Any person, firm, or corporation that performs any manner of electrical wiring, repair, alteration, installation, or work that requires a building permit shall be required to register annually with the City Clerk.
A. Registration Requirements: Registration year shall begin on May 1 of each year and shall require compliance with the following standards:
1. Registration: Registration shall be in a form and content acceptable to the Director of Building and Engineering or his/her designee and shall include contact information for the contractor who will be performing the work within the City of Sycamore. Registration shall require a completed application, registration fee, and the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to do electrical work as evidenced by: 1) a valid electrical license issued by a governmental entity located within the State of Illinois that administers tests consistent with standards of the National Electrical Code; 2) proof of successful passage of an electrical examination consistent with the standards of the National Electrical Code; or 3) an expired City of Sycamore electrical license/registration. The application shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Building and Engineering or his/her designee. Applicable fees are provided for in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule.
2. Annual Renewal: The registration shall be renewed annually with the City Clerk. Contractors registered from the previous fiscal year shall pay the registration fee and do not have to complete a new application. A notice of renewal will be sent to all registrants prior to April 30 of each fiscal year. Failure to renew the registration for two (2) consecutive fiscal years shall require the contractor to submit a new registration application as outlined in section 9-3-1A.1.
B. Owner-occupants of a single-family residence may perform electrical wiring/installations without registering with the city, with the exception of the installation of electrical meter bases or panels, provided they are an owner-occupant of the building where the work is being completed, the building is a single-family detached dwelling and all of the appropriate permits have been obtained. A person shall be considered an "owner-occupant" only if he or she has taken possession of and is living in the premises as his or her bona fide sole and exclusive residence; or in the case of an owner of a single-family residence under construction for his or her occupancy, he or she expects to take possession of and live in the premises as his or her bona fide sole and exclusive residence, and he or she has a current intention to live in such premises as his or her bona fide sole and exclusive residence for a period of not less than six (6) months after the completion of the electrical work performed pursuant to the authorization of this subsection; or in the case of an owner of a single-family residence under construction for his or her occupancy, for a period of not less than six (6) months after the completion of construction of the residence.
C. City Not Liable For Electrical Work: This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility of any person, firm, or corporation that performs any manner of electrical wiring, repair, alteration, installation, or work that requires a building permit for damages to any one injured by any defect therein by reason of the inspections authorized herein or the certificate of inspection issued by the Director of Building and Engineering and his/her designee; nor shall the city be held liable for any damages resulting from the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. 1
(Ord. 2019.20, 9-16-2019, eff. 1- 2-2020; amd. Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)
Notes
| 1 | 1. Also noted in Section 3-7-1: Electrical Contractor Registration Requirements |