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6075 Regulate Electrical WorkC"NSO.,.ic, inn -SALIN A 1 1 ORDINANCE NUMBER 6075 (Published in the Salina Journal 1 %�� v , 1956) i AN ORDINANCE regulating electrical wiring, the installation of electrical equipment and other electrical work in the City of Salina, Kansas, and providing for examination and licensing of Electricians, the issuance of permits and penalties for the violation thereof; repealing Article 3, Sections 6-301 through 6-332 Revised Ordinances of the City of Salina, Kansas, 1948.' Section 1. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, BUILDING INSPECTOR EX OFFICIO. The Electrical Inspector shall be a competent electrician and well versed in the rules and requirements of the National Electrical Code. Before assuming authority conferred by this ordinance, the ` Electrical Inspector shall take oath usually administered to other City officials, and shall give a bond to the City of Salina of the penal sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), con- ditioned upon the f8Lithful performance of his duties; provided, however, that the Building Inspector if qualified, may at the direction of the City Manager be appointed as such Electrical Inspector, in which event however, said official shall receive no further or other salary or remuneration than that due him as said Building Inspector. Section 2. INSPECTORS DUTIES. The Electrical Inspector shall have general supervision over the placing and installation of all electric light, heat and power wires, fixtures, appliances, conductors, apparatus and their supports in and upon all buildings, shops, out- houses, sheds, trailer parks and all other structures within the City of Salina, in accor- dance with the provisions of the ordinances of the City governing the placement and installa- tion of electrical wiring and appliances therein. It shall be the duty of Said Electrical Inspector to inspect, or cause to be inspected by competent deputies appointed by him, all electric light, heat and power wires, fixtures and appliances, conductors, apparatus and their supports placed in or upon any building within the City of Salina regardless of whether such placing or installation is done or made by persons, firms or corporations engaged in other business, but doing their own electrical construction and maintenance work through men in their own employ. E Section 3. ENTERING BUILDINGS. The said Electrical Inspector or competent assistant appointed by him shall have the right, during reasonable hours, to enter any building, man- hole or subway in discharge of his official duties or for the purpose of making any test of f the electrical appartus or appliances therein contained, and for that purpose, shall be given prompt access to all buildings private or public, and to all manholes and subways, upon application to the company or individual owning or in charge or control of the same, and it 'i shall be unlawful for any such owner or person in charge thereof to refuse to permit or pre- vent the Electrical Inspector from entering such building, manhole or sub -way i 1 1 C0-30LTDA'rU71 SALINA Section 4. SPECIAL DECISIONS. The Electrical Inspector shall decide all questions not provided for in this ordinance pertaining to installation, operation or maintenance of electrical wiring and apparatus. Section 5. IN CASE OF FIRE. The Electrical Inspector, the Fire Chief or his deputy shall have the power to, at once, cause the removal of all irires or the turning off of all electrical currents where the same shall interfere with the work of the Fire Department during the progress of a fire. Section 6. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LICENSE, INSURANCE AND BOND. All persons, firms, partnerships or corporations engaged, or hereafter engaging in the business of installing or repairing electric wiring, lighting fixtures, equipment, devices or electrical apparatus of any nature, except measuring equipment installed by and remaining the property of the utility company supplying the service, in or on any building, structure, sign or premise within the City of Salina, having qualified as elsewhere required in this ordinance, shall first procure from the City Clerk an Electrical Contractors License, which license is obtained and so long as in force shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of electric wiring for the transmission of electric energy for light, heat and power. The annual fee for such license to each person, firm, partnership or corporation engaging in the business of an electrical contractor shall be fifty dollars ($50) for the first year and twenty-five dollars ($25) for each consecutive renewal thereafter. (Those holding such licenses at the time of the enactment of this ordinance will only be required to pay the renewal fee.) The holder of said license shall conspicuously post or display said license in the public reception area of his place of business. It shall also be required of the holder of an electrical contractors license, as a condition to the issuance