[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Allouez as Ch. 14 of the Village Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this code is to provide minimum regulations,
provisions and requirements in the Village of Allouez to ensure safety
to persons and property, safe design, good workmanlike methods of
construction in any building constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired,
moved or demolished, to regulate the equipment maintenance, condition,
use, occupancy and safety of all buildings in the Village of Allouez,
and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare.
This Electrical Code shall apply to new structures and to alterations
and additions to existing structures within the Village of Allouez.
A.
Adopted. The provisions of the State Electrical Code in Chapter SPS
316, Electrical, Volume 2, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and
also the National Electrical Code (NEC), and as the same may be amended
from time to time, are hereby adopted and made a part hereof the same
as if they were set forth in full herein.[1]
[Amended 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-02]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B, regarding conflicts,
which immediately followed, was repealed 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15.
A.
Qualifications. There is hereby created an office of Electrical Inspector.
The person chosen to fill the office of Electrical Inspector shall
be skilled in the inspection of electrical construction and systems
and shall be certified.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Right of entry. The Electrical Inspector and his assistants shall
have the right during reasonable hours to enter any public or private
buildings, premises, or subway in the discharge of their official
duties or for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the
electrical wires or appliances contained therein. They shall be given
prompt access to any premises upon notification to the proper authority.
D.
Permits and records. The Electrical Inspector or authorized agent
shall take applications and issue electrical permits to qualified
applicants. Complete records of all permits issued and inspections
made and other official work performed under the provisions of this
chapter shall be kept so arranged as to afford prompt information
concerning electrical installations.
E.
Authority to discontinue electrical operations. The Electrical Inspector
shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all electrical
currents to any equipment which he finds to be in an unsafe condition,
and to turn off or discontinue electrical service in case of emergency,
or where such electrical currents are dangerous to life or property,
or which may interfere with the work of the Fire Department. No person
shall reconnect any equipment thus turned off until written permission
is given by the Electrical Inspector.
A.
Electrical alterations. The Electrical Inspector shall make thorough
examinations of all the electrical wires and appliances installed
within the Village of Allouez, and when such wires or appliances are
found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition he shall notify the
person owning, using, operating or installing the same to place them
in a safe condition. Any person failing or refusing to make the necessary
repairs or changes, and to have such completed within 15 days after
the receipt of such notice, shall be subject to the penalties provided
for violation of this code. The Electrical Inspector is empowered
with the authority to order the discontinuance of electrical service
to such defective wires or equipment until it has been repaired, removed,
or changed as directed by the Electrical Inspector, subject to the
limitations of this chapter.
B.
New buildings. Upon the completion of the wiring of any building
and before any wiring is to be hidden from view, it shall be the duty
of the person doing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector, and
he shall inspect the installation within 48 hours of the time such
notice is received. If, upon inspection, it is found that such installation
is fully in compliance with this chapter and does not constitute a
hazard to life or property, he shall approve the same and authorize
concealment of such wiring or connection for electrical service. If
the installation is incomplete or not in accordance with this chapter,
he shall issue orders to the person installing the same to remove
all hazards and make the necessary changes or additions within 10
days. Concealment of electric work before inspection or failure to
comply with the order of the Electrical Inspector shall constitute
a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions of this
code.
C.
Certificate of inspection. Current shall not be turned on for any
electrical installation until a certificate of inspection has been
issued by the Electrical Inspector. However, in occupied buildings
where a permit for lighting fixtures has been issued, the Electrical
Inspector may authorize the installation of meters for electric service
after the wiring has been inspected and approved.
A.
ELECTRICAL WORK
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Terms used in this chapter have the following meanings:
The installation, superintending, or inspection of electrical
wiring and equipment for the production, modification, utilization,
or safeguarding of electrical energy as covered by the Wisconsin State
Electrical Code, the provisions of which, so far as applicable, are
adopted by reference thereto together with amendments hereafter validly
made.
The work of a master electrician consists of the planning
or superintending and the installing, altering, or repairing of electric
wiring and equipment, as covered by the Wisconsin State Electrical
Code.
A.
Required. The Electrical Inspector shall issue permits for all electrical
installations upon the filing of proper application, which shall be
made on forms furnished by the Electrical Inspector, and shall prescribe
the nature of the work as well as such other information as may be
required for inspection. In no case shall any electrical work be started
unless a permit has been obtained unless the work is exempt under
this chapter. No permit is required for repairs made necessary for
the proper maintenance of an existing installation.
B.
Temporary work. On applying for a permit for temporary work, a specified
period of time for which such wiring is to remain in service must
be stated. Service shall be disconnected at the end of this period
and shall not again be connected without written permission from the
Electrical Inspector.
This chapter does not relieve or lessen the responsibility or
liability of any person owning, operating, controlling, or installing
any electrical equipment for damages to anyone injured or any property
destroyed by any defect therein, nor shall the Village be held as
assuming any such liability for or by property destroyed by any defect
therein, nor shall the Village be held as assuming any such liability
by reason of the inspection authorized or certificate of inspection
issued as provided in this chapter.
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-15]
A.
General. No certificate of inspection shall be issued unless the
electrical installation and all other electric apparatus connected
with it are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and
the rules and regulations of the Wisconsin State Electrical Code.
B.
Approved material and fittings. All materials and fittings must conform
to Wisconsin Administrative code SPS 316.
C.
Unsafe equipment. No person shall keep or offer for sale or sell
within the Village of Allouez any equipment or fixtures designed or
intended to be used for the production, transmission or utilization
of electrical current or power if said apparatus, equipment or fixtures,
when installed for use, would be in violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter or would be unsafe or dangerous.
D.
(Reserved)
E.
Floodplain requirements. A means shall be provided for disconnecting
all ungrounded conductors above the foundation of a floodplain building
or structure, and may be located inside or outside of said building
or structure.
