For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Master electrician.
An electrician having a regular place of business, who, by himself or through a person in his employ, performs electrical work, and who has successfully fulfilled the examination and requirements as set out in this article. Providing further that an electrician must have 5 years’ previous experience under a master electrician to qualify as a master electrician.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-1, adopted –/–/–)
The provisions of this article shall not apply under the following circumstances:
(1) 
Fire and police signal installations installed and maintained by the city electrician.
(2) 
Electric light, heat and power companies and telegraph and telephone companies operating under a state charter and state laws or a franchise from the city in the operation, installation, maintenance, removal, or repair or replacement of any electrical equipment and facilities or any kind or charter which are considered or transmitting plant [sic], in the conduct of their business.
(3) 
Manufacturers of electrical equipment carrying on reasonable electrical experiments with materials and products within the confines of their own premises; providing that the electrical inspector may, when he/she deems it necessary for the general welfare, inspect such premises and all installations therein, and that the electrical inspector may require the manufacturer to make whatever changes he believes necessary for the protection of the public life and property.
(4) 
Installations in connection with illumination of public ways, alleys or parks.
(5) 
(A) 
Any bona fide homeowner personally installing electrical conductors or equipment within his own home, provided that the owner shall file with the electrical inspector [for his] approval plans and specifications, shall satisfy the electrical inspector as to his/her ability to install electrical wiring as to, [sic] shall apply for and secure a permit, shall pay the required fees, shall do work in accordance with this article and apply for an inspection, and receive a certificate of approval.
(B) 
Personal installation by an owner under this subsection shall be by himself, on his homestead premises, without compensation, and no person, except a qualified electrician, shall be employed to assist him in any way on such work.
(C) 
No homeowner shall be issued a permit under the provisions of this subsection more frequently than once each calendar year, except for additions or repairs.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-2, adopted –/–/–)
(a) 
All electrical installations installed in the city shall be done in accordance with the National Electrical Code as promulgated by the National [Board of] Fire Underwriters together with the standards of the National Fire Protection Association, except as hereinafter provided.
(b) 
The adoption of the aforementioned code is done to facilitate proper inspection activities by the city and to insure certain property standards in the city for the purpose of furthering public safety, health and general welfare.
(c) 
Within said code, when reference is made to the duties of officials named therein, the designated officials by the city council shall be deemed to be responsible for enforcing the provisions of said code.
(d) 
Any electrical work being done which falls wholly or partially within the limits of the city shall fall completely under the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-3, adopted –/–/–; Ordinance adopting Code)
In addition to the requirements of section 3.02.153, all wiring shall be as follows:
(1) 
All make-up boxes wire connections will be UL listed connectors.
(2) 
Three-wire ground receptacles shall be used in all new and remodeled houses.
(3) 
Any new building being built and any old building being remodeled that is to be used for any type of commercial purposes shall have all wiring in or on the building enclosed in rigid metal conduit or electrical metallic tubing.
(4) 
Any structure containing three or more living units shall be wired in rigid metal conduit or electrical metallic tubing.
(5) 
All cold vaults used for any purposes of cooling shall be wired in rigid metal conduit with vapor-proof and waterproof fixtures, fittings and devices.
(6) 
Armored cable wiring, open wiring on insulators, and concealed knob-and-tubing wiring methods shall not be used
(7) 
All outside wiring using surface-mounted fixtures, fittings and devices shall be an approved wiring method.
(8) 
No grounding conductor run separately shall be smaller than number 12 AWG wire.
(9) 
All wiring in a slab or under permanent paving shall be in rigid steel or rigid PVC conduit; providing further that electrical metallic tubing shall not be used below grade unless protected on all sides by at least two inches of non-cinder concrete; providing further that all underground wiring shall be buried at least eighteen inches deep.
