(A)
The
National Electrical Code, 2014 edition, is hereby adopted by reference.
One (1) copy is to remain on file in the City Secretary’s office.
Unless deleted, amended, expanded or otherwise changed herein, all
provisions of this Code shall be fully applicable, binding, and of
full force and effect.
(B)
These
regulations shall be known as the “Electrical Code,” may
be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as “this Code.”
(C)
Amendments,
modifications and deletion.
The following articles of the National Electrical Code adopted by subsection (A) of this section are amended, modified or deleted as follows.[1]
[1]
Editor’s note–The 2014 NEC amendments are included as an attachment to this chapter.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 1, adopted 6/18/13; Ordinance 6850, sec. 5, adopted 8/16/16; Ordinance 6952, sec. 11, adopted 1/16/18; Ordinance 7079, sec. 3, adopted 8/20/19)
(A)
Additions,
alterations or repairs.
(1)
Additions,
alterations or repairs may be made to any electrical system and equipment
without requiring the entire existing electrical system to be upgraded
to meet this Code, provided that any addition, alteration or repair
conforms to the requirements for a new electrical system and provided
further that no hazard to life, health or safety will be created by
such additions, alterations or repairs.
(2)
Minor
additions, alterations and repairs to existing electrical systems
and equipment may be made in accordance with the law in effect at
the time the original installation was made, when approved by the
Building Official.
(B)
Existing
installations.
Electrical systems and equipment lawfully
in existence at the time of the adoption of this Code may have their
use, maintenance or repair continued if the use, maintenance or repair
is in accordance with the original design and no hazard to life, health
or property has been created by such electrical system and equipment.
(C)
Change
in building occupancy.
Electrical systems and equipment
which are a part of any building or structure undergoing a change
in use or occupancy, as defined in the Building Code, shall comply
with the requirements of this Code which are applicable to the new
use or occupancy.
(D)
Maintenance.
All electrical systems and equipment, both existing and new,
and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a proper operating condition
in accordance with the original design and in a safe and hazard-free
condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by this Code
shall be maintained in conformance with this Code. The owner or his
designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of the electrical
system. To determine compliance with this subsection, the Building
Official may cause any electrical system to be reinspected.
(E)
Moved
building.
Electrical systems and equipment which are
a part of buildings or structures moved into or within the City shall
comply with the provisions of this Code for new installations.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
For the purpose of these provisions, certain terms, phrases,
words and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this
section. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily
accepted meanings within the context with which they are used. Webster’s
Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged,
1986, shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings.
Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular.
Words used in the masculine gender include feminine and the feminine
the masculine.
as to materials, equipment and method of construction, refers
to approval by the Building Official as the result of investigation
and tests conducted by him, or by reason of accepted principles or
tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
is an established and recognized agency regularly engaged
in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when such agency
has been approved by the Building Official.
is the Building Code as adopted by the City.
is the officer charged with the administration and enforcement
of this Code, or his duly authorized representative, and is the authority
having jurisdiction for this Code.
is the National Electrical Code promulgated by the National
Fire Protection Association, as adopted by the City.
In this article, any reference to electrical system shall
mean electrical conductors, equipment, and raceways; signaling and
communications conductors, equipment, and raceways; and optical fiber
cables and raceways.
is a building having more than one tenant and may be of single
or mixed use groups as classified by the Building Code.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
Where, in any specific case, different sections of this Code
specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements,
the most restrictive shall govern.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
The
provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any
material or method of construction not specifically prescribed in
this Code, provided any alternate has been approved and its use authorized
by the Building Official.
(B)
The
Building Official may approve any alternate material or method of
construction, provided he finds that the proposed design is satisfactory,
complies with the provisions of this Code, and that the material,
method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the
equivalent of that prescribed in this Code in suitability, strength,
effectiveness, fire resistance, durability and safety.
