94-9618 1993 NECKurt, -C,, P-t,,q — Salina, Kansas
(Published in the Salina Journal February /fin, 1994)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 94-9618
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V, DIVISIONS 1, 2 AND 5 OF
CHAPTER 8 OF THE SALINA CODE REGULATING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND
APPARATUS, AND REPEALING THE EXISTING DIVISIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Article V, Division 1 of Chapter 8 of the
Salina Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE V. ELECTRICAL CODE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
"Section 8-66. Uniform Electrical Code adopted.
The design, construction, installation, quality
of materials, location, operation, alteration, repair
and maintenance of electrical wiring and apparatus for
the utilization of electric current shall be made in
accordance with the 1993 Edition of the National
Electrical Code as published and sponsored by the
National Fire Protection Association, which is hereby
incorporated by reference, and adopted as the
electrical code of the city, except as modified by
this article. Not fewer than three ( 3 ) copies have
been and now are filed in the office of the city
clerk.
"Section 8-67. Repealed.
"Sections 8-68 - 8-75. Reserved.
Section 2. That Article V, Division 2 of Chapter 8 of the
Salina Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Subdivision 1. In General.
"Section 8-76. Repealed.
"Section 8-77. Reserved.
"Section 8-78. Repealed.
"Section 8-79. General duties of inspector.
The Building Official or his designee shall have
general supervision over the placing and installation
of all electric light, heat and power wires, raceways,
fixed and stationary appliances, conductors,
apparatus, equipment and their supports in and upon
all buildings, shops, outhouses, sheds, trailer parks,
poles and all other structures within the city, in
accordance with the provisions of this article and the
ordinances of the city governing the placement of
electric wiring and appliances therein.
"Section 8-80. Enforcement by inspector.
It shall be the duty of the Building Official or
his designee to enforce the provisions of this article
and any other ordinances concerning electric wiring or
apparatus.
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"Section 8-81. Building Official to decide questions.
The Building Official or his designee shall
decide all questions not provided for in this article
pertaining to installation, operation or maintenance
of electric wiring and apparatus.
"Section 8-82. Removal of wires, turning off of
current in case of fire.
In case of fire the Building Official or his
designee, the fire chief or his deputy shall have the
power to at once cause the removal of all wires or the
turning off of all electric currents where the same
shall Interfere with the work of the fire department
during the progress of a fire.
"Section 8-83. Repealed.
"Section 8-84. Inspection, condemnation, correction
of defective or dangerous condition.
The Building Official or his designee shall make
a thorough inspection of all electrically wired
buildings within the city upon request, or whenever he
deems it necessary, and where wires or appliances used
therein are in dangerous or unsafe condition, so as to
endanger life or property, and upon discovering
defects therein, he shall notify in writing the person
owning, using or operating same, giving the person a
reasonable period of time in which to place the
defect i ve w res or app I i ances i n a safe, secure and
non InterferIng condition. Any person owning, using or
operating the defective wires or appliances,
neglecting or refusing within the time to make the
necessary repairs or changes and to have necessary
work completed within the specified time, shall be
deemed guilty of a violation of this article. The
Building Official or his designee shall then have the
authority to order the supplying company to
discontinue electric service to the defective wires or
appliances until such defects shall be repaired in
accordance with the requirements of this article. No
corporation, co -partnership, association or individual
or agent thereof, shall supply or cause to be supplied
any electric current to conductors or apparatus which
have been found by the electrical inspector to be in
an unsafe condition or which have not been installed
in conformity with the provisions of this article and
from which the electrical inspector has ordered the
electric current to be turned off.
"Section 8-85. Liabilities not affected.
This article shall not be construed to relieve or
lessen the responsibility of any corporation,
copartnership, association, individual or agent
thereof, installing, operating or controlling any
electric 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 certificate or permit issued
pursuant to the provisions of this article.
"Section 8-86. Violations.
Any corporation, co -partnership, association or
individual or agent thereof found guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this article, or neglecting
or refusing to comply with any orders or notices of
the Building Official or his designee, made pursuant
to the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
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"Sections 8-87 - 8-95. Reserved.
Subdivision II. Reserved.
"Sections 8-96 - 8-110. Reserved.
Section 3. That Article V, Division 5 of Chapter 8 of the
Salina Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
DIVISION 5. PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
"Section 8-151. Permit required.
No person shall make any installation of wiring
for the transmitting of electric current for light,
heat or power or make any change or addition to any
wiring that has been installed in or upon any building
in the city without the owner, electrical contractor
or person doing such work first obtaining from the
electrical inspector a permit covering such work.
"Section 8-152. When permit not required.
