HomeMy WebLinkAbout13051ORDINANCE NO. 13,051
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, SAID CHAPTER
DEALING WITH THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The following sections and subsections of Chapter 12 of
the Code of Ordinances are amended as follows:
A. - Section 12 -1 (a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
All electrical work for light, heat, power, or any other purpose placed
in or on any building or structure in the city limits shall be installed
in conformity with the rules and regulations as laid down in the National
Electrical Code as approved by the National Fire Protection Association
and in conformity with the additional rules and regulations as set forth
in this chapter. Where local rules and regulations are set forth in
this chapter they shall take preference over any rules conflicting
therewith.
- Section 12 -1 (d) is hereby amended to read as follows:
All electrical conductors operating at a difference of potential of
thirty volts or more and installed in or on any building or structure
in the City shall be installed by one of the following approved methods
i.e., rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, flexible conduit,
metal molding, steel tube, approved metal duct, approved nonmetallic
conduit, flexible steel armored cable, nonmetalic sheathed cable, knob
and tube work, or other wiring methods as may be specifically approved }
by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Conductors of less than 30 volts
will be governed by applicable sections of the National Electrical Code.
- Section 12 -2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
All electrical work of any kind and all systems shall satisfactorily
fulfill the purpose for which it is installed and all work shall be
executed in a neat and workmanlike manner. Slipshod or work not in
keeping with good electrical practice shall be classified as defective
and shall be immediately corrected by persons causing the same.
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All conductors carrying current with potential difference in all
apartments exceeding two stories in height (basement not used as
residence excluded), laundry facilities for apartment complexes
(except those in apartment buildings not exceeding two stories and
designed only for the occupants of the building in which they exist),
theaters, churches, auditoriums, garages, gasoline filling stations,
hotels, office buildings, schools, and other buildings normally used
for public purposes wherever located, shall be installed in approved
rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, steel tube, or flex-
ible conduit, commonly known as Greenfield, approved metal ducts and
metal moldings. Approved rigid nonmetallic conduit may be used where
nott in conflict with building codes.
2. When a business is operated in a residence or a residence is joined
to a place of business wheresoever located, all wiring installed
shall be in a metal raceway. Flexible steel armored cable, commonly
known as BX cable, will not be permitted.
(c) All wiring in non - residential buildings except as modified by Section
12 -2 (e) shall be done with wire having a minimum ampacity of 20 amperes,
allowing six outlets or receptacles to the circuit provided the load is
not greater than 70% of the circuit conductor rating. Lighting loads
shall not exceed 70% of the circuit rating or 14 amps on a 20 amp circuit.
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ampacity (dd) Residences and apartments shall be done with wire having a minimum
aE20 amperes, allowing eight outlets per circuit. However, kitchens, laundry rooms,
and breakfast rooms shall not have more than two duplex receptacles per 20
ampere circuit. In the absence of breakfast rooms, the same shall apply to
dinettes.
(e) Storerooms, stock rooms, toilets and hall -ways in non - residential buildings
may have eight outlets per circuit on wire having a minimum ampacity of 20
amperes, provided this number of outlets does not overload the circuit.
(f) 1. All convenience outlets for ironing boards must be installed outside the
ironing board cabinet unless the ironing board unit is listed by the Under-
writer's Laboratories, Inc., for the purpose for which it is used.
2. All attics on old jobs must be left open and adequate provision made for
inspections.
3. On new residential construction,'junction boxes will not be permitted in
attics except where necessary to be used for recessed fixtures, attic fans,
and /or central heating units.
(g) 1. No circuit shall be installed to operate at more than 80% of the conductor
capacity.
2. Circuit breakers installed on multi -wire circuits that are designed to
operate all poles simultaneously shall be factory designed as one assembly.
3. All electric ranges, in residences other than split type units, shall be
supplied with conductors with minimum ampacity of SO amps and shall ter-
minate in approved receptacles. These ranges shall be equipped with an
approved pigtail of the proper ampacity for the range to be installed.
Split type units consisting of an oven and counter top shall have a sep-
arate circuit to each according to the load and may be directly connected
to the circuit conductors. A range with factory equipped armored pigtail
shall be connected to an approved junction box.