(C)
The Building Official shall require any person seeking approval of an alternate material or method of construction to provide sufficient evidence or proof that the alternate material or method of construction satisfies the requirement of subsection (B) above. Provided, however, that the approval or authorization of any alternate shall not be construed as warranting or representing the safety of any approved alternate.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
The electrical regulations of this article may be modified or
waived in writing by the Building Official pursuant to section 90.4
of the Electrical Code provided he shall first find that:
(1)
A special
individual reason makes the strict letter of this Code impractical;
(2)
The
modification is in conformity with the intent and purpose of this
Code; and
(3)
That
such modification does not lessen health, life and fire safety requirements.
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Any waiver or modification shall be obtained from the Building
Official prior to starting the work, and a copy of the modification
or waiver shall be filed in the office of the Building Official by
the applicant.
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(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
Whenever
there is insufficient evidence of compliance with any of the provisions
of this Code, or evidence that materials or construction do not conform
to the requirements of this Code, the Building Official may require
tests as evidence of compliance to be made at the sole expense of
the person providing such materials or performing such construction.
(B)
Test
methods shall be as specified by this Code or by other recognized
test standards. In the absence of recognized and accepted test methods
for the proposed alternate, the Building Official may determine test
procedures.
(C)
All
tests shall be made by an approved agency and a report indicating
the results of such tests filed with the Building Official. Reports
of such tests shall be retained by the Building Official for a period
deemed appropriate by the Building Official.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
General.
The Building Official is hereby authorized to enforce all the
provisions of this Code, which authority includes, but is not limited
to the authority to issue a citation to any person who violates any
of its provisions. He shall cause a record to be kept of all permits
issued and inspections made.
(B)
Deputies.
In accordance with prescribed procedures and with the approval
of the appointing authority, the Building Official may appoint technical
officers and inspectors and other employees as shall be authorized
from time to time. Such employees shall have powers as delegated by
the Building Official.
(C)
Conflict
of interest.
It shall be unlawful for an employee of
the Building Inspection Department to engage in the business of selling,
installing, or maintenance of electrical fixtures, devices, equipment
or materials, and they shall have no financial interest in any concern
engaged in such business at any time while employed by the City.
(D)
Right
of entry.
(1)
Whenever
necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of
this Code, or whenever the Building Official or his authorized representative
has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building
or upon any premises any condition or violation which makes such building
or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building Official
or his authorized representative, in accordance with applicable law,
may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect
the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official
by such Codes, provided that if such building or premises be occupied,
he shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If such
building or premises is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable
effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control
of the building or premises and request entry. If entry be refused,
the Building Official or his authorized representative shall have
recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
(2)
When
the Building Official or his authorized representative shall have
first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided
by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons
having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail
or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official or his authorized representative
for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
(E)
Notice.
(1)
When
any order or notice is issued pursuant to the provisions of this Code
to any person who cannot be found after a reasonable search, such
order or notice may be served by posting it in a conspicuous place
upon the premises occupied by him or upon the premises where the defects
are alleged to exist. Such posting of the notice shall be considered
equivalent to personal service of such order or notice. An order sent
by mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid and directed to
the address of the electrical contractor, owner, lessee, or occupant
of the premises shall be equivalent to personal service of such order.
(2)
Inspectors
are hereby empowered to attach to the nearest electrical cabinet or
equipment feeding defective or hazardous wiring, any official notice
or seal to prevent use of electricity in that area, and it shall be
unlawful for any other person to place or attach such seal, or to
break, change, destroy, tear, mutilate, cover or otherwise deface
or injure any such official notice or seal posted by an inspector.
(F)
Stop
orders.
Whenever any work is being done contrary to the
provisions of this Code, the Building Official may order the work
stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the
doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall
forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Official
to proceed with the work.
(G)
Authority
to disconnect utilities in emergencies.
The Building
Official or his authorized representative shall have the authority
to disconnect any electric power or energy service supplied to the
building, structure or building service equipment therein regulated
by this Code in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an
immediate hazard to life or property. The Building Official shall
whenever possible notify the serving utility, the owner and occupant
of the building, structure or building service equipment, in writing,
of such disconnection immediately thereafter.
(H)
Authority
to condemn electrical system and equipment.
