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ORDINANCE NO.
2931
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
HEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the President and Board of
¡;,rustees of the Village of Mount Prospect under Article VII of the 1970
I:::onstitution of the State of Illinois and Section 11-37-2 and Section 11-37-3
f the Illinois Revised Statutes, the Village of Mount Prospect has heretofore
uly created an Electrical Commission; and '
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HEREAS, the Electrical Commission of the Village of Mount Prospect has
eviewed the'standards and specifications of electrical installations in the
illage and has prepared, and does recommend, the amendments hereinafter
et forth to the Codes and Ordinances of the Village of Mount Prospect with
espect to electrical inspections and fees for electrical permits, and has
ade a report thereof to the corporate authorities of the Village of Mount Prospect.
OW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
F THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
ECTION ONE: The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
ount Prospect find as facts the matters hereinabove set forth.
ECTION TWO: Pursuant to the authority vested in the President and Board of
rustees of the Village of Mount Prospect under Article VII of the 1970'
onstitution of the State of Illinois and Sections 11-37-2 and 11-37-3 of the
llinois Revised Statutes, Section 21.604 of the Municipal Code of the Village of
1'ount Prospect of 1957, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended
n its entirety by changing the electrical fees; so that hereafter the said
ection 21. 604 shall be and read as follows:
"Section 21.604. ELECTRICAL PERMITS. The permit fee to be
charged for electrical installation and alteration shall be as follows:
A. T1inimum permit fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
B. For the inspection of original installation of a one
or two family dwelling, the fee shall be:
1. 0 to 1,000 sq. ft. $25.00
2. 1,001 to 1,599 sq. ft. $30.00
3. 1,600 to 2,399 sq. ft. $35.00
4. 2,400 to 2,999 sq. ft. $40.00
5. 3,000 sq. ft. and over $45.00
In addition to the foregoing, an electrical service fee
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shall be paid in accordance with schedule for new service
fees.
C.
Conversions of single family residences, such as garages,
recreation rooms, dormers, etc., the permit fee shall be
computed as: minimum fee $20.00, plus number of electrical
devices added x 50~.
D.
CoϮercial and industrial remodeling: minimum fee plus
50~ per device, if no new circuits are added.
E.
The fee for the inspection of electric motors or power
consuming devices other than lighting circuits shall be:
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Base fee
$6.00
2., Plus each horsepower or kilowatt 50t
. (each kilowatt of electrical power shall be considered
1 horsepower for fee purposes).
F. Circuit Count Schedule:
CIRCUITS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 .
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26-50 inclusive
51-75 inclusive
over 75
2 WIRE CIRCUIT
$ 5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
4 5'~0 0
50.00
54.00
58.00
62.00
66.00
70.00
74.00
78.00
82.00
86.00
90.00
94.00
98.00
102.00
106.00
, 110.00
3.50
3.25
3.00
each additional
each additional
each additional
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For the inspection of a three (3) wire circuit, the fee
shall be double the amount of a two (2) wire circuit.
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established by sub-section "J".
K.
When inspections are called for and reinspection is requi e
a reinspection fee of $20.00 wili be deducted from bond 0
deposit fees.
L.
For feeders installed or increased in ampacity as a separ
ate installation:
one fee der
each additional feeder
$10.00
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SECTION THREE: Article VIII of Chapter 21 (Building Code) contained
in the Municipal Code of Mount Prospect of 1957, as amended, be and the
same is hereby further amended in its entirety; so that hereafter the
said Article VIII of Chapter 21 shall be and read as follows:
" ARTICLE VIII.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
ECTION 21.8100 ENFORCEMENT OF ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS - ADMINIS-
RATIVE POWERS AND DUTIES:
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A.
The installation of all electric wiring and electric
equipment provided for in this article shall be done
in strict accordance with the electrical regulations
of this article.
B.
The Chief Electrical Inspector of the Bureau of Code
Enforcement shall administer the electrical regulations
of this article.
C.
