(a)
Permits shall be issued to electrical contractors qualified
to secure permits, as set forth in this code, or to their duly authorized
agent. Electrical contractors shall certify their duly authorized
agent to the chief electrical inspector in the form of an affidavit
stating that such electrical contractor assumes all and full responsibility
for any permit taken out or applied for by such agent. This certification
shall be kept on file in the office of the building official.
(b)
Nothing in this code shall be construed to prevent a person
from doing electrical work himself on his own residence which is owned
and occupied by him as such, so long as he complies with all of the
other provisions of this code. This exception shall be construed to
mean an individual owner (not firm, co-partnership, or corporation)
who actually does the labor himself. This individual owner shall be
present at the time of any electrical inspection.
(1958 Code, secs. 11-31, 11-32; Ordinance 79-62, sec. 1, adopted 8/21/79; Ordinance 88-75, sec. 4, adopted 8/16/88; 1978 Code, sec. 6-100; Ordinance 07-017, sec. 9, adopted 2/20/07; Ordinance
24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
(a)
Every person who shall install, cause to be installed, or permit
to be installed any electrical wiring, fixtures, or equipment or shall
make any alteration, addition, change, or repair within the scope
of this code shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after the commencement
of such work, make application for a permit therefor with the city
electrical inspector.
(b)
There shall be one permit for each building for which rough
work for electrical conductors or electrical equipment is installed.
Accessory buildings, tourist cottages, or group houses shall not be
considered separate buildings when the work is to be installed as
one complete project and at one time, except where separate switches
or meter loops are installed thereon.
(c)
Application for permits shall be made in writing upon forms
provided by the electrical inspector's office for that purpose.
With such application there shall be filed a diagram or plan showing
clearly the character and kind of wiring or installation of fixtures
or equipment work to be done. The plan or diagram shall show the manner
in which the electrical installation is to be made, or the character
of any repairs to any existing electric installation. Such application
shall include the following information:
(d)
The diagram or plans, and application, shall be referred to
the chief electrical inspector, who shall have the authority to issue
or refuse to issue a permit.
(e)
Plans for buildings of more than five thousand (5,000) square
feet, based on exterior dimensions, or more than two (2) stories in
height, shall bear the seal and signature of a professional electrical
engineer licensed in the state.
(1958 Code, secs. 11-28, 11-30; Ordinance 88-75, sec. 5, adopted 8/16/88; 1978 Code, sec. 6-101; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
See section 24.01.002, adoption of fee schedule, of this code.
(1958 Code, sec. 11-29; Ordinance 75-28, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/75; Ordinance 83-40, sec. 1, adopted 4/19/83; Ordinance 03-080, sec. 4, adopted 10/14/03; 1978
Code, sec. 6-102; Ordinance 10-057, sec. 6, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 17-008, sec. 21, adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
If electrical wiring or installation of fixtures or equipment
work authorized under a permit is not started within sixty (60) days
after issuance of such permit, or if the work is started and then
discontinued and the work remains discontinued without justifiable
cause for a period of sixty (60) days, the permit shall become void,
and no work shall be done on the premises until a new permit is issued
and all necessary fees paid. No refunds shall be made for permits
that have become void.
(1958 Code, sec. 11-33; 1978 Code,
sec. 6-103; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
The building official shall have the right to declare a permit
null and void if there has been misrepresentation of facts or any
violation of the provisions of this code.
(1958 Code, sec. 11-34; 1978 Code,
sec. 6-104; Ordinance 10-057, sec.
7, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
