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CR 88-124 Electrial Ordinance Change . . June 15, 1988 () ~ "\- '" o P J( , .. Council Report: 88-124 ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE CHANGE ~9sed Action.... The Building Inspection Department recommends the adoption of the following motion: Move approval of the second readinq of Ordlnance No. 88-618 as presented. By approving this resolution, administrati ve portions of the permits and licenses from the electrical fees. the City Council Citv Electrical City as well will be deleting Code that require as the payment of OVerview. The City Council recently elected to contract with the State Board of Electricity to provide for administration of the City Electrical Code. The state Board of Electricity administers the electrical code, provides for its own licensing, permits, and collects the state fee. In order to avoid confusion, the administrative sections of the City Buildinq Code relating to City electrical inspection should be deleted. At the June 7, 1988 regular meetinq, the City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 88-618. SUDPortina Info~ation. o Ordinance No. 88-618 o CUrrent Code Language Alternatives. 1. Approve the ordinance change as submitted deleting reference to city electrical inspection and permits. 2. Leave the ordinance as is without the proposed change. This option woUld cause confusion by requiring a city pe~~it and a collection of fees but without city inspection. City staff recommends alternative '1. ~<l d ,'~ /;{ _t.4---le "- Tom Anderson Building Official . lit .. ..... ORDINANCE No. 88~618 An ordinance relating to the Hopkins Building, Housing, and construction Regulations: Deleting section 400.07 and section 400.13, the requirements for a city electrical permit and fee. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT~ OF HOPKINS DOES ORDAIN~ Subsection 400 of the Hopkins City Code is amended by deleting section 400.07 and section 400.13. Adopted this day of , 1988 Approved this day of , 1988 Donald Mi1bert. Mayor Atteat: City Clerk 53188 - .1 ,- I -- . . "CURRENT CODE LANGUAGE" Hopkins City Code 400.07 400.07. State electrical license. Subdivision 1. Unless otherwise provided by state law no person llIay practice OJ:' engage in the business or trade of elec- trical construction and installation within the city unless such person 18 the holder of a valid and current license from the state. No pereon Day engage In the business of electrical contracting ~ithin the city unless such person is the holder of a valid and current electrical contractor's license from tbe state. Unless otherwise provided by state l8w no per~on may perform any electrical work regulated by this code without first having obtained a permit to do so. The fees required for permits issu~d pursuant to this subsection are contained 1n chapter X. Subd. 2. Permits to owners. Permits may be iSSUEd to persons who own and occupy single family dwellings for work performed within or on such dwellings. 400.09. ~ilding and construction permits: issuance and procedu~~. Subdivi- sion 1. Procedure upon application. The procedure for issuance of building permits is provided in the State Building Code. Subd. 2. Other permits. If any other type of permit is required for A building or structure besides a building permit, such as an off-street parking permit or a conditional use permit, the building permit may not be issued until the building official is satisfied tbat other required permits (1) have already been issued, (11) will be issued at the same time, or {iii} have been autborized and will be issued. Subd. 3. Plans and specifications-retention. When a building permit 1s issued, the building official shall return one set of the plans and specifica- tions to the applicant and one copy shall be kept in tbe office of the building official as designated in the current records retention schedule. 400.11. Permit fees: other provisiot'lS. Gen.eral rule. It is the intent of this section that the fees set by chapter X are to supplant and supersede corresponding fee requirements in any code or ordlna~ce adopted by reference in this section except 8S provided in subsection 400.03, subdivision 4. :', 400.13. Electrical fees. Subdivision 1. Fees. installations and inspections are set by chapte~ The fees for electrical ~ ~ '. .....,. " _' . . .' .. . -r . . . . . . Hopkins City Code 400.13, Subd. 2 Subd. 2. Fees doubled. If a person begins work for which a permit frOlri the electrical inspector is required without th~ permit to or during the day of commencement of such work. or on the next succeeding business day where Buch work 1s commenced on a Saturday or on a Sunday or a holiday, the person shall, when subsequently securing such permit. pay double the fees provided for suc~ permit. Subd. 3. False atatements. No person may make any false statements in connection with the securing of a permit from the building inspector. Subd. 4. Violations. No person may make any false statement in th~ affidavit 8S sworn statement made, as required by this code. in connection. with the securing of 8 permit from the electrical inspector. Subd. 5. Violations and penaltie~. Any person who ~kes a false or untrue statement in an application for any permit authorized by this section or who shall deceive, or attempt to deceive, any authorized inspector or employee of the city by any statement or answer made in connection with such application, and any person, firm or corporation who shall not com~ly with the requirements of this ordinance shall be guilty of a penal offense. Subd. 6. Inspections. Persons licensed under the provisions of this section are subject to police and public surveillance and inspection. The issuance of any permit or license authorizes and emp~ers all proper officials of the city to enter upon the premises for the purpose of ascertaining the manner in which compliance with this section is achieved. Subd. 7. Unauthorized work. It is unlawful for a person to begin the construction, installation, alteration or repairs of any electrical installation without having first secured the necessary permit therefor, either previous to or during the day of the commencement of any such work, or on the next succeed- ing working day. Subd. 8. Separate offense. Each day in which any unlicensed or unpermit:ted or condemned installation under this subsection is permitted to exist constitutes a separate violation. .. "'.".', "'.,. ..~ ", ,.:.;,,-'..1;": ::"_~ r, _. .;',' .~ ,',.. ,__" .;: