(Title Amended by Ord. No. 151,218, Eff. 8/17/78.)
(a) (Amended by Ord. No. 161,316, Eff. 7/7/86.) The fees for outlets and lighting fixtures added to existing circuits and for lampholding devices for temporary lighting for construction purposes or for a fair, carnival, convention, exhibition or similar temporary purposes shall be as given in this section.
For the purpose of determining fees, and where not otherwise provided for in this Code, each outlet added to an existing branch circuit shall be counted as one unit and each lighting fixture connected thereto shall be counted as an additional unit, except as modified in the following provisions of this section.
(b) (Amended by Ord. No. 171,185, Eff. 7/22/96.) The fees for units and lamp holders for temporary lighting shall be as follows:
(Amended by Ord. No. 180,868, Eff. 10/22/09.)
Number of Units | Fees |
Number of Units | Fees |
1 to 5 units, total | $18.00 |
6 to 10 units, total | $22.00 |
Each additional 10 units or fraction thereof | $11.00 |
Lamp holders for temporary lighting 50 or less lamp holders total fee | $14.00 |
More than 50 lamp holders but less than 101 lamp holders total fee | $27.00 |
More than 100, but less than 501 lamp holders, total fee | $48.00 |
Each 100 or less lamp holders in excess of the initial 500, additional fee | $11.00 |
(c) For the purpose of determining fees, an outlet shall mean a point or place on a fixed-wiring installation from which electric current is controlled, or is supplied to a lamp, lighting fixture, fan, clock, heater, range, motor, or other electrical appliance or equipment.
(d) For the purpose of determining fees, an outlet box for two or more switches or receptacles shall be considered as one unit.
(e) For the purpose of determining fees, each five feet or fraction thereof of multioutlet assemblies or continuous incandescent trough lighting fixtures shall be considered equivalent to one unit.
(f) Where electric discharge lighting fixtures or sections thereof are joined in end-to- end or through construction, a fee of two units shall be charged for each fixture or section of fixture containing one or more ballasts, reactors or transformers. (This fee covers both the outlets and lighting fixtures.)
(g) A fee of five units shall be charged for each ballast or transformer where not an integral part of an electric discharge lighting fixture and the primary voltage exceeds 150 volts or the secondary voltage exceeds 1,000 volts.
A fee of two units shall be charged for each ballast or transformer not contained within an electric discharge lighting fixture and not included in the foregoing paragraph. (The fees specified in this subsection include the lighting fixture applied therefrom.)
(h) A fee of one unit for the outlet shall be charged for each outdoor lighting standard used for floodlighting, or for each conduit used for floodlights on buildings or structures
(i) An additional fee of one unit for the fixture shall be charged for each lighting fixture used on an outdoor lighting standard. Each lampholder in a cluster of such fixtures shall be considered a separate fixture. The fee for floodlights on buildings or structures shall be computed in the same manner.
(j) A fee of $16.00 shall be paid for each appliance, motor or other utilization equipment not exceeding three HP, KVA, or KW in rating that is connected to one existing branch circuit. This fee shall cover any switch outlet or other control equipment for the appliance, motor or equipment. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,868, Eff. 10/22/09.)
(k) (Amended by Ord. No. 157,618 Eff. 5/30/83.) The fee for permanent yard lighting shall be twice the amount prescribed in Subsection (a) above. The fee for any temporary or yard lighting other than lampholders connected to open wiring shall be that prescribed for permanent wiring.
(l) No fee shall be required for any switch on a switchboard, panelboard or control board. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,316, Eff. 7/7/86.)