(1)
Whenever
the Building Official ascertains that any electrical system or equipment
regulated in this Code has become hazardous to life, health or property,
he may order in writing that such electrical system or equipment either
be removed or restored to a safe condition, whichever is appropriate.
The written notice itself shall fix a time limit for compliance with
such order. No person shall use or maintain defective electrical system
or equipment after receiving such notice.
(2)
When
such equipment or installation is to be disconnected, a written notice
of such disconnection and causes therefor shall be given within 24
hours of the order to disconnect to the serving utility, the owner
and occupant of such building, structure or premises.
(3)
When
any electrical system or equipment is maintained in violation of this
Code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions
of this section, the Building Official shall institute any appropriate
action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
(I)
Connection
after order to disconnect.
No person shall make connections
from any energy or power supply nor supply power to any electrical
system or equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected
by the Building Official or the use of which has been ordered to be
discontinued by the Building Official until the Building Official
authorizes the reconnection and use of such electrical system or equipment.
(J)
Liability.
(1)
The
Building Official, or his authorized representative charged with the
enforcement of this Code, acting in good faith and without malice
in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself personally
liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a
result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in the discharge
of his duties. Any suit brought against the Building Official or employee
because of such act or omission performed by him in the enforcement
of any provision of this Code shall be defended by legal counsel provided
by this jurisdiction until final termination of such proceedings.
(2)
This
Code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility
of any person owning, operating or controlling any building, structure
or building service equipment therein for any damages to persons or
property caused by defects, nor shall the code enforcement agency
or its parent jurisdiction be held as assuming any such liability
by reason of the inspections authorized by the Code or approvals issued
under this Code.
(K)
Cooperation
of other officials and officers.
The Building Official
may request, and shall receive so far as is required in the discharge
of his duties, the assistance and cooperation of other officials of
this jurisdiction.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
All
electrical systems or equipment regulated by this Code which constitute
a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the
purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of electrical systems or
equipment regulated by this Code constituting a hazard to safety,
health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation,
obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment is, for
the purpose of this section, an unsafe use.
(B)
All such unsafe electrical systems or equipment are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in article II of chapter 30 or article I of chapter 32 of this Code, as applicable, or such alternate procedure as may be adopted by this jurisdiction. As an alternative, the Building Official or other employee or official of the City as designated by the governing body may institute any other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain any electrical system or equipment or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this Code. Any violation of this Code is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided by section 10.05 of this Code. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications or the completion or approval of an inspection shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which is authorized is lawful.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
Appeals.
Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling made by the Building
Official under the provisions of this Article III, “Electrical
Code,” may appeal to the Unified Building Standards Commission.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6952, sec. 12, adopted 1/16/18)
(A)
Any person providing services as an electrical contractor in the City must register with the Building Inspection Department as a contractor. To register with the City as a contractor, application shall be made in writing on forms furnished for that purpose and filed with the Building Official. The application shall show the contractor’s name, local address and telephone number, a copy of the applicant’s state electrical contractor’s license, and such other information as may reasonably be required to properly identify the contractor. Such application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the fee schedule located in section 30.301 of this Code.
(B)
Except as provided in subsections (C) and (D), all provisions of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act, found in the State Occupations Code, title 8, chapter 1305 and the Administrative Rules of the state department of licensing and regulation, 16 Texas Administrative Code, chapter 73 shall be in full force within the City.
(C)
Any
electrical license or registration issued by the City which has not
expired by the adoption date of the ordinance codified in this article
shall remain valid and in full effect until the expiration date of
said license. Upon the expiration date of said license, the City will
not renew or honor the rights previously granted by the license. When
all such licenses are expired, the electrical licensing program of
the City shall cease.
(D)
Municipal
Electrical Maintenance License.
Pursuant to subchapter
E, "Regulation of Electricians by Local Governments," section 1305.201,
"Municipal or Regional Regulation," of the Texas Occupations Code,
an electrical maintenance technician license may be issued by the
City to allow a governmental entity located within the City to employ
persons as electrical maintenance technicians, which are qualified
and authorized by this Code to maintain and make minor repairs to
electrical systems on property that is owned or controlled by the
governmental entity.