4. The circuit supplying electric ranges or dryers shall have an insulated
neutral. A separate grounding conductor shall be provided in each circuit.
S. Radiant ceiling and wall heaters shall be on a separate circuit; size wire
governed by amperage load.
6. Motors of gas fired central heating systems and attic fans shall be con -
nected on circuits separate from other outlets; however, they can both be
connected on the same circuit as each must have a separate manually oper-
ate switch and would not be operated at the same time.
(h) 1. Grounding electrode conductors shall not be smaller than No. 8 gauge. Ground-
ing electrode conductors in residences shall be installed in conduit or
steel tube from the main line switch down the surface of the wall and
through the foundation; from this point the grounding electrode conductor
must be securely supported on approved insulators until it is connected to
the nearest point of ground. Grounding electrode conductors in buildings
where the wiring is required to be installed in metal shall be installed in
rigid conduit or steel tube from the main line switch to the point of ground.
2. The grounding electrode conductor shall not be run in a raceway with other
conductors.
(i) 1. All wiring installed in or under concrete, asphalt paving, or other type
floor on earth, shall be done with approved rigid steel conduit, IMC, or
rigid non - metallic conduit not smaller than three - quarter inch and wire
approved for this purpose.
2. Aluminum conduit shall not be installed in concrete or in contact with earth.
EMT shall not be used in contact with earth. Conduit installations for under-
ground or slabs shall be inspected before covered, or concrete is poured.
(j) All bell transformers must be fused with three ampere fuses and located in acces
sible places. They shall not be located in attics or other areas subject to above
normal heat.
(k) All multiple meter installations or service switch banks consisting of more than
six shall be protected by a main. service disconnect consisting of fuses or a
breaker. The main switch or breaker shall be of an approved type. No service
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or grouped services shall have more than six (6) breakers or means of discon-
nect without a main. No building shall have more than. six mains. The one to
six disconnects shall be in one enclosure except where special permission is
granted for the expansion of large existing commercial. or industrial elec-
trical systems or for non - residential multiple occupancy buildings. On multi-
unit buildings the main, or matins, ma.y be located at the transformer.
(1) Table governing size of service entrance switch and. service wires according to
number of circuits used:
NO. CIRCUITS
1 through 5
6 through 15
16 through 24
25 and over -- according to load
(m) 1. Before adding an additional meter
the proper zoning must be verifie
2. Service mast shall not be smaller
SIZE SERVICE SWITCH
60 Ampere
100 Ampere
150 Ampere
to an existing service on a residence,
i before the installation.
than 2" rigid conduit.
(n) 1. Service entrance switches shall be marked with name, address, and telephone
number of the electrical contractor installing such work. Apartment houses
or other multiple meter installations shall also have plainly marked the
number of the apartment or sufficient load designation;1marking shall be
permanent.
2. Service entrance switches and meter loops shall be located in readily acces-
sible places on the exterior of the structure or other approved outside
locations. The height of the meter sockets shall not be less than six feet
to the bottom of the socket. Special permission may be granted for stacked
meters. Special permission may be granted to permit the service equipment
for commercial or industrial buildings to be located immediately inside
the building as conditions require.
3. Services from the meter to the point of service entrance shall be installed
in rigid metal, intermediate metal conduit, or rigid nonmetallic conduit.
The feeders from the main disconnect to the branch circuit panels shall be
installed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical
metallic tubing, flexible metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, or ap-
proved nonmetallic cable. On Multi -unit structures, nonmetallic cable shall
not cross apartments or units other than the one in which it terminates.
(o) In existing structures, where new wiring is being installed, a;iy existing haz-
ardous wiring must be corrected, open knife sw:i.tciies, open fuse blocks, etc.,
removed before the new wiring will be approved.
(p) No job shall be considered as being completely roughed -in until all joints
have been soldered and taped, or approved connections and pigtails provided
for the hanging of fixtures.
(q) Nonmetallic cable may be run over the top of ceiling joist in attics when the
maximum distance from the top of the joist to the bottom of the rafter is not
greater than three (3) feet, in attic space of greater height, boring of the
joists or protective stripping of a minimum of I" x 3" strips will be required.
