The National Electrical Code, 2014 edition, and all revisions
thereof, published by the National Fire Protection Association, and
referred to as the “electrical code,” is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this article,
and the provisions of such code shall be controlling on all premises,
including but not limited to all buildings thereon, within the corporate
limits of the city.
(Ordinance 2018-O-540, sec. 2(9),
adopted 12/13/18)
(a)
Required.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to perform
electrical work for which a permit is required unless he or she holds
one of the following licenses:
(1)
Unrestricted master electrical license.
A person who
holds a valid unrestricted master license issued by the state and
obtained said license by passing an examination, upon providing proof
of same and paying the prescribed fee, if any.
(2)
Journeyman electrical license.
A person who holds a
valid journeyman electrical license issued by state and obtained said
license by passing an examination, upon providing proof of same and
paying the prescribed fee, if any.
(b)
Homeowner exemption.
A homeowner performing electrical
work on his own residence with his own hands, upon providing proof
of ownership, and after filling out and signing the proper request,
may be exempted from the license requirement. Anyone else performing
electrical work on property exempted from the license requirement
[sic]. Anyone else performing electrical work on property permitted
under a homeowner permit shall hold a valid state electrical license.
(1995 Code, sec. 71.004(a)(8)(A))
(a)
All
electrical work shall be permitted by an unrestricted master electrician.
(b)
An
unrestricted master electrician who employs a licensed journeyman
electrician who is a bona fide employee of the master may, by presenting
a letter to the building inspector, authorize the named journeyman
to pull permits under the master’s license. The unrestricted
master is responsible for all permits issued under his license.
(c)
A
homeowner performing electrical work on his own residence with his
own hands, upon providing proof of ownership, and after filling out
and signing the proper request, may be exempted from the license requirement.
(d)
The
unrestricted master electrician shall be responsible for all work,
permit requirements, inspections and fees performed under this license.
All work performed by any helper on a job permitted by an unrestricted
master electrician shall be under the direct supervision of the unrestricted
master or a licensed journeyman electrician on the job site at all
times. All persons who fail to present a valid state electrical license
as required by this article to the building inspector on request shall
leave the job site immediately and be subject to the penalty provisions
of this code for such violations.
(1995 Code, sec. 71.004(a)(8)(B))
(a)
Compliance with applicable regulations.
All electrical
work must be performed in accordance with the current adopted edition
of the National Electrical Code and city ordinances. After the effective
date of this article, no electrical service shall be provided and
no electric meter shall be set at any location requiring a permit
until an inspection has been requested and the inspection has been
passed by the building inspection department.
(b)
Commercial buildings.
(1)
All wiring rated at 120 volts or more installed in all commercial
buildings shall be in conduit.
(2)
All low voltage and control wiring installed in plenums shall be
plenum rated wire, and shall be stamped plenum rated on the outer
coating.
(3)
House wired smoke detectors with battery backup shall be required
on each level above the main floor.
(4)
The minimum wire size for branch circuit wiring shall be #12 copper
with a maximum of 12 outlets per circuit.
(5)
Every commercial building that is constructed or structurally altered
where an electrical permit is required shall be provided with an outside
main disconnect meeting the requirements of the National Electrical
Code, and labeled with the building address or suite number.
(c)
Residential buildings.
(1)
A house wired battery backup smoke detector shall be provided in
every sleeping room and centrally located outside each sleeping room
and at each floor above the main floor of the residence.
(2)
All branch circuit wiring shall be a minimum of #12 copper with a
maximum of 12 outlets per circuit.
(3)
All motor-driven indoor appliances shall be provided with an individually
designated circuit.
(4)
Cord and plug shall be accepted as an appliance disconnect.
(5)
In addition to the washing machine circuit, a separate designated
120-volt circuit shall be provided to operate the motor on a gas dryer.
(6)
On kitchen islands, no part of the countertop, measured along the
length, shall be further to a GFCI outlet than 24 inches.
(7)
Every residence, including mobile homes, where an electrical permit
is issued as part of a new construction permit shall be provided with
an outside main disconnect for fire protection.
(e)
This
section shall control in the event of a conflict with the edition
of the NEC adopted by this code, and said edition of the NEC shall
be amended to the extent of any conflict with this section.
(1995 Code, sec. 71.004(a)(8)(C); Ordinance 2010-O-388, sec. 11, adopted 1/14/10; Ordinance 2010-O-388, sec. 12, adopted 1/14/10; Ordinance 2010-O-388, sec. 13, adopted 1/14/10)
