(a) No person shall install, alter or repair, within the City limits any electrical wiring, devices or equipment in a residence for which a permit is required by this chapter, unless the individual possesses a current residential electrician’s license and only while employed by an electrical contractor possessing a current State of Ohio Electrical Contractor’s license. Application for a residential electrician’s license shall be made in writing to the Examining Board of Electricians, stating the name, experience and qualifications of the applicant. Upon the applicant passing an examination with a grade of seventy percent (70%) or more, a license shall be granted to the individual applying for the same and this license shall grant to the individual the right to execute the work of installing, altering or repairing within the City limits any electrical wiring, devices or equipment within one, two and three family dwelling applications. Residential electricians shall not be issued permits to perform electrical work as required in Section 1349.13.
(b) A residential electrician shall be permitted to perform electrical installations in new residential applications only if under the supervision of a currently licensed journeyman electrician or current electrical contractor.
(c) A residential electrician shall not be permitted to lend their license to another individual, nor procure permits in their name or any other individual’s name for electrical installations.
(d) A residential electrician license shall be granted only to persons who:
(1) Have had at least four years’ experience as an apprentice electrician or the equivalent thereof in training or education.
(2) Participate and pass the above-mentioned examination.
(e) Individuals who possess the residential electrician’s license shall be permitted to perform electrical installations/alterations in 1, 2 and 3 family residential applications as prescribed in the Residential Code of Ohio for one, two and three family dwellings.
(Ord. 12-098. Passed 9-24-12.)