(a) Electrical contractor. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person other than an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed electrical contractor as defined in § 150.222 shall undertake or offer to undertake electrical work with or without compensation unless the person obtains an electrical contractor's license from the city.
(b) Class B contractor. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person other than an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed Class B contractor as defined in § 150.222 shall undertake or offer to undertake Class B work with or without compensation unless the person obtains a Class B contractor's license from the city.
(c) Sign wiring contractor. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person other than an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed sign wiring contractor as defined in § 150.222 shall undertake or offer to undertake sign wiring work with or without compensation unless the person obtains a sign wiring contractor's license from the city.
(d) Journeyman electrician. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform electrical work unless the person is:
(1) Licensed by the city and the sate electrical commission as a journeyman electrician;
(2) The electrical work is for a licensed electrical contractor or Class B contractor and the person is an employee, partner, or officer of the licensed electrical contractor and the work is performed under the personal supervision of the electrical contractor or Class B contractor; and
(3) The electrical work is for the holder of a Class I or Class II maintenance license and the person is a full-time employee, partner, or officer of the license holder.
(e) Apprentice electrician. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform electrical work unless the person is:
(1) Licensed by the city and the state electrical commission as an apprentice electrician; and
(2) The electrical work is for a licensed electrical contractor or Class B contractor and the person is an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B contractor and the work is performed in the presence of the electrical contractor and/or journeyman electrician or Class B contractor also employed by the person’s employer.
(f) Class I maintenance license. Except as otherwise provided herein, no employee shall perform electrical work on an employer’s premises unless:
(1) The employer holds a Class I maintenance license issued by the city;
(2) The employee is licensed by the city and the state electrical commission as an electrician; and
(3) The employer employs full-time an electrical contractor to provide personal supervision.
(g) Exceptions.
(1) Employees of utilities engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy, when engaged in work directly pertaining to the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy. This exemption shall terminate at the first point of service attachment, except for the installing or testing of electric meters and measuring devices and the maintenance of their service;
(2) Employees of telephone, telegraph, radio, and television communication services and pipelines or persons or companies when engaged in work pertaining directly to the services, provided the work is designed, serviced, or installed by a person qualified in the work being done;
(3) Electrical work and equipment in mines, ships, railways, rolling stock or automotive equipment, and in packing plants supervised and regulated by the department of agriculture;
(4) Replacement of lamps and connection of portable electrical devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed;
(5) Radio and appliance service repair departments;
(6) Maintenance on oil burners and space heaters where installation of same has been effected by a Class B or journeyman electrician in accordance with this chapter;
(7) Architects, designers, and engineers engaged in the planning and laying out of electrical work; and
(8) Employees of electrical utilities engaged in the installation and maintenance of utility street lighting, traffic signal devices, or electric utility- owned security lights.
(h) Class II maintenance license. Except as otherwise provided herein, no employee shall perform maintenance electrical work on an employer's premises unless:
(1) The employer holds a Class II maintenance license;
(2) The employer employs a full-time journeyman electrician to provide personal supervision; and
(3) The employee is licensed by the city and the state electrical commission as an electrician.
(1992 Code, § 15-23) (Ord. 68-86, passed 7-7-1986; Ord. 104-86, passed 12-8-1986; Ord. 11-90, passed 2-20-1990; Ord. 87-90, passed 9-19-1990; Ord. 116-90, passed 12-3-1990; Ord. 7-91, passed 1-14-1991; Ord. 65-93, passed 8-9-1993; Ord. 117-96, passed 10-7-1996; Ord. 73-00, passed 8-14-2000; Ord. 107-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 75-14, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. 68-20, passed 9-1-2020)
Cross-reference:
Licenses, see ch. 110