No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of electrical contractor without having first obtained a certificate of registration therefore as herein required. Registration shall be in the following specific categories:
(A) Limited contractor’s registration. Limited contractor’s registration will permit the holder thereof to perform work limited to branch circuit wiring only for furnaces, humidifiers, air conditioners, heat pump equipment and similar equipment rated at not more than five tons cooling or 30,000 watts heating; and work in connection with the installation of appliances such as dishwashers, clothes washers, dryers, ovens, ranges and similar appliances in a single-family dwelling. In all events, the work performed shall be limited to single phase voltage not exceeding 240 volts, phase to phase, shall not involve or require alteration or replacement of the service equipment and shall be restricted to work on load site only of service equipment.
(B) Residential contractor’s registration. Residential contractor’s registration will permit the holder thereof to perform work which may be performed pursuant to a limited contractor’s registration and, additionally, all electrical work in single-family dwellings. Again, however, work under this registration shall be limited to systems of a maximum voltage of 240 volts.
(C) Master contractor’s registration. Master contractor’s registration will permit the holder thereof to perform all levels and types of electrical work including, but not limited to, those allowed pursuant to a limited contractor’s registration and a residential contractor’s registration.
(D) Employee status. All electricians licensed only as helpers shall advise the Electrical Inspector of changes in their employment status within 30 days of date of hire or date of discharge.
(E) Contractor performing electrical work. No contractor registered hereunder may personally perform electrical work unless that contractor has been licensed as electrician as provided under this chapter.
(1980 Code, § 19.402) (Ord. 8941, passed 4-1-2002) Penalty, see § 115.99