The electrical regulations of this article shall not be
construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility
of any person owning, operating, selling, offering for
sale or installing any electrical wires, appliances, ap-
paratus, construction or equipment, for damages to anyone
injured by any defect therein by reason of the inspection
authorized herein or the certificate of inspection issued
by the Bureau of Code Enforcement; nor shall the munici-
pality be held liable for any damages resulting from the
enforcement of the electrical regulations of this article.
D.
In all cases where any action is taken by the Chief
Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of any
of the sections contained in the electrical regulations
of this article, such acts shall be done in the name of
and on behalf of the municipality, and the said Chief
Electrical Inspector, or'his designate, in so acting for
the municipality, shall not render himself liable for any
damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result
of any such act committed in good faith in the discharge
of his duties, and any suit brought against said Chief
Electrical Inspector or his designate by reason thereof,
shall be defended by the corporation counsel of said
municipality until final termination of the proceedings
contained therein.
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For the inspectio~ of a four (4) wire circuit, the fee
shall be three (3) times the amount of a two (2) wire
circuit.
1.
The fees for examination of plans when plans are submitted
that are not in conjunction with construction or plumbing
shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
J.
For the inspection for new services, the fees shall be
as follows:
60 ampere service one meter $ 8.00
each additional meter 3.00
100 ampere service one meter 12.00
each additional meter 3.00
. 200 ampere service one meter 16.00
each additional meter 3.00
400 ampere service one meter 20.00
each additional meter 5.00
600 ampere service one meter 25.00
each additional meter 5.00
800 ampere service one meter 30.00
each additional meter 5.00
1000 ampere servicè one meter 35.00
each additional meter 5.00
1200 ampere service one meter 40.00
each additional meter 5.00
1400 ampere service one met'er 45.00
each additional meter 5.00
1600 ampere service one meter 50.00
each additional meter 5.00
1800 ampere service one meter 55.00
each additional meter 5.00
2000 ampere service one meter 60.00
each additional meter 5.00
3000 ampere service one meter 85.00
each additional meter 5.00
4000 ampere service one meter 110.00
each additional meter 5.00
5000 ampere service one meter 135.00
each additional meter 5.00
6000 ampere service one meter 160.00
each additional meter 5.00
7000 ampere service one meter 185.00
each additional meter 5.00
8000 ampere service one meter 210.00
each additional meter 5.00
9000 ampere service one meter 235.00
each additional meter 5.00
10000 ampere service one meter 260.00
each additional meter 5.00
For service ampere ratings other than those listed, the
fee is to be that provided for the next larger size as
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The electrical icl may be modi-
fied or waived in particular
cases where such modification or waiver is specifically
permitted or in particular cases where an advancement in
the technology of electricity makes such modification or
waiver advisable in the best interest of the people.
Such "Special Permission It shall in all cases be obtained
from the Chief Electrical Inspector in writing prior to
the commencement of the work.
F.
The Chief Electrical Inspector or the Electrical Inspector
shall have the power to enter any building or premises
at any reasonable hour in the discharge of their duties,
and it shall be competent for them, when necessary, to
remove any existing obstructions such as laths, plastering,
boarding, or partitions which may prevent a perfect in-
spection of the electrical equipment; they shall also
have the power to enter any building used in whole or in
part for the purpose of public assemblage at any time when
occupied by the public, in order to examine electrical
equipment in such building, and it shall be unlawful for
any person to interfere with them in the performance of
their duties.
G.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Chief Electrical Inspector,
it shall be necessary to call upon the department of
police för the aid and assistance in carrying out or en-'
forcing any of the provisions of this article governing
the inspection of electrical equipment, he shall have the
authority to do so and it shall be the duty of any member
of the department of police when called upon by said Chief
Electrical Inspector, to act according to the instructions
of and to perform such duties as may be required by such
Chief Electrical Inspector in order to enforce or put into
effect the provisions of this article relating to the
inspection of electrical equipment.
H.
