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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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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. Kuhn -Cox Printing — Salina, Kansas "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. Kuhn -Cox Printing — Sallna, Kansas "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): Kuhn -Cos Printing — Saline. K-- (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 Kuh,COM Printing — Salina, Kansas 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