This chapter shall be entitled "Electrical Code, Additional Requirements and Amendments."
(Ord. 1581 § 49, 2013)
The purpose of this chapter is to identify those provisions that are supplemental to or that amend the Washington Cities Electrical Code (WCEC) as adopted by DMMC § 14.01.050.
(Ord. 1581 § 51, 2013)
The amendments, additions and exceptions to the WCEC are adopted and shall be applicable within the City.
Section 85.13(N) of the WCEC is amended as follows:
(N) Fees.
(1) Payment of fees. A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid.
(2) Schedule of permit fees. A fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the City.
(3) Work commencing before permit issuance. Except where authorized for emergencies by Section 85.13(B) exception, any person who commences any work before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an additional fee established by the City, which shall be in addition to the required permit fees.
(4) Related fees. The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in connection with, or concurrently with, the work authorized by a permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
(5) Refunds. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code provided the request is made in writing and filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of permit issuance. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review is done provided the request is made in writing and filed by the original applicant not later than 180 days after the date of application.
(6) Use of consultants. Whenever review of an application requires retention by the City for professional consulting services for other than normal plan review, the applicant shall reimburse the City the cost of such professional consulting services. This fee may be in addition to the normal plan review and permit fees. The City may require the applicant to deposit an amount with the City to be sufficient to cover anticipated costs to retain professional consultant services and to ensure reimbursement for such costs.
(Ord. 1581 § 52, 2013)