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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1004• w • • 1 ,4 4- 4 , ORDINANCE NO. /410 L}- ) ti ORDINANCE ' AN ORDINANCE Creating the office of Electrical Inspector; Providing for the licensing of persons performing certain classes of electrical construction; Regulating the installation, ar- rangement, alteration, repair, use and operation of electrical wires, connections, fixtures and other electrical appliances in the buildings and structures in the City of Port Angeles, and providing for the inspection of same; Providing a penalty for the violation of this ordinance; and repealing Ordinances 819 and 834, andall other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. THE CITY COMIAISSION OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Sect ion 1. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR (a) There is hereby created the office of Electrical Inspector; the Superintendent of Utilities or Superintendent of Electricity, as the case may be, shall be Ex- Officio Electrical Inspector. He shall appoint such assistants as may be required, with the approval of the City Commission. (b) The inspector shall hold membership in the Aseo- ciatioh of Electrical Inspectors in which he may be entitled to membership and shall serve on any Electrical Committees of this Association to which he may be appointed. The Inspector shall also maintain a file of listed inspected electrical appliance cards issued by or for Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (c) It shall be unlawful for the Electrical In- spector or any of his assistants to engage in the business of the installation and the maintenance of electric wiring, electric devices and electric material either directly or indirectly, and w • a r he shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged in such business in the City of Port Angeles, Washington, at any time while holding the office of electrical inspector. Section 2. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE (a) Any person engaging in the installation, alter- ation, or repair of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures in or about buildings in the City of Port Angeles shall have a general Electrical Contractor's license for each place of business conducted by him. This does not apply to any per- son who regularly maintains a competent electrical man doing maintenance and construction work for and on the property of such employer. (b) No person shall be employed by a licensed electrician or by any other person upon work of installing elec- trical wiring and apparatus as regulated by this ordinance until he has first registered his name with the electrical inspector and satisfied the electrical inspector that he is competent to install electrical apparatus and equipment in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. (c) The licensed fee for general electrical contract- en ors shall be the sum of $ per year, payable in advance. The license year for such licenses shall commence on July let of each year and expire at midnight on June 30th fol- lbiing. (d) A general electrical contractor, before receiving a license, shall be required to give a surety bond running to the City of Port Angeles in the penal sum of One thousand Dol- lars (81000.00) conditioned for due observance and faithful per- formance of and compliance with all ordinances of the City of Port Angeles which are now or may become effective and relating to his business. Section 3. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO BUILDING --- Said electrical inspector shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the discharge of hie official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the installation of electric wiring, electric devices and /or electric material contained therein, and shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all electrical currents and cut or disconnect in caeee of emergency any wire where such electrical currents are dangerous to life or property or may in- terfere with the work of the fire department. Section 4. PERMITS.) (a) No alterations or additions shall be made in the existing wiring of any building, nor shall any building be wired 4110 for the placing of any electric lights, motors, heating devices, or any apparatus requiring the uee of electrical current, nor shall any alterations be made in the wiring of any building after inspection, without first notifying the electrical inspector and securing a permit therefor, except minor repair work, such as repairing flush and snap switches, replacing fuses, changing lamp sockets and receptacles, taping bare joints and repairing drop cords. Applications for such permit, describin§ such work, shall be made by the person, firm or corporation installing same and permit when issued shall be to such applicant. This section does not apply to the wiring of equipment in electric power houses and . substations of the power companies, telephone ani telegraph com- panies operating under a franchise in the City of Port Angeles, nor to the maintenance and repairs on the premises of a person, firm or corporation regularly employing journeymen electricians for that purpose. (b) Permit fees shall be as follows: ;Wiring system consisting of only 1 circuit $.75 N r n n 2, 3 or 4 circuits 1.00 Each additional circuit in excess of 4 circuits . .10• • All range, water heater and other current consuming appliance (exceeding 1320 watts) circuits when installed with original installation shall be treated for the purpose of determining the fee each as one circuit. The above fees will be charged for wiring in new buildings or additions to buildings. There will be no charge for permit for the refiring of any old or finished building. (c) Permits shall be issued only to a person or persons licensed by the City of Port Angeles to engage in a general Electrical Contracting businees, with the exception that a permit may be issued to an owner for electrical work in or about his own building provided that all the work thereunder shall be performed by the owner or by an immediate member of his family and . provided, further, that the person who is to perform the work shall appear -. in person before -,the_electrical_inspector, and satisfy him that such person performing the work has sufficient knowledge of the matter to properly perform such work. Section 5. APPROVED MATERIALS. > . . No electrical materials, devices or appliances shall be used or installed in the City of Port Angeles, Waeh- ingtoo, unless they are in conformity with the provisions.of this Ordinance, the statutes of the State of Washington, and rules and regulations issued by the Department of Labor & Industries, under • • • authority of the State statutes, and unless they are in conformity with approved methods of construction for safety to life and pro- perty. Conformity of electrical materials, devices and appliances with the standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., as approved by the American Standards Association., and other standards ap- proved by the American Standards Association, shall be prima facie evidence that such electrical materials, devices and appliances comply with the requirements of this Ordinance. The maker's name, trademark or other identification symbol shall be placed on all electrical material, devices and appliances used or installed under this Ordinance. Section 6. INSPECTION (a) Upon the completion of the wiring of any building, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same to notify the electrical inspector, who shall inspect the installatioh within 48 lgours 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, he shall iesue t0 such person, firm or corporation for delivery to the owner, a certificate of inspection authorizing connection to the electrical service and the turning on of the current. All wires which are to be bidden from view shall be inspected before