No registered electrician shall install any electrical
conduits, electrical wires, equipment, or apparatus in
any building or structure, for which a permit is required,
until such permit shall have been secured. In case any
work is begun on the installation of electrical conduits,
raceways, or the installation, alteration, or repair of
electrical wires or apparatus in any building or structure
without a permit authorizing the same, being first issued
therefor, or the aforesaid installations are being made
in violation of the electrical regulations of this
article, the Chief Electrical Inspector and the Electrical
Inspector shall have the power to stop such work at once
and to order any and all persons engaged therein, to stop
and desist therefrom until the proper permit is secured.
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electrical
who are under
Inspector, shall
the right to
the electrical
The Chief Elec
inspectors who may be designated, and
the direction of the Chief Electrical
have full police power and shall have
arrest any person who violates any of
regulations of this code.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
A.
It shall be unlawful for any individual, company or cor-
coration to sell, offer for sale, give away gratis,
install, alter, repair or use any electrical equipment
or appliance intended for use in the municipality which
does not conform to the standards set forth in this
article.
B.
The term Ttregistered electrician!! as used in this article
shall be understood to mean any person installing or
altering electrical equipment for the utilization of
electricity supplied for light, heat, or power, not
including radio apparatus or equipment for wireless
reception of sounds and signals, conductors, and other
equipment installed for or by public utilities including
common carriers which are under the jurisdiction of the
Illinois ,Commerce Commission, for use in their operation
as public utilities; but the term !!registered electrician!!
does not include employees employed by an electrical
. contractor to do or supervise work.
C.
The Chief Electrical Inspector of the Bureau of Code
Enforcement, or the Electrical Inspector, in the event of
code violations or hazardous equipment, are hereby em-
powered to attach to electrical cabinets and equipment,
any official notice or seal to prevent use of electricity,
and it shall be unlawful for any other person to put or
attach such seal, or to break, change, destroy, tear~
mutilate, cover, or otherwise deface or injure any such
official notice or seal posted by an electrical inspector
of the Bureau of Code Enforcement.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person in any way to cut,
disturb, alter, or change any electrical wiring or to
permit such electrical wiring to be cut, disturbed, altered
or changed, unless done in conformity with the electrical
regulations of this article.
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F.
It shall be r person to overfuse any
conductor, motor, or apparatus in excess of the maximum
allowed by the electrical regulations of this article
for such conductor, motor, or apparatus, or to install
any substitute in lieu of an approved fuse or device so
as to remove or reduce the factor of safety of the same.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for
sale any tool or device especially made or intended for
the purpose of defeating the non-interchangeablility
feature of overcurrent protective devices. Nor shall any
individual, company or corporation sell, offer for sale
or give away gratis any tool or device which by its very
nature defeats the intent of those sections of the.
National Electrical Code relating to the non-interchange-
ability of overcurrent devices.
This section is not intended to prohibit the use' of
dsvices which are made available by manufacturers in
order to accomplish the permitted interchange of over-
current protective devices, which such devices are made
available only by the manufacturer of the overcurrent
protective devices to be changed.
Each such device sold, offered for sale or given away
gratis shall constitute a separate violation of this
ordinance and shall be so prosecuted.
When contracts to install electrical work have been
obtained by persons who are not registered as electricians
or electrical contractors, as provided for in this chap-
ter and the contract is assigned or sublet to a registered
electrician on a subcontract basis, the name of such
registered electrician or electrical contractor shall
immediately be disclosed by the registered electrician
or electrical contractor to the other party to the
con~ract in writing. .
REGISTERED ELECTRICIANS AND/OR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the
business of electrical contractor, without being regis-
tered as an electrician or an electrical contractor.
If such person is registered for the current year in anothe
city or village within the state of Illinois, in conformity
with the state statutes, such electrician or electrical
contractor shall be required to show proof of such regis-
tration.
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SUPERVISING ELECTRICIAN
A.
