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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD09057 BILL NO. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN � { ORDINANCE NO. `j . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , PRESCRIBING i! A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION iiAND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE, ! QUALIFICATIONS, BOND, POWERS, AND DUTIES THEREOF, THE ISSUANCE EI 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 �i OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, PROVIDING FEES TO BE CHARGED, PRO- `! VIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING AN APPEALS PROCESS AND PROVIDING A VALIDITY CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. 0. ADOPTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CODE There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for the practical safeguarding of persons and of buildings and their contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio, signalling and for other purposes the 1978 National Electrical Code (see attached booklet) . This Code covers the electrical conductors and equipment installed within or on public and private build- ings and other premises, including yards, carnival and parking i lots, and industrial substations; also the conductors that connect the installations to a supply of electricity, and other outside conductors adjacent to the premises; also mobile homes and recreational vehicles. This ordinance shall be known as the electrical code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, may { be cited, and will be referred to in this ordinance as the electrical code. SECTION 2. 0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTION The administration and enforcement of this ordinance 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 p shall be over twenty-one (21) years ! of age. He shall be a person of good moral character and physically able to carry out all of the provisions of the elec- trical code. The Electrical Inspector shall have had six (6) years of experience as a journeyman in his trade, or have two (2) years training in a recognized college of electrical engineering, and in addition thereto, shall have had at least four (4) years of practical experience in electrical construction. The Electrical Inspector shall be a certified journeyman elec- trician, 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. ;I { it SECTION 2. 3. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR' S BOND i; 'j The Electrical Inspector shall be required to give bond in ;i the sum of One Thousand ($1,000. 00) dollars conditioned upon ! the faithful performance of his duties. SECTION 2. 4 . 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. i 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 & REVIEW, APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE The Board of Electrical Examiners and Review hereby is created. The Board shall consist of five (5) members; one of whom shall be the Electrical Inspector of the City of Jefferson, who shall ex-officio chairman of said Board of Electrical Examiners and Review; one of whom shall be the chairman of the Public Utilities Committee of the City Council; one of whom shall be a representative of the local Power & Light Company; one of whom shall be an electrical contractor; and one of whom shall be 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 have qualified. The appointments of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Review shall be made on or before the second regular meeting of the City Council after the general city elections in the year 1975 and every two (2) years thereafter and they shall serve with- out pay. SECTION 3. 1. DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW 3. 1. 1. The Board of Review shall be charged with the responsibility of acting on grievances referred to their Board 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 in the in- stallation. 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: a. The true intent of the Electrical Code or the rules adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted. b. The provisions of the Electrical Code do not fully apply. 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, he shall �+ not have a vote. A simple majority of those voting members of the Board shall constitute a qualified decision. In the event the voting members of the Board are evenly divided, the decision of the Electrical Inspector shall be affirmed. 1 3. 1. 2. The Board of Review and Examination shall re- view the Electrical Code at least once a year. They shall transmit to the City Council any and all recommendations and/or (I changes that are necessary to update the Electrical Code. r - 2 - i. SECTION 3. 2. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS & REVIEW �! The Board of Examiners and Review shall meet at such inter- vals as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties, upon call of the Board Chairman, but in any case not I; leas than twice a year. Three members of the Electrical Board of Examiners must be present of every examination. Minutes of all meetings will be kept on file. 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 I 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 journeyman elec- trician. An Apprentice Electrician Certificate shall authorize the grantee to perform electrical work only when under the immediate supervision of an 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 ob- tain an Electrical Contractors License. This license is re- newable 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 of Examiners and Review shall issue a Journeyman' s Electricians License to an applicant after he successfully passes the required examination and the necessary payment of ten ($10. 00) dollars is paid to the (f Electrical Inspector. Said license shall be a permanent license i subject only to the revocation section hereof. The Board of Electrical Examiners and Review may grant reciprocal certifi- cates to a duly licensed electrician of another city of the State of Missouri on the same terms and under the same condi- tions of such city will grant reciprocal licenses to a duly certified electrician of the City of Jefferson, Missouri; pro- vided the applicant has been licensed by a city having adopted an electrical code and an electrical examination equivalent to the electrical code and examination of the City of Jefferson, Missouri. SECTION 4. 2. APPRENTICE LICENSE AND REQUIREMENTS To become eligible for application for Journeyman Electri- cian License, an Apprentice should complete a minimum of four thousand (4 ,000) hours electrical experience. It shall be man- datory for an Apprentice Electrician to acquire a yearly tem- proary 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 tem- porary Apprentice permit shall contain the name, home address and telephone number, and the number of hours of work performed, also employer' s name and address. SECTION 4. 