thereof, that he shall procure and maintain in full force for the duration of the license, bodily injury and property damage insurance in the minimum amount of $25,000 / $50,000 (Twenty-five thousand dollars each person per accident, Fiftix thousand dollars limit per accident) as well as property damage liability in the minimum amount of $25,000 per accident. Proof of the above coverage shall be on file with i the city at all times, and shall be approved by the Board of City Commissioners. Before any person, firm, partnership, or Corporation shall be granted sAi:d contractors license, said I person, firm, partnership or corporation shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond in i the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), the same to be approved by the Board of City j Commissioners, conditioned upon the good and faithful performance of work done by him or them, 9 Iupon any building or premise within the city and to hold the city harmless on account of any Jdamage arising from faulty work or neglect of duty in the protection of the public. It shall i !be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation or agent thereof to engage in such i 1busi.ness before securing such license, and until the furnishing and approval of such bond. E i ( t 1 CO NSC)LIPf.'CE.B-SALiNA 0 The above mentioned electrical contractors license shall not be transfereable. Said license may be suspended or revoked as set out under section titled, LICENSE SUSPENDED, REVOKED, of this ordinance, for wilful and persistent violations of the provisions of this ordinance. Section 7 PERMITS AND FEES. No corporation, co -partnership, association or individual shall make any installation of wiring for the transmitting of electrical current for light, heat or power or make any changes or additions to any wiring that has already been installed in or upon any building in the City of Salina, without the owner or electrical contractor or person doing such work first obtaining from the Electric Inspector a permit covering such I work. A complete record shall be kept by the Electrical Inspector of all such permits issued and he shall make a thorough inspection of all work covered by such permits issued. Such inspections shall be made in accordance with the rules of the National Board of Fire Under- writers an d ordinances of the City of Salina that have been enacted or may hereafter be I enacted and collect the following fees from the electrical contractor, individual or property owner at the following rates; For first 10 openings rough in inspection per opening - - - - - - - $ .15 Additional openings rough in inspection per opening - - - - - - - - - .05 For finish inspection, first ten fixtures, switches or receptacle - .15 devices - each Additional devices or fixtures- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .05 jEach motor 1H.P. or less - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- .25 Each motor rated above 1 H.P. and including 5 H.P.- - - - - - - - -- - .50 Each motor rated above 5 H.P. and including 10 H.P -- - - - - - - - - .75 Each motor rated above 10 H.P. and including 20 H.P. - -- - - - - - - 1.00 Each motor rated above 20 H.P.----------- - - - - -- --1.50 Each electric sign - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- ----1.50 Each picture machine or stereoptican - - - - - - - ,75 Switchboards, per panel - - - - --------- -- - - - - -- -1.00 I Decorative or outline lighting per circuit - - - - - - - - - - - - - .50 Each neon tube or transformer - - - - - - .25 I i Each service entrance 100 amp. or less- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.00 Each service 200 amp. and 400 amp. --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.00 Each service above 400 amp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ---3.00 For each electric range including service to 100 amp.- - - - - - - - 1.25 s For each air conditioner to 2 ton including service to 100 amp. - - - 1.25 For each air donditioner over 2 ton, per ton - - - - - - - - - - - - .25 For each electric dryer and service to 100 amp. - - - - - - - - - - - 1.25 1 j Not otherwise specified, per hour - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.00 I No inspection service or reinspection service rendered for less than - .50 C,INFOI YDS r n-'_,A1ANA 1 n 1 I i I Whenever current is turned on before the entire work covered by the permit is finished and approved, there shall be paid to the Inspector an additional inspection fee for each sub - Sequent inspection in addition to the regular fees above provided for. Upon final inspection and appooval of any wprk and upon payment of all fees herein provided for, the Electrical Inspector shall furnish in duplicate, to the party to whom the permit was issued his certificate showing such approval, one copy of which shall be furnished to the company furnishing the electric current before such current,shall be turned on. All fees collected by and paid to the Electric Inspector or to any of his assistants or deputies shall be paid into the City Treasury