Before any permit to install or alter electrical work
shall be issued to any person, entitled to secure
permits under the electrical regulations of this article,
he shall appoint or employ a person who may be himself
or some other person who, for the purpose of the electrical
regulations of this municipality, shall be known as a
supervising electrician. The supervising electrician shall
perform the work or supervise and direct the installation,
alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical wires
and apparatus authofized by permits issued under the
authority of this chapter. All applications for permits
shall be countersigned by said supervising electrician.
PERMITS GENERALLY
A.
No electrical equipment shall be installed or altered
except upon a permit first issued by the Bureau of Code
Enforcement authorizing the installation, alteration,
or repair of electrical equipment.
1.
Where an electrical installation has been started
prior to the issuance of a permit for such work,
the normal permit fee as required by this article
shall be increased by the amount of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
2.
Where a registered electrician or electrical contractor
is found doing electrical work without, a permit on
three separate occasions in one calendar year, a
hearing shall be held by the Chief Electrical Inspector
at which time the permit privileges of sai.d electrician
or electrical contractor may be suspended for a period
of time not to exceed one year. The members of the
Electrical Commission shall be present at such hear-
ings and shall act as advisors to the Chief Electrical
Inspector in determining what course of action should
be taken.
B.
The Bureau of Code Enforcement shall issue permits for
such installation and alteration of electrical equipment
in all cases where application for such permit shall be'
made in accordance with the rules and regulations applicabl
thereto; provided, however, that no permit shall be issued
for installing or altering by contract, electrical equip-
ment, unless the person applying for such permit is
registered as required ~n this article, and further
provided, that the inspection fee as provided for in this
article shall have been paid in advance upon filing the
application.
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C.
The Chief Electrical Inspector or the Electrical In-
spector of the Bureau of Code Enforcement shall
inspect all electrical equipment installed or altered,
except such electrical equipment as may be lawfully
exempt, ê.nd shall require that it conform to the elec-
trical regulations of this article.
D.
Upon completion of such installation or alteration in
compliance with the electrical regulations of this
article, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall, on request
made by a registered electrician or electrical contractor
issue a certificate of inspection covering such installa-
tion or alteration; provided, however, that no such
certificate shall be issued until all inspection fees
for such installation have been paid.
E.
The Chief Electrical Inspector or the Electrical Inspector
are hereby empowered to re-inspect any electrical equip-
ment within the scope of the electrical regulations of
this article, and when said electrical equipment is found
to be unsafe to life or property, shall notify in writing
either the owner, his agent for the purpose of managing,
controlling or collecting rents or any other person
managing, controlling, using or operating the same to
place such electrical equipment in a safe and secure con-
dition in compliance with the electrical regulations of
this article within such time as the Chief Electrical
Inspector shall consider just and reasonable, but in no
event shall this time exceed fifteen (15) days from
the date of such notice. Refusal to comply with the re-
quirements of such notice shall subject the person owning,
managing, operating or using such electrical equipment
to the penalties provided for in this article. The Chief
Electrical Inspector and the Electrical Inspector are
hereby empowered to cut off and stop current to any elec-
trical equipment found to be unsafe to life or property.
F.
The Bureau of Code Enforcement shall keep complete records
of all permits issued and inspections made and other
official work performed under the electrical regulations
of this article.
G.
Whenever any electrical equipment has been installed or
altered, no electrical current shall be used on such
equipment, except as hereinafter provided, previous to
the inspection of such equipment by the Chief Electrical
Inspector or by an electrical inspector under his juris-
diction and the issuance of a temporary current permit
covering designated portions or the entirety of such
installation or alteration; provided, however that in case
of any installation or alteration, covered by permit
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authorizing such o~ or alteration, the portion
of such equipment comprising the service entrance
equipment and wiring, the meter and meter connection
cabinet and the meter wiring up to but not beyond the
customerTs disconrtecting switch or other disconnecting
device may be made electrically alive, prior to inspection
and the issuance of a temporary current permit; and
provided further that, in such case, the Chief Electrical
Inspector or his designate shall be notified of the in-
tention to make such portion of the equipment electrically
alive and that the customerTs disconnecting switch or
other disconnecting device shall be sealed in the Hoff"
position and tagged with a warning notice reading as follow:
H It shall be unlawful for any person to place this switch
in the Ton' or 'closedT position or to use electricity
on any wiring beyond this switch previous to the issuance,
by the Chief Electrical Inspector, of a temporary current
p~rmit or a certificate of inspection authorizing the use
of current on this installation.H
H.
