(a)
Office created.
The office of electrical inspector in
and for the city is hereby created and the office shall be filled
by appointment by the city manager by and with the consent and approval
of the city council.
(b)
Qualifications; oath and bond.
The electrical inspector
shall be a competent electrician, well versed in the rules and requirements
of the code adopted in this division. 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 five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) conditioned upon
the faithful performance of his duties.
(c)
Right of entry; notices; disconnection of service.
The
electrical inspector shall have the right, during reasonable hours,
to enter any building or premises in the discharge of his official
duties or for the purpose of making any inspections, reinspections
or tests of the electrical equipment contained therein, or its installation.
When any electrical equipment is found by the electrical inspector
to be dangerous to persons or property because it is defective or
defectively installed, the person responsible for the electrical equipment
shall be notified in writing and shall make any change or repair required
in the judgment of the electrical inspector to place such equipment
in a safe condition, and if such work is not completed within fifteen
(15) days or any longer period which may be specified by the electrical
inspector in such notice, the electrical inspector shall have the
authority to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical
service to such equipment. In cases of emergency, where necessary
for safety to persons or of property, or when electrical equipment
may interfere with the work of the fire department, the electrical
inspector shall have the authority to immediately disconnect or cause
the disconnection of any electrical equipment.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-106)
When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from
view by the permanent placement of parts of a building or other structure,
the permittee shall notify the electrical inspector, provided that,
on such installation where the concealment of parts of the wiring
must, in the discretion of the electrical inspector, necessarily proceed
continuously, the permittee shall give the electrical inspector due
notice and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress
of the work, and where in the discretion of the electrical inspector
it is necessary, he shall post notice upon the premises stating that
such work is approved and may be covered, or is not approved and may
not be covered until such further inspection as is necessary has been
made. Any person removing, destroying, altering or defacing such notice
without the consent of the electrical inspector shall be deemed guilty
of an offense under this section, and any work described in such notice
shall be stayed pending a further inspection. Upon the completion
of the work which has been authorized by the issuance of a permit,
it shall be the duty of the permittee to immediately notify the electrical
inspector, who shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, such installation
within three (3) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
of the time such notice is given. If the work is found to be in compliance
with the provisions of this division, the electrical inspector, subject
to any other applicable provision of this division, shall issue a
final certificate to the public utility company furnishing the electrical
service, or the person supplying the energy, which certificate shall
authorize the connection of such approved work to the source of energy
of the electrical service, the turning on of current and the use of
the installation. No connection shall be made until such authorization
and final certificate is issued.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-107)
A certificate of approval shall not relieve the permittee of
his responsibility for any defective work that may have been concealed
or may have escaped the notice of the inspector.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-108)
It shall be unlawful for any public service company operating
in the city to furnish current to any temporary pole, new building,
tent, or structure, or to outdoor wiring of any kind, nature or description,
without first obtaining a clearance from the electrical inspector
stating that such wiring is approved and that a permit has been issued
for the use of current.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-109)
The holder of an electrician’s license making or supervising the installation or alteration of electrical wiring, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or equipment shall pay to the city a permit fee in such amount as specified in the fee schedule in appendix B to this code.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-110)
