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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD11245 BILL NO. 89-39 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN OWENS ORDINANCE NO. (. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PRESCRIBING A NATIONAL, ELECTRICAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, PROVIDING FOR TERM OF OFFICE, QUALIFICATIONS, BOND, POWERS, AND DUTIES THEREOF, THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO ELECTRICIANS, EXAMINATIONS THEREOF, CREATING AN ELECTRICAL BOARD OF REVIEW, REGULATING ALL ELECTRICAL WORK AND THE INSPECTION OF THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE IN BUILDINGS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, PROVIDING FEES TO BE CHARGED, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING AN APPEALS PROCESS, PROVIDING A VALIDITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ORDINANCE 10671 AND REPEALING SECTION 7-3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION IN LIEU THEREOF. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS; SECTION 1.0. ADOPTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CODE The National Electrical Code 1987, published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted and incorporated by .reference as the Electrical Code of the City of Jefferson, with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes contained in this ordinance. SECTION 2.0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTION The administration and enforcement of the electrical code shall be the responsibility of the Director of Code Enforcement or his designated representative, the Electrical Inspector, who is hereby authorized to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to enforce this ordinance. SECTION 2. 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR The Electrical Inspector shall be over twenty-one (21) years of age, be of good moral character, and be physically able to carry out all of the provisions of the electrical code. The Electrical Inspector shall have six (6) years of experience as a journeyman in the trade, or have two (2) years training in a recognized college of electrical engineering, and in addition thereto, shall have at least four (4) years of practical experience in electrical construction. The Electrical Inspector shall be a certified journeyman electrician, but shall not be actively engaged in the electrical business nor associated with the operation of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the electrical business. SECTION 2.2. APPOINTMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the members of the City Council. Applicants for the position shall be interviewed by the Director of Code Enforcement prior to confirmation and approval of the City Council. SECTION 2 . 3. DUTIES OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of the electrical code and to make all inspections that are required thereunder, and to issue all permits, collect all fees and keep all records required under this ordinance. The Electrical Inspector shall also have the duty to perform all tasks and services delegated to him by other ordinances, the Mayor, or other supervisory personnel. SECTION 3 .0. BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND REVIEW, APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE The Board of Electrical Examiners and Review is hereby created. The Board shall consist of five (5) members: the Electrical Inspector of the City of Jefferson who shall be ex- officio chairman; the Director of Planning and Code Enforcement or a City Councilman; a representative of the local power and light company; an electrical contractor; and, a journeyman electrician. The last three mentioned members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the members of the City Council for a term of two (2) years and they shall serve until their successors are duly appointed and shall be qualified. The appointments of the Board members shall be made every two (2) years and they shall serve without pay. SECTION 3. 1. DUTIES OF THE BOARD The Board shall act on grievances by an applicant for an electrical permit, the holder of an electrical permit, or the owner and/or agent of a building or structure wherein electrical work is to be installed. Such referral shall be an appeal from the decision of the Electrical Inspector or his authorized agent or representative, refusing to grant a modification of provisions of the electrical code governing the installation or materials to be used by the installation. Application for appeal will be received by the Director of Code Enforcement of the City of Jefferson, or his authorized representative, when it is claimed that: (1) The true intent of the Electrical Code or the rules adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted. (2) The provisions of the Electrical Cade do not fully apply. 2 ® At such time as the Board of Review meets to act on such an appeal, the Electrical Inspector shall not have a vote. If one of the members of said Board is the appellant, that member shall not have • vote. A simple majority of those members voting shall constitute • qualified decision. In the event the voting members of the Board are evenly divided, the decision of the Electrical Inspector shall be affirmed. The Board shall review the Electrical Code at least once a year. They shall transmit to the City Council any and all recommendations and/or changes that are necessary to update the Electrical Code. SECTION 3.2. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD The Board shall meet at such intervals as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties, upon call of the Board Chairman, but in any case not less than twice a year. Three members of the Board must be present at every examination. Minutes of all meetings will be kept on file and submitted to the City Council. SECTION 4.0. LICENSES No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of electrical work in the City of Jefferson unless licensed as an electrical contractor. Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of electrical work shall be or have in its employ at least one (1) journeyman electrician. The business of electrical work shall mean the supplying of labor and materials for the installation, alteration or repair of electrical systems. No person, firm or corporation shall cause any electrical work to be done, altered or repaired by an apprentice electrician unless the apprentice electrician works directly under the supervision of a licensed journema.n electrician. An Apprentice Electrician Certificate shall authorize the grantee to perform electrical work only when under the immediate supervision of a journeyman electrician holding an unsuspended license. The ratio of apprentices to journeymen while on the job shall not exceed one (1) apprentice to one (1) journeyman. SECTION 4.1. FEES FOR LICENSE A fee of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars is required to obtain an electrical contractor's license. This license is renewable annually for a fee of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars and said license shall be renewable during January of the following calendar year. The calendar year of each licensing period ends on December 31. The Board shall issue a journeyman electrician's license to an applicant who successfully passes the required examination and the necessary payment of ten ($10.00) dollars is paid to the 3 1 1 Electrical Inspector. Said license shall be a permanent license subject only to the revocation section hereof. SECTION 4.2. APPRENTICE LICENSE AND REQUIREMENTS To become eligible for application for journeyman electrician license, an apprentice shall complete a minimum of four thousand (4,000) hours electrical experience. It shall be mandatory for an apprentice electrician to acquire a yearly temporary permit from the Electrical Inspector for the fee of five ($5.00) dollars. This temporary permit shall be renewable in January of each calendar year. Each application for temporary apprentice permit shall contain the applicant's name, home address, telephone number, the number of hours of work performed, and the employer's name and address. SECTION 4.2.a. RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE An applicant may apply for a temporary residential electrician's license upon the payment of a fee of five ($5.00) dollars. Said applicant shall be authorized to wire residential structures up to and including a 2-unit apartment for a period of one (1) year. At the completion of the one (1) year probationary period, said applicant shall be eligible to take an examination for a residential electrician's license upon the recommendation of the Electrical Inspector and the approval of the Board of Examiners and Review. The procedure for applying for said license shall be similar to that specified in Section 6.1. The Electrical Inspector may revoke the temporary permit of the applicant any time during the one (1) year probationary period upon approval of the Electrical Board of Examiners and Review. All provisions of this ordiance shall apply governing the fees, suspension and revocation of this license. SECTION 4.3. CLASS-B ELECTRICAL LICENSE A Class-B electrical license shall only permit the person, firm or corporation to engage in electrical work of 50 volts or less. It shall permit any person, firm or corporation to engage in the work of installing, erecting or maintaining electrical wiring, fixtures, apparatus, equipment, devices or components thereof that are used for generation, transmission or utilization of electricity. This license shall also permit the installation, maintenance, erection or alteration of communications equipment. The fee for Class-B License is ten ($10.00) dollars per year. Class-B Electrical Licenses shall follow and apply all sections of the electrical code pertaining to their work. Inspection fees shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. SECTION 4.4. ELECTRICAL SIGN WORK • 4 ® All electrical work relating to the installation of signs shall be performed by a licensed electrician with the exception of electrical wiring that is an integral part of the construction of the sign. SECTION 4.5. LICENSES SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION The Board may suspend or revoke the license of any apprentice, journeyman or contractor electrician when charges are preferred against them by the Electrical Inspector, and the Board finds that the person charged is incompetent or had willfully violated the provisions of this code. Before any action is taken by the Board, the person charged shall be given at least ten (10) days notice of the time and place of a formal hearing on said charges and the person charged shall be apprised of the nature of the charges. The person charged shall be given the opportunity to appear, in person or with an attorney of his choice, in order that they be heard, and they shall have teh burden of showing cause why the license should not be suspended or revoked. The Board shall render its decision within five (5) days. The decision shall be final. No apepal shall be allowed therefrom. The decision of the Board may permit the person charged to continue their trade and dismiss the charge; or the Board may suspend the license of the person charged for such period as the Board deems proper under all of the facts and circumstances; or the Board may permanently revoke the license of the person charged. AOh SECTION 4. 6. ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE No person who has obtained an electrician's license shall allow his name to be used by another person either for teh purpose of obtaining permits, or for doing business or work under the license. Every person licensed shall notify the Board of the address of their place of business, if any, and the name under which such business is carried on and shall give immediate notice to the Board of any change in either. SECTION 5.0. HOMEOWNER PERMITS A permit may be issued to any person to do work in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with such building, provided that the person is a bona fide owner of such dwelling and that the same will be occupied by said owner for a period of not less than one (1) year and that said owner shall personally purchase all materials and perform all labor in connection therewith, and that the applicant shall file an affidavit certifying that these conditions are correct before the issuance of the permit. Work performed under any permit shall be subject to all applicable regulatory provisions of this code. ® 5 SECTION 6.0. EXAMINATION FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Application for examination for electrical contractor license shall be made in writing to the Electrical Inspector, who shall refer the applicant to the Board. The application shall state the name of the applicant, the home address, telephone number and business name. Each application for an examination shall be accompanied by a fee of forty ($40.00) dollars. Upon receipt of the written application requesting an examination for an electrical contractor's license, the Board shall, within twenty (20) days, give to teh applicant an examination at a place and time to be designated by the Board. SECTION 6. 1. EXAMINATION FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN Applications for examinations for a journeyman electrician license shall be made in writing to the Electrical Inspector who shall refer the application to teh Board. The application shall state the name of teh applicant, the home address and telephone number. Each application for an examination or re-examination shall be accompanied by a fee of forty ($40.00) dollars. Upon receipt of the written application requesting an examination for a journeyman electrician's license, the Board shall, within twenty (20) days, give to the applicant an examination at a place and time to be designated by the Board. The examination shall be in two (2) parts: I. A test of the knowledge of the theory of the trade. 2 . A test of skill in the practice of the trade. The examination shall be of a basic and elementary character but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant. The applicant shall complete the examination within four (4) hours. The Board shall grade the examination and notify each applicant of the grade the applicant made within ten (10) days of the taking of the examination and issue the appropriate license concurrently therewith. The grade shall be computed as follows: Each part of the examination shall have a maximum grade of one hundred (100%) percent. The grades on both parts of the examination shall be added and then divided by two. A minimum grade of seventy-five (75%) percent shall be necessary to pass the examination. SECTION 6.2. RE-EXAMINATION Any person who fails to pass the examination as prescribed by the Board may apply for re-examination after the expiration of thirty (30) days. If the applciant fails on re-examination, the 6 applicant may not reapply for six (6) months and shall be considered a new applicant. SECTION 7.0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. ADDITION POWERS AND DUTIES The Electrical Inspector shall have the powers and duties hereinafter stated: (a) Permits. The Electrical Inspector shall issue permits for the performance of electrical work. Applications for such permits, describing the work to be done, shall be made by the person, firm or corporation to perform the work on such forms as may be prescribed or approved by the Electrical Inspector. Permits must be taken out before any work is started. If additional permits are required, they must be applied for before final inspection is made. In the event the Electrical Inspector finds work being performed without the required electrical permit, a charge of ten ($10.00) dollars or double the amount of the permit shall be charged. In the event the Electrical Inspector finds an apprentice doing work without a journeyman on that job, the apprentice shall be fined ten ($10.00) dollars and the electrical contractor by whom the apprentice is employed shall also be fined ten ($10.00) dollars. (b) Inspections. The Electrical Inspector shall have the right, during all reasonable hours, to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties or for the purpose of making an inspection or to test new installations