2.a. MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN CERTIFICATE A Maintenance Electrician Certificate shall authorize the grantee to perform routine electrical maintenance for a spec- fied employer. This Certificate shall be issued after oral examination by the Electrical Inspector. iI f { I i 3 z �f I� SECTION 4. 3. ELECTRICAL SIGN WORK i i All eletrical work relating to the installation of signs shall be performed by a licensed electrician with the excep- tion of electrical wiring that is an intrical part of the ` construction of the sign. Ik SECTION 4 . 4. LICENSES, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION The Board of Electrical Examiners may suspend or revoke the license of any Journeyman 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 ordinance. Before any action is taken by the Board, the person charged shall be given a least ten (10) days notice of the time and place of a formal hearing on said charges and the person charged shall be appraised of the nature of the charges preferred against him. The person charged shall be given the opportunity to appear, in person or with an attorney of his choice, in order that he may be heard, and he shall have the burden of showing cause why his said license should not be suspended or revoked. The Board shall render its decision within five (5) days. The decision shall be final. No appeal shall be allowed therefrom. The decision of the Board may permit the person charged to continue his trade and act as a dismissal of said charged, or the Board may suspend the license of the person charged for such period as to the Board seems proper under all of the facts and circumstances, or the Board may permanently revoke the license of the person charged. SECTION 4. 5. ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE No person who has obtained a Electrician' s License shall allow his name to be used by another person either for the purpose of obtaining permits, or for doing business or work under the license. Every person licensed shall. notify the Board of the address of his 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. HOMEOWNERS 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. SECTION 6. 0. EXAMINATION FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Application for examinations for an Electrical Contractor License shall be made in writing to the Electrical Inspector and by him referred to the Board of Electrical Examiners. 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 Contractors License, the Board shall within twenty (20) days, give to the applicant an exam- ination at a place and time to be designated by the Board of Ii which the applicant shall be notified. I I I I - 4 SECTION 6. 1. EXAMINATIONS FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN Applications for examinations for a Journeyman Electrician' s License shall be made in writing to the Electrical Inspector and by him referred to the Board of Electrical Examiners. The application shall state the name of the applicant, the home address and telephone number. Each application for an exam- ination or re-examination shall be accompanied by a fee of forty ($40. 00) dollars. Upon receipt of the written appli- cation 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 of which the applicant shall be notified. The examination shall be in two (2) parts : 1. 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 Board shall grade said examinations and notify each applicant. The Board shall grade said examination and notify each applicant of the grade he made within ten (10) days of the taking of the same 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 (70%) percent shall be necessary to pass said examination. SECTION 6. 2. RE-EXAMINATION Any person who fails to pass the examination, as pre- scribed by the Board, may apply for re-examination after the expiration of thirty (30) days. If the applicant fails on re-examination, he may not reapply until a period of six (6) months and shall be considered a new applicant. SECTION 7. 0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, ADDITIONAL POWERS & DUTIES The Electrical Inspector shall have the powers and duties hereinafter stated: ® 7. 1. Permits. He 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 said on such forms as may be prescribed or approved by the Elec- trical Inspector. Permits must be taken out before any work is started. If additional permits are required this 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. 7. 2. Inspections. The Inspector shall have the right, during all reasonable hours, to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties, or, for the pur- pose of making an inspection, or to test new installations of electrical wiring, devices or materials contained there- in. 7. 3. Disconnection. The Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all elec- trical current, and he may cut or disconnect, in cases of emergency, any wires where such electrical current is dangerous to life or property or where said wires may interfere with the work of the fire department. 5 - i1 I Ij 7. 4. Conductors. Conductors used to carry current being of a size smaller than #4 AL shall be copper. the f� use of AL conductors smaller than #4 AL will be approved i only as designed and recommended by a registered pro- fessional engineer or registered architect. 7. 5. Certificates of Inspection and Approval. Upon the completion of the installation of the wiring and/or electrical equipment, for which a permit is required, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation in- stalling 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 ordinance and does not constitute a hazard to life and property, then upon the payment of the proper fees as hereinafter de- signated, 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 authorize connection to the electrical service and turning on the current. When any part of a wiring in- stallation is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm or corporation installing the wire shall notify the Director of Code Enforcement and such part of the wiring installa- tion shall not be concealed until they have been inspected and approved by the Director of Code Enforcement 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 con- tinuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the Director of Code Enforcement 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 the regular permit fee. 7. 