D. - Section 12 -3 (b) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Penalty for failure to obtain permit. In case it shall be discovered that any
electrical work has been installed or put into use, for which no permit has been
issued, the violator shall pay a fee equal to three times the permit fee which
shall have been paid for work done in violation thereof and no additional per-
mits shall be granted until all fees have been paid.
E. , Section 12 -3 (c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
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(c) Application for permit. All permits required for electrical work of any
nature must be secured by the master electricain in charge prior to the
commencement of such work.
EXCEPTION: A building contractor shall, be permitted to secure electrical
permits and to request inspections on temporary power centers for use dur-
ing construction of one and two - family dwellings. The permit may be taken
and scheduled for inspection the following workday or it may be placed on
a special "Will Call" file to be held until being requested. The actual
construction and maintenance of the temporary construction meter shall be
done by a licensed electrical contractor. When a reinspection fee is
required as a result of an improper installation, it shall be secured by the
electrical contractor making the correction.
F. - Section 12 -3 (e) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(e) Fees. All applications for permits shall be accompanied by the inspection
fees as hereinafter provided for. A minimum fee of $3.00 will be required
for each permit.
G. Section 12 -3 -(f) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(f) How to be made.
I. When a project consists of more than one structure, eaqh separate structure
shall have a separate electrical permit. For purposes'of determining where
separate permits are needed, buildings not having a common attic space, con-
nected only by a canopy, walkway, or similar connection shall be deemed to
be separate buildings.
2. Applications for permits shall be made according to the following table of
charges:
OPENINGS: For switches, receptacles, lighting fixtures, and other equipment
1 to 5 $ 1.00
provided there are other permit charges, otherwise:
1 to 10
11 to 20 2.00
21 to 30 3.00
31 to 40 4.00
41 to 50 5.25
51 to 60 6.00
61 to 70 6.75
8.25
71 to 80
81 to 90 9.75
11.25
91 to 100 12.75
101 to 110 14.25
111 to 120 15.75
121 to 130 16.25
131 to 140 18.75
141 to 150 20.25
151 to 165 22.50
166 to 180 24.00
181 to 200 25.50
201 to 220 27.00
221 to 240 28.50
241 to 260 30.00
261 to 280 31.50
281 to 300 33.00
301 to 325 34.50
326 to 350 36.00
351 to 375
376 to 400 37.50
39.00
Over 400 outlets add $1.50 for each 25 or fraction thereof.
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METER LOOPS
First Meter Loop $3.00. Additional Meter Loops (each) $1.00.
METER LOOPS WHERE THERE IS OTHER WIRING
First Meter Loop $1.00. Additional Meter Loops (each) .50 provided the minimum fee
of $3.00 is met.
LIGHTS: Lamp holders or sockets for tubes,lamps, etc. Each socket or lamp holder
shall be counted as one light for each tube or lamp.
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provided
there are other permit charges; otherwise $
1.00
1
to 15
16
to 30
2.00
31
to 45
3.75
46
to 60
5.25
61
to 75
6.00
76
to 90
6.75
91
to 105
7.50
106
to 125
8.25
126
to 150
9.75
151
to 175
10.50
176
to 225
12.00
226
to 275
13.50 `
276
to 325
15.00
326
to 400
16.50
Over
400 lights add $1.00 for each 35 or fraction thereof,
18.00
MOTOR AND GENERATOR WIRING
1/8 to 1 H.P. or K.W.
2 to 4 H.P. or K.W. $ 1.50
5 to 10 H.P. or K.W. 3.00
11 to 15 H.P. or K.W. 4.50
16 to 20 H.P. or K.W. 6.00
21 and over H.P. or K.W. 7.50
9.00
In motor installations calling for inspection fees of $30.00 and over; fractional
horsepower motors can be grouped for their total horsepower and paid for as one unit.
