The following terms and definitions when used
in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
An individual meeting the following criteria, being certified
by the Virginia Board of Housing, Office of Uniform Statewide Building
Code, to perform electrical inspections of electrical conductors,
wiring and equipment and to properly determine whether they conform
to the requirements of the code; who has been designated by the Middle
Department Inspection Agency, hereafter refereed to as "MDIA," from
among its personnel who are available to perform the duties of Electrical
Inspector as provided in this article, in accordance with an agreement
between the county and MDIA; and a person who bears the credentials
designating them as an inspector for the county issued by the Building
Official. There may be more than one Electrical Inspector and where
the word "the" is used in this article with reference to an Electrical
Inspector, it shall refer to any Electrical Inspector as herein defined.
A.Â
The Electrical Inspector shall receive no compensation
from the county.
B.Â
The Electrical Inspector shall perform those duties
relating to the inspection of electrical installations as required
by this code and which are not performed by the department in accordance
with the provisions of this article; and the Electrical Inspector
shall file in the department records of all inspections made and other
duties performed, unless otherwise provided by this code and the Board
of Supervisors.
A.Â
It shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation
who performs any electrical work regulated by this code, in addition
to obtaining all permits required by this code, to file application
for an electrical inspection thereof upon forms furnished to the department
by MDIA and to pay all fees as published and provided by MDIA before
commencing with any electrical work, except as otherwise authorized
by this code.
B.Â
No application for an electrical permit shall be approved
and issued by the department unless the permit application is accompanied
with an MDIA inspection application and the appropriate fee, except
as may otherwise be approved by the MDIA Electrical Inspector and/or
the Building Official.
