A. Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on electrical power into any electrical wire or apparatus for temporary or for permanent electrical service, unless a certificate of approval has first been issued for such purpose by the Community Development Department.
B. Request For Inspection: When temporary or permanent electrical service is desired, it shall be the responsibility of the electrical contractor or other installer performing the electrical work to make a request to the department for an inspection of the electrical work, such request to be at least one full working day in advance of the requested inspection. No certificate of approval for such temporary or permanent electrical service shall be issued until after the department has completely inspected the electrical work and until such inspection discloses that the provisions and requirements of this chapter have been fully complied with.
C. Issuance Of Certificates: Certificates of approval shall be issued by the department. One copy thereof shall be retained as part of the records of the department. No electric utility company shall energize any temporary or permanent electric service until it has received a copy of the aforesaid certificate of approval.
(1987 Code § 7-129)