A. Permits Required: An electrical permit is required for each installation, alteration or addition of electrical work for light, heat and power within the limits of the City.
B. Work Exempt From Permit: No permit shall be required for electrical installations of equipment owned, leased, operated or maintained by a public service corporation which is used by said corporation in the performance of its function as a utility, except that such electrical installations shall conform to the minimum standards of the National Electrical Code.
C. Public Utilities: Ownership of any transmission or distribution lines or appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, transformers, shall not be transferred by a public service corporation to any person, except another franchised public service corporation dealing in electric energy for distribution and sale, without a permit first having been issued therefor by the City. Such permit shall be issued only after the facilities to be transferred have been inspected and approved as provided in this Chapter and upon payment of an inspection fee as set forth in this Section.
D. Permit Fees: Before any permit is granted for the installation or alteration of electrical equipment, the person making application for such permit shall pay the City a fee in such amount as is set by resolution of the City Council and furnish proof of a valid State electrical contractor's license, in accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code and Minnesota Statutes.
E. Permit Application: Application for such permit, describing the electrical work to be done, shall be made on a State application, in writing, to the City by the person registered to do such work. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the electrical installation described will be in conformity with all legal requirements. The fees for electrical inspection as set forth by resolution shall accompany such application. If the applicant has complied with all of the provisions of this Chapter, a permit for such electrical installation shall be issued.
F. Inspection Scheduling: The electrical inspections process will be in accordance with the following:
1. All electrical installations which involve the concealment of wiring or equipment shall have a "rough in" inspection prior to concealment, wherein the Inspector shall be duly notified in advance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
2. When any electrical equipment is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person installing the equipment shall notify the Electrical Inspector and such equipment shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the Electrical Inspector or until twenty four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, shall have elapsed from the time of such notifications; provided, that on large installations, where the concealment of equipment proceeds continuously, the person installing the electrical equipment shall give the Electrical Inspector due notice and inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work.
3. At regular intervals the Electrical Inspector shall visit all premises where work may be done under annual permits and shall inspect all electrical equipment installed under such a permit since the previous inspection, and shall issue a certificate of approval for such work as is found to be in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter, after the required fee has been paid.
G. Correction Notice Process: If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter, the Electrical Inspector shall at once forward to the person making the installation a written notice stating the defects which have been found to exist. (Ord. XVIII.10, 9-2-1997)