(A) The city shall appoint, designate and/or provide an Electrical Inspector to perform all inspections within the city limits and/or the service area of the Electric Plant Board to assure compliance with the city’s electrical regulations/ordinances. Prior to connecting to any electrical service from any electrical provider on new constructions/wiring and/or for all wiring/electrical modifications to existing electric service within the city and/or the service area of the Electric Plant Board, the person or entity to whom the permit(s) is/are issued shall pay all fees required by this ordinance and be required to allow the city’s designated Electrical Inspector to perform all inspections within the city and/or the service area of the Electric Plant Board. The Electrical Inspector shall not allow any new constructions/wiring and/or wiring/electrical modifications to existing wiring to pass a final inspection unless and until said new construction/wiring and/or wiring/electrical modifications to existing wiring complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter, including, but limited to payment of all required license, registration and/or permit fees.
(B) The city authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission (hereinafter referred to as “P&Z”) to be the agency to make or provide for all electrical inspections and collect fees, as provided herein, for electrical inspections in the city and/or Electric Plant Board’s service area. All fees and compensation for said inspections shall be paid by the electrical contractor or electrician who installed the electrical wiring or by the owner of the property in which the inspections shall be made and no part thereof shall be paid by the city, the Electrical Inspector or P&Z. All electrical inspection fees shall be assessed and remitted to P&Z as provided herein, who shall forward the fees generated from inspections inside the city limits and/or inside the Electric Plant Board service area to the City Finance Officer at least monthly except as provided in this chapter.
(C) All fees for electrical inspections shall be paid at the office of the P&Z. Any notices to the Electrical Inspector may be delivered to the same office.
(D) Applications for inspections must be on forms furnished by the Electrical Inspector, which may be obtained from P&Z. The completed applications shall be taken to the applicable electric provider (i.e., WRECC or EPB) by the applicant and should be returned to P&Z by the Electrical Inspector once the inspection is completed. Inspection fees must accompany the application. Only licensed and registered electrical contractors/electricians that are also “master electricians” (as that term is defined) or the property owner can sign an application; however, if the application is signed by the property owner, the work shall be completed by the property owner, his or her designee pre-approved by the Electrical Inspector, or a licensed and registered contractor(s)/electrician(s) that are also “master electricians” (as that term is defined in § 153.01).
(E) All fees paid for electrical inspections shall inure to the benefit of the city, except as provided in this chapter. The Inspector shall be an employee of the city for inspections inside the city limits and outside the city limits but within the Electric Plant Board service area. Further, the city shall provide the Electrical Inspector with cellular service to facilitate his or her duties. The city shall also pay one-half of all education and training costs necessary for the Electrical Inspector to maintain his or her certification.
(F) All inspection notices and permits and wiring permits are nontransferable and can only be used by those persons or entities to whom issued. Written releases shall be obtained from electrical contractors who fail to complete a project before another electrical contractor can complete the project.
(Ord. 950.3-9-2002, passed 10-14-2002)