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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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