Within the city, 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 to any such existing equipment, without first securing a permit therefor from the chief electrical inspector.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 7.01, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-118)
Application for such permit, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the chief electrical inspector by the licensed master electrician or sign electrician installing the work. When required by the chief electrical inspector 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 division. If it shall be found that the installation as described will conform with all legal requirements and if the licensed master electrician or sign electrician has complied with all provisions of this division, a permit for such installation shall be issued.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 7.02, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-119)
No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the written approval of the chief electrical inspector.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 7.03, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-120)
No permit for constructing, installing, altering, extending, maintaining, repairing, or replacing any electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment of any voltage in excess of twenty-four (24) volts shall be issued to any person other than a holder of a license of the grade necessary to entitle such holder to lawfully do or supervise the work to be done by virtue of such permit.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 7.04, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-121)
A separate permit shall be required for each separate building, store space or apartment, whether such unit is metered separately or conjunctively, and a service permit shall be taken on all such units whether supplied from a central metering station or directly from an electricity supply agency, except that, in trailer courts, the individual trailer disconnect switches shall not be deemed services; fees for such service permits shall be charged as set.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 7.05, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-122)
The fee for an electrical permit and the reinspection fee are as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 8.01, adopted 11/25/69; Ordinance 1087, sec. 2, adopted 9/25/07; Ordinance 1221, sec. 3, adopted 11/24/15; 1972 Code, sec. 6-123; Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)
Upon completion of any installation of electrical equipment which has been under a permit, it shall be the duty of the licensed master electrician or sign electrician making the installation to notify the chief electrical inspector, who shall inspect the installation within forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the time such notice is given, or as soon thereafter as possible.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.01, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-125)
When any electrical equipment is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building or equipment, the licensed master or sign electrician installing the equipment shall notify the chief electrical inspector, and such equipment shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the chief electrical inspector, or until forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, shall have elapsed from the time of such notification; provided, on large installations where the concealment of equipment proceeds continuously, the licensed master or sign electrician installing the electrical equipment shall give the electrical inspector due notice, and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress of the work.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.04, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-126)
The chief electrical inspector shall have authority to require any persons to uncover any wiring or electrical equipment which has been concealed without the knowledge or permission of the electrical inspector.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.07, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-127)
Where the chief electrical inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this division, he shall issue to the licensed master or sign electrician making the installation a notice of conformance, which shall be placed on the equipment or premises, authorizing the use of the installation, and shall send written notice of such authorization for connection to the supply of electricity to the agency supplying the electric service.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.02, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-128)
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 chief electrical inspector for good cause.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.03, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-129)
It shall be unlawful for any person to make connection from a supply of electricity to any electrical equipment for the installation of which a permit is required or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the electrical inspector, or, except for private residences, which has been disconnected for any reason whatsoever, until such connection has been authorized by the electrical inspector.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 10.01, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-130)
If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this division, the chief electrical inspector shall issue a notice of nonconformance and shall notify the licensed master or sign electrician making the installation of the defects which have been found to exist. All defective work shall be corrected and brought in conformity with the provisions of this division before connection or use within or on the building or premises, and before the licensed master or sign electrician making the installation shall be issued any other permits to perform any other electrical work.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.05, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-131)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal [or] place in operation any electrical equipment which has been disapproved or condemned by the chief electrical inspector unless and until the same has been so repaired or altered that it complies with all provisions of this division and has thereafter been approved by the chief electrical inspector.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 9.06, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-132)
The electricity supply agency shall disconnect the electrical service to any building and premises except private residences and duplex apartments each time such building or premises changes occupants, and it shall not again supply electricity to such buildings or premises until authorized to do so by the electrical inspector. The owners or the new occupants of such buildings or premises shall make application to the chief electrical inspector for an inspection. The chief electrical inspector shall make the inspection within forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, of the time such application is made, or as soon thereafter as practicable. No charge shall be made, nor fee collected, for such inspections.
(Ordinance 620, sec. 10.02, adopted 11/25/69; 1972 Code, sec. 6-133)