(a) Except as provided in section 26-20 of this Code, no person shall make any installation of electrical equipment which is subject to the provisions of this article without first obtaining a permit therefor from the department.
(b) All applications for permits shall be in writing, shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the department and shall describe the work to be done and the location thereof. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as shall be necessary to determine whether the installation will be in conformity with the provisions of this article.
(c) Each permit shall describe with particularity the installation to be done thereunder and no person shall install any electrical equipment other than in accordance with the permit. All permits shall expire and be null and void unless the work authorized thereunder is commenced within six (6) months from the date of issuance; provided, that the department may, upon good cause shown, extend a permit one or more times for periods not exceeding sixty (60) days.
(d) No permit shall be required to repair or replace existing electric equipment except items of two (2) HP or five (5) KW rating or more. Any disconnections of service equipment require a permit.
(e) In case an electrician who signs an application for a permit does not desire to do the work described by it, either in part, or in its entirety, he shall so notify the city in writing, requesting that he be released from responsibility for that part of the work which he does not desire to do. The electrician will be responsible under the terms of this article for the work which has been inspected. There will be a transfer fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per application.
1. In case the electrician who signs an application for permit dies, the permit shall be suspended until terminated or transferred.
2. In case the electrician who originally signed the application is removed from the work by the owner and is replaced by another electrician, the owner shall notify the city in writing of the proposed change. The first electrician will be notified by the city of the proposed change and no transfer of the permit in less than five (5) days will be made without his consent. There will be a transfer fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per application.
3. Except as above provided, permits may not be transferred.
(f) Permits shall become void one year from date of issuance should the work described thereon not be completed. The permit must be renewed at a cost of twenty dollars ($20.00). Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a municipal infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of a violation shall be a separate offense. (Ord. No. G-94-42, § 1, 7-21-94; Ord. No. G-96-21, § 1, 5-2-96)