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An Ordinance to create Sections 14.34 and 14.58, to repeal Subsections 14.55(11) and 14.57(11), and to repeal and recreate Section 14.85 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code regarding electric services, contractor licensing requirements and permit fees.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 14.34 of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby created as follows::
14.34 RESIDENCE WITHOUT ELECTRIC SERVICE UNSAFE & UNINHABITABLE
Every residential dwelling unit shall be supplied with proper electric service from the utility company or other proper electric service such as wind energy supply, when approved by the electrical inspector. Any residence without electric service is deemed uninhabitable and unsafe and shall not be occupied for living purposes until proper electric service is provided.
14.35 - 14.49 RESERVED
PART II. Section 14.55(11) of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
PART III. Section 14.57(11) of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
PART IV. Section 14.58 of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby created to read as follows:
14.58 SPECIAL LICENSE. The Director of the Department of Building Inspections may issue an Electrical Contractor License to a contractor to secure a one-time per year electrical permit subject to notification to the Electrical Review Board.
PART V. Section 14.85 of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
14.85 FEE SCHEDULE
(1) Service and service disconnect switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35/100 amps
or fraction thereof
plus $20/disconnect switch
(2) Feeders and sub-feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20/100 amps or fraction thereof
(3) Temporary wiring installation for construction, fire damage, etc. . . . .min. permit fee
(4) Wire ways, bus ways, under-floor raceways or auxiliary gutters . . . . .$1/linear foot
(5) Switches, receptacles, data/phone/CATV devices, doorbells, surge protectors, etc.
$1/device
(6) Dimmers, occupancy sensors, audible or visual signal devices (i.e., fire horns)
exit/emergency light fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3/device or fixture
(7) Incandescent lighting fixtures - medium base, studded lights and festoon ltg., etc. $1/each
(8) Fluorescent fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1/each
(9) Track lighting, plug-in, strip, trolley duct, trolley wire or similar systems. .$1/linear foot
(10) HID Fixtures - such as mercury vapor, sodium, metal halide, etc . . . . . . . $2/each
(11) Paddle fans, vent fans and similar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5/each
(12) Appliances - Ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, dishwashers, disposals, water heaters
hand dryers, other power outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5/each
(13) Gas, oil, electric furnaces or boilers and related wiring (incl. required recepts./lights)
$30/each
(14) Air conditioner/Refrigeration unit - each motor compressor unit
(including required recepts/lighting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30/each
(15) Electric space heating baseboard systems, duct heater, etc. . . . . . . $10/zone control
(16) Swimming pool, spa, hot tub (incl. wiring, grounding & related req. recepts/lighting)
$60.00/each
(17) Commercial combination heating/air cond/ventilation units (incl. required related
wiring, recepts/lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00/unit
(18) Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 plus $1/HP
$50/maximum
(19) Generators, transformers, reactors, rectifiers, capacitors, welders, converters or similar
$30/each
(20) Special equipment - Hydro-massage bathtubs, tanning beds, medical equipment,
fuel dispensers, other commercial outlets or equipment . . . . . . . . . .$30/each
(21) Electric Signs (neon, fluorescent, incandescent, combination or other) . . . . . .$30/each
(22) Change, alter, repair electrical installations, business occupancy orders, or where none
of the above specific fees apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100
(23) Reinspection or failure to call for inspection prior to concealment and/or
final inspection - per occurrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
(24) Special inspection after work hours - 2 hours maximum. . . . . . . . . . . . .$200
(25) Work started prior to electric permit being issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300
(26) Residential affidavit permit. One-or two-family use properties only for furnace
and/or air conditioner replacement or single appliance, or up to five light
fixtures or devices (new or replacement) installation. No inspection required
The contractor certifies by signature on permit that the installation conforms
to all applicable regulations and has been performed in a safe, legal and
workmanlike manner. This must be the only work covered by this permit. .$45/permit
(27) Minimum charge for any permit except residential affidavit permit. . . $85/1 or 2 family,
$100/all other
(28) Special inspection and written report in response to written inquiries . . . $200/report
(29) Plan review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40/0.5 hours
(30) Appeals to Electrical Review Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
(31) Permit Refund. Excepting plan review, initiation, or special fees, that portion of an electrical permit in excess of $100 is eligible to be refunded to the permit holder for work not yet started. A refund request is to be made in writing to cancel the permit and received in the Building Inspection office within 120 days of the issuance of the permit. Requests received after 120 days may be referred to the Common Council.
(32) The Director may waive or reduce the fee of any permit upon proper cause.
PART VI. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART VII. This ordinance shall take effect after publication and become effective on January 1, 2010.
cc: Development Department
Planning Division
Building Inspection Department
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