MISCELLANEOUS
Reinspection fee
Outside electric signs 3.00
5.00
Electric window signs 3.00
Neon borders, window and outside 2.00
Signboards 2.00
Rectifiers
Regular permit charge
Motion picture machine 3.00
Electric stoves, ranges, dryers or hot water heaters 7.50
3.00
X -Ray machines
Vent hood: 5.00
Dish washers •75
Disposals 1.50
Temporary construction meter 1.50
Temporary 3.00
P y power to building 3.00
Electric heat l..to 15 K.W. $3.00 - 16 to 25 K.W. 5.00
Special circuits for plug -in equipment such as
Window air conditioners (20 to 30 amp) $1.50 - 40 to 60,amp3.00
37 Festoc:i or temporary decorative wiring fee to be $1.50 for meter loop, .75�
each circuit, and .75�_ for each 50 lights.
4. For outdoor sales and display lots the above rule shall apply.
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5. For special equipment or apparatus for which no inspection fees are fixed
by this article, a charge of .75� per 1,000 watts or less consumed by such
equipment or apparatus shall be made.
6. When a temporary electrical construction meter is desired during the course
of construction or alteration of a building, temporary permit will be issued
at the regular permit fee.
7. Before any power is supplied to the permanent distribution system of a
building under construction, written notice must be submitted to this office
noting the length of time the temporary power will be needed before the final
electrical inspection is made, the understanding that the structure will not be
occupied until after the final inspection, and that the party submitting the
request will assume liability of any damage incurred as a result of discon-
nection of power from the building as a result of a violation of this ordi-
nance. The time limit on temporary power being furnished to a building will
be determined on the basis of need, not to exceed 30 days. An extension of
time may be granted only by special permission.
8. In case the electrical inspector is required to make more than one trip for
the purpose of inspecting any work on account of violation of'rule;
wrong address, or any other irregularities caused by the master electrician
or his agents, a charge of five dollars ($5.00) shall be made for each addi-
tional trip.
H. Section 12 -3 (1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) Final Inspection.
1. Before any electrical current shall be used upon any electrical wiring of
any character, the electrical contractor or his master electrican shall
notify the Chief Electrical Inspector or his assistants that the job is
ready for final inspection. The Chief Electrical Inspector or his assist-
ants shall schedule the inspection for the following workday or as soon
as conditions permit. If the electrical inspector finds the installation
has been constructed in accordance with the rules and requirements of this
code he shall record approval of inspection on the appropriate form pro-
vided by the Central Codes Enforcement Division. Such approval shall state
the name of the inspector and date of inspection.
2. When final inspections are requested, it will be necessary for the electrical
contractor to arrange for the structure or structures to be inspected to be
open in order that the inspection can be made. Occupied structures or struc-
tures containing personal property will not be entered by inspector unless
accompanied by owner or owner's representative.
I. Section 12 -6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals - Composition; duties in general
(a) There is hereby established a board of five members to be known as the Board of
Electrical Examiners and Appeals. Such board shall be composed of personnel
having the following qualifications:
1. Master Electrician, as licensed by this Chapter, that is not a principal in
an electrical firm.
2. One Journeyman as licensed by this Chapter,
3. One Electrical Engineer as licensed by State Law that is a consulting engi-
neer.
4. One shall be a representative of the Insurance Services Office of Arkansas.
5. One member shall be an electrical contractor duly licensed to do business in
the City of Little Rock.
(b) The board shall have the power and it shall be the duty of the board to hear and
act on appeals of decisions of the Chief Electrical Inspector and to examine into
the qualifications of all persons,firms, or corporations who are engaged in the
business of contracting, for the installing of electric wiring, lighting fixtures,
or apparatus as regulated by this code.
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J. Section 12 -7 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Same - Appointment; terms, vacancies; officers.
(a) The members of the board shall be appointed by the City Manager subject
to the approval of the Board of Directors. The terms of the members
srall'be for three years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. Vacancies for any unexpired term shall be filled in the
same manner as herein provided for by the original appointment of
members. The original board authorized by the ordinance shall serve
staggered terms to be determined by lot at the first meeting in ac-
:. cordance with the following schedule; (a) one member for a one year
term, (b) two members for two year terms, and (c) two members for
three year terms.
(b) The board shall select one of its members as Chairman and promulgate
such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings as may be
appropriate. /
(c) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall act -as secretary for the board.
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R. Section 12 -8 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Same - Quorum; meetings; monthly report; rules and
regulations; list of licenses.
