A. Permit Required: No electrical equipment shall be installed, or altered except upon a permit first issued by the electrical inspection division. The electrical inspection division shall issue permits for such installation and alterations of electrical equipment in all cases where application for such permits shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable thereto; provided, however, that no permit shall be issued for installing or altering, by contract, electrical equipment unless the person applying for such permit is registered as an electrical contractor as required by this chapter.
B. Inspections:
1. The electrical inspection division shall inspect all electrical equipment installed or altered and shall require that it conform to the standards and specifications applicable thereto and adopted. Upon completion of such installation or alteration, in compliance with such standards and specifications, it shall immediately issue a certificate of inspection covering such installation or alteration.
2. The electrical inspection division is hereby empowered to reinspect any electrical equipment. When such equipment is found to be unsafe to life or property, shall notify the person owning, using or operating same to place the same in a safe, secure condition in compliance with the standards and specifications described herein within such time as the electrical inspection division shall consider just and reasonable. Upon refusal, or wilful failure to comply with the requirements of such notification (in addition to the penalties otherwise provided herein), the electrical inspection division may order and compel the cutting off and stopping of such current until such electrical equipment has been placed in a safe and secure condition, in compliance with the standards and specifications referred to herein. No inspection fee shall be charged for such reinspection. In case it becomes necessary to replace such electrical equipment on account of defects disclosed by such reinspection, a permit shall be obtained and an inspection fee paid; as provided for in section 8-3-5 of this chapter.
3. The electrical inspection division shall keep complete records of all permits issued and inspections made, and other official work performed under the provisions of this chapter.
C. Right Of Entry; Removal Of Obstructions: In the discharge of their duties, the electrical inspector and his assistants, shall have the power to enter buildings or premises at any reasonable hour. It shall be competent for them, when necessary, to remove any existing obstructions such as laths, plastering, boarding or partitions which may prevent a perfect inspection of the electrical equipment. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with the electrical inspectors in the performance of their duties. Whenever, in the opinion of the electrical inspector, it shall be necessary to call upon the police department for aid and assistance in carrying out or enforcing any of the provisions of this chapter governing the inspection of electrical equipment, he shall have the authority to do so. It shall be the duty of any member of the police department, when called upon by the electrical inspector, to act according to the instructions of and to perform such duties as may be required by the chief electrical inspector in order to enforce or put into effect the provisions of this chapter relating to the inspection of electrical equipment.
D. Exceptions To Inspections: Whenever any electrical equipment has been inspected or altered, no electrical current shall be supplied to or used on such equipment previous to the inspection of such equipment by the electrical inspection division, and the issuance of a certificate of inspection covering such installation or alteration. Provided that, the inspection division may issue a temporary certificate for the use of electrical current during the course of construction or alteration of buildings, which temporary certificate shall expire when the construction or alteration of such building is complete. (Ord. O-21-97, 12-8-1997)