Village of Beverly Hills, MI

Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Electrical Code, in accordance with Section 8b(6) of Act 230, of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, the Building Official of the Village of Beverly Hills is hereby designated as the enforcing agency to discharge responsibility of the Village of Beverly Hills under Act 230, of Public Acts of 1972, as amended, State of Michigan. The Village of Beverly Hills assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said Act throughout its corporate limits.{Ord. 285, 9-27-97}{Ord. 303, 7-28-01}

25.02 CODE REFERENCED

All electrical equipment in any buildings, structures and premises covered by this Ordinance shall be designed, constructed, installed, altered and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the State Code. This Code provides reasonable safeguards to the public health, safety and welfare as they are affected by the installation and/or maintenance of electrical equipment. {Ord. 303, 7-28-01}

25.03 FEES FOR INSPECTION

When an application is made for a permit, license, or registration required under the terms of this Ordinance, a fee shall be paid in an amount as prescribed by Resolution of the Village of Beverly Hills Council. {Ord. 303, 7-28-01}

25.04 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO BUILDING

Subject to the Constitution and the laws of the State of Michigan, the Building Official and/or his or her deputy shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in this discharge of his or her official duties for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the installation of electrical wiring, electrical devices and/or electrical materials contained therein and shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all electrical supply and to disconnect, in cases of emergency, any wire where such electrical currents are dangerous to life or property or may interfere with the work of the Fire Department. {Ord. 303, 7-28-01}

25.05 PERMITS

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, alter, maintain, service or repair electrical equipment in or on any building, structure or part thereof, or on premises or cause or permit therein or thereon the installation, altering, maintaining, servicing or repairing of any electrical equipment without a permit having been obtained therefore as provided herein. Nothing in this section shall be considered as applying to any person engaged in repairing and maintaining electrical appliances. {Ord. 303, 7-28-01}

25.06 INSPECTION

Upon the completion of the wiring of any building, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same to notify the Electrical Inspector to inspect the installation as soon as possible, and if it is found to be fully in compliance with this Code and does not constitute a hazard to life and property, he shall issue on request to such person, firm or corporation for delivery to the owner a certificate of inspection authorizing connection to the electrical service and the turning on the current. All wires which are to be hidden from view shall be inspected before concealment and any person, firm or corporation installing such wires shall notify the Village of Beverly Hills, giving sufficient time in which to make the required inspection before such wires are concealed.

25.07 REINSPECTION

The Electrical Inspector may make periodically a thorough reinspection of the installation in buildings of all electric wiring, electric devices and electric material now installed or that may hereafter be installed, within the Village of Beverly Hills and when the installation of any such wiring, devices, and/or material is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified 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 (15) days, or any longer period specified by the Electric Inspector in said notice. The Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect or order in writing the discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devices, and/or material so found to be defectively installed until the installation of such wiring, devices and material has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector.

25.08 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

No certificate of inspection shall be issued unless the electrical installation is in strict conformity with the provisions of this Code, the statues of the State of Michigan, the rules and regulations issued by the Michigan Public Service Commission under the authority of the State statutes, and unless they are in conformity with approved methods of construction for safety to persons and property. The regulations as laid down in the National Electrical Code, as approved by the American Standards Association and in the National Electrical Safety Code, as approved by the American Standards Association, and in the Village of Beverly Hills' rules and regulations established as hereinafter provided (Section 25.11f) shall be prima facie evidence of such approved methods.

25.09 APPROVED MATERIALS

It shall be unlawful to install or use any electrical device, apparatus, or equipment designed for attachment to, or installation on any electrical circuit or system for heat, light or power that is not of good design and construction and safe and adequate for its intended use. The Electrical Inspector shall have power to disapprove the use or installation of devices not fulfilling these requirements. Devices, apparatus and equipment approved by such generally recognized authorities as United States Bureau of Standards, Electrical Testing Laboratories of New York, or Underwriters Laboratories shall be held to have the approval of the Electrical Inspector unless explicitly disapproved by said Authority for reasons for faulty design nd poor construction involving danger to persons and/or property.

