A. No person shall install or alter any electrical equipment, including gasoline dispensers in the city without first obtaining a permit. Any person desiring to install or alter any electrical equipment shall apply to the building inspector for the necessary permit. In industry, the permits and inspection only apply where structural changes or additions are made and not to alterations of outlets and fixtures in existing plant. The building inspector shall issue permits for installations or alterations of electrical equipment in all cases where the application shall have been made in accordance with the rules and regulations established as above provided. The building inspector shall inspect all such electrical equipment installed or altered in the city, and shall require that it conform to standards and specifications as set forth by the city, the national board of fire underwriters and national electrical code (2008 edition) and as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association and the rules and regulations of the American engineering standards committee. Copies of such code shall be kept on file in the office of community development for public inspection. (Ord. 2407, 4-6-1993; amd. Ord. 2609, 2-6-1996; Ord. 99-O-17, 3-16-1999, eff. 5-1-1999; Ord. 03-O-37, 5-6-2003, eff. retroactive to 5-1-2003; Ord. 09-O-24, 4-21-2009, eff. 5-1-2009)
B. The general contractor on a job or the owner, if he is acting as a general contractor, shall be responsible for securing of all electrical permits required by this chapter. (Ord. 2407, 4-6-1993; amd. Ord. 03-O-37, 5-6-2003, eff. retroactive to 5-1-2003)