[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Fredonia as Title 15, Ch. 5, of the 1995 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village
of Fredonia" and will be referred to in this chapter as "this code"
or "this chapter."
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The NFPA 70 National Electrical Code®, (NEC®), Chapter
SPS 316, Wis. Adm. Code, Electrical, and all the amendments prescribed
by the Department of Safety and Professional Services, are hereby
adopted.
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and property
by regulating and providing for the inspection of the installation
and maintenance of electrical wiring, equipment, devices and systems,
and providing for the licensing of individuals, firms and corporations
undertaking electrical work, and fixing a penalty for violation of
the provisions of this chapter.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms and words
shall be interpreted as having the following meanings:
All wires, equipment or devices installed for the purpose
of conducting, supplying or safeguarding electrical current.
Any act in connection with the installing, altering or maintaining
of an electrical system, which act ordinarily requires the use of
tools.
Includes the wires and other devices incident to the means
for safely conducting or supplying electrical current.
A.
There is created the office of Electrical Inspector of the Village.
B.
The office of Electrical Inspector shall be held by a suitable and
competent person(s) knowledgeable and well versed in approved methods
of electrical construction, and the statutes of the state relating
to electrical work, the rules and regulations issued by the Department
of Safety and Professional Services and the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin, and the National Electrical Code. This person(s) shall
also be a state-certified Electrical Inspector as required by the
Department of Safety and Professional Services.
C.
The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the Village Board
until a successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. The Electrical
Inspector shall receive as compensation a fee as hereinafter provided
for as the Village Board shall from time to time determine. All supplies
necessary for this office shall be furnished by the Village.
D.
The Electrical Inspector shall not be involved in any circumstances or activities which could be construed as a conflict of interest as defined in § 49-7 of the Village's Code. If needed, the Village Building Inspector shall establish an inspection agreement with a certified inspector to avoid conflict-of-interest situations and provide for inspections by licensed personnel. Such agreement shall be negotiated by the Electrical Inspector.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Electrical Inspector shall have the general management and
control of all matters pertaining to electrical inspection and shall
enforce all state laws and Village ordinances relating thereto. Where
requirements of the state laws and regulations and the provisions
of this chapter conflict, the stricter requirements shall govern,
except one- and two-family residences built under the Uniform Dwelling
Code. It shall be unlawful to interfere with the Electrical Inspector
in the discharge of his duties.
There shall be kept by the Village a complete record of all
applications and permits, regularly numbered in the order of their
issue, and of all inspections made and other official work performed
under the provisions of this chapter, so arranged as to afford prompt
information concerning electrical installations.
The Electrical Inspector or an authorized agent shall have the
power and authority at all reasonable hours, for any proper purpose,
to enter any public or private building or premises in the discharge
of official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection or
test of the electrical wires, equipment or devices contained therein.
The inspector or his agent shall be given prompt access to any premises
upon request made to the owner or person in immediate charge of the
premises.
The Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to seal and
tag unsafe electrical devices and systems or order the disconnection
of all electrical service from any electrical system which is found
to be in an unsafe condition, and to order the disconnection of electric
service in cases of emergency and where such electrical currents are
dangerous to life or property or may interfere with the work of the
fire department. No individual, firm or corporation shall reconnect
any device or system thus sealed and tagged or disconnected until
verbal or written authorization is given by the Electrical Inspector.
Use of any such sealed or tagged device or system, or removal of any
seal or tag, shall be unlawful under penalty of this chapter.
The Electrical Inspector shall periodically visit and inspect
such places especially occupied by the public, such as places of amusement
and places of assemblage, and make a thorough examination of all electrical
wires, equipment and devices maintained or installed, and where found
to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the individual, firm or
corporation owning, using, operating or installing same shall be notified
to place them in a safe condition. The necessary repairs or changes
shall be completed within 30 days, unless it is determined that an
imminent lack of safety or current danger exists, the Electrical Inspector
may issue a forty-eight-hour correction order. After the receipt of
such notice, each day which shall elapse after the expiration of such
period shall constitute a separate offense, and the Electrical Inspector
is authorized to order the discontinuance of electrical service to
such defective electrical system until it has been repaired, removed
or changed as directed by the Electrical Inspector. Failure to obey
any such order shall subject the individual, firm or corporation to
disconnection and the penalties provided in this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Electrical license required.