6. Water Pipe Electrode. Where available on the premises, a metal underground water pipe shall be used as the grounding electrode, regardless of its length and whether supplied by a community or a local underground water piping system or by a well on the premises. Where the buried portion of the water pipe (including any metal well casing effectively bonded to the pipe) is less than ten (10 ' ) feet long or where the water pipe is or is likely to be isolated by insulated sections or joints so that the effectively grounded portion is less than ten (10 ' ) feet long, it shall be supplemented by the use of an additional electrode of a type specified by Section 250-82 or 250-83. The interior metal cold water piping system shall always be bonded to the service-equipment enclosure, the grounded conductor at the service, the grounding electrode con- ductor where of sufficient size, or to the one or more grounding electrodes used. Expanding use of nonmetallic piping for water systems and insulating couplings on metal water systems makes it more important that water piping within a building be adequately grounded without depending on connections to an outside piping system. 7. 7. Commercial Buildings, Change of Occupancy, Proce- dure. The Electrical Inspector shall make a thorough in- spection or re-inspection of the installation of any comm- ercial building, where a change of occupancy takes place, of all the electrical wiring, devices, and/or materials and issue a Certificate of Inspection and Approval to the new occupant (s) authorizing connection to the electrical service and turning on of the current. When the installa- tion 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 noti- fied and shall make the necessary repairs or changes re- quired to place such wiring, devices, and/or materials in 6 IIMII I a safe condition and they shall have such work completed within fifteen (15) days or any longer period that may be I 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, de- vices and/or materials has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector. 7. 8. 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 of his 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 is served upon him personally; or if a copy thereof is sent by registered mail to his 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 he is served with such notice by any other method authorized or re- quired under the laws of this State. 5. Such notice may contain an outline of remedial action provisions of this ordinance and with rules and re- gulations adopted pursuant thereto. 7. 9. Fees. The Electrical Inspector shall collect such fees for licenses, certificates and inspections as may be prescribed by this ordinance. All fees are to be credited to General Revenue. SECTION 8. PERMITS A permit shall be required in each of the following cases: 1. For all electrical wiring in structures not pre- viously wired. 2. For all rewiring where additional circuits from the panel are required and/or the service entrance panel is being replaced. (This does not include the re- placement of individual outlets or switches) . 3. For all extensions of or additions to existing wiring for supplying power loads such as furnaces, air condi- tioners and laundry appliances. 4. For connecting hot air, hot water, steam or electrical heating plants whether new or old installations. 5. For .installation and additions to sound, audio-visual and/or communication equipment. No permit shall be issued until an application is filed in writing with the Director of Code Enforcement 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. Name 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 entrp:,ce panel to be ( installed, (if any) 6. Number of circuits to be installed 7. KW rating of all appliances and furnaces and the square footage of thr1 residence J i i I SECTION 9. STANDARDS OF WORK {1 No Certificate of Inspection and Approval_ shall be issued unless the electric light, power and heating in- stallations are in strict conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, and unless they are in conformity with the most approved methods of construction for safety to life and property and upon the payment of the proper fees as hereinafter designated. The regulations as laid down in the latest annual edition of the National Electrical Code shall apply to installations made under the provi- sions of this ordinance. SECTION 10. DISAPPROVAL OF WORK, PROCEDURE When the Electrical Inspector shall condemn 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 of Electrical Examiners of Jefferson City, 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 installa- tion does comply with the provisions of this ordinance. The Board shall render its decision in writing within three (3) days. Said decision shall be final and un- appealable. When the action or decision of the Elec- trical Inspector is being reviewed, the Inspector shall have no vote on the Board, and in the event the re- maining four members of the Board are evenly divided on the issue 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 ordinance, the Director of Code Enforcement shall at once forward to the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring, a written notice stating the de- fects which have been found to exist. Upon completion of disapproved installation the grantee of the permit shall notify the Director of Code Enforcement and pay a fee of ten ($10.00) dollars for a re-inspection. SECTION 11. RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATES The Board of Electrical Examiners may grant recip- rocal 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 electri- cian 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. FEES FOR INSPECTIONS The City of Jefferson shall receive the following fees for inspections made by the Electrical Inspector: Service Connectors Service connectors of any size $ 5. 00 Alterations For alterations of or extensions to existing wiring $ 4. 00 Circuits One Circuit $ 1. 00 Each additional circuit . 50 For each electric heating circuit (base board, etc. ) each $ 2. 00 For each installation of or addition to sound, audio-visual and/or communication equipment $10. 00 Electric Fixtures One to ten fixtures $ 1. 00 Thereafter each unit of ten fixtures . 50 Motor Generators All size generators $ 1. 00 Motors All horsepower $ 1. 00 Furnaces $ 1. 00 Air conditioner, 2 ton and over $ 5. 00 Electric Sign $ 2. 00 Each Transformer in Sign $ 1. 00 Re-Inspection All fees required by this Ordinance shall be made payable to the City Collector 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 requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1, 000.00 or by im- prisonment in the City jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. SECTION 14. DISCLAIMER CLAUSE This Ordinance 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 in- spection authorized herein or certificate of approval issued as herein provided. 9 SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed Q, mil, !g? Approved /1�,. ,._/..,. a� /-777 re ident of Council Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk t �t 10-