Failure on the part of any registered electrician or
electrical contractor to correct any defect, error, or
deficiency in any work installed under the authority of
a permit issued to him by the Bureau of Code Enforcement
within ten calendar days after written notification thereof
by the said bureau or within such further reasonable
time as may, upon request, be prescribed, the Chief
Electrical Inspector shall, without further notice, stop
the issuance of permits to such registered electrician or
contractor until such corrections have been made, inspected
and approved. In addition thèreto the penalty provided
in this article may be enforced. '
The Chief Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to
suspend the permit privileges of any registered electrician
or electrical cpntractor who shall fail to pay any just
indebtedness for inspection fees for electrical wires and
apparatus as fixed by that part of this article dealing
therewith, until such registered electrician electrical
contractor shall discharge and pay to the municipality
all just indebtedness then due and owing from such reg-
istered electrician.
I.
The Chief Electrical Inspector or his designate is auth-
orized to revoke any permit or certificate obtained by
fraud, misrepresentation, or in any way contrary to the
provisions of the electrical regulations of this article,
for the installation, alteration, repair, and use of any
electrical equipment.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, or
repair any electrical wires or apparatus by authority of
a permit issued to and for the use of some other person.
K.
It shall be unlawful for any registered electrician or
electrical contractor to secure or furnish a permit for the
installation, alteration, and repair of electrical wires
and apparatus to any person not entitled to such permit
under the electrical regulations of this article.
L.
It shall be unlawful for any person to change, add to, or
mutilate so as to chànge the original wording, unless
a~thorized by the Chief Electrical Inspector, of any
written or printed form issued to registered electricians
or electrical contractors by the Bureau of Code Enforcement.
M.
Any person violating any of the sections of this article
shall be subject to the penalties provided for in the last
section of this article, and in addition thereto, the permit
certificate, or any printed form issued to a registered
electrician or electrical contractor shall be revoked
by the Chief Electrical Inspector or his designate. Notice
of revocation shall be in writing to the person violating
any of those sections.
VIOLATION OF CHAPTER PROVISIONS
A.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
article, or who maintains any electrical wiring and
apparatus found to be dangerous to life and property,
shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for each
offense. Each day such violation shall continue shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense, and so much
of any electrical installation 'as may be erected or altered
and maintained in violation of this article shall be con-
demned and the Chief Electrical Inspector or his designate
are hereby empowered to cut off and discontinue current
to such electrical wires and apparatus.
SEC ION 21.8101
RULES ADOPTED
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the instal-
lat on of all electric wiring and equipment provided for in this
art cle, there is hereby adopted the 1978 edition of the NATIONAL
ELE TRICAL CODE, promulgated by the National Fire Protection Associ-
ati n except such portions thereof as are hereinafter expressly
del ted, modified, or amended.
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Provisions of this article or amendments thereto shall
govern and control in case of conflict.
Special rules and regulations regarding the installation,
alterations and use of electrical equipment are as
follows:
1.
Service. The service wires and service switch on all
residential 'installations shall be at least 100
ampere capacity.
2.
Circuit Requirements. In single family residences
the main service entrance equipment shall consist of
a single disconnect of not less than 100 ampere
capacity which shall serve a circuit box which shall
,contain space to accommodate no less than sixteen (16)
full size circuit breakers, six (6) of which must be
in use for any dwelling ~nit, having 1,000 square
feet or less of floor area.
3.
