For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN. A person who is learning the electrical trade under the supervision of an electrical contractor, Class B contractor, or journeyman electrician and is licensed with the city and registered with the state electrical commission.
BUILDING OFFICIAL. The person charged with the administration and enforcement of this code or the building official’s duly designated representative.
CLASS B CONTRACTOR. A person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to plan, layout, and supervise the proper installation and repair of electrical wiring, fire alarm systems, apparatus, and equipment for electric light, heat, and power in residential and farm occupancies, and who undertakes or offers to undertake, to plan, layout, supervise, or install, or make additions, alterations, and repairs to the work and who is licensed by the city and the state electrical commission.
CLASS I MAINTENANCE LICENSE. A public or private entity which obtains a CLASS I MAINTENANCE LICENSE from the city to perform electrical work on land and facilities owned or leased by the entity and who employs a full-time contractor who shall be responsible for the personal supervision of all electrical work.
CLASS II MAINTENANCE LICENSE. A public or private entity which obtains a CLASS II MAINTENANCE LICENSE from the city to perform maintenance electrical work on land and facilities owned or leased by the entity and who employs a full-time journeyman electrician who shall be responsible for the personal supervision of all maintenance electrical work.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. A person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to plan, layout, and supervise the proper installation and repair of electrical wiring, fire alarm systems, apparatus, and equipment for electric light, heat, and power, and who undertakes or offers to undertake, to plan, layout, supervise, or install or make additions, alterations, and repairs to the work and who is licensed by the city and the state electrical commission.
ELECTRICAL WORK. All installation, alteration, repair, replacement, or maintenance of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electric light, heat, or power, fire alarms, and associate controls.
EMPLOYEE. A person whose compensation for electrical work is reported by the employer on an Internal Revenue Service W-2 form, and is also otherwise considered an employee under applicable law.
INACTIVE CLASS B CONTRACTOR. A person who holds an active or inactive Class B electrician’s license issued by the state electrical commission. No person holding an inactive Class B contractor’s license may perform work requiring a Class B contractor’s license. This person may activate a Class B contractor’s license by paying the appropriate fee and providing proof that he or she holds an active Class B electrician’s license from the state electrical commission.
INACTIVE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. A person who holds an active or inactive electrical contractor’s license issued by the state electrical commission. No person holding an INACTIVE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE may
perform work requiring an electrical contractor’s license. This person may activate an electrical contractor’s license by paying the appropriate fee and providing proof that he or she holds an active electrical contractor’s license from the state electrical commission.
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN. A person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to do electrical installations in accordance with the standard rules and regulations governing the installations and who is licensed by the city and the state electrical commission.
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL WORK. Is limited to electrical maintenance work, which is repair or replacement of existing wiring devices and electrical utilization equipment using material with the same capacity and characteristics as the material replaced. MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL WORK does not include addition to or alteration of feeders, services, fixtures, or motors which affects the loading of the feeder, circuit, or system, and repair, replacement, or extension of existing circuits; changing motor sizes, adding fixtures, or a complete change-out of lighting, motors, receptacles, or electrical equipment, repair or replacement of any electrical equipment, or components associated with Hazardous Locations Article 500-516, Health Care Facilities Article 517, Exit and Emergency Systems Article 700, Legally Required Standby Systems Article 701 and Fire Alarm Systems Article 760 of the National Electrical Code, and any other act which changes electrical characteristics of the existing system.
OWNER. A natural person who physically performs electrical work on the premises the person owns and actually occupies as a resident or owns and will occupy as a residence upon completion of the construction.
PERSONAL SUPERVISION. An electrical contractor, Class B contractor, sign wiring contractor, fire alarm contractor, and journeyman electrician oversees and directs the work for which they are licensed and that:
(1) He or she is immediately available to his or her electricians or installers; and
(2) He or she is able to, and does determine that all work performed is in compliance with this chapter.
POINT OF SERVICE ATTACHMENT. The point where the power supplier’s conductors connect to the consumer’s conductors. The point of attachment may not be located beyond the load side terminals of the meter or current transformer for service installations of 600 volts or less or at the distribution transformer secondary terminals for service installations with over 600 volts metering.
RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY. A lot containing one dwelling unit and accessory buildings.
SIGN WIRING CONTRACTOR. Any person licensed by the city having the necessary qualifications to execute the work of manufacturing, maintaining, repairing, and installing sockets and luminous gaseous tubes energized by transformers or ballasts, in and on signs and outline lighting on buildings, or as decorative lighting inside buildings, but not including connections to the source of a primary electrical power supply.
(1992 Code, § 15-22) (Ord. 68-86, passed 7-7-1986; Ord. 112-88, passed 11-28-1988; Ord. 116-90, passed 12-3-1990; Ord. 65-93, passed 8-9-1993; Ord. 73-00, passed 8-14-2000; Ord. 79-02, passed 10-15-2002; Ord. 107-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 75-14, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. 68-20, passed 9-1-2020)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 36-16-2