The office of electrical inspector for the city is hereby created,
and said office shall be filled annually by appointment by the city
manager by and with the consent and approval of the city council,
and a fair salary shall be provided.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10A; 2001
Code, sec. 3.901)
The electrical inspector shall be a competent electrician well
versed in the rules and requirements of the International Electrical
Code, and before assuming authority the electrical inspector shall
take the oath administered to other city officials, and shall give
a good and sufficient bond to the city in the penal sum of one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned upon faithful performance of his
duties.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10B; Ordinance
adopting 2001 Code; 2001 Code, sec. 3.902)
The electrical inspector shall enforce the provisions of this
article and of any ordinance now and which may hereafter be adopted
concerning electrical wiring and apparatus.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10J; 2001
Code, sec. 3.910)
The electrical inspector, by and with the consent of the city
manager and city council, shall have power to deputize one or more
assistants, and each one of said assistants shall in every case be
known to be competent to discharge the duties of electrical inspector,
and the rights and privileges conferred upon the electrical inspector
are hereby conferred upon each assistant to the electrical inspector
when properly appointed.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10M; 2001
Code, sec. 3.913)
The electrical inspector or competent assistant appointed by
him shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building,
manhole or subway in the discharge of his official duties, of and
for the purpose of making any test of the electrical apparatus for
appliances therein contained, and for that purpose he shall be given
prompt access to all buildings, private and public, and to all manholes
and subways, on application to the company or individual owning or
in charge or control of same.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10N; 2001
Code, sec. 3.914)
The words or terms “electrical wiring” and “apparatus”
as used in this article shall be construed to include all materials,
devices, machinery, appliances, appurtenances or conductors used in
connection with the production of electric light, heat or power or
the transmission of electrical signals, except where specifically
limited to one or more of them and then only as specifically limited.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10O; 2001
Code, sec. 3.915)
The electrical inspector shall decide all questions not provided
for in this article pertaining to the installation, operation or maintenance
of electric wiring or apparatus.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10P; 2001
Code, sec. 3.916)
All electric signs shall be erected under the supervision of
the electrical inspector.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10Q; 2001
Code, sec. 3.917)
No corporation, co-partnership, association or individual or
agent thereof shall hereafter conceal or cause to be concealed any
electric wiring or apparatus mentioned in this article except with
the express permission of the electrical inspector, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to remove any flooring, lathing, or plaster,
sheetmetal or other material which may conceal any electric wiring
or apparatus contrary to the provisions of this article. On completion
of the inspection of any electric wiring or apparatus designed to
be concealed and found to be in full compliance with the provisions
of this article, it shall be the duty of the electrical inspector
to post a notice to that effect at the main cut-out center, and said
notice shall be considered as an express permission to conceal said
electric wiring or apparatus, but no concealment shall take place
until such notice has been posted by the electrical inspector.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10R; 2001
Code, sec. 3.918)
The electrical inspector or a competent person delegated by
him shall have the power to at once cause the removal of all wires,
or turning off of all electric current, where the circuits interfere
with the work of the fire department during the progress of a fire.
The electrical inspector is hereby authorized and empowered to cause
the turning off of electric current from all conductors or apparatus
which are deemed by him to be in an unsafe condition or which have
not been installed in conformity with the provisions of this article
and from which the electrical inspector has caused the electric current
to be turned off.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10S; 2001
Code, sec. 3.919)
No alteration or change shall be made in the electric wiring
or apparatus located within a building for use in connection with
the production of electric light, heat or power, nor shall any such
electric wiring or apparatus be installed in any building, without
first securing from the electrical inspector a permit therefor, nor
shall any change be made in any wiring or apparatus after inspection
without notifying the electrical inspector and securing a permit therefor.
No permit shall be issued except to licensed, bonded master electricians.
A permit fee shall not be charged but shall be part of the inspection
fee.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10T; 2001
Code, sec. 3.920)
Before issuing a permit for the installation of any wiring or
apparatus or the alteration or change in any wiring or apparatus,
an application shall be filed with the electrical inspector, describing
such installation or the alteration or change to be made, including
the apparatus and material used. No deviation shall be made in the
details for wiring or apparatus as shown on the application without
permission from the electrical inspector in writing.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10U; 2001
Code, sec. 3.921)
(a)
Inspections.
Upon the completion of the installation
of electric wires and apparatus in any building for the use in connection
with electric light, heat or power, it shall be the duty of the corporation,
co-partnership, association or individual doing the same to notify
said electrical inspector or competent assistant deputized by him,
who shall at once inspect the same, and if approved by him shall issue
a certificate of satisfactory inspection which shall contain the date
of inspection and an outline of the results of such examination, but
no certificate shall be issued unless all apparatus, wires, etc.,
connected therewith are in strict conformity with the rules and regulations
herein set forth; nor shall current be turned on any wiring apparatus
until a certificate of satisfactory inspection is issued.
(b)
Standards for construction; materials and apparatus.
All electrical construction, all material, and all apparatus used
in connection with electric work, and the operation of all electrical
apparatus, shall be in conformity with the rules and regulations set
down in what is known as the Specifications for Wiring Form AL 23
R Rev 12-45, LCREC, PEC, REA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, as amended,
on file in the office of the city secretary, and in conformity with
the International Electrical Code, 2006 edition.
(c)
Fees.
The electrical inspector shall be satisfied that
all permit and inspection fees provided for in this article are paid
to the city or arrangements are made for payment thereof [before]
the permit is issued. The fees are set by resolution of the city council
and are on file with the city secretary.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10V; Ordinance 9909-353 adopted 9/13/99; Ordinance adopting 2001 Code; 2001 Code,
sec. 3.922; Ordinance 2604-434 adopted 4/10/06)
No corporation, co-partnership, association or individual or
agent thereof shall interfere with the electrical inspector or any
competent person or persons lawfully deputized to assist him as herein
provided, while in the performance of duty.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10W; 2001
Code, sec. 3.923)
The electrical inspector shall keep a full and complete record
of all work done, permits issued, examinations made, or other official
work performed as required by this article, and shall annually make
a full and detailed report thereof to the city manager. Said records
shall be so arranged as to afford prompt information concerning the
condition and general arrangement of any electrical equipment at the
time of the electrical inspector’s last visit.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10X; 2001
Code, sec. 3.924)
This article shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the
responsibility of any corporation, co-partnership, association, individual
or agent thereof installing, operating or controlling any electric
wiring or apparatus for damages to anyone injured thereby, nor shall
the city be held as assuming any liability by reason of the inspection
authorized herein or certificate or permit issued pursuant to the
provisions of this article.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 10Y; 2001
Code, sec. 3.925)
