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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 82- 1084 Adopts National Electrical Code, 1981 edition, and sets out electrical regulations 150 , ORDINANCE NO. 1084 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAtl, MONTANA, PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, REQUIRING A PERMIT AND INSPECTION FOR THE INSTALLATION OR ALTERATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING, CREATING AN Am1ItII- STRATIVE OFFICE, DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL WIRING AND THE INSPECTION THEREOF, I PROVIDING PENAL TIES FOR ITS VIOLATION ArID REPEALING ORDINANCE #1009 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: Section 1 . Adoption A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Building Official of the City of Bozeman, Montana, being marked and designated as "National Electrical Code, 1981 Edition, published by the National Fire Protective Association," is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Bozeman for the regulation of electrical installation, repair and maintenance in the City of Bozeman, being referred to, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Chapter. Section 2 Municipality and City Defined Whenever the words "t1unicipality" or "City" are used in the code hereby adopted, they shall mean the City of Bozeman. I Section 3 Electrical Inspector Defined The office of the Electrical Inspector shall be made a part of the Department of Public Safety and the Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the City Manager. Whenever the term "Electrical Inspector" is used in the code hereby adorted, it shall be construed to mean the Electrical Inspector or his authorized representative. Section 4 Permits (a) Permit Required. No alteration shall be made in the existing wiring of any building, nor shall any building be wired for the placing of any electrical current, nor shall any alterations be made in the wiring in any building after inspection, without first notifying the Electrical Inspector and securing a permit therefor. Where work for which a permit is required by this Ordinance is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permits, the fees specified shall be doubled, but the payment of said fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this Ordinance in the execution of the work, nor from the other penalties 'prescribed herein. I (b) Fees for Permits. At the time the application for a permit is made, the applicant shall pay to the Electrical Inspector the following fees: ORDINANCE NO. 1034 ~ 151 Type of Installation Permit Fee Single-family dwellings (include garage wired at the same time as the house) 100 to 200 amp service $ 43.00 201 to 300 amp service $ 66.00 301 or more amp service $ 83.00 I private property accessory buildings (garages, barns, sheds, etc.) up to a 200 amp panel $ 20.00 201 to 300 amp panel $ 50.00 301 or more amp panel $ 66.00 residential temporary construction service; no separate fee. It is included in the above fees for the servic~ or p~nel which,~ust be paid prior to the wiring of a building or setting of construction pole. interior rewire only or new addition to a home $ 23.00 change of service $ 14.00 mobile home installation; in a court or park $ 14.00 other than a court or park $ 20.00 modular homes; no basement or garage $ 20.00 with basement and/or garage $ 33.00 multi-family dwellings (duplex through twelve units) $ 20.00 per dwelling unit. Note:, for buildings containing more than twelve units, use the commercial schedule that follows. mobile home courts and/or recreational vehicle parks (new, rewire, or addition) first 3 spaces $ 7.00 per space additional spaces over three spaces $ 2.50 per space new service' (livestock well, irrigation well, etc.) $ 20.00 irrigation pumps Or machines; per unit (one pump and/or one pivot) $ 16.50 all other installations; commercial, industrial, institutional, or for public use (fees listed in this I section shall apply to any and all electrical installations not mentioned elsewhere in this schedule. The wiring cost shall be the cost to the owner of all labor charges and all wiring materials and equipment installed as part of the wiring system. The value of factory installed wiring, switches, and controls, or equipment shall be included in wiring costs. Value of motors and appliances need not be i nc 1 uded'. ) o - $ 1, 000. $20.00 $ 1,001 - $10,000. $20.00 + .0075% of balance of construction cost $10,001 - $50,000. $110.00 + .0025% of balance of construction cost $50,001 or more $243.00 + .0015% of balance of construction cost temporary construction service (for commercial, industrial, institutional, or public use jobs only) $ 20.00 Note: This additional $20.00 fee is required in addition to the above job cost inspection fees 'only if a temporary service will be used, and is to be paid at the same time as the regular job cost permit fee before con- struction begins. Electrical permits on which the fees are under $100 are valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. (c) , Plans Required. Accompanying the application for permit there shall be filed with the 1nspectorplans of the work to be uridertaken on all non-residential construction, and if deemed necessary be the Electrical Inspector, plans may be I required for residence type work. The above mentioned plans shall show the character and precise location of the premises. The permit shall not be held to allow cutting of any structural features of any buildings. The permit shall cover the work set forth in the plans only, and if additional work is to be undertaken, a new permit to cover such additional work shall be secured in the usual manner. ORDINANCE NO. 1084 152 .