(1)
Qualifications.
Persons performing electrical work under
this section in their capacity as an employee of a governmental entity
may apply for a license as an electrical maintenance technician with
the City. Applicants applying for a municipal electrical maintenance
technician license must complete eight (8) hours of training approved
by the Building Official.
(2)
Limitations of work.
Work that may be performed under
this license by an electrical maintenance technician shall be limited
to the maintenance of, repair or replacement of devices or lighting
fixtures, having the same characteristics as the existing devices
or fixtures, in or on existing outlets and shall include, but not
be limited to the following:
(a)
120-volt receptacles of all types;
(b)
240-volt 3-wire and 4-wire appliance receptacles. Replacement of
these receptacles shall be limited to like configuration and amperage
receptacles;
(c)
Resetting or replacement of overcurrent devices and safety switches
of only the same voltage, current, ampere interrupting capacity (AIC)
including:
(d)
Photocells and time clocks not to exceed 480-volts nominal;
(e)
Range hoods, ranges, ovens, disposals, dryers, ice machines, water
heaters, walk in coolers, chilled water fountains, chilled bottle
fillers, and dishwasher motors;
(f)
Lighted exit signs, emergency lights, interior, exterior lighting
and switches not to exceed 480-volts nominal;
(g)
Ceiling fans on approved boxes with proper bracing;
(h)
Wiring to low voltage devices with 120-volt connections;
(i)
Bathroom-type exhaust vents;
(j)
Card access systems, electronic door strikes, security system control
boards and wiring, electric gates, overhead doors, and automatic door
operator repair or replacement;
(k)
Thoroughfare lighting, traffic signals, intelligent transportation
systems, parking lot lighting and telecommunications controlled by
a governmental entity;
(l)
Electrical connections supplying heating, ventilation, replacing
three phase 480 volt motors, and cooling and refrigeration equipment,
including Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and any required disconnect
for the equipment;
(m)
Maintenance, alteration, or repair of elevators, escalators, or related
equipment, excluding any required power source, regulated under chapter
754, Health and Safety Code;
(n)
Operating, maintaining, repairing, and replacing back-up power systems
such as uninterrupted power systems and backup generators up to 480
volt 1750 KVA;
(o)
Landscape irrigation installers, as necessary to perform the installation
and maintenance of irrigation control systems, and landscapers, as
necessary to perform the installation and maintenance of low-voltage
exterior lighting and holiday lighting excluding any required power
source;
(p)
The maintenance, alteration, or repair of a pool-related electrical
device by, or pool-related electrical maintenance performed by, an
employee of a governmental entity on a pool owned or operated by the
governmental entity; and
(q)
Installation, erection, repair, or alteration of Class 1, Class 2,
or Class 3 remote control, signaling, or power-limited circuits, fire
alarm circuits, optical fiber cables, or communications circuits,
including raceways, as defined by the National Electrical Code.
(3)
Expiration.
A municipal electrical maintenance license
issued under this section, shall remain valid until such time the
permitted individual is no longer employed by the governmental agency
for which the license was issued.
(4)
Fees.
There shall be no application fee for a municipal
electrical maintenance license. Applicants, or their employers, shall
be responsible for paying any fees associated with the mandated 8-hour
training.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 2, adopted 6/18/13; Ordinance 7533 adopted 6/4/2024)
(A)
Permits
required.
Except as specified in subsection (C) of this section, no electrical system regulated by this Code shall be installed, altered, repaired, replaced or remodeled unless a separate electrical permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the Building Official, or without first submitting a subcontractor’s affidavit form for work authorized under a combined building permit.
(B)
It shall
be unlawful for any person to lend, rent, or transfer an electrical
permit or subcontractor’s affidavit, or permit a person without
proper license or registration to do the work, or for any person to
make use of any such permit or affidavit which is not actually his
own, and any such permit obtained or affidavit submitted under these
conditions shall be null and void.
