Article 12-2 . PERMITS AND FEES

ARTICLE II. PERMITS AND FEES

12-21 Permits required.

No wiring or equipment for the transmission, distribution or utilization of electricity for any purpose shall be installed within or on any building or structure, nor shall any alterations or additions be made on any existing wiring or equipment within or on any building or structure until a permit is secured from the electrical inspector as provided by this article.

(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 824; Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03; Ord. of 7-18-22)

12-22 When permits not required.

No permit shall be required for the following work:

(a) The connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed.

(b) The installation, maintenance or alteration of electric wiring and equipment to be installed by or for a public utility or public service corporation for the use of such utility or corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electric energy, or for the use of such utility or corporation in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence.

(c) Device replacement including but not limited to the installation of replacement smoke detectors/alarm where no new wiring is required.

(d) Direct equipment replacement including but not limited to motors and controllers.

(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 824; Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03; Ord. of 12-11-06, eff. 1-10-07; Ord. of 7-18-22)

12-23 Reserved.

Editor’s note—An ordinance adopted March 10, 1986, repealed § 12-23 in its entirety. Formerly said section pertained to the application for permits under this article and derived from § 824 of the 1962 Revised Ordinances.

12-24 Application.

Each application for a permit required by this article shall be made by the person doing the work, a licensed electrician holding a current Masters License from the State of Vermont, or agent thereof or the owner under the provisions of section 12-60, and shall describe the work to be done and the location thereof and shall be accompanied by plans and specification as required by the wiring inspector.

(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 824; Ord. of 3-10-86; Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03)

12-25 Issuance of permit.

If the electrical inspector finds that the work to be done would be in compliance with this chapter if done according to code and further determines that a permit is required, then she or he shall cause one to be issued to the applicant.

(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 824; Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03)

12-26 Fees.

(a) Every person applying for a wiring permit shall pay to the city a fee for such permit at the rate of eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) for every one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the estimated cost of the work as the wiring inspector may approve. There shall be a minimum charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per permit.

(b) If any electrical work requiring a permit, as described in this section, commences before a permit has been issued, there shall be an additional administrative processing fee to recoup the costs associated with enforcement. This processing fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) where the estimated cost of the work, as approved by the wiring inspector, is less than or equal to six thousand dollars ($6,000.00.) When the estimated cost of construction is six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) or greater, this processing fee shall be equal to one (1) percent of the estimated cost of the work as the wiring inspector may approve. No processing fee shall be added to the permit when a permit is required to abate a condition deemed an emergency by the wiring inspector if the inspector determines that the owner is not responsible for the circumstances that led to the emergency.

(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 825; 1969 Cum. Supp., § 825; Ord. of 12-3-73, § 1; Ord. of 3-29-76; Ord. of 1-9-78; Ord. of 9-24-84; Ord. of 10-2-95; Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03; Ord. of 6-25-12; Ord. of 7-18-22)

12-27 Reserved.

Editor’s note—An ordinance of October 27, 2003, effective November 26, 2003, repealed § 12-27 in its entirety. Formerly said section pertained to permits to be posted and derived from Rev. Ords. 1962, § 825.

12-28 Verification of value of work

When applying for a permit for work valued in excess of one thousand dollars ($1000.00), the contractor shall furnish the electrical inspector with a copy of the contract to verify the value of the permitted work.

(Ord. of 10-27-03, eff. 11-26-03)

12-29 Wiring installed without a permit.

Whenever any electrical work or wiring is found to have been installed without a permit where one is required, the electrical inspector is authorized to cut the wires, remove fuses, disconnect the switches or otherwise make the specific circuit or system inoperative until such a permit has been secured from the electrical inspector. The fee for the late permit shall be as set forth in section 12-26.