(a) A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum to transact the
business thereof. The Board shall meet at least once a month and
may hold special meetings upon call of the chairman whenever the
business of the board requires it. The books, papers and records
of the board shall at all times be open and subject to inspections.
The chairman shall file a report with the City Manager on or before
the fifteenth of each month, setting forth the acts and doings of
the board for the preceding month.
(b) Any member of the board may be removed by the City Manager for in-
competency, inefficiency or dereliction of duty. The board of
electrical examiners and appeals shall adopt such rules and regulations
for the examination of all applicants for license and for the conduct
of the business of the board as may be necessary, not in conflict with
the laws of the State of Arkansas, the provisions of this article or
any ordinance which may hereafter be passed, and shall have the power
to change and amend the same, subject to this limitation. A copy of any
rules and regulations adopted before becoming effective shall be
approved by the City Manager and filed with the City Clerk. A
complete list of all licenses issued, renewed or revoked shall be on
file in the office of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
L. Sect] 12 -9 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following new
section 12 -9 substituted therefor:
Appeals; time limit.
(a) Whenever the Chief Electrical Inspector shall reject or refuse to
approve the mode or manner of electrical construction proposed to
be followed, or materials to be used in the erection or alteration
of a building or structure, or when it is claimed that the provisions
of this code do not apply, or that an equally good or more desirable
form of construction can be employed in any specific case, or when it
is claimed-that the true intent and meaning of this code or any of the
regulations thereunder have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted,
the owner of such building or structure, or his duly authorized agent,
may appeal from the decision of the Chief Electrical Inspector to the
Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals. Notice of appeal,sha:t.l be
in writing and filed within 30 days after the decision is rendered by
the Chief Electrical Inspector.
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(b) In case of an electrical installation which, in the opinion of the
Chief Electrical Inspector, is unsafe or dangerous, the Chief
Electrical Inspector may, in his order limit the time for such
appeals to a shorter period. Appeals hereunder shall be on forms
provided by the Chief Electrical Inspector.
M. Section 12 -10 is hereby repealed in its entiretly and the following
new Section 12 -10 substituted therefor:
Decisions of the Board of Electrical Examiners and
Appeals; variations and modifications.
(a) The Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals when so appealed to
and after a hearing, may vary the application of any provisions of
this code to any particular case when, in its opinion, the enforce-
ment thereof would do manifest injustice, and would be contrary to
the spirit and purpose of this code or public interest, or when, in
its opinion, the interpretation of the Chief Electrical Inspector
should be modified or reversed.
(b) A decision of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals to vary
the application of any provision of this code or to modify any order
of the Chief Electrical Inspector shall specify in what manner such
variation or modification is made, the conditions upon which it is
made and the reason therefor.
N. Section 12 -11 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12 -11 substituted therefor.
Decisions
(a) Every decision of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals shall
be final, subject, however, to such remedy as -any aggrieved party
might have at law or in equity. It shall be in writing and shall
indicate the vote upon the decision. Every decision shall be promptly
filed in the office of the Chief Electrical Inspector and shall be
open to pt�blic inspection; a certified copy shall be sent by mail or
otherwise to the appellant and a copy shall be kept publicly posted
in the office of the Chief Electrical Inspector for two weeks after
filing.
(b) The Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals shall, in every case,
reach a decision without unreasonable or unnecessary delay.
(c) If a decision of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals reverses
or modifies a refusal, order, or disallowance of the Chief Electrical
Inspector, or varies the application of any provision of this code,
the Chief Electrical Inspector shall immediately take action in
accordance with such decision.
0. Section 12 -12 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12 -12 substituted therefor.
Examinations and license required; penalty for violations.
(a) No person, member, and /or employee of a firm or corporation shall engage
in the electrical business of installing, altering, or repairing any
electrical wiring, fixtures, devices or equipment in the city unless
such persons, members, and /or employees of a firm or corporation have
been duly examined and have been issued a license to engage in such
business, such license to have been issued by the Board of Electrical
Examiners and Appeals.. Permits to perform electrical work shall be
issued by the Chief Electrical Inspector only to such persons, members,
and /or employees of a firm or corporation holding such licenses.