of electrical wiring, devices or materials contained therein. (c) Disconnection. The Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to cause all electrical current to be turned off and may cut or disconnect, in cases of emergency, any wires where such electrical current si dangerous to life or proeprty or where said wires may interfere with the work of the fire department. (d) Certificates of Inspection and Approval. Upon the completion of the installation of the wiring adn/or electrical equipment for which a permit is required, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector who shall inspect the installation within twenty-four (24) hours of the time such notice is given; and if it is found to be fully in compliance with this code and if it does not constitute a hazard to life and property, then upon the payment of the proper fees as hereinafter designated, the Electrical Inspector shall issue to such person, firm or corporation for delivery to the owner of the premises a Certificate of Inspection and Approval that authorizes connection to the electrical service adn turning on the current. When any part of a wiring installation is to 7 be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm or corporation installing the wire shall notify the Electrical Inspector and such part of the wiring installation shall not be concealed until it has been inspected adn approved by the Electrical Inspector or until twenty--four (24) hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) shall have elapsed from the time of such notification, providing that on large installations where the concealment of parts of the installation proceeds continuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the Electrical Inspector due notice and inspection shall be made during the progress of the work. Failure of any electrical contractor to notify the Electrical Inspector of a rough-in inspection will result in the fine of ten ($10.00) dollars to be paid in addition to teh regular permit fee. (e) Commercial Building. Change of Occupancy, Procedure, The Electrical Inspector shall make a thorough inspection or re- inspection of the installation of any commercial building where a change of occupancy takes place, of all the electrical wiring, devices, and/or materials and issue a Certificate of Inspector and Approval to the new occupant(s) authorizing connection to the electrical service and turning on of the current. When the installation of any such wiring, devices, and/or materials is found to be in an unsafe or dangerous condition, the person, firm or corporation using or operating the same shall be notified and shall make the necessary reqpairs or changes required to place such wiring, devices, and/or materials in a safe condition and they shall have such work completed within fifteen (15) days or any longer period that may be prescribed in the notice of the Electrical Inspector. The Inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devices and/or materials until the installation of such wiring, devices and/or materials has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector. (f) Records._ The Electrical Inspector shall keep complete records of all permits issued and inspections made and other official work performed under the terms of this ordinance. Notices of violations shall: 1. Be put in writing; 2 . Include a statement of the reasons why it is being issued; 3 . Allow a reasonable (specified) period of time for the performance of any act it requires; 4. Be served upon the owner, or the owner's agent, or the occupant, as the case may require; provided that such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner or agent or upon such occupant if a copy thereof ® 8 is served personally; or if a copy thereof is sent by ® registered mail to teh last known address; or if a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling affected by the notice; or if 'served by any other method authorized or required under the laws of this State; and 5. Such notice may contain an outline of remedial action provisions of this code along with rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (g) Fees. The Electrical Inspector shall collect such fees for licenses, certificates and inspections as may be prescribed by this code. All fees are to be credited to General Revenue. SECTION 8. PERMITS. (a) A permit shall be required in each of the following cases: 1. For all electrical wiring in structures not previously wired; 2. For all rewiring where additional circuits from the panel are required and/or the service entrance panel is being replaced (this shall not include the replacement of individual outlets or switches) ; AM 3 . For all extensions of or additions to existing wiring for supplying power loads such as furnaces, air conditioners and laundry appliances; 4 . For connecting hot air, hot water, steam or electrical heating plaints whether new or old installations; and, 5. For installation and additions to sound, audio/visual and/or communication equipment. (b) No permit shall be issued until an application is filed in writing with the Electrical Inspector and until fees have been paid. Information supplied in the application shall include the following: 1. Location at which the work is to be done; 2 . Name and address of the property owner; 3 . Names and address of the person or firm in charge of the work; 4. A description of the work to be done; 5. Capacity (amperes) of the entrance panel to be