Receptacle Requirements. In single family residences
no more than ten (10) receptacles or outlets shall
be tied into any circuit.
Special Requirements. There shall be a minimum of two
20-ampere appliance circuits in the kitchen of any
dwelling, and a minimum of one 15 or20-ampere cir-
cuit in the laundry room.
Ground-Fault Circuit Protection.
a)
Ground-fault circuit interrupters shall be self-
contained units, circuit-breaker types, receptacle
types or other approved types.
Exception No.1: Ground-fault circuit-interrup-
ters shall be permitted in a panelboard that
contains circuits protected by other than ground-
fault circuit interrupters. '
Exception No.2: Supply conductors to a feed
through, receptacle-type, ground-fault circuit
interrupter shall be permitted in the same en-
closure.
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(a)
Dwelling Units.
(b)
2)
All l20-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20
ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms,
laundry rooms (that is, receptacles in-
stalled within 5 feet, in any direction
of laundry tub and washer and dryer),
kitchens (that is, receptacles installed
within 5 feet of kitchen sink, excluding
receptacles installed behind a stationary
appliance) and garages of dwelling units
shall have ground fault circuit interrup-'
ter protection for personnel.
All 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20
ampere receptacles installed outdoors,
where there is direct grade level access
to the dwelling unit and to the recep-
tacles shall have ground-fault circuit
interrupter protection for personnel.
Bathroom: a bathroom is an area including
a basin with one or more of the following:
a toilet, a tub, or a shower. Such
ground-fault circuit interrupter protection
may be provided for other circuits, lo-
cations, and occupancies, and where used,
will provide additional protection against
line-to-ground shock hazard.
(a),
Swimming Pools
Ground-fault circuit interrupters are
required. All electric equipment, in-
cluding power supply cords, used ~ith
storable swimming pools and permanently
installed pools shall be protected by
ground-fault circuit interrupters.
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Permanently installed swimming,
wading pools: those that are con-
structed in the ground, on the
ground, or in a building in such
a manner that the pool cannot be
readily disassembled for storage.
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Storable swimming or wading pools:
a pool with a maximum dimension of
fifteen (15) feet and a maximum wall
height of three (3) feet and is so
constructed that it may be readily
disassembled for storage and re-
assembled to its original integrity.
6.
Outlet Requirements. In single family residences,
there shall be at least one outlet on each wall in
excess of 2 feet in width, except in bathrooms,
closets, hall areas, garages and basements.
7.
Signs. No sign shall be erected within eight (8) feet
of any line conductors, service drops or power lines.
8.
For the construction of or addition to attached and
detached garages, one lampholder, one switch and one
receptacle shall be required.
a)
The Chief Electrical Inspector, who shall be the
Building Superintendent, shall maintain three (3)
copies of the National Electric Code of 1978 on
file in his office at all times; the same to be
available for public inspection during all regular
business hours.
S CTION 21.8102 PERMITS
N electrical equipment shall be installed or altered within the
V llage of Mount Prospect unless a permit for such installation or
a teration be first issued by the Chief Electrical Inspector who
s all be the Building Superintendent.
S CTION 21.8103 DEFINITION
T e term "electrical equipment" as used in this article means con-
d ctors and equipment installed for the utilization of electricity
s pplied for lights, heat or power, but does not include radio
a paratus or equipment for wireless reception of sounds and signals,
n r ordinary household appliances such as toasters, vacuum cleaners,
w shing machines, and does not include apparatus, conductors and
0 her equipment installed for or by public utilities including
c on carriers, which are under the jurisdiction of the Illinois
C erce Commission, for use in their operation as public utilities.
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ECTtD'ff 21.804 APPLIANCES
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0 permit for the installation, alteration and use of electrical
quipment shall be issued except pursuant to an application there-
ore made out on a printed form, to be furnished by the Chief
lectrical Inspector, who shall be the Building Superintendent, or
is duly authorized designate, and submitted to the Electrical
nspection Department, which shall be a divisio~ of the Bureau of
ode Enforcement, and upon the payment of a fee in advance, as
ereinafter provided.
