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(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Every person or entity engaged in business of building, constructing, repairing, altering, remodeling, wrecking or salvaging of residential, commercial, industrial or other property that is covered by this code. A person constructing, repairing, altering, remodeling, wrecking or salvaging his or her own residential property is not considered a general contractor for the purposes of this section; provided, that such person does not construct more than one dwelling in a two-year period and certifies in writing that he or she will reside in such dwelling following its completion.
(B) Registration.
(1) A general contractor is required to register with the city prior to performing any work within the jurisdiction of the city. Registration shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of application. No building permit shall be issued until the registration has been filed and approved by the Community Development Department.
(2) Registration requirements are as follows:
(a) Complete and return registration application as may approved by the Community Development Department; and
(b) Furnish proof of insurance as follows:
1. Liability insurance coverage with limits as set by resolution;
2. The city shall be named as additional insured; and
3. Insurance is required to be in effect for at least one year from the date of license.
(C) Suspension.
(1) Expiration or cancellation of the insurance policy shall automatically suspend the registration of the general contractor until a substitute policy has been obtained and a certificate of that fact filed with the city.
(2) If a registered general contractor willfully or repeatedly violates any ordinance or law relating to the construction of a building or structure, the Community Development Department may suspend such registration and such suspension shall continue until the Community Development Department removes such suspension or for a maximum of three years. The Community Development Department shall serve or cause to be served upon the registrant a notice in writing specifying the grounds for suspension, and suspension of the registration is effective upon such service. If a registration is suspended under this provision, the general contractor may appeal the decision within ten days to the City Administrator who may overturn the suspension or keep the suspension in place.
(Prior Code, § 150.004) (Ord. 17-17, passed 8-7-2017)
ELECTRICAL CODE
All electrical wiring, installation of electrical fixtures, apparatus or electrical appliances for furnishing light, heat, power or other electrical work entered into or placed on or upon or in any way connected with any building or structure within the corporate limits of the city, or within its two-mile extra-territorial jurisdiction, shall be in conformity with the provisions as set forth in the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, as sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, under the auspices of the American National Standard Institute, one printed copy of which in book form has been and is now filed in the office of the City Clerk and the same is hereby adopted and is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set forth at length herein, from the date on which this section shall take effect, and provisions thereof shall be controlling and all electrical wiring, installation of electrical fixtures, apparatus or electrical appliances for furnishing light, heat, power or other electrical work entered into or placed on or upon or in any way connected with the building or structure within the corporate limits of the city or within the two-mile extra-territorial jurisdiction of the city.
(Prior Code, § 150.020) (Ord. 99-21, passed 6-21-1999; Ord. 02-58, passed 11-4-2002; Ord. 05-28, passed 6-20-2005; Ord. 10-20, passed 8-2-2010; Ord. 12-01, passed 2-21-2012; Ord. 14-15, passed 9-15-2014; Ord. 18-02, passed 2-20-2018)
(A) There is hereby created the office of the Electrical Inspector. The Electrical Inspector shall perform the duties and receive the compensation hereinafter provided.
(B) (1) It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. The Electrical Inspector shall inspect all electrical apparatus installed within the city, or within two miles of the corporate limits of the city, and shall notify the owner or occupant of the premises on which any electrical apparatus has been installed, or the electrician installing the same, of any work done contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, and of any defective workmanship or materials therein.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or electrician, upon being notified of any such defect or failure to comply with the provisions of this subchapter, to immediately remedy the same and if not remedied within a reasonable time the Electrical Inspector shall disconnect the electrical apparatus from the electric supply. However, if the defect is such as to endanger life and property, then the Electrical Inspector shall disconnect the electrical apparatus immediately.
(3) When any electrical apparatus has been disconnected from the electric supply it shall not again be connected until all defects have been remedied or until the installation complies strictly with the provisions of this subchapter.
(4) The Electrical Inspector shall have the right to enter any building, premises or subway in the discharge of the Electrical Inspector’s official duties and for that purpose shall be given prompt access on notification to the proper authority.
(5) The Electrical Inspector shall make and keep a record of all inspections, giving the location, date, name of electrician, name of the person for whom the installation was made and also a general description of the inspection.
(Prior Code, § 150.021) (Ord. 2965, passed 3-19-1984)
There shall be paid by the holder of an electrical installation permit to the Building Department for each inspection of electrical wiring or fixture a fee as set by resolution of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 150.022) (Ord. 93-65, passed 12-20-1993; Ord. 01-50, passed 10-15-2001)
(A) No installation of electric apparatus shall be made by anyone without having filed with the Building Department an application in writing on forms provided for that purpose for a permit. On receipt of any such application, the Building Department shall promptly turn the same over to the Electrical Inspector who shall give or withhold the permit formally or informally as the circumstances of the case may in the Electrical Inspector’s judgment require.
(B) There shall be paid by the holder of an electrical installation permit for such permit a fee as set by resolution of the City Council, which shall be paid to the City Clerk. The Electrical Inspector shall be specially notified of all electric apparatus to be concealed in sufficient time for the Electrical Inspector’s inspection, and no electric apparatus shall be concealed until approved by the Electrical Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 150.023) (Ord. 2315, passed 4-18-1973; Ord. 01-52, passed 10-15-2001) Penalty, see § 150.999
(A) If a person who resides within the corporate limits or within two miles of the boundaries thereof wishes to wire or install electric apparatus in that person’s principal residence or any of the residential outbuildings located on the property where that person resides, the person must obtain a permit to do so by paying a permit fee as set by resolution. Before the permit can be issued, an electrical examination must be completed with a minimum passing grade of 70%.
(B) The permit for an individual doing his or her own wiring does not include installation of the service; this must be completed by a licensed electrical contractor who has provided the city with the requisite certificate of insurance. The application for a permit of this nature shall be filed with the Community Development Department, and any permit of this nature shall be subject to the approval of the Electrical Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 150.024) (Ord. 93-65, passed 12-20-1993; Ord. 01-51, passed 10-15-2001; Ord. 17-19, passed 9-5-2017) Penalty, see § 150.999
All applications for permits for installations must be made at the Building Department office, and each application must have the name of the owner or contractor together with the owner or contractor’s correct address, classification of wiring and the name of the electrician who is to do the installing. The application must be filed before any installations are made, and no installation shall be made until after a permit has been granted.
(Prior Code, § 150.025) (Ord. 2315, passed 4-18-1973) Penalty, see § 150.999
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