and accounted for by the Electrical Inspector, and a duplicate report and accounting of all moneys collected by him shall be filed with the City Clerk and all moneys shall be paid into the City Treasury not later than the 10th day of the month follow- ing the month in which such collections were made. This article shall not be construed to mean that a permit will be required before replacing defective minor devices such as light- ing switches or receptacles. No inspection will be required. Section 8. NO PERMIT UNTIL LICENSE SECURED AND OTHER PROVISIONS COMPLIED WITH. No permit as provided for in Section 6 of this article shall be granted or issued to any person, firm or corporation unless and until such person, firm or corporation shall have secured and paid for a license as required by Section 6 of this article and unless and until all other provisions and requirements necessary to be done and performed, prior to the granting of any such license or permit shall have been fully complied with by the person, firm or corporation applying for such permit. Section 9. WIRE OVER STREETS. Every corporation, co -partnership, association or indi- vidual owning or operating a utility line of wires over streets, alleys, or buildings in the City shall use only wires that are suitable and strong; shall suitably and safety attach them to strong and sufficient supports and insulate them at all points of attachment; shall remove all wires abandoned for use; shall suitably insulate every wire where it enters a building and if such a wire is other than wire designated to carry an electrical light or power current, it shall be attached at suitable and convenient points in the circuits, calculated to prevent danger from fire and near the place of entering the building an appliance calculated to prevent at all times a current of electricity of such intensity of volume as to be capable of injuring electrical instruments or cause fire from entering by means of such wire beyond the point at which such appliance is attached. Section 10 CODE. The installation of electrical wiring and apparatus for the utili- zation of electric current shall be made in accordance with the current issue_ of the National Electrical. Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Said National Electrical Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters is incorporated herein by reference and is made a part of this ordinance. CON SOLID?. TLr-CALI NA I, 1 Section 11 SERVICE ENTRANCE. Service Entrance Conductors shall be in Rigid Conduit in i the fire zone. In other areas they shall be in either Rigid Conduit or Electrical Metallic Tubing. No Service Entrance conduit shall be smaller than one inch and shall be brought out on the alley side of the building. (Where there is no alley or more than one alley the Electrical contractor must consult the Electrical Inspector before the Service Entrance is installed. Servic6 Entrance Conductors shall not be brought out of the building over 30 feet from the ground. Service Entrance Conductors shall not be run within the hollow spaces of frame buildings unless provided with automatic tripping circuit breaker protection at their outer end. The minimum size for service entrance conductors shall be, two No. 6 con- ductors and one No. 8 conductor. Section 12. SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. Service disconnecting means shall not be less than 60 amp. capacity, and shall be designed to accommodate not less than a 3 wire service. No service shall be designed to accommodate Less than 12 single pole circuit breakers, or a fuse panel of equal capacity. Section 13. OVERHEAD WIRING. All wires from house to garage, or other out buildings, shall not be less than 10 ga., and shall be properly supported by approved insulating devices. Section 14. METER LOCATIONS. Meters shall be located on the outside of the house, on the side that faces the existing or proposed electric distribution system, and shall be mounted five feet above ground level. Where these conditions cannot be met, or where it is necessary to install current and or potential transformers for metering purposes, the elec- trical contractor making the installation shall contact a representative of the electric utility company, and the two of them shall work out a location for the metering transformer box or the meter, satisfactory to all parties concerned. Section 15. LOW CEILING WIRES When wires are run beneath the ceiling in kitchens or other rooms where the ceiling is not over eight feet the same shall be run in metal moulding or metal conduits Section 16. CONDUIT OR METAL RACEWAYS. Approved metallic conduits and approved metal raceways, and no other method shall be used for inclosing all electric light and power wiring in new buildings, the rewiring of old buildings and in any installation in old build- ings, or additions thereto located within the fire limits, also in churches, theaters, schools and other placed used for public gatherings, garages designed for the occupancy of more than two cars, commercial houses, manufacturing plants of all descriptions and apartment houses designed for the occupancy of more than three families and all office buildings in the city of Salina. Type MI Cable may be used in cold storage areas. COV ;iI.IDA TPD -SALIVA I� 1 Section 17. DEFECTIVE WIRING. The Electrical Inspector shall make a through inspection all electrically wired buildings within the City upon request, or whenever he deems it essary, and where wires or appliances used therein are in dangerous or unsafe condition, so to endanger life or property, and upon discovering defects therein, he shall notify in ting the person, firm, or company owning, using or operating same, giving said person, firm company a reasonable period of time in which to place said defective wires or appliances a safe, secure and non -interfering condition. Any person, firm or company owning, using operating said defective wires or appliances, neglecting or refusing within said time to the necessary repairs or changes and to have necessary work completed within the speci- time, shall be deemed quilty of a violation of this article. The Electrical Inspector then have authority to order the supplying company to discontinue electric service to defective wires or appliances until such defects shall be repaired in accordance with the quirements of this article. No corporation, co -partnership, association or individual or t thereof, shall supply or cause to be supplied any electric current to conductors or ratus which has been found by said Electrical Inspector to be in an unsafe condition or ch has not been installed in conformity with the provisions of this article and from which said Electrical Inspector has ordered the electric current to be turned off. Section 18. Bath Room LIGHTS. Bathroom lights hereafter installed must be operated by toggle wall switches or ceiling pull switches. All bathroom outlet boxes and switch boxes shall be properly grounded, by an equipment ground wire run with the circuit. (Grounding requirement not mandatory if outlets are in conduit which has been properly grounded.) Section 19. FIXTURE SUPPORTS. All lighting outlets shall have suitable supports for the fixture to be supported therefrom. Section 20. ARMORED CABLE. Armored cable may not be used without special permission from the Electrical Inspector. Section 21. SETTING METERS. No person or company furnishing electrical power or current shall set meter or turn current on any new wiring or repaired or altered wiring before receiving in inspection certificate from the Electrical Inspector certifying his approval of such wiring. Section 22. WIRES INTERFERING WITH FIREMEN. No wire or wires shall be installed or Dperated or maintained over any street, alley, sidewalk or building in the City of Salina ch shall be liable to seriously interfere with the work of the Fire Department in the use of ladder or other apparatus, or which shall obstruct or render hazardous the use of fire escapes, or which shall render any street, alley or sidewalk dangerous or hazardous to any person traveling thereupon and on complaint of the Fire Chief, said obstructing wires shall be removed or properly rearranged. CONSOLIDATED-SALINA I I Section 23 CONCEALED WIRING. No corporation, co -partnership, association or individual or agent thereof shall hereafter conceal or cause to be concealed any electrical wiring or apparatus mentioned in this article until after the same has been inspected and approved by i the Electrical Inspector, and the Electrical Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to removed any flooring, lathing or plaster, sheet metal or other material which may conceal any electrical wiring or apparatus contrary to the provisions of this article. ! Section 24 ALTERATION OR CHANGING. No alteration or change shall be made in the I (electric wiring or apparatus located within a building for use in connection with the pro- duction of electric light, heat or power, nor shall any apparatus be installed in any build- ing therefor, nor shall any change be made in any wiring or apparatus after inspected with- I out first notifying the Electrical Inspector and causing the same to be inspected as a new j installation. Section 25 INSPECTIONS., Upon the completion of the installation of electrical wires land apparatus in any building for use in connection with electric light, heat or power, it shall be the duty of the corporation, co -partnership, association or individual doing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector or competent assistant deputized by him who, shall, lat once, inspect the same and if approved by him the Inspector or deputy shall issue a certi- `ficate of satisfactory inspection, which shall contain the date of inspection and outline on (the results of such examination and shall post notice to that effect at the main cutout center i land said notice shall be considered as an express permission to conceal said electrical wiring and apparatus, but no certificate shall be issued unless all apparatus, wires, etc., connected !therewith are in strict conformity with the