~~' Section 5 Inspection Authority and Duties (a) Right of Access to Buildings. The Electrical Inspector and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right to entry during usual business hours, to inspect any and I all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. However, should the owner or occupant disapprove entry, the inspector shall produce a 'search warrant signed by the proper authority. (b) Discontinuance of Service. Authority to order service stopped. The Electrical Inspector shall have supervision over all wires, materials, apparatus and fittings used for the transmission, distribution or consumption of electrical current for light, heat or power or for any other purposes whether new or old; and whenever any such wires, materials, apparatus or appurtenances are, or may become dangerous to life or property, or liable to cause fire, accident or injury, he is empowered to order the owner, agent or user to remove or repair such within forty-eight hours after receipt of the notice. In case the order is not complied with, the Electrical Inspector shall order the current to be disconnected, from the installation or the part of it which is considered hazardous, and all owners, agents, users; light and power companies and other, shall not have the current or circuit connected again until the Electrical Inspector has given a written permit to do so. All firms, corporations or individuals, whether operating under a regular franchise granted by the I City of not, shall upon written notice from the Electrical Inspectors, disconnect from any building the service on any circuit as designated by the notice, and shall not reconnect the building service or circuit, except upon written notice from the Electrical Inspector. (c) Inspection. Upon the completion of the wiring or alterations or additions to the wiring of any building, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector, who shall inspect the installation within twenty-four hours of the time such notice is given, Sundays and holidays excepted, and if it is found to be fully in compliance with this Ordinance and does not constitute a hazard to life and property he will authorize connection to the electrical service and the turning on of the current. Provided, however, that the Inspector may give temporary permission to furnish electric current to or the use of the electric current, through any wires, or other equipment for:- a length of time not exceeding thirty days, if it appears that such wires, etc., may be used safely, and that there exists an urgent necessity for such use and special permission. All wires that are to be hidden I from view shall be inspected before concealment and any person, firm or corporation installing such wires shall notify the Electrical Inspector, giving him twenty-four hours in which to make the required inspection before such wires are concealed. ..... 153 Providing that on large installati~ns where concealment of parts of the wiring proceeds continuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the Electrical Inspector due notice and inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. I (d) Re-inspection. When considered advisable by the Electrical Inspector or upon request by the Fire Chief, light and power company or the owner or tenant of any building, the Electrical Inspector shall make 'a thorough r.e-insp_ection of the in- stallation in any buildings of all electric wiring, electrical devices and electrical material now installed or that m<:!y hereafter be installed within the City of Bozeman. When the installation of any such wiring, devices or materials is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified and shall make the necessary repairs, or changes required to place such wirin~, devices and materials in a safe condition and have such work completed within four days, or any longer period specified by the Electrical Inspector in said notice. The Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to order the discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devi~es or materials so found to be defectively installed until the installation of such wiring, devices and material has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector. (e) Construction Requirements. No inspection shall be approved unless the electrical light, power and heating installation are in strict conformity with the I provisions of this Ordinance, the statutes of the state of Montana, and the National Electric Code as herein adopted. (f) Review. .When the Electrical Inspector condemns all or part of any electric installation, the owner may within five days after receiving written notice from the Electrical Inspector, file a petition in writing for review of said action, of the Electrical Inspector with the City Clerk who shall refer the petition to a board of three competent parties to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Commission, upon receipt of which the Board shall at once proceed to determine whether said electrical installation cOlT!plies with this Ordinance, and within thr_ee days shall make a decision in accordance with its findings, which shall be returned to the City Clerk for action. Section 6 Connections