§ 18-57. Permit applications.

(1)

Applications for electrical permits shall be made on forms supplied by the electrical inspector of the village. Completed forms shall be mailed along with payment or delivered to the village hall. In no case shall any electrical work be performed unless a permit has first been obtained from the electrical inspector.

(2)

Electrical permits shall be granted or denied in writing by the electrical inspector within 30 days of the date of submittal of the application. The permit will expire if work does not start within 60 days of the application process date or if electrical work stops for a period of 60 consecutive days. The maximum life of an electrical permit is one year.

(3)

Any permit issued in conflict with any provisions of this section shall be null and void.

(4)

Exceptions. No permit shall be required for the following:

(a)

Minor repairs or alterations such as repairing drop cords, replacing an outlet or a switch, replacing fuses in kind, changing lamp sockets or where the total labor and material cost is less than $100.00.

(b)

Manufacturers of electrical equipment or equipment used for their testing.

(c)

Maintenance of legally existing installations.

(d)

Emergency work. In an emergency, the person, firm or corporations doing the work or causing such work to be done shall report the same to the electrical inspector immediately. Such work shall be in compliance with all codes and ordinances of the village, and a permit shall be applied for at the normal fee.

(5)

Inspections shall be called for by the permit applicant for a time and date that the inspection will be done.

(Ord. No. 771, § II, 10-18-05)

Editor's note

Section II of Ord. No. 771, adopted Oct. 18, 2005, created provisions designated as § 18-87 and pertaining to applications for electrical permits. Inasmuch as said designation would place the provisions under the article pertaining to the plumbing code, the editor has redesignated § 18-87 as § 18-57 under the article pertaining to the electrical code in order to maintain the organizational style of this chapter.