installed (in any) ; 6. Number of circuits to be installed; and 7. RrW rating of all appliances and furnaces and the square footage of the residence. SECTION 9. STANDARDS OF WORK ® 9 No Certificate of Inspection and Approval shall be issued unless the electric light, power and heating installations are in strict conformity with the provisions of this code, and unless they are in conformity with the approved methods of construction for safety to life and property and unless the proper fees are paid as herein designated. The regulations as laid down in the 1987 edition of the National Electrical Code shall apply to installations made under the provisions of this code. SECTION 10. DISAPPROVAL OF WORK, PROCEDURE When the Electrical Inspector shall reject all or part of any electrical installation, the owner thereof may, within five (5) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Inspector, file a petition in writing for a review of said action with the Board upon receipt of which and after giving notice to all of the interested parties, the Board shall proceed to determine at a hearing at which all interested parties may be present in person and with an attorney, if the said electrical installation does comply with the provisions of this code. The Board shall render its decision in writing within three (3) days. Said decision shall be final and unappealable. When the action or decision of the Electrical Inspector is being reviewed, the Inspector shall have no vote on the Board, and in the event the remaining four members of the Board are evenly divided on the issued before them, the decision of the Inspector shall be deemed affirmed. If, upon final inspection, the installation is not found to be fully in compliance with this code, the Electrical Inspector shall at once forward to the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring a written notice stating the defects which have been found to exist. Upon bringing the installation into compliance, the grantee of the permit shall notify the Electrical Inspector and pay a fee of ten ($10.00) dollars for a re-inspection. SECTION 11. RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATES The Board may grant reciprocal certificates to a duly licensed electrician of another city of the State of Missouri on the same terms and under the same conditions as such other city will grant reciprocal licenses to a duly certificated electrician of the City of Jefferson, Missouri; provided the applicant has been licensed by a city having adopted an electrical code and electrical examination equivalent to the electrical code and electrical examination of the City of Jefferson, Missouri. SECTION 12. FEE SCHEDULE Fees for electrical work shall be charged in accordance with the following fee schedule: Alterations 10 For alterations of or extensions to existing wiring no permit shall be less than $ 4.00 Service Connectors Shall be charged at the rate of $0.02 per amp with a minimum fee of $ 5.00 (Size of service shall be calculated on the secondary current. ) circuits One circuit $ 1.00 Each additional circuit •50 For each electric heating circuit (baseboard, etc. ) 2.00/each Electric Fixtures First unit of one to ten fixtures $ 1.00/unit Each unit of ten fixtures thereafter .75/unit Motor Generators All size generators $ 1.00 MP-tors All horsepower $ 1.00 Furnaces - gass and electric 2.00 Air Conditioner (central air) 5.00 Electric Sign 2.00 Each transformer in sign 1.00 Miscellaneous Fees In no case shall the fees for permits be less than the following: Commercial swimming pool $10.00 Residential swimming pool 5.00 Structures not previously wired 5.00 Re-inspections $10.00 All fees required by this code shall be made payable to the City of Jefferson and assigned to the General Revenue Fund of the City. SECTION 13. PENALTY CLAUSE Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requriements thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall `be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 180 days.or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues. shall be deemed a separate offense. SECTION 14. DISCLAIMER CLAUSE_ ' 11 P . This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical wiring and electrical systems for damage caused by any defect therein. Nor shall the City of Jefferson, or any of its inspectors, agents, or employees, including its Electrical Inspector, be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certificate of approval issued as herein provided. SECTION 15. VALIDITY The City Council hereby declares that, should any section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 16. COPIES IN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Three copies of this ordinance and the National Electrical Code 1987 shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk, and there kept available for public use, inspection and examination. ® SECTION 17. REPEAL Ordinance 10671 is hereby repealed. SECTION 18. Section 7-3 of the City Code is hereby repealed and a new section is enacted in lieu thereof which shall read as follows: Section 7-3. Adoption of the National Electrical Code 1987. The National Electrical Code 1987, published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Electrical Code of the City of Jefferson, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes contained herein. SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed: Approved: '2-Lt. `tom( 12 Presiding--Officer ay r ATTEST: T#Y7 Clerk 13