(C)
Exempt
work.
An electrical permit shall not be required for
the following:
(1)
Portable
motors or other portable appliances energized by means of a cord or
cable having an attachment plug end to be connected to an approved
receptacle when that cord or cable is permitted by this Code.
(2)
Repair
or replacement of fixed motors, transformers or fixed approved appliances
of the same type and rating in the same location.
(3)
Temporary
decorative lighting.
(4)
Repair
or replacement of current-carrying parts of any switch, contactor
or control device.
(5)
Reinstallation
of attachment plug receptacles, but not the outlets therefor.
(6)
Repair
or replacement of any overcurrent device of the required capacity
in the same location.
(7)
Repair
or replacement of electrodes or transformers of the same size and
capacity for signs or gas tube systems.
(8)
Taping
joints.
(9)
Removal
of electrical wiring.
(10)
Temporary wiring for experimental purposes in suitable commercial
and industrial experimental laboratories.
(11)
The wiring for temporary theater, motion picture or television stage
sets.
(12)
Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment operating
at less than 25 volts and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts
of energy.
(13)
Low-energy power, control and signal circuits of classes II and III
as defined in this Code.
(14)
A permit shall not be required for the installation, alteration or
repair of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment or the generation,
transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy or in
the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence by a
public or private utility in the exercise of its function as a serving
utility.
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Exemption from the permit requirements of this Code shall not
be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in violation
of the provisions of this Code or any other laws or ordinances.
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(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 3, adopted 6/18/13)
(A)
Application.
To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application
therefor in writing on a form furnished by the code enforcement agency
for that purpose. Every such application shall:
(1)
Identify
and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application
is made.
(2)
Describe
the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description,
street address or similar description that will readily identify and
definitely locate the proposed building or work.
(3)
Indicate
the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended.
(4)
Be
accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations and specifications and
other data as required in subsection (B) of this section.
(5)
Be
signed by permittee, or his authorized agent.
(6)
Give
such other data and information as may be required by the Building
Official.
(B)
Plans
and specifications.
With each application for a permit,
and where required by the Building Official for enforcement of any
provision of this Code, plans, specifications and calculations shall
be submitted in the quantity deemed necessary by the Building Official.
When deemed necessary by the Building Official to ensure code compliance,
the Building Official may require plans and specifications to be prepared
and designed by an engineer licensed by the state. All drawings, specifications
and accompanying data involved with the practice of engineering, such
as structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling,
energy, fire, life and safety systems, shall comply with state and
local laws governing the practice of engineering as required by article
3271a, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes.
(C)
Information
on plans and specifications.
Plans and specifications
shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper and shall be of sufficient
clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed
and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this
Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 4, adopted 6/18/13)
(A)
Issuance.
(1)
The applications, plans and specifications, and other data, filed by an applicant for permit may be reviewed by other departments of the City to determine compliance with any applicable laws under their jurisdiction. If the work described in an application for a permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed therewith conforms to the requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and the fees prescribed in the fee schedule (section 30.301 of this Code) have been paid, the Building Official may issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
(2)
When
the Building Official issues the permit where plans are required,
he shall endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications
“APPROVED.” Such approved plans and specifications shall
not be changed, modified or altered without authorizations from the
Building Official, and all work shall be done in accordance with the
approved plans.
(3)
The
Building Official may issue a permit for the construction of part
of an electrical system before the entire plans and specifications
for the whole system have been submitted or approved, provided adequate
information and detailed statements have been filed complying with
all pertinent requirements of this Code. The holder of such permit
shall proceed at his own risk with assurance that the permit for the
entire building, structure or building service will be granted.
(B)
Retention
of plans.
One set of approved plans and specifications
shall be returned to the applicant and shall be kept on the site of
the building or work at all times during which the work authorized
thereby is in progress. One set of approved plans, specifications
and computations shall be retained by the Building Official until
final approval of the work.
(C)
Validity
of permit.
