§ 9-87. Applications for permits.

(a)

Unless otherwise exempted in section 9-86, before any electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for light, heat or power may be installed outdoors or within or attached to any building or structure, either public or private, a written application for a permit shall be made to the electrical division by the electrical contractor who will perform the work. The application shall be signed by the contractor or an authorized employee thereof. When required by the building official, two (2) or more copies of plans, specifications and schedules drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work shall accompany every application. If the applicant has complied with all provisions of this article, a permit shall be issued for such installation as described in the application.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any county registered master electrician to sign permit applications for more than one (1) person, partnership, corporation, business trust or other legal entity.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any registered or certified, licensed electrical contractor to allow the use of his or its name by any other person, partnership, corporation, business trust or other legal entity, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining a permit for electrical construction.

(d)

Plans and specifications prepared by a professional engineer shall contain the following information:

(1)

Title block showing the name of the owner, location of the building, person responsible for preparing the plans, registered electrical engineer responsible for designing the plans, and date such plans are issued. The plans shall also bear the seal of an electrical engineer or architect registered in the state as required by state law.

(2)

Legend showing symbols used on drawings as adopted by nationally recognized societies or as explained on the drawings.

(3)

Type, location and capacity of all service equipment and meters.

(4)

Interrupting ratings of circuit protective devices specified and available symmetrical short circuit current at each panel and switchboard location where fault current is greater than ten thousand (10,000) amperes.

(e)

For multiple-occupancy buildings and multiple-tenant buildings, at the time of permitting, the contractor who installs the metered service shall submit with the permit application a one-line riser diagram for the metered electrical services.

(Code 1965, § 6-360(b), (d), (f), (h); Ord. No. 86-6, §§ 10(b), (d), (f), (h), 11, 3-17-86; Ord. No. 87-28, § 6, 7-21-87; Ord. No. 90-20, § 11, 9-10-90; Ord. No. 97-27, § 7, 12-30-97; Ord. No. 2000-12, § 3, 6-6-00; Ord. No. 2001-26, § 1(.W., Y.), 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2005-13 , § 1(N), 10-4-05)