A.
It shall be required that the individual obtaining a permit be required
to hold a valid electrician's license through the State of Wisconsin.
B.
It shall be unlawful to allow, be a party to, or permit the use of
an electrical license or State of Wisconsin Credential to obtain a
permit; or allow any person, firm or corporation, other than a regular
or full-time employee of the licensee, to engage in the installation,
altering or repairing of electrical wires, equipment or devices for
any purpose whatsoever in the Village, except in compliance with this
section.
A.
No electric wiring or other electrical equipment shall be installed,
altered or repaired without first securing a permit. The applications
for such permit shall state clearly the work planned and its location.
Any work requiring a building permit shall require an electrical permit,
providing that electrical work is to be done.
A.
Appendix II, Fee Schedule for Electrical Permits, contains the permit
fees for electrical work done in the Village; the current schedule
is on file in the Village office.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
A fee shall be required for a permit issued to a licensee for doing
any electrical work on or in any building owned by the Village, and
a permit shall be procured before the commencement of any work on
or in such building.
A permit for temporary work shall not exceed 90 days unless
approved by the Electrical Inspector. Permits for temporary work may
be granted by the Electrical Inspector for installation of open work
and exposed wiring, lights, power for building operations, display,
decorative lighting, etc., for use for a limited period, subject to
discontinuance and complete removal at expiration, and subject to
condemnation and revocation within such period.
In emergency work, the individual, firm or corporation doing
or causing such work to be done shall report the same to the Electrical
Inspector immediately after beginning work, and shall obtain a permit
for such work within 24 hours of the commencement of such work, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. All work shall be done in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
Upon the completion of the wiring in or on any building, and before any wiring is to be hidden from view, it shall be the duty of the individual, firm or corporation doing the same, to notify the Electrical Inspector. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the time such notice is received, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If, upon inspection, it is found the installation is in compliance with this chapter and does not constitute a hazard to life or property, the Electrical Inspector shall authorize the concealment of the wiring, or connection for electrical service. If the installation is incomplete or not strictly in accordance with this chapter, orders shall be issued to the individual, firm or corporation installing the same to remove all hazards and make the necessary changes or additions within 30 days. However, if it is determined that an imminent lack of safety or current danger exists, the Electrical Inspector may issue a forty-eight-hour correction order. No individual, firm or corporation shall conceal any electrical work before inspection, or fail to comply with any order of the Electrical Inspector. Upon completion of the electrical work in a building, a final inspection shall be required. If the installation is not complete, the Electrical Inspector shall notify the individual doing the work of any additional work to be done. If such work is not done within 30 days after such notice, any individual, firm or corporation failing to comply with the order of the Electrical Inspector shall be fined according to § 1-4 of the Code. No permit shall be issued to any licensee until all fees due and payable for electrical inspection have been paid and all lawful orders of the Electrical Inspector complied with.
Electrical service shall not be energized by the local utility
until such service installation has been inspected. Upon inspection,
a written certificate of inspection will be submitted to the local
utility and only after such certificate has been received may the
electrical service be energized. 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 wiring
has been inspected and approved.
The Electrical Inspector may order work stopped on the construction,
installation, alterations or repair of wiring or electrical work when
such work is conducted in violation of this chapter. Work so stopped
shall not be resumed, except with written permission of the Electrical
Inspector; provided, that if the stop-work order is oral, it shall
be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of time.
Removal of any such order is unlawful.
A.
Generally. No certificates of inspection shall be issued unless the
electric light, power or heating installation and all other electrical
apparatus connected with it are in strict conformity with the provisions
of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
In addition to any other penalty imposed or restitution required,
any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, forfeit not less than those amounts included in
the Village's Schedule of Forfeitures,[1] together with the costs of prosecution and, in default
in payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution, shall be imprisoned
in the county jail until the forfeiture and costs are paid, but not
exceeding 60 days.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Forfeitures is on file in the
Village offices.