rules and regulations herein set forth, nor shall current be turned into any wiring or apparatus until a certificate of satisfactory inspection its issued. ! Section 26. CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL MECHANICS. There are hereby established the following classes of electrical mechanics. Section 27. MASTER ELECTRICIAN. A Master Electrician shall certify at least six years practical experience in the electrical trade doing the hof type of work that he will be re- quired to perform, supervise or direct. Two years satisfactory work at an accredited trade f school, or a college degree in electrical engineering and four years of practical experience j I, may be accepted in lieu of the foregoing requirements. Section 28. JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN. A Journeyman Electrician shall certify at least (four years of practical experience in the electrical trade doing the type of work that he will be required to perform, supervise or direct. Two years satisfactory work at an accredited itrade school, or a college degree in electrical engineering, and three years of practical ;experience may be accpeted in lieu of the foregoing requirement. I I i i l CONS 01-17) A'LLn-S AL'N.N 1 Section 29 APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN. Any electrician who has not acquired the necessary longevity of experience to be eligible to become a journeyman electrician, or who with the necessary longevity of experience has not obtained a Journeyman Electrician's License is classified as an Apprentice Electrician. Except by special written permission issued by the Board of Examiners, he shall not work except under the direct supervision of a licensed Journeyman Electrician or Master Electrician, properly licensed by the city of Salina, Kansas. Any person who has had his license revoked for cause, shall not be allowed to work as an apprentice electrician without the express consent of the Board of Examiners. Section 30. MASTER ELECTRICIAN REQUIRED. Each firm, person, partnership or corporation holding an Electrical Contractors License as elsewhere set forth in this ordinance shall have in his employ at all times not less than one person holding a valid Master Electrician's License. One and the same person may hold the Electrical Contractors License and the Master Electricians License. A Master Electrician may be in the employ of only one person, firm, partnership or corporation holding an Electrical Contractor's License. The holder of an Electrical Contractor's License shall keep the Electrical Inspector informed in writing as to the person or persons holding a Master Electrician's License in his employ. The file con- taining this information shall be opened to the inspection of any person holding an elec- tricians license of any classification as set forth in this ordinance, any person, firm, partnership or corporation that holds an Electrical Contractor's License or any other qualified person Section 31. BOARD OF EXAMINERS. There is hereby created a Board of Examiners of five persons, to be appointed by the Board of City Commissioners, to pass upon the qualifications as elsewhere set forth in this ordinance, of all persons engaging in the installation or repairing of electric wiring, lighting fixtures, equipment, devices or electrical apparatus of any nature, except measuring equipment installed by and remaining the property of the utility company supplying the service, in or on any building, structure, sign or premise within the City of Salina, Kansas. Two members of said Board of Examiners shall be selected from available licensed Electrical Contractors, and two shall be selected from available licensed Master Electricians or licensed Journeymen Electricians, each of whom shall have been engaged in the respective business of Electrical Contractor or Electrician in the City of Salina, Kansas, for a least five years preceding the date of appointment, except that the appointment of the initial Electrician members of the Board shall be made without the require- ment as to license. A person holding a license as an Electrical Contractor may serve only as an Electrical Contractor member on this board. The fifth member of said Board will be the duly appointed and qualified Electrical Inspector of the City. The appointed members of this board shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the consent of the Board of Commiss- ioners of said city, and shall hold their office for terms of two years, and until their successor is appointed and qualified. 