector in the enforcement
of this ordinance.
When the Electrical Inspector condemns or refuses to issue a
permit or certificate of inspection for all or part of an electrical
installation, he shall give written notice of such condemnation or
refusal to the contractor, if any on the job, and to the owner of
his authorized agent or attorney. Such contractor or owner may, within
five days after receiving such notice, file a petition in writing
for review of such condemnation or refusal by the Electrical Inspector.
Said petition may be filed with any member of the Board of Electrical
Examiners. Upon receipt thereof, said Board shall meet and forthwith
determine whether said electrical construction complies with the requirements
of this Code and shall cause its written findings and decision to
be filed with the City Clerk, and a copy thereof to be delivered to
such contractor and owner; and the Electrical Inspector shall be bound
by such findings and decision.
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2200]
A. No person,
firm or corporation shall engage in the business of performing electrical
work for others in the City of South Milwaukee unless such person,
firm or corporation is licensed as an electrical contractor by the
Department.
B. No person
may install, repair, or maintain electrical wiring unless the person
is licensed as an electrician by the Department or unless the person
is enrolled as a registered electrician by the Department.
C. No person
who is not a master electrician may install, repair, or maintain electrical
wiring unless a master electrician is at all times responsible for
the person’s work.
D. It shall
be unlawful for any electrical contractor licensed hereunder to obtain
a permit for electrical work to be done by anyone not regularly in
his employ.
[Amended 8-1-2000 by Ord.
No. 1775; 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 1865; 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2200]
Any property owner may personally install electrical wiring
in a single-family residence building or accessory building which
he has legally owned and occupied for a period of at least one year,
subject to the following conditions:
A. All permits required by this Chapter must be obtained and the proper
fee therefor paid;
B. The work must be done by such owner in accord with applicable standards
as herein required;
C. The required inspections must be made and the work approved by the
Electrical Inspector.
D. Type of work:
(1) The work involves no circuit of a voltage greater than 110 volts,
or
(2) The work does not involve wiring of services, feeders, hot tubs,
pools, central air conditioning or electrical water heaters.
If any provision of this Code or the application of such provision
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this
Code shall not be affected thereby.
[Amended 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 1579]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of the Chapter
17 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a forfeiture of not less that $1 nor more than $1,000, and the cost of prosecution for each offense. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.