(10) 
Service masts shall be made up of a minimum size of two inches trade size rigid steel electrical conduit; providing further that underground services shall have a disconnecting switch on the pole at the outer end of the service if the service extends twenty feet or more underground and is rated at four hundred amperes or smaller.
(11) 
Conductors for branch or feeder circuits shall not be smaller than number 12 AWG, and switches for single lights may be run in number 14 AWG wire; providing that such circuits are protected by fuses or circuit breakers no larger than fifteen amperes.
(12) 
Wiring in or within 10 feet of swimming pools shall not be of a voltage higher than twelve volts.
(13) 
Number 14 AWG wire shall be the minimum size of conductors used for control circuits on one hundred ten volts or greater.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-4, adopted –/–/–)
(a) 
The small appliance circuits as called for in the National Electrical Code shall not be connected to a permanently connected appliance or lighting outlet; providing further that the circuit conductors shall not be smaller than number 12 AWG wire.
(b) 
Circuits in a commercial building shall be as outlined: Each outlet shall be considered as three hundred watts, each one hundred ten volt receptacle as two hundred watts on any one circuit. The same shall apply for motors and signs.
(c) 
Lighting circuits for residential wining shall contain no more than eight outlets per circuit, excluding closet lights.
(d) 
Washing machines, microwaves, and central heating units shall be on a separate circuit.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-5, adopted –/–/–)
(a) 
Lighting panels and disconnecting switches shall not be placed in any bathroom or water closet, or in any closet within a residence, and if installed in a storage closet in a garage or carport or other open stud walls, all wiring shall be guarded to a height of eight feet, or as high as necessary for mechanical protection.
(b) 
Pull chain switches shall not be installed over sinks or lavatories regardless of the wiring method used.
(c) 
There shall be no concealed seal fittings or grounded connections and there shall be no splices or joints made in conduit fittings.
(d) 
If a range or dryer circuit is installed and there is an existing appliance circuit, the existing circuit shall be made to conform to this article before an inspection will be made.
(e) 
All major appliances, except heating and cooling systems, either fixed, stationary or portable, shall be installed with an attachment plug and receptacle for disconnecting purposes.
(f) 
Any move, change or alteration of service equipment shall be made to conform to the electrical ordinance if possible to do so without altering the structure of the building.
(g) 
Service conductors from the meter to the service switch or panel shall be the same carrying capacity as the bus bars in the switch or panel being used.
(h) 
Meter equipment on residences shall be located at the most reasonable point of attachment in line with the utility company’s rules and National Electrical Code requirements, and if necessary a weatherproof disconnect switch shall be installed at this point and the mast shall be higher than two feet where it intersects the roof line of the building. These installations shall be securely anchored and in accordance with quality workmanship.
(i) 
Scuttle holes shall be located and all recessed panels, fixtures or heater cans and other outlet boxes shall be in place for the rough inspection unless otherwise excepted by the inspection authority.
(j) 
All houses moved into the city from outside the city limits shall be inspected, and if not properly wired they shall be rewired to conform to the provisions of this article. There shall be an inspection fee of twenty-five dollars charged for such an inspection in addition to the regular permit fees. If any house in the jurisdiction of the electrical inspection division is moved from one location to another it shall also be required to conform to this article.
(k) 
If the wiring of a building is covered in any manner before the rough inspection is made, the wiring shall be uncovered or tests shall be made to ensure the proper functioning of the circuits. There shall be an inspection fee of fifty dollars charged for this service.
(l) 
All plans for commercial or industrial construction shall show a riser diagram, lighting fixture, and motor and panel schedules.
(m) 
All panels and switches shall be property labeled and indexed for circuit and equipment control identification.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-6, adopted –/–/–)
No person shall be allowed to change or deviate from the provisions of this article without the approval of the electrical board.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-7, adopted –/–/–)
An electrical contractor shall not accept a person for employment as an electrician, master, journeyman or apprentice unless that person is the holder of a valid city electrical license.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 1-9, adopted –/–/–)