A.
The application for each permit shall contain the name of
the owner, or user of electrical equipment to be installed,
altered or used, and the location of the premises where
such installation or alteration is to be made by street
and number, and a detailed description and plan of the
work to be done (Exception: No plan required on service
revis ions) .
ECTION 21.805 REINSPECTION
A.
The Electrical Inspector shall periodically make a thoroug
reinspection of the installation in buildings of all elec-
tric wiring, electric devices and electric material now
installed or that may hereinafter be installed, within the
Village of Mount Prospect, and when the installation of
such wiring, devices or material is found to be in a
dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm or corpor-
ation owning, using or operating the same shall be notifie ,
and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required
to place such wiring, devices and material in a safe
condition and have such work completed within fifteen days
or any longer period specified by the Electrical Inspector
in said notice.
The Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect
or order the discontinuance of electrical service to such
wiring, devices or material until the same has been made
safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector.
B.
Each reinspection of any overhead, underground, or interio
wires, or equipment shall be charged for according to
time required for such reinspection by the Electrical
Inspection Department, at a rate of $20.00 per hour.
C.
Whenever extra inspections are made on account of in-
accurate or incorrect information, failure to make necessa ÿ
reports, or faulty construction, a charge of $20.00 per
hour shall be made by the eiectrical inspection department
for time consumed in making extra inspections.
CTION 21.8106 CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL
A.
The Chief Electrical Inspector, who shall be the Building
Superintendent, shall issue a final certificate of
approval after the completion of installation of all
wiring or all apparatus if said work if found to be in
full compliance of the terms of this article and with the
rules adopted.
B.
It shall be unlawful to use or ~urn on power into, or
induce any electric current to flow through any wires or
equipment hereafter installed for which certificate has
not been issued (Exception: service revisions).
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SECTION 21.8107 APPEALS FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR
In case of a dispute between the applicant and the Chief Electrica
Inspector, who shall be the Building Superintendent, about any
installation, maintenance or repair, the applicant may appeal the
decision to the Electrical Commission of the Village of Mount
Prospect. Furthermore, the applicant may appeal the Commission's
decision to the President and Board of Trustees, who shall review
the recommendation of the Electrical Commission prior to making an
final decision.
EQUIPMENT AND/OR PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
OF THE 1978 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ARE HEREBY PROHIBITED AND NOT
APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION 'IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT: '
A. Exception to Article 110-16 (e)
B. Exception to Article 110-16 (f)
C. Exception #2 to Article 230-47
D. Article 230-50
E. Article 230-51
F. Article 230-52
G. Article 230-54 (b, c and d)
H. Article 339-3 (a) (4)
and the following in their entirety:
I. Article 320
J. Article 324
K. Article 330
L. Article 333
M. Article 334
N. Article 336
O. Article 337
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Article 338
Q.
Article 349
R.
Article 350, with certain exceptions being:
1.
Maximum 6' whips for fixture wiring
2.
remodeling jobs where fishing outlets into finished
walls is necessary
3.
in the wiring of fixed and/or stationary appliances,
such as disposals, dishwashers, kitchen hood fans,
attic exhaust fans, electric water heaters, and in
some cases~ electric baseboard heaters
4.
in commercial and industrial wiring: any motor or
power consuming device where vibration is a factor
5,.
in all occasions where installations must be dry
and not hazardous
S. Article 352 (b)
T. Article 356
u. Article 358
v. Article 363 "
SECTION FOUR:, In the event that any part of parts of this Ordinance shall be
held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. The Board pf Tr1,1stees ofth~ Village
of Mount Prospect hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining
parts of this Ordinance if it had know that such part or parts thereof would
I be declared unconstitutional. '. . - ,
SECTION FIVE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form.
AYES:
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PASSED this
day of August, 1979.
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APPROVED this 7 th '
day of August, 1979.
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