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§ 172.051 FEES.
   (A)   The fees for plan review, deposits, permits, inspections, bonds and late fees shall be established by City Council resolution. The fees shall be available for viewing in the office of the City Clerk, the Engineering and Building Department, and published on the city’s website.
   (B)   Any required deposit shall be made in the form of cash, cashier’s check or bond form approved by the code official and the City Attorney.
(Ord. 1507, passed 4-26-2021)
 
§ 172.052 ADOPTION OF ELECTRICAL CODE.
   (A)   A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the City Clerk’s office, being marked and designated as the 2023 National Electrical Code, is hereby referred to, adopted by the city and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed herein.
   (B)   A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the City Clerk’s office, being marked and designated as the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Construction Code Part 8 Electrical Code, is hereby referred to, adopted by the city and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed herein.
   (C)   The purpose of these codes are the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity.
   (D)   This adoption of the 2023 National Electric Code and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Construction Code Part 8 Electrical Code is done in accordance with M.C.L.A. § 117.3(k).
(Ord. 1507, passed 4-26-2021; Ord. 1541, passed 4-22-2024)
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
§ 172.070 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTION CREATED.
   There is hereby created the Department of Electrical Inspection.
(Prior Code, § 9-26) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
§ 172.071 APPOINTMENT.
   The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed for one year by the City Engineer by and with the advice and consent of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 9-27) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
§ 172.072 QUALIFICATIONS.
   The person chosen to fill the office of Electrical Inspector shall be a competent, licensed electrician, of good moral character and shall have at least four years’ experience as a journeyman in the practice of his or her trade, or two years’ training in a recognized college of electrical engineering, and in addition thereto two years of practical experience in electrical construction, shall be well versed in approved methods of electrical construction for safety to life and property, and the rules and regulations issued by the city’s Board of Electrical Examiners and Review. He or she shall be familiar with the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., and other installation and safety rules and standards approved by the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., and other installation and safety regulations approved by the Reciprocal Electrical Council, Inc., RECI Manual, including technical amendments to the 2023 Edition of the National Electric Code. The Inspector shall also maintain a file of listed inspected electrical appliance cards issued by or for the Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated. The Electrical Inspector shall be the electrical inspection authority as described in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 9-28) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990; Ord. 1541, passed 4-22-2024)
§ 172.073 OATH.
   The Electrical Inspector shall take and subscribe an oath which together with the certificate of his or her appointment shall be filed with the City Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 9-29) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
§ 172.074 CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE.
   Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, the Electrical Inspector shall file certificates of insurance as required by City Council.
(Prior Code, § 9-30) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
§ 172.075 COMPENSATION.
   The Electrical Inspector shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the City Council and such additional expense for transportation as may be made necessary under the provisions of this chapter or be authorized by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 9-31) (Ord. 597, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 770, passed 8-27-1984; Ord. 892, passed 7-23-1990)
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