It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector from time to time to inspect devices, apparatus and equipment offered to the public for use in installation to see that such items conform to the above requirements.

25.10 RECORD AND REVIEW

(a) The Village of Beverly Hills shall keep complete records of all permits issued and inspections made and other official work performed under the provisions of this Code.

(b) When the Electrical Inspector condemns all or part of any electrical installation the owner or his agent may within five (5) days after receiving written notice from the Electrical Inspector, file a petition in writing for review of said action of the Electrical Inspector with the Board of Electrical Examiners, upon receipt of which the said Board of Electrical Examiners shall at once proceed to determine whether said electrical installation complies with this Code, and within three (3) days shall make a decision in accordance with its findings.

25.11 LICENSE FOR ELECTRICAL WORK

(a) A Board of Electrical Examiners is hereby constituted consisting of the Electrical Inspector of the Village of Beverly Hills, a representative of an electrical utility company, a licensed Electrical Contractor, who is also a licensed Master Electrician, a licensed Journeyman Electrician, and the said Electrical Contractor and Journeyman Electrician shall have had at least ten (10) years experience in electrical work. The members of said Board of Examiners shall be appointed by the Village Council of the Village of Beverly Hills for such terms as shall be designated at the time of appointment. This Board shall examine all applicants for either Master Electrician's or Journeyman Electrician's licenses. Applicants failing to pass will not be eligible for re-examination in any reciprocating municipality for a period of thirty (30) days. All applicants for licenses shall designate their legal address as the location for their residence in the case of Journeyman and Master Electricians, and their legal address as the principal place of business in the case of electrical contractors. All Electrical Contractors, Master Electricians, and Journeymen Electricians having their legal address within the corporate limits of the Village of Beverly Hills shall secure their license from the Village of Beverly Hills.

The Board of Electrical Examiners shall prepare the application blanks, prescribe the examination and meet at least once a month on call of the Village of Beverly Hills to hold examinations. Due notice shall be given applicants of the date of examination.

All applications for examinations shall be in writing. The examination shall consist of an oral or written examination as the Examining Board shall determine, and such other practical tests in examination at the discretion of the Examining Board.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage as an independent contractor in the installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat or power purposes, where the electromotive force exceeds thirty (30) volts in or about buildings and/or structures located within the Village of Beverly Hills without first having procured a license.

(b) ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

An applicant for an Electrical Contractor's License shall be over eighteen (18) years of age and shall be the holder of a Master Electrician's License, or shall regularly employ a person who is the holder of a Master Electrician's License who shall be actively in charge of work for the applicant.

To be issued by community in which business is located.

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the occupation or trade of Journeyman Electrician in the installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of electrical wiring equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat, power or medical purposes where the electromotive force exceeds thirty (30) volts in or about buildings and/or structures within the Village of Beverly Hills without having first taken the examination and obtained a license as herein provided. This provision shall not apply to helpers and apprentices, provided such work as they may do is performed under the direction and supervision of licensed Journeyman Electricians who shall be on the premises at all times when such helpers or apprentices are performing such work on the premises.

(c) JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

An applicant in order to qualify for examination for Journeyman electrician License shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) years and shall be able to show four (4) years of practical experience in the type of electrical construction or maintenance work for which a license is required. In lieu of four (4) years of practical experience, an applicant shall present evidence of a total of not less than four (4) years in a combination of practical experience and training at a recognized trade or technical school, provided this includes a minimum of one (1) year practical experience. Evidence in writing from employers and technical schools shall be submitted by the applicant, showing type of work performed and length of time employed. All applicants shall submit to an examination as hereinafter provided.

(d) MASTER ELECTRICIAN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

An applicant for a Master Electrician License shall submit to the examination hereinafter provided and have attained the age of eighteen (18) years. Said applicant for a Master Electrician License shall have passed the examination for and had issued to him a Journeyman Electrician License for a period of at least two (2) years. He shall further agree that if a Master Electrician License is issued, he will notify the Board in writing within seventy-two (72) hours (three working days) of a change of employment where such employment was necessary to qualify his employer as an Electrical Contractor. Willful or negligent failure to give such notice of the Board shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of such license.

