[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Caln Township 5-27-2004
by Ord. No. 2004-14. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Commissioners of Caln Township hereby adopts the International
Electrical Code - Administrative Provisions, 2003 Edition, as now and as hereafter
supplemented, reissued, amended and revised as published by the International
Code Council, Inc. Not fewer than three copies of the International Electrical
Code, 2003 Edition, are filed in the Department of Code Enforcement, and the
same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
The following amendments, additions, deletions, and changes are hereby
made to the ICC Electrical Code, 2003 Edition:
A.
Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the
words, "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with "Caln Township."
B.
Section 202 shall be amended by deleting the definition
of "approved agency" and replacing it with the following definition:
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"APPROVED ELECTRICAL INSPECTION AGENT — An individual or entity
that has been licensed and certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
perform electrical inspections."
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C.
Section 301.1 shall be amended to state as follows:
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"301.1. Enforcement Agency. The Department of Code Enforcement
shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the provisions
of this Code. The Township and its Code Officials shall not perform any electrical
inspections, but instead shall rely on an approved electrical inspection agent
to perform such electrical inspections."
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D.
Section 302.5 shall be amended to state as follows:
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"302.5. Inspections.
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A.
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An approved electrical inspection agent shall inspect the premises in
which electrical work was performed pursuant to this Code and issue a certification
to the Township that such work was performed in accordance with this Code.
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B.
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No electrical work shall be concealed unless and until it has been inspected
and approved by an approved electrical inspection agent. In addition, upon
completion of the installation of any electrical work, an approved electrical
inspection agent shall make a final inspection.
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C.
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All decisions made to determine whether or not the proposed electrical
work complies with the provisions of this Code shall be made by the approved
electrical inspection agent.
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D.
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All electrical inspections shall be made promptly and diligently by
the approved electrical inspection agent. The approved electrical inspection
agent, upon completion of such inspection, shall issue to the Code Official
a duplicate record of approval of any inspection or inspections showing compliance
with the provisions of this Code.
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E.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in addition to the inspections provided
for and made by an approved electrical inspection agent, the Code Official
may make or cause to be made such additional inspection or inspections, either
by himself or herself or his or her duly authorized agents, as he or she shall
deem necessary to ensure that all electrical work conforms to the provisions
of this Code.
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F.
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The approved electrical inspection agent or the Code Official shall
have the power to stop any and all electrical work and order the removal thereof
when either determines that such work is not in conformity with the provisions
of this Code. Pursuant to that power, an approved electrical inspection agent
making inspection of any electrical work shall immediately, but in no event
later than 48 hours after such inspection, notify the Code Official of any
work that is not being installed or has not been installed in conformity with
the provisions hereof. When, in his discretion, such approved electrical inspection
agent determines an emergency to exist with respect to any electrical installation,
he shall order that all such electrical installation shall cease forthwith
and shall direct that all improper electrical work shall be immediately corrected
and the same reinspected before further electrical installation continues.
Concurrently with such determination, the approved electrical inspection agent
shall notify the Code Official. Thereafter, such improperly installed electrical
work shall not be utilized or activated in any manner until further inspection
by the approved electrical inspection agent is made and approval thereof given."
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E.
Section 401.3 shall be amended by adding the following
exemptions:
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“6.
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Minor repair work, such as but not limited to the replacement of a receptacle,
switch or lighting fixture, the cost for which, including materials and labor,
does not exceed $250.
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7.
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The connection of any portable electrical appliance to any permanently
installed electrical receptacle.
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8.
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Equipment installed or work performed by or for a public utility operating
under authority granted by the Public Utility Commission of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania."
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F.
Section 404.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
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"Section 404.2. Permit fees. The fee for the permit for
electrical work shall be based on the total valuation of the electrical work
and shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule approved and adopted
by the Board of Commissioners which schedule shall be on file with the Township
Secretary. The fee schedule shall be reviewed and revised as necessary by
the Board of Commissioners."
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G.
Section 1003.1 shall be amended to state as follows:
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"1003.1 Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision
of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof
or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in
violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official or of a permit
or use and occupancy permit issued under the provisions of this Code shall
be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000 per day plus costs and attorney's fees and upon
default of the payment of the fine and costs, imprisonment not exceeding 30
days. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense."
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