§ 152.15 ELECTRICAL WORK; PERMIT; APPLICATION.

   It shall be unlawful to install or alter any electric equipment or wiring without having first secured a permit therefor from the Electrical Inspector. Application for permits required by this section shall be in writing and filed with the City Clerk, who shall forward the application to the Electrical Inspector. The application shall contain the name of the owner of the premises to be served, the name of the contractor doing the work, and the nature of the work to be done; and where the work consists of new installations or extensive repairs or alterations, plans and specifications of the work shall accompany the application.

(1969 Code, § 8-3) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 152.16 PERMIT FEES.

   The fees for permits required by this subchapter shall be:

   (A)   Permits for all electrical work except electric signs and fixtures: $20;

   (B)   Electric signs: $2 per square foot of signage with a minimum fee of $20;

   (C)   Each reinspection of any overhead, underground, or interior wire or equipment shall be charged for at the rate: $3 hourly; and

   (D)   Whenever extra inspections are made necessary on account of inaccurate or incorrect information, failure to make required reports, or a similar reason, a charge of $3 per hour shall be made for the extra inspection.

(1969 Code, § 8-4) (Am. Ord. 2020-6, passed 7-13-2020)   Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 152.17 INSPECTION; CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL REQUIRED.

   (A)   Inspection; approval; certificate issuance. The Electrical Inspector shall inspect the electrical work for which a permit was obtained and shall issue a certificate of approval after each inspection in which the wiring or apparatus is found to be in compliance with the terms of this subchapter.

(1969 Code, § 8-5)

   (B)   Electricity not to be used without certificate of approval. It shall be unlawful to use or turn on power into any wires or apparatus hereafter installed for which a certificate of approval has not been issued by the Electrical Inspector.

(1969 Code, § 8-6) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 152.18 CLASSIFICATION OF WIRING.

   All wiring above 50 volts used for light, heat or power shall be classed "A" or "B".

   (A)   Class A: Commercial Wiring. In factories, public buildings, commercial establishments, and new apartment buildings, with over two apartments, electrical wiring shall be Class A. Class A wiring shall be installed in metallic raceways in all cases except by special permission in rewiring of existing apartments and residences of multiple occupancy, branch circuit conductors may be installed with non-metallic sheathed cable with a grounding conductor as an integral part of the cable assemblage. All metallic raceways shall be electrically bonded and connected to all non-metallic cable grounding conductors throughout the system and grounded at a common point at the main service entrance. Non-metallic conduit may be used when in compliance with the current National Electric Code.

   (B) Class B: Residential Wiring. 

      (1)   Residential branch circuit conductors at a minimum shall be installed in non-metallic sheathed cable with a grounding conductor. In basements, the cable shall be installed no less than two inches above the bottom of joists. Below the bottom of joists, all wiring shall be installed in acceptable raceways. All metallic raceways shall be electrically bonded and connected to all non-metallic cable grounding conductors throughout the system and grounded at a common point at the main service entrance.

      (2)   Upon rehabilitation of an existing non-residential building (building that the use is other than a single-family or two-family dwelling), the owner, contractor, or other person having control of the building shall meet with the Electrical Inspector for a determination as to how the electrical system within the structure shall be modified to comply with the requirements for Class A: Commercial Wiring of this section. As a minimum, all wiring exposed during the course of construction shall be brought into compliance with the requirements for Class A: Commercial Wiring of this section. The Inspector shall determine, based upon hazards to the occupants due to the proposed use of the building, what further changes will be required to the electrical system.

(Ord. 2009-14, passed 8-10-2009)

ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR

§ 152.30 ESTABLISHMENT; APPOINTMENT.

   There is hereby created the position of Electrical Inspector, who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety.

(1969 Code, § 8-17)

Statutory reference:

   Authority to create office of Electrical Inspector, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-37-2

§ 152.31 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

   It shall be unlawful for the Electrical Inspector, except in the performance of his or her duties, to engage in the business of installation, alteration, maintenance, or sale of electric wiring, electric devices, or electrical material, either directly or indirectly; and he or she shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged in this type of business in the city.

(1969 Code, § 8-18) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 152.32 RIGHT OF ENTRY; ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

   (A)   The Electrical Inspector shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the discharge of his or her official duties, or for the purpose of making an inspection or test of the electrical equipment therein.

   (B)   He or she shall have the authority to enforce all the ordinance or code provisions relating to electrical wiring and equipment.

   (C)   He or she shall have the power to cause the current in any wire or conduit to be turned off whenever this is necessary in an emergency for the protection of life and property.

(1969 Code, § 8-19)