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.
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® 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
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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
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® 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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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_
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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(
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Presiding--Officer ay r
ATTEST:
T#Y7 Clerk
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