1 Fj Section 32. MEETINGS OF BOARD OF EXAMINERS. It shall be the duty of the members of said Board of Examiners under such rules and regulations as they shall prescribe, to hold meetings at such times and in such places as may be fixed by said board for the purpose of passing upon the qualifications of parties desiring licenses to perform electrical wiring and electrical work within the City of Salina. The Board of Examiners shall conduct exami- nations with regard to the practical knowledge of electrical wiring and operation of tools of the trade, and as to the applicants knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity. An applicant shall submit evidence to prove his longevity of experience requirements as set up under CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL MECHANICS, as set forth in this ordinance, before he shall be eligible for examination. Section 33. EXAMINATIONS. It shall be the duty of the Board of Examiners, to conduct examinations of applicants for journeymen and Master Electricians licenses. The examination shall consist of questions, problems and demonstrations designed to show the extent of the applicant's knowledge concerning the detailed provisions of the Electrical Code of the City of Salina, Kansas, and the National Electrical Code, the practical experience in the electrical work which the applicant has had, and the degree of proficiency he has attained. The examinations shall be given on the basis of the Code current at the time of the examd- nation. If the applicant does not meet the requirements of the Board of Examiners, he may not make a new application before a period of six months has elapsed. After certification by the Examining Board, licenses may be issued by the City Clerk. Section 34. LICENSE FEES: JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN, MASTER ELECTRICIAN. Any person making application to the Electrical Inspector for a Master Electrician's License or a Journeyman Electricians License, shall pay to the Electrical Inspector at the time he makes application for said license, a fee as set out below. If required to take an examination for said license as set out elsewhere in this ordi- nance the initial fee shall be five dollars ($5). If the applicant is proven unqualified to be issued a license the Electrical Inspector shall retain the full amount of the fee. If the applicant proves to be qualified, he shall be issued said license and the Electrical Inspec- tor shall retain the entire fee. If not required to take an examination, (See Grandfather Clause) the initial fee shall be three dollars 03). Renewals in all cases shall be one dollar. These licenses shall be valid until Dec. 31, of the year issued and shall be renewed not later than Jan. 15, of the following year, or said license shall be void, and new appli- cation must be made before license may be issued. GQN50LIDATED SALINA L 1 I'� i Section 35 LICENSE REVOKED Any Master Electrician License or Journeyman Electrician License issued under this ordinance, and may be suspended for a definite length of time, or revoked outright by the said Board of Examiners, for good and sufficient cause. The decisions' are subject to written appeal to the Board of City Commissioners, which shall be registered with the City Electrical Inspector within ten days. Any and all appeals arising from rulings of the Board of Examiners shall be expedited and completed not later than 30 days after the appeal is registered. Section 36. GRANDFATBER CLAUSE. It is not the intent of this ordinance to deprive any person of his right to livelihood. Any person holding an Electrical Contractors License at the time of the enactment of this ordinance, shall upon making application not later than 60 days after the enactment thereof be issued a'license as Master Electrician after he has paid the required license fee for Master Electrician. Section 37. RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY. This ordinance shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility of any corporation, co -partnership, association, indi- vidual or agent thereof, installing, operating or controlling any electrical wiring or apparatus for damages to any one injured thereby, nor shall the City be held as assuming any liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certificates or permit pursuant to the provisions of this article. Section 38. ENFORCEMENT. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this article or any ordinance now in force or which may hereafter be adopted concerning electrical wiring or apparatus. Section 39. PENALTY. Any corporation, co -partnership, association or individual or agent thereof found quilty of violating any of the provisions of this article or neglecting or refusing to comply with any orders or notices of the Electrical Inspector, made pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be fined not less than Five dollars ($5.00) nor more than Fifty dollars ($50.00) and the costs of prosecution for each and every offense. Section 40. INVALIDITY. In the event any part or parts of this ordinance shall be determined to be invalid, such determination of invalidity shall not affect any other portion of this Ordinance. Section 41. REPEAL. Article 3, Sections 6-301 through 6-332 Revised Ordinances of the City of Salina, Kansas, 1948, is hereby repealed. Section 42. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect upon its adoption and publication in the official city paper. C. NSCLIDATL.D-SAL:NA i i II Introduced; July 3, 1956 l i Passed; July 10, 1956 c I � � Mayor SEAL ATTEST: I City Clerk