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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-04-22 Ordinancec� ORDINANCE NO, _ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ELECTRICITY, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF IOWA CITY BY ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND BY AMENDING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING ELECTRICAL PERMITS AND LICENSE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 11 Electricity of the Code of Ordinances of Iowa City by adding definitions for apprentice electrician and electrical contractor and by amending certain requirements for obtaining electrical permits and licenses. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. A. Section 11-3 is hereby amended by adding the following definitions: Apprentice Electrician: Shall mean any person employed by an electrical contractor who receives training or instruction to become an electrician. Electrical Contractor: Shall mean any person, partnership or corporation who performs the planning, layout, supervision or installation of electrical work. B. Section 11-38 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 11-38. Any person desiring to take an examination for a license required by this chapter shall make application to the Electrical Inspector. The application must be submitted 15 days prior to the test date. Each application shall be accompanied by a receipt for the examination fee. The examination shall be practical and of such a nature as to uniformly test the capability of the applicants. It may be written or oral, or a combination thereof. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Board his/her qualifica- tions for the particular license and show satisfactory knowledge of the methods and standards of the National Electrical Code, as adopted by the City. Wi 'A ICNOfiL'TD By JORM MICROLAF3 C10AP Q I95 . PCS IloraS If an applicant fails to pass an examination, he/she may apply for re-examination at the end of six (6) months and upon payment of another examination fee. C. Section 11-41 is hereby amended to read as follows: No person shall be in the business of installing, altering, maintaining or repairing any electrical equipment unless such person shall have first obtained a master electrician's license. Master electricians' licenses granted by the City prior to passage of this Code shall be issued a new license without taking the examination herein provided. Before a person may be examined for a master electrician's license, he/she must possess a valid journeyman's electrician's license for one year. In the event the journeyman's license is from a jurisdiction other than Iowa City, the Board shall receive evidence sufficient to show that the license was obtained as a result of successfully passing an examination equivalent to the Iowa City examination. In the event that equivalency of the foreign examination with thelocal examination icannot be readily determined, the alternative evidence of a journeyman electrician's license plus a certificate showing successful completion of a federally recognized apprenticeship program for electrician's will satisfy the equivalency requirement. Either a licensed master or journeyman elec- trician shall be on the job at all times while electrical work is in progress. Provisions of this section shall not apply to: a) The traffic control specialist of the City of Iowa City, the electrical work of a public utility company, telephone or telegraph company, nor the persons performing electrical work as an integral part of the plant used by such company in rendering its duly authorized service to the public. b) A regular employee of any railroad who does electrical work only as part of that employment. '!ICROEIL:!ED DY JORM MICROLA6 C[1OAR RANDS • DES MINES C) The service or maintenance of warm air heating equipment provided that such service or maintenance shall only include electrical work on electrical equipment that is part of such warm air heating equipment. Such work shall include the connection of warm air, heating equipment to an existing individual branch circuit. d) Section 11-52. Whenever a master electrician's license is issued, it shall be in the name of the person who has qualified for it. No license shell be issued in the name of a firm or corporation. In the event all licensed electricians terminate employment with a firm or corporation, the firm or corporation shall not be permitted to do any further electrical work, except that work under Previously issued permits may, at the discretion of the Electrical Inspector, be completed. A master electrician who terminates his/her association with a firm or corporation shall notify the Electrical Inspector immediately. D. Section 11-48 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 11-48. Permits are not transferrable: Electrical work which requires permits must be done by the master electrician, his/her partnership or corporation, except as provided by Section 11-41. In order to apply for an electrical permit, the master electrician must have on file with the Electrical Inspector a certificate of insurance which indicates that the electrician, his/her partnership or corporation carries liability insurance in an amount approved by the City. The City or Electrical Board may verify that a master electrician is employed by a particular corporation and that the liability insurance meets the City's requirements. SECTION 3. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ord nances n con ct with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision ow-p—ar—t---oF the Ordinance shall be IF/F 11CR01IL ED V .IORM MICROLAF3 CCDAH PAPIDS • DE!'. 'd0II1ES rte. adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such ajudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordinance shall e in e ect a er is na1 passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this ATTEST: -TTTML Pocolved 6 Approved my The Legal Department MICROU LM[D BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES It was moved by 'and seconded by that the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: BALMER ERDAHL LYNCH NEUHAUSER PERRET ROBERTS VEVERA First consideration Vote for passage: Second consideration Vote for passage: mLROrIDIED BY JORM MIC ROLA B CEDAR RAPIDS • DES 110111[5 FOM