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)