No electrical equipment shall be installed within or on any
building, structure or premises, publicly or privately owned, nor
shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing equipment,
without first securing a permit from the city secretary, except that
no permit will be required to execute any of the following specified
classes of electrical work:
(1) Minor
repair work, the replacement of lamps or the connection of portable
electrical equipment to suit [suitable] permanently installed receptacles.
(2) The
installation, alteration or repair of electrical equipment for the
operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence.
(3) The
installation, alteration or repair of electrical equipment installed
by or for an electricity supply agency for the use of such agency
in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.
(4) Any
work involved in the manufacturing, testing, servicing, altering or
repairing of electrical equipment or apparatus, except that this exemption
shall not include any permanent wiring other than that required for
testing purposes.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-36; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-201)
Application for a permit required by section
3.03.131, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the electrical inspector by the person installing the work. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the requirements of this article.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-37; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-202)
Before any permit is granted for the installation or alteration of electrical equipment, the person making application for such permit shall pay to the city secretary a fee as provided in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-38; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-203; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
If it is found that the installation, as described in the permit
application under this division, will conform with all legal requirements
and if the applicant has complied with all provisions of this article,
a permit for such installation shall be issued. No deviation may be
made from the installation described in the permit without the written
approval of the electrical inspector.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-39; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-204)
(a) Upon
the completion of any installation of electrical equipment which has
been made under a permit issued under this division, it shall be the
duty of the person making the installation to notify the electrical
inspector, who shall inspect the installation within twenty-four (24) hours,
exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the time such notice
is given, or as soon thereafter as practicable. When the electrical
inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions
of this article, he or she shall issue to the person making the installation
a certificate of approval, with a duplicate copy for delivery to the
owner, authorizing the use of the installation and connection to the
supply of electricity, and shall send written notice of such authorization
to the agency supplying the electric service.
(b) When
a certificate of approval is issued authorizing the connection and
use of a temporary installation, such certificate shall be issued
to expire at a time to be stated therein and shall be revocable by
the electrical inspector for cause.
(c) When
any electrical equipment is to be hidden from view by the permanent
placement of parts of the building, the person installing the equipment
shall notify the electrical inspector and such equipment shall not
be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the electrical
inspector or until twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, shall have elapsed from the time of such notification;
provided that, on large installations where the concealment of equipment
proceeds continuously, the person installing the electrical equipment
shall give the electrical inspector due notice and inspections shall
be made periodically during the progress of the work.
(d) The fees paid in accord with section
3.03.133 shall cover the cost of inspections made under this section; provided, however, that, if the electrical inspector rejects any work, there shall be a reinspection fee, as provided in appendix
A of this code. Likewise, if the inspector is unable to inspect any reported work due to locked premises or work not ready for inspection, there shall be a fee as provided in appendix
A of this code.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-50; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-205; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
The electrical inspector shall make a thorough inspection of
all electric wires and apparatus within the city at least once in
each year, and where wires or apparatus are in a dangerous or unsafe
condition, or are deemed to be an interference with the work of the
fire department, he or she shall notify the person owning, using or
operating them to place them in a safe, secure and noninterfering
condition. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or
refuse, within a reasonable time, to make necessary repairs or changes,
and have the necessary work completed within a reasonable time after
the receipt of such notice.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-51; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-206)
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 or her to be in an unsafe condition
or which have not been installed in conformity with the provisions
of this article.
(1965 Code, sec. 8-52; 1989 Code,
sec. 5-207)