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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage as an electrical contractor or master electrician in the installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat or power purposes, where the electromotive force exceeds 30 volts in or about buildings and/or structures located within the city without first having procured a contractor’s license.
(B) Such license shall be either one issued by the City Engineer upon recommendation of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Review or one issued by a reciprocating municipality; provided, however, that:
(1) An electrical contractor shall obtain a license from the city if his of her principal place of business is in the city; and
(2) A master electrician shall obtain a license from the city if his or her residential address is in the city.
(Prior Code, § 9-151) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984)
Corporations applying for electrical contractors’ licenses, whose principal place of business is not in the state may obtain such licenses from the City Engineer upon approval by the Examining Board and the payment of the prescribed fee; provided that, the applicant shall file a duly executed bond in the penal sum of $1,000 running to the city, conditioned upon the faithful performance observance of all ordinances and rules and regulations controlling the installation of electrical wiring and equipment. Such bond shall be a surety bond from a recognized and approved surety company authorized to transact business in the state.
(Prior Code, § 9-152) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
Charter reference:
Power of city to require bond, see § 177
The fee for an electrical contractor’s license shall be $25 per year. The fee for a master electrician’s license shall be $15 per year.
(Prior Code, § 9-153) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
Charter reference:
Power of city to provide for license fee, see § 177
A master electrician who holds a license issued by the city shall notify the Board of Electrical Examiners and Review within at least three working days of a change in his or her employment where such employment was necessary to qualify his or her employer as an electrical contractor.
(Prior Code, § 9-155) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977)
A person who has been issued an electrical contractor’s license under the terms of this subchapter shall not secure permits for work to be done by any person not employed by him or her.
(Prior Code, § 9-156) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984)
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