(e) The fee for an Electrical Contractor's, Master Electrician's and Journeyman Electrician's License shall be prescribed by the Village Council. Licenses shall expire on December 31st of each year, and shall be renewed upon application by the licensee, together with the payment of the required fee. After March 1st, all licenses not renewed shall be considered cancelled and may not be renewed except upon approval of the Examining Board. Electrical Contractor's, Master Electrician's and Journeyman Electrician's Licenses shall be issued by the Village of Beverly Hills upon recommendation of the Examining Board. Licenses issued under this Code shall be nontransferable and shall be displayed when required. Electrical Contractor's Licenses under the terms of this Code shall not secure permits for work to be done by any person not employed by said Electrical Contractor, and license may be revoked for violation for this rule.

No license shall be recognized by the Village of Beverly Hills unless such licenses are issued by a cooperating municipality having an Examining Board.

The Village of Beverly Hills shall permit Electrical Contractors lawfully licensed by other municipalities of the State of Michigan to install, alter or repair electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or fixtures for light, heat or power purposes within the corporate limits of the Village of Beverly Hills, upon payment of Five Dollars ($5.00) registration fee, provided that such municipalities reciprocate in recognizing Electrical Contractors who are duly licensed under the provisions of this Code by granting them the same privilege and charging the same uniform license and registration fees. Provided further, that the licensing ordinances are substantially equal to the requirements of this Code. Journeyman Electricians duly licensed by any municipality cooperating in the reciprocal arrangement shall be permitted to work in the Village of Beverly Hills without the payment of a registration fee. provided, however, that any Journeyman Electrician doing work within the Village of Beverly Hills, and holding a license from a cooperating municipality, shall register with the Village of Beverly Hills.

No Electrical Contractor's Licenses shall be recognized, for the purpose of registration, by the Village of Beverly Hills of applicants who maintain their principal place of business in a municipality which fails to approve, by affirmative action of its legislative body, the reciprocal and mutually interchangeable licensing arrangements covered by this Code.

Corporations applying for Electrical Contractor's Licenses, whose principal place of business is not in the State of Michigan, should obtain such license from the State of Michigan Electrical Administrative Board upon the payment of the prescribed fee.

Any Electrical Contractors, Master or Journeyman's License may, after a hearing, be suspended or revoked by the Examining Board having issued such license upon evidence present that false statements have been made upon application for license or upon evidence presented that the person firm or corporation holding such license willfully or by reason of incompetence repeatedly violates any rules and regulations relating to the inspection, maintenance, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment.

(f) The Board of Electrical Examiners is hereby empowered and it shall be their duty to promulgate and recommend such rules and regulations concerning electrical work in the Village of Beverly Hills as may be required to properly provide for the situations therein. The rules and regulations so made by the Board of Electrical Examiners shall be effective upon approval by the Village of Beverly Hills, and shall take precedence over plans specifications and National Electric Code Rules.

(g) A licensed electrician shall not be required for any wiring in or on a home and accompanying outbuildings owned, occupied or to be occupied by the person performing the installation, alteration or repair of wiring, devices, appliances and appurtenances, providing the Inspector deems such person qualified to perform such work and such person obtains a permit as required by this Code.

25.12 EXCEPTIONS

The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following:

(a) The installing of radio receiving sets and equipment. (The installation of convenience outlets for power supply to a radio set shall be subject to such rules and regulations.

(b) This Code and its provisions shall not apply to apparatus and equipment installed by or for any public utility operating under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Public Service Commission in the exercise of its function as a utility and when such apparatus or equipment is used primarily for the generation or distribution of electric current or for signal or communication purposes.

25.13 LIABILITY

This Code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning , operating, controlling or installing any electric wiring, electric devices and/or electric material for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein nor shall the Village of Beverly Hills be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided.

25.14 VIOLATIONS

Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions hereof, shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1.06.