[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton by Ord. No. A-002-92, 1992 (Title 16, Ch. 16.08, of the 1979 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village
of Grafton" and will be referred to in this chapter as "this code"
or "this chapter."
[Amended by Ord. No. 006, 1997; 8-20-1012 by Ord. No. 009-2012]
The National Electrical Code latest edition, Chs. SPS 305 and
316, Wis. Adm. Code, and all the amendments as prescribed by the Department
of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), are hereby adopted.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993]
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and property
by regulating and providing for the inspection of the installation
and maintenance of electrical wiring, equipment, devices and systems,
and providing for the licensing of individuals, firms and corporations
undertaking electrical work, and fixing a penalty for violation of
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms and words
shall be interpreted as having the following meanings.
All wires, equipment or devices installed for the purpose
of conducting, supplying or safeguarding electrical current.
Any act in connection with the installing, altering or maintaining
of an electrical system, which act ordinarily requires the use of
tools.
Includes the wires and other devices incident to the means
for safely conducting or supplying electrical current.
[Amended by Ord. No. 004, 2004]
A.
There is created the office of Electrical Inspector of the Village.
B.
The office of Electrical Inspector shall be held by a suitable and
competent person(s), knowledgeable and well versed in approved methods
of electrical construction and the statutes of the state relating
to electrical work, the rules and regulations issued by the Department
of Safety and Professional Services and the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin, and the National Electrical Code. This person(s) shall
also be a state-certified Electrical Inspector as required by the
Department of Safety and Professional Services.
[Amended by Ord. No. 027, 2004, Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993; 8-20-1012 by Ord. No. 009-2012]
C.
The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the Village Board
for a term of two years or until a successor shall be duly appointed
and qualified. The Electrical Inspector shall receive as compensation
a fee as hereinafter provided for as the Village Board shall from
time to time determine. All supplies necessary for this office shall
be furnished by the Village. The Electrical Inspector shall be subject
to removal from office at the pleasure of the Village Board.
The Electrical Inspector shall have the general management and
control of all matters pertaining to electrical inspection and shall
enforce all state laws and Village ordinances relating thereto. Where
requirements of the state laws and regulations and the provisions
of this chapter conflict, the stricter requirements shall govern,
except one- and two-family residences built after June 1, 1980. It
shall be unlawful to interfere with the Electrical Inspector in the
discharge of his duties.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-002-92, 1992]
There shall be kept by the Village a complete record of all
applications and permits, regularly numbered in the order of their
issue, and of all inspections made and other official work performed
under the provisions of this chapter, so arranged as to afford prompt
information concerning electrical installations.
The Electrical Inspector or an authorized agent shall have the
power and authority at all reasonable hours, for any proper purpose,
to enter any public or private building or premises in the discharge
of official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection or
test of the electrical wires, equipment or devices contained therein.
The Inspector or his agent shall be given prompt access to any premises
upon request made to the owner or person in immediate charge of the
premises.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993]
The Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to seal and
tag unsafe electrical devices and systems or order the disconnection
of all electrical service from any electrical system which is found
to be in an unsafe condition and to order the disconnection of electric
service in cases of emergency and where such electrical currents are
dangerous to life or property or may interfere with the work of the
Fire Department. No individual, firm or corporation shall reconnect
any device or system thus sealed and tagged or disconnected until
verbal or written authorization is given by the Electrical Inspector.
Use of any such sealed or tagged device or system or removal of any
seal or tag shall be unlawful under penalty of this chapter.
A.
The Electrical Inspector shall periodically visit and inspect such
places especially occupied by the public, such as places of amusement
and places of assemblage, and make a thorough examination of all electrical
wires, equipment and devices maintained or installed, and where found
to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the individual, firm or
corporation owning, using, operating or installing same shall be notified
to place them in a safe condition. The necessary repairs or changes
shall be completed within 30 days. However, if it is determined that
an imminent lack of safety or current danger exists, the Electrical Inspector may issue
a forty-eight-hour correction order. After the receipt of such notice,
each day which shall elapse after the expiration of such period shall
constitute a separate offense, and the Electrical Inspector is authorized
to order the discontinuance of electrical service to such defective
electrical system until it has been repaired, removed or changed as
directed by the Electrical Inspector. Failure to obey any such order
shall subject the individual, firm or corporation to disconnection
and the penalties provided in this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 003-93, 1993]
No person, firm, business or corporation shall occupy any owned,
rented or leased building, structure, premises or space, except residential
occupancies, without first having obtained an occupancy inspection
and permit. The Electrical Inspector may waive the occupancy inspection
if it has been determined that the premises has been inspected within
the previous twelve-month period.