It shall be unlawful for any electric utility to make any electrical connections to any building or premises until the wiring has been approved by the I Electrical Inspector, provided. however, special permission may be given to him to make a temporary connection and use portions of the wiring in a building during construction, if it appears that this can be safely done, and there exists an urgent necessity for such use and for such special permission. ORDINANCE NO. 1084 15.4 ~ Section 7 Bond and Owners Rights No person, firm or corporation shall engage in installing, repairing or altering electrical wiring or conductors within the corporate limits of the City of Bozeman, Montana, for the purpose of transmitting electrical energy for light, I heat or power, excluding any public electric utility, without first filing a $5,0001. bond and conditioned that he, or they, will in good faith perform all the things required by the Ordinances of the City of Bozeman, and that, if injury to any person or damage to any property results by reason of his or their failure or neglect to conform with any ordinance relating to the installation of electric wiring and equip- ment, he or they shall save harmless and indemnify such person injured or the owner of such property damaged. Said bond shall be filed in the office of the Building Official for approval. If an owner desires to do wiring in his own home (single-family residence), required he may do so without a license, but he must first obtain a permit/by this Ordinance, provided, however, the Electrical Inspector may refuse to issue a permit to any person who in his estimation, is not competent to install the electrical work in accordance with the regulation of this Ordinance. Sign companies shall be permitted to do wiring .in signs and outline lighting on the secondary side of the transformers only. Section 8 I Wiring Rules To supplement the National Electric Code and the Montana State Electrical Code. 1- All furnace and air conditioning rooms or areas, must have a light, with a switch at the entrance. 2. Where installation of stationary motors 1/6 h.p. and over are made, a non-temperable fuse, or other approved device shall be used where built-in protection is not provid~d. The protection and disconnect shall be within sight of the motor. Section 9 Classifications All building coming under the following classifications must be wired in approved conduit and be so installed throughout and in accordance with the requirements of conduit construction designed ,in the latest issue of the National Electrical Code. 1- All buildings within Fire Zone I, except private dwellings and their accessory buildings used for non-commercial use. 2. All public, commercial and industrial buildings. 3. All apartment houses. I 4. All alterations or additions to any buildings coming under the above classification and where the alteration of addition is equal to 50% of the installation, the whole building shall be brought up to the requirements of this code. The Inspector may allow alterations or smaller additions to be made with metal molding to the electrical installation in buildings coming ~nder the above classification that have been wired previous to the passage of this code, contrary to the above requirements, but if he deems it necessary, the entire building must conform with the present requirements. . ORDINANCE NO. 1084 ;-. - 155 Section 10 Respons i bi 1 ity This Ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from, or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing I any electric wiring, electric devices or electrical material for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City or the Inspector be held as assuming any such liability be reason of the inspection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided. Section 11 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof, during which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished by a fine af not more than Three Hundred Dollars ,'($300.00), or by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than twenty-five days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 12 Validity of Requlations If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this I Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part, or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. Section 13 and This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from/after thirty days from its final adoption. PROVISIONALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR SESSION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN HELD ON THE 21st DAY OF October 1981. DUNCArl S. MACNAB, Mayor ATTEST: ROBIN L SULLIVAN Clerk of the City Commission I FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED AT A REGULAR SESSION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF'BOZEMAN HELD ON THE 18th DAY OF November 1981. DUNCAN S. MACNAB, Mayor ATTEST: ROBIN L SULLIVAN €i~~k of the City Commission ORDINANCE NO. 1084 156 State of Montana ) County of Gallatin) City of Bozeman ) I, Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1084, was published by title and I number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle/a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in said City of Bozeman in the issue dated the 24th day of November_ 1981. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office this 30th day of March 1982. Clerk of the City Commission I I ORDINANCE NO. 1084 -- - ~