(a) (1) Except as otherwise permitted herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, repair, replace, or connect any electrical system or equipment regulated by this chapter or cause the work to be done without first obtaining a separate electrical permit for each building or structure.
(2) Exception: Factory representatives may repair or maintain fire alarm systems which they have been trained and certified to work on.
(3) Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced without first obtaining the permit, or when an inspection as required in § 150.219 is failed to be requested, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for the work. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required by § 150.218 but not more than $100. The payment of the investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
(b) An electrical permit shall be required for the following:
(1) Installation of five or more outlets, switches, receptacles, fixtures, or two new electrical circuits 30 amps or less, or one new electrical circuit greater than 30 amps;
(2) Connection of a sign to a new or existing circuit;
(3) Installation of receptacle for, or connection to, any appliance or equipment totaling more than 5 kilowatts;
(4) Installation of service entrance or addition to service entrance equipment. Any change in service conductors or service entrance equipment shall require a permit;
(5) Connection to a fixed motor or equipment with total rating of 2 horsepower or more;
(6) Connection to a capacitor bank;
(7) Connection to a transformer rated more than 5 kilovolt-amps;
(8) Installation of all Class I fire alarm systems;
(9) Connection to a spa, hot tub, hydromassage bathtubs, swimming, wading, therapeutic or decorative pools, or any equipment listed in Article 680 of the National Electrical Code;
(10) Installation of a circuit or connection of any equipment to a hazardous location defined by Article 500 of the National Electrical Code; and
(11) Connections to branch circuits for commercial air conditioners and furnaces.
(1992 Code, § 15-13) (Ord. 68-86, passed 7-7-1986; Ord. 116-90, passed 12-3-1990; Ord. 65-93, passed 8-9-1993; Ord. 117-96, passed 10-7-1996; Ord. 24-03, passed 3-3-2003; Ord. 75-14, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. 68-20, passed 9-1-2020) Penalty, see §
10.999
Editor’s notes:
A request for inspection is required for connections to an air conditioner and a branch circuit for a furnace. A permit is required only upon making corrections found during the initial mechanical inspection for connections to an air conditioner and branch circuits for a furnace.