concealment and any person, firm or corporation installing such wires shall notify the electrical inspector, giving him 24 hours in which to make the reu quired inspection before such wires are concealed. (b) No electric work of wiring for which a. permit is issued or required shall be put to use or connected to servie4 wires or any source of electrical energy until inspected and accepted by the electrical inspector. -5- (c) All plumbing and other pipe and tube work must be in place on work to be concealed before the electrical wiring is to be inspected, and no such wiring shall be considered complete until such piping is in place. (d) All alterations to electrical installations re- quired by the inspector dhall be made promptly and without un- • necessary delay and should more than one trip be necessary for inspection due to faulty wiring a charge of 411.00 per inspection trip shall be made, and no further permit shall be issued to this contractor until all charges are paid. Section 7. RE-INSPECTION) The electrical inspector may make periodically a thorough reinspection of the installation in buildings of all electric wiring, electric devices and electric material now installed or that may hereafter be installed, within „the City of Port Angeles, Washington, and when the installation of any such wiring, devices and /or material is found to be in a dangerous.or unsafe condition the • person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required to pace such wiring, devices and material in a safe con- dition and have such work completed within fifteen days, or any longer period specified by the electrical inspector in said notice. The eleotrical inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devices and/or, material so found to be defectively installed until the installation► of such wiring, de/ices and material has been made safe as directed by the electrical inspector. Section 8. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. • (a) No certificate of inspection shall be issued un- less the electric light, power and heating installations are in strict conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, the • statutes of the State of Washington, the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Labor & Industries under the authority of the State statutes, and unless they are in conformity with the approved methods of construction for safety to life and property. The regulations as laid down in the National Electrical Code as approved by the American Standards Association, and in the Nation- al Electrical Safety Code, as approved by the American Standards Association, and other installation and safety regulations approved by the American Standards Association shall be prima facie evidence of such approved methods. (b) In all public buildings and in all buildinge with- in the First Building Zone of the City of Port Angeles, as the same is defined and limited by ordinance No. 998 and as the same shall be defined by any amendments or extensions thereon, the wiring method employed shallbe only rigid metal conduit or electrical metal'' tubing, Provided, that this eha.11 not prohibit the use of surface metal raceways and armored cable for extensions in office, show windows and similar localities. 1. Public buildings for the purpose of this ordinance ,:lshall be deemed to be any building or portion of building used for theatre, lecture, lodge, union, school, church, hospital, hotel, public dance, or any building a portion of which is used for any public gathering and /or places and portions of buildings where the public is invited to gather and congregate. (c) Overhead service entrance conductors shall enter buildings in rigid conduit, electrical metallic tubing or service entrance cable approved for the purpose. ^ V (d) The connections for the meter shall be so located that the meter will be readily accessible at all times. (e) For all motors other than portable located in in- dustrial or manufacturing establishments, such as mills, warehouses, -70 foundries., factories and machine shops, the wiring method employed shall be only rigid conduit or electrical metallic tubing. When located in mercantile and similar establishments, such as grocery stores and butcher shops, armored cable may be used provided that it is not exposed to mechanical injury. (f) Metal shell sockets shall not be located within eight feet of metal, concrete or other permanently damp floors or stairways, nor accessible from the floor and also within five feet from conducting surfaces, such as metal piping, plumbing,, fixtures, damp walls, or similar conducting surfaces. Where chain -pull sockets are used they shall be of the insulated pull chain type and the chain insulator Shall be located immediately below the bottom edge of the socket. (g) All kitchens, bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms and similar locations containing plumbing fixtures shall have se- parate wall switches for lightitg fixtures and said switch shall not be within reach of any plumbing fixtures unless provided with metal switch box which is effectively and permanently grounded. Section 8. "RECORDS OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. The electrical inspector shall keep complete records of all permits issued and inspections made and other official work performed under the provisions of this ordinance. He shall be pro- vided with the necessary clerical help to carry out the provisions of this section. Section 10. REVIEW) ,- When the electrical-inspector condemns all or part of any electrical installation, the owner may within five days after receiving written notice from the electrical inspector, file a petition in writing for the review of said action of the elec- trical inspector with the Board of Review consisting of the Fire Chief, Building Inspector and a licensed master electrician, doing -8- business in the City of Port Angeles, chosen by the first two mem- bers of the Board, upon receipt of which the said Board of Review shall at once proceed to determine whether said electrical in- stallations comply with this ordinance, and within three days shall make a decision in accordance.with' its findings. Section 11. LIABILITY. This ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any electric wiring, electric devices and /or electric material for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein nor shall the City be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided. Section 12. PENALTY...) (a) Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding One hundred 0100.00) Dollars or imprieon- ment in the City jail, not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (b) Furthermore, the General Electrical Contractor's license of any person, firm or corporation who refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this ordinance within a reasonable time after having received written notice of any violation discovered by the inspector, may be cancel]e d by the City Commission after an opportunity to appear in person or by counsel and be heard. A new license shall not be issued until all violations therefore committed shall have been corrected and all penalties incurre have been paid. Section 13. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. Ordinances No. 819 and 834 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with this ordinance, —9— • 7,y rP1 areihereby repealed. j Section 14. EFFECTIVE DATE) /je .40 This ordinance shall be in full force and effedt from and after thirty days after its passage, approval and lawful pub- lication. • Passed first reading by the City Commission June 20, 1934. Passed second reading by the City Commission June 27, 1934. Passed third reading apd finally adopted ana passed by the City Commission` June 27, 1934. Approved and signed by the Mayor June__27, 1934. Attest: J ", » 41<1‘146Z.- City Clerk. Approved as to form: City Attorney. tPubliehed: �- . Mayor._ • • -4- • • • • ..\' ( r\. - ' N •