(1)
The
issuance of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall
not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation
of any of the provisions of this Code, or of any other ordinance of
the City, nor shall the issuance of a permit or approval of plans
be construed as representing or warranting the safety or lack of defects
of any electrical work described therein. No permit presuming to give
authority to violate or cancel the provisions of these Codes shall
be valid.
(2)
The
issuance of a permit based upon plans, specifications and other data
shall not prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring
the correction of errors in said plans, specifications and other data,
or from preventing building operations being carried on thereunder
when in violation of these Codes or of any other ordinances of the
City.
(D)
Expiration.
An individual permit issued by the Building Official shall expire
by limitation and become null and void on the expiration of two (2)
years after its issuance if no progress has been made toward the completion
of the project, or upon expiration of the project. (A project shall
expire immediately after the fifth anniversary of the date the first
permit application was filed for the project if no progress had been
made towards completion of the project.) Once a permit for particular
work has expired, a new permit must be applied for and obtained before
the work can be commenced. The permit fee shall be the full amount
required for a new permit for such work. The Building Official or
his designee shall determine the extent to which the work must comply
with any new regulations that were not in effect at the time the original
permit was issued.
(E)
Suspension
or revocation.
The Building Official may, in writing,
suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this Code
whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect
information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation
of the City.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 5, adopted 6/18/13)
(A)
General.
All electrical systems and equipment for which a permit is required
by this Code shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official.
No portion of any electrical system intended to be concealed shall
be concealed until inspected and approved. Neither the Building Official
nor the City shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or
replacement of any material necessary to allow inspection. When the
installation of an electrical system and equipment is complete, an
additional and final inspection shall be made. Electrical systems
and equipment regulated by this Code shall not be connected to the
energy source until authorized by the Building Official.
(B)
Inspection
requests.
(1)
It
shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit
to notify the Building Official that such work is ready for inspection.
The Building Official may require that every request for inspection
be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired.
Such request may be in writing or by telephone at the option of the
Building Official.
(2)
It
shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections required by
this Code to provide access to and means for proper inspection of
such work.
(C)
Operation
of electrical equipment.
The requirements of this section
shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of any electrical
system or equipment installed to replace existing equipment. The request
for inspection of such equipment must have been filed with the Building
Official not more than 48 hours after such replacement work is completed
and before any portion of such electrical system is concealed by any
permanent portion of the building.
(D)
Other
inspections.
In addition to the called inspections required
by this Code, the Building Official may make or require other inspections
of any work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Code
and other laws which are enforced by the code enforcement agency.
(E)
Reinspections.
(1)
A
reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection
when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete
or when required corrections are not made.
(2)
This
provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees
the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements
of this Code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections
before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection or when
required corrections are not made.
(3)
Reinspection
fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available
to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which
inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the
approval of the Building Official.
(4)
The
applicant shall pay the reinspection fee prior to requesting a reinspection.
(5)
In
instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional
inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have
been paid.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
(A)
Energy
connections.
An electrical system or equipment regulated
by this Code for which a permit is required shall not be connected
to a source of energy or power until approved by the Building Official.
(B)
Temporary
connections.
The Building Official may authorize the
temporary connection of the electrical system or equipment to the
source of energy or power for the purpose of testing the equipment,
or for the use under a temporary certificate of occupancy. The temporary
wiring shall not be left energized while unattended.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6624, sec. 6, adopted 6/18/13)
(A)
Hours
established.
Any outside work being done adjacent to
an occupied residential subdivision or adjacent to an occupied residential
use, including multifamily uses, shall be allowed only between 7:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. each day of the week. Any outside work being done
adjacent to an occupied residential subdivision or adjacent to an
occupied residential use, including multifamily uses, shall be prohibited
between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day of the week.
(B)
Other
regulations unaffected.
This section does not authorize
violation of any other legally established regulation, either public
or private, regulating noise nuisance to residents.
(C)
Exceptions.
These regulations do not affect emergency work being done to
secure a structure or to reestablish utility service to a structure.
(Ordinance 5977, sec. 4, adopted 3/7/06)