Section 5.16.050B.1 and 2 of the Municipal Code shall become a part of this chapter by reference.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-029-93, 1993]
A.
No electrical wiring or other electrical equipment shall be installed,
altered or repaired without first securing a permit. The applications
for such permit shall state clearly the work planned and its location.
Any work requiring a building permit shall require an electrical permit,
providing that electrical work is to be done.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-029-19, 1993; 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 005-2016; 7-1-2019 by Ord. No. 012-2019]
A.
The Building Inspector shall maintain a Schedule of Permit Fees of
the Wisconsin Uniform Building Code. Permit fees shall be updated
as needed and can be obtained through the Building Inspection Department.
B.
A fee shall be required for a permit issued to a licensee for doing
any electrical work on or in any building owned by the Village, and
a permit shall be procured before the commencement of any work on
or in such building.
A permit for temporary work shall not exceed 90 days unless
approved by the Electrical Inspector. Permits for temporary work may
be granted by the Electrical Inspector for installation of open work
and exposed wiring, lights, power for building operations, display,
decorative lighting, etc., for use for a limited period, subject to
discontinuance and complete removal at expiration, and subject to
condemnation and revocation within such period.
[Amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No.
016-2019]
In emergency work, the individual, firm or corporation doing
or causing such work to be done shall report the same to the Electrical
Inspector immediately after beginning work, and shall obtain a permit
for such work no later than the next business day after commencement
of the installation.
[Amended by Ord. No. 027, Series 2004; 8-20-1012 by Ord. No. 009-2012]
Upon the completion of the wiring in or on any building, and before any wiring is to be hidden from view, it shall be the duty of the individual, firm or corporation doing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector. The inspection shall be made in accord with the provisions of § SPS 320.10, Wis. Adm. Code, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If upon inspection it is found the installation is in compliance with this chapter and does not constitute a hazard to life or property, the Electrical Inspector shall authorize the concealment of the wiring or connection for electrical service. If the installation is incomplete or not strictly in accordance with this chapter, orders shall be issued to the individual, firm or corporation installing the same to remove all hazards and make the necessary changes or additions within 30 days. However, if it is determined that an imminent lack of safety or current danger exists, the Electrical Inspector may issue a forty-eight-hour correction order. No individual, firm or corporation shall conceal any electrical work before inspection or fail to comply with any order of the Electrical Inspector. Upon completion of the electrical work in a building, a final inspection shall be required. If the installation is not complete, the Electrical Inspector shall notify the individual doing the work of any additional work to be done. If such work is not done within 30 days after such notice, any individual, firm or corporation failing to comply with the order of the Electrical Inspector shall be fined according to Chapter 1.12, Issuance of Citations, of the Code of the Village of Grafton. No permit shall be issued to any licensee until all fees due and payable for electrical inspection have been paid and all lawful orders of the Electrical Inspector complied with.
[Amended by Ord. No. 004, Series 2004]
Electrical service shall not be energized by the local utility
until such service installation has been inspected. Upon inspection,
a written certificate of inspection will be submitted to the local
utility, and only after such certificate has been received may the
electrical service be energized. In occupied buildings where a permit
for lighting fixtures has been issued, the Electrical Inspector may
authorize the installation of meters for electric service after wiring
has been inspected and approved.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993]
The Electrical Inspector may order work stopped on the construction,
installation, alterations or repair of wiring or electrical work when
such work is conducted in violation of this chapter. Work so stopped
shall not be resumed except with written permission of the Electrical
Inspector, provided that, if the stop-work order is oral, it shall
be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of time.
Removal of any such order is unlawful.
A.
Generally. No certificates of inspection shall be issued unless the
electric light, power or heating installation and all other electrical
apparatus connected with it are in strict conformity with the provisions
of this chapter.
B.
Electric signs. Electrically illuminated signs shall not be hung
or erected until after inspection and approval by the Electrical Inspector,
unless such signs have otherwise been approved.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 16.08.210, Revocation of
license, as amended, was repealed 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 007-2014.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 16.08.220, Board of Electrical
Examiners, as amended, was repealed 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 007-2014.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-029-93, 1993; Ord. No. 004, Series 2004]
In addition to any other penalty imposed or restitution required,
any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $1,000
together with the costs of prosecution and, in default in payment
of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution, shall be imprisoned in
the county jail until the forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding
60 days.
