No person shall be employed as an electrician by an electrical contractor or perform electrical work as defined in this chapter, without having first obtained an electrician’s license as herein required. The following licensing categories and the qualifying criteria for each, are hereby established.
(A) Helper’s license (green). A helper’s license shall not be issued to any person unless that person has demonstrated that he or she has enrolled in the next available, is actively attending or has satisfactorily completed the 45-hour course. For those applicants who have enrolled in the next available course or who are attending, but have not completed, a course in session, shall deposit with the Electrical Inspector the sum of $100, to be held as security for the successful completion of the course. Upon written verification to the Electrical Inspector by the accredited institution offering the course that the applicant has successfully passed the course, the sum shall be fully refunded to the applicant. Workers with the helper’s classification shall not perform electrical work except when accompanied and supervised by a person holding, at a minimum, a residential electrician’s license. The ratio of supervision shall not exceed to two helper’s licensees to one residential electrical licensee.
(B) HVAC electrician’s license (red). An HVAC electrician’s license shall not be issued to any person unless that person has passed an examination for that classification. The holder of an HVAC electrician’s license shall only perform branch circuit wiring for furnace, humidifiers, air conditioners, heat pump equipment and similar equipment rated not more than five tons cooling or 30,000 watts heating in a single-family dwelling. 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 the load side only of service equipment.
(C) Residential electrician’s license (blue). A residential electrician’s license shall not be issued to any person unless that person has demonstrated to the Electrical Inspector that he or she has satisfactorily completed the 45-hour course, one year of the two year course and a total of 2,000 hours of on the job training.
(D) Master electrician’s license (white). A master electrician’s license shall not be issued to any person unless that person has demonstrated to the Electrical Inspector that he or she has satisfactorily completed the 45-hour course, two year course and a total of 4,000 hours of on the job training.
(1980 Code, § 19.411) (Ord. 8941, passed 4-1-2002; Ord. 9024, passed 10-4-2004; Ord. 9118, passed 1-28-2008) Penalty, see § 115.99