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Home My WebLink About22-84 RESOLUTION NO. ~;). -'blf A RESOLUTION of the City ot Port Angeles establishing new fees for electrical inspections and rescinding Resolution No. 35-82. e WHEREAS, THE City Council of the City of Port Angeles, by Section 7 of Ordinance 2232, required the establishment of fees for required electrical inspections by resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES as follows: Section 1. The fees for required electrical inspec- tions shall be as stated in this Resolution. (A) New Service Fees: Single Phase Other Than Single Phase Less than Over 601 600 Volts Volts Amps 3 Phase 3 Phase 1 - 100 $ 26.00 $ 40.00 $ 72.00 101 - 200 30.00 bO.OO 112.00 201 - 300 40.00 80.00 156.00 301 - 400 52.00 108.00 200.00 401 - 500 72.00 132.00 240.00 501 - 600 80.00 152.00 288.00 601 - 800 95.00 176.00 332.00 801 - 1200 100.00 192.00 352.00 1201 - 1600 108.00 208.00 376.00 1601 - 2000 166.00 212.00 400.00 2001 - 2500 120.00 228.00 416.00 2501 - 3000 128.00 236.00 440.00 3001 - 4000 132.00 252.00 472.00 4001 - 5000 140.00 268.00 496.00 5001 - 6000 148.00 288.00 512.00 Over 6000 160.00 340.00 560.00 e The fees for a temporary service for lighting and power shall be the same as new-service fees, except that there shall be a maximum fee of $80 and a minimum fee of $32. (B) In addition to the inspection fees as determined in Sub- Section (A) of this Section, the fee for feeder installation shall be twenty-five percent of the fee for service insta11a tions of like ampacity with a minimum fee of $10 for each feeder when inspected at the same time as for the electrical permit. -1- -- e e (C) The fee for new circuits, circuit extensions, and circuit alterations, where the service or feeder is not modified, shall be $32 for one to four circuits inspected at the same time on the same premises under a single permit and $1 tor each additional circuit. The total fee shall be no greater than the fee for a new service of like ampacity in Sub- Section A. To calculate the fees, the following shall be classified as separate services: 1. Feeders that terminate in a separate building. 2. Secondaries of transformers that (1) power burglar alarms; (b) power fire alarms; or (cl have a capacity greater than 600 VA. The fees for fire and burglar alarms and all other low volt- age systems shall be calculated according to the number of alarm zones used for the premises. Zones 1 through 4 shall be $32 when inspected at the same time and on the same premises under a single permit and $1 for each additional zone. (F) In addition to the inspection fee of Sub-Section (Al of this Section, a fee of $10 shall be charged for inspection of the following additional units when inspection is at the same location and at the same time as for the electrical permit: 1. Mobile home service in a mobile home park. 2. Mobile home feeder where service is existing in a mobile home park. 3. Each lot in a recreational vehicle park to which power is supplied. 4. Yard pole meter loops or similar isolated metering installations. (D) (E) 5. Each unit of transient worker housing. -2- e o. Outbuildings on residential property for residential purposes served by a circuit(s) such as garages, green houses, workshops, etc. 7. Motor 10 HP or larger. (G) The fee for sign and outside lighting circuits is $32 for one to four circuits inspected at the same time on the same premises under a single permit and $l for each additional circuit. (H) In addition to the service and feeder installation fees, the fee for inspecting each electrically driven irrigation machine is $32 plus $5 for each tower or drive motor. (I) 1. The fee for electrical plan review when required by Electrical Inspector per Article 215-5 of the N.E.C. shall be at the rate of $32 per hour with a minimum charge of $32. 2. The fee for altering of an existing service or feeder shall be 50% of a new service of the same ampacity, provided that the fee for increasing or relocating of any service shall be the same as new services. (J) An additional fee of $32 minimum and $16 for each one-half hour shall be paid before approval of the installation if the following services are necessary: 1. Trips to inspect when the permit applicant has given notice to the inspector that the work is ready for inspection when it is not, or if the applicant has given erroneous address. 2. More than one additional inspection permit to inspect corrections required by the inspector as a result of carelessness or neglect, or for improperly responding to a corrective notice. 3. Trips required to remove a red tag from the job site posted because uncertified electricians were working on the job site. e -3- e 4. Trips required when corrections have not been made in the prescribed time, unless an exception has been requested and granted. (K) The fee for emergency, standby, and resource recovery generators up to 50 KW is $32. The fee for a generator installation larger than 50 KW that constitutes the main power source shall be the same as for the applicable services and feeders in Sub-Sections (A) and (B) of this Section. (L) A person or business that fails to submit a fee and to ob- tain an electrical wiring permit for a completed electrical job before the Department inspects the work shall pay double the fee of a new permit. (M) On jobs requiring partial or progress inspections, "one" in- spection is allowed per $32 fee in Sub-Section (A). Addi- tional inspections will be at the fee in Sub-Section (J) of this Section. (N) Fees for carnival electrical inspections: 1. At the option of a carnival operator, the Department will, for $32 an hour, inspect carnival rides, con- cessions, and generators before the first local opening each year. 2. If a ride, concession, or generator has not had a pre- opening inspection, a carnival, circus, or traveling show must pay a fee of $16 for each ride, concession or generator which uses or supplies power. An insignia of inspection will be affixed to each ride, concession, and generator to indicate the inspection date and whether the inspection was passed or failed. 3. Each additional time the ride, concession or generator is set up, for those rides, concessions, and generators that have been inspected and have inSignia of inspec- tion, the fee shall be $64 for up to the first ten -4- e e e rides, concessions or generators, and $1 for subsequent rides. If a ride, concession or generator has no insignia of inspection, the fee for that ride, conces- sian, or generator shall be that charged in (2) of this Sub-Section. (0) Inspection(s) requested by the customer for any existing electrical facilities shall be $32 for single phase, $64 for three phase of less than 800 amps, or $80 for three phase equal to or greater than 800 amps. Section 2. Resolution 35-82 is hereby rescinded. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the ~ day of ~ , 1984. ~~~ ATTEST: . ., "' ! -: -~ PUBLISHED: ~ l 5, \ "'\ ~ '-\ , -5-