[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Sauk City 6-29-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 153,
Electrical Standards and Regulations, adopted as Ch. 15.03 of the
1970 Code, as amended.
All electric wiring installed in the Village shall comply with
the state electrical code, Village ordinances, and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Sauk City Utility Commission.
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Chapters SPS 316 and SPS 361 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code,
and any future amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference
as if fully set forth herein. All groundings shall be made on the
street side of the water meter, regardless of distance, and if no
water meter is available, an approved ground rod will be acceptable.
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Sections 101.862, 101.868, and 101.87 of the Wisconsin Statutes,
and any future amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference
as if fully set forth herein.
Except as otherwise provided in Wis. Stats. § 101.862(4),
no person shall engage in the occupation or business of installing,
altering, or repairing electrical wiring, fixtures, or apparatus for
any purpose in the Village unless the person is licensed as an electrical
contractor by the Department.
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 101.86(1), the Village hereby
exercises jurisdiction over the inspection of electrical wiring installations
in accordance with § SPS 316.011, Wis. Adm. Code. The Village
shall register with the Department of Safety and Professional Services
as an inspection agency.
The Village shall employ or contract with state-certified commercial
electrical inspector(s) to perform electrical inspection activities
and to act as Electrical Inspector for the Village. The Electrical
Inspector is authorized and directed to administer and enforce all
the provisions of this chapter and the respective state electrical
codes adopted herein. The Electrical Inspector may appoint, as necessary,
delegated agents to assist in carrying out their duties hereunder,
and any delegate performing inspections must be a state-certified
commercial electrical inspector. The Village shall provide the Department
with the name of the designated Electrical Inspectors.
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Except as otherwise provided in § SPS 316.012, Wis. Adm.
Code, no electrical wiring project may commence unless the owner of
the premises where the installation is to occur or their agent holds
a permit from the Electrical Inspector if the project involves the
installation of new or an addition to any electrical service, feeder,
or branch circuit service to any of the following:
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The application for permit shall contain all the information required
under § SPS 316.012, Wis. Adm. Code. The Electrical Inspector
shall indicate on the permit the date of issuance, and the permit
shall expire 12 months after the date of issuance if the installation
of the electrical wiring has not commenced.
Upon the completion of any electrical wiring done under a permit
issued under this chapter, it shall be the duty of the person, firm,
limited-liability company, or corporation doing the same to notify
the Electrical Inspector who shall, within two business days from
the time of the notice, inspect such wiring or cause the same to be
inspected by their authorized representative. Except as provided in
§ SPS 316.013(3)(c), Wis. Adm. Code, all wires that are
to be concealed during construction shall be inspected before concealment.
If the wiring has been done in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter, the Electrical Inspector or their authorized representative
making the inspection shall issue a certificate of inspection to that
effect, which certificate shall contain the date of inspection and
an outline of the result of such examination. Current shall not be
turned on to any electrical installation until the Electrical Inspector
has issued a certificate of inspection for the work.
The Electrical Inspector or their authorized agents shall have
the right, during reasonable hours, to enter any public or private
building for the discharge of their official duties or for the purpose
of making an inspection or test of the wires, appliances, or installations
contained therein.
The Electrical Inspector or their authorized agents shall have
the authority to shut off all electrical current or disconnect same
from any electrical system that is found to be in an unsafe condition
in cases of emergency or where such electrical current is dangerous
to life or property. No person shall reconnect any electrical current
or system until the Electrical Inspector grants permission to do so.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve or lessen
the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, limited-liability
company, or corporation owning, renting, leasing, operating, controlling,
installing, altering, repairing, removing, replacing, disturbing,
connecting, disconnecting or maintaining any electrical wiring, device
or equipment, for damages to persons or property caused by any defect
therein or therefrom, nor shall the Village be held to have assumed
any responsibility or liability by reason of the issuance or revocation
of any permit or certificate, or the inspection or reinspection authorized
herein. The Village assumes no liability for any damages resulting
from any enforcement of this chapter through stop-work orders, permit
revocation, or any other enforcement action.
The terms used within this chapter shall have the definitions
as set forth in § SPS 316.006, Wis. Adm. Code.
The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by stop-work orders, suspension or revocation of building permits, withholding building permits, or injunctive action. In addition, the Electrical Inspector may issue citations under § 1-13 and may impose forfeitures under § 1-12 for violations of this chapter.
If any section, clause, provision or portion of this chapter
or chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code incorporated herein
is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remaining provisions of the chapter shall not be affected.
