(A) An electrical permit shall be required to install, modify, or repair any electrical conductor, fitting, device, or equipment in or on any structure, public or private, unless such structure shall be under complete custody and control of an owner employing engineering staff and maintenance staff for the purpose of maintaining the facility. In such a case normal maintenance and repair of the facility by the staff under the direction of the engineering group shall be permitted to be performed without obtaining a permit. The exception does not, however, allow for such maintenance or repair to be accomplished by an outside firm, nor does it allow for new installations nor substantial modification of existing systems without benefit of a permit and all other prescribed requirements of state law and local ordinances.
(B) The enforcement authority shall prepare, and the Board of Public Works and Safety shall approve, standard forms for application for permits.
(C) Permit applications will be designed to provide for description of the project to be undertaken, its location, the identity of the contractor performing the work, and all other information required by the enforcement authority.
(D) Should the enforcement authority approve the application, he or she shall issue a permit for the project.
(E) The Director of the Department of Engineering, Traffic and Inspection Services may appoint a qualified designee to assist the enforcement authority.
(F) Should the enforcement authority deny the application, he or she shall set out in writing the reasons for the denial. The enforcement authority's denial may be appealed by the applicant to the Board of Public Works and Safety for a hearing. The Board may affirm or overrule the decision denying the permit.
(G) The decision of the Board affirming the denial may be reviewed by a court of competent jurisdiction, in accordance with I.C. 34-4-17.5-1 et seq.
(H) Permits shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the job site.
(I) Charges for electrical permits will be established by ordinance by the Common Council.
(J) It shall be the responsibility of the contractor, if one has been engaged to perform the work or a portion thereof, to acquire the required permits and to assure that he or she or they are properly recorded on the permit as the party performing the work.
(K) If a contractor is not engaged to perform the electrical work it shall be the responsibility of the individual to obtain the required permits.
(L) It shall be the responsibility of the permit holder to inform the office of the enforcement authority of any change in the manner, method, person, corporation, or any other such deviation from the criteria under which the permit was issued.
(M) Failure to obtain a permit as required prior to the institution of work or to obtain the proper inspections as required in this section may be subject to a fine of up to $100 per occurrence. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate occurrence.
(Ord. 5560, passed 11-3-86; Am. Ord. 6073, passed 12-8-97; Am. Ord. 6477, passed 4-23-07) Penalty, see § 150.99