This article shall not be construed to mean that
a permit shall be required before replacing minor
defective devices such as lighting switches,
receptacles or lighting fixtures; no inspection of
them will be required.
"Section 8-153. Repealed.
"Section 8-154. Permit fees established.
Electrical permit fees will be collected from the
electrical contractor, Individual or property owner as
prescribed in section 2-2.
"Section 8-155. Payment of fee; failure to pay.
All permit fees shall be due and payable to the
city clerk not later than the tenth of the month
following the month in which the permit was issued.
Failure of any person to remit payment of permit fees
by the specified date will be a violation of this
article.
"Section 8-156. Conditions to issuance of permit.
No electrical permit shall be granted or issued
to any person unless and until such person shall have
secured and paid for an electrical contractor's
license and unless and until all other provision and
requirements necessary to be done and performed prior
to the granting of any such license or permit sha i I
have been fully complied with by the person applying
for such permit.
"Section 8-157. Inspector to inspect.
(a) it shall be the duty of the Building Official or
his designee to Inspect or cause to be inspected by
competent deputies appointed by him all electric
light, heat and power wires, raceways, fixtures and
fixed and stationary appliances, conductors, apparatus
and their supports placed in or upon any building
within the city 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 maintenance, or by electricians
licensed by the city in their employ.
(b) The following are exceptions to inspections
required by subsection (a):
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(1) In the event of a residential structure
which is built or assembled other than at
Its ultimate location, the Building Official
or his designee may authorize a licensed
professional engineer or registered
architect to perform the requirements of the
National Electrical Code are being complied
with; provided that the engineer or
architect shall not be a regular employee of
the manufacturer of such structures.
(2) If there is cause to believe that any of the
sections of the National Electrical Code are
not being complied with the Building
Official or his designee may cause any
portion of the electrical systems to be
inspected by him or his authorized
representative, and may cause any portion of
the structure to be dismantled to perform
such inspections.
(3) Procedures to insure compliance will be
implemented by the inspection department.
These may include but are not limited to on-
site inspection of electrical work, tests of
materials and methods used in assembly of
the structures, and other procedures as may
be necessary to insure the public safety.
"Section 8-158. Inspection, approval required.
Upon the completion of each phase of the
electrical installation (service wiring, rough wiring,
finish wiring) for any project it is the duty of the
person doing the same to notify the City of Salina for
inspection and approval.
"Section 8-159. When inspections to be
accomplished.
Service, rough wire and finish inspection on new
construction will be accomplished within forty-eight
(48) hours of regular working days after the request
for inspection has been received. Installations such
as outlets and minor items will be accomplished on a
time available basis.
"Section 8-168. Inspector's right of entry.
The Building Official or his designee shall have
the right during reasonable hours, to enter any
building, manhole or subway in the discharge of his
official duties or for the purpose of making any test
of the electrical apparatus or appliances therein
contained, and for that purpose he shall be given
prompt access to all buildings private or public, and
to all manholes and subways, upon application to the
company or individual owing or in charge or control of
the same, and it shall be unlawful for any such owner
or person in charge thereof to refuse to permit or to
prevent the Building Official or his designee from
entering such building, manhole, or subway.
'Section 8-161. Concealing wiring before
inspection.
No person or agent thereof shall 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 the Building Official
or his designee, and the Building Official or his
designee is hereby authorized to order the removal of
any flooring, lathing or plaster, sheet metal or any
other material which may conceal any electrical wiring
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or apparatus contrary to the provisions of this
article.
"Section 8-162. Inspection of alterations and
changes.
(a) No alteration or change shall be made in the
electrical wiring or apparatus located within or upon
a building, sign, pole, or structure, or upon any
premise, nor shall any change be made on such as set
out above without first notifying the Building
Official or his designee and causing the same to be
inspected as a new installation.
(b) Prior to installing circuits for additional
appliances in any structure, the electrical contractor
shall first determine that adequate service and feeder
capacity is available to serve the appliance or
appliances for which the wiring is to be installed.
"Section 8-163. Certificate of approval required
before setting meter or
connecting current.
No person furnishing electric power or current
shall set the meter or turn current on any new wiring
or repair or alter wiring before receiving an
inspection certificate from the Building Official or
his designee certifying his approval of such wiring."
Section 4. That the existing Article V, Divisions 1, 2 and
5 of Chapter 8 of the Salina Code are hereby repealed.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its adoption and publication once In the
official city newspaper.
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
J&Alao L2
S ephanie Krug
Acting City Clerk
Introduced: January 24, 1994
Passed: February 7, 1994
Peter F. Brungardt, yor