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(b) Any person, member and /or employee of a firm or corporation in the
city doing electrical work covered by this chapter of holding himself
or itself out as licensed to do electrical work or engage in the
electrical business of any one or more branches of the electrical
industry as hereinafter defined without first successfully passing
an examination given by the Board and securing a license in the manner
hereinafter set forth shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
P. Section 12 -13 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12-13 substituted therefor.
Examinations; application; fee; issuance of license; renewal
(a) Every person, member, and /or employee of a partnership firm of cor-
poration desiring to engage in the electrical business as heretofore
defined shall, before engaging in such business, successfully pass
an examination, prepared, conducted,,.--and held by the Board of
Electrical Examiners and Appeals. All applicants desiring to take
such examinations shall apply in writing to the secretary of the
Board at least ten days before the scheduled board meeting and shall
file such information as may be required by the board to determine
the qualifications of said applicant. The information available from
the application and subsequent investigation shall be considered by
the board at its regularly scheduled meeting. Those applicants
meeting the requirements as established by the board shall be given
the privilege to take the examination on the following scheduled meeting.
The applicant shall pay to the City Collector an examination fee in
the sum as hereinafter set forth and shall exhibit a receipt for such
fee to the secretary of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals
before he shall be allowed to take such examination. The board shall
fix the time and place for the examination of applicants, and if the
board shall find upon examination that any applicant has a reasonable
knowledge of the natural and practical laws and functions of electricity,
the safe, correct and approved manner of installing devices, apparatus,
and instrumentalities for electric light, heat, power and signaling
purposes, and the ordinances of the City of Little Rock governing the
installation of electrical devices, apparatus and instrumentalities,
then the board shall issue to such person the license for which he
has applied, which license shall indicate thereon his qualifications
and the fact that he has successfully completed and passed the
examination given by the board for his particular type of electrical
work. All such licenses shall expire on the thirty -first day of
December of each year. All duly licensed persons who apply for such
licenses within thirty -one days after the expiration date shall pay
the fee hereinafter mentioned for renewal.
(b) If such renewal is not applied for on or before the thirty -first day
of January succeeding the period of the license, a penalty of five
dollars ($5.00) will be assessed in addition to the regular renewal
fee. If the license is not renewed by June 30, the applicant shall
be reexamined.by the board and shall be required to pay the
examination fees for such examination as hereinafter prescribed.
Q. SectionL2 --14 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following -new
Section 12 -14 substituted therefor.
Classification and qualifications of applicants.
The classifications of the various branches of the electrical industry
and qualifications required of applicants shall be as follows:
(a) Master Electrician.
1. A Master electrician shall be defined to include any individual who
possesses the necessary qualifications, training and technical knowledge
to plan, lay out and supervise the installation, maintenance and ex-
tension of electrical conductors and equipment.
2. He shall be a person of not less than twenty -one years of age and
a person of good moral character.
3. He must be a graduate electrical: engineer from a recognized
university or college, with at least one year actual experience in-
stalling wires, conductors, and electrical equipment used inside of
buildings for the transmission of electrical current for light, heat
or power purposes, or,
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4. He shall have had at least six years exper.ieoce working for a licensed electrical
contractor, two years of which were as a, journeyman. installing wires, conductors
and electrical equipment used inside of buildings for the transmission of elec-
trical current for light, heat or power purposes. This experience shall be within
the last 10 years.
5. Examination fee for master el.ectriciari shall be ..... $15.00
Renewal fee for master electrician shall be .,.,, 7.50
(b) Journeyman electrician.
1. Journeyman electrician shall be deEin.ud to include any i.n.dividual who possesses the
necessary qualifications,, training, technical knowlege to install, maintain and
extend electrical conductors and equipment; further, he shall be capable of doing
such work in accordance with pi.a.ns and specifications furnished him in accordance
with standard rules and regulations governing such work.
2. He shall have had at least four years experience working for a licensed electrical
contractor installing wires, conductors and electrical equipment used inside build-
ings for the transmission of electrical. current for electrical. light p heat or power
purposes. This experience shall. be within. the Last 8 years,
3. Examination fee for Journeyman electrician shall be $10,00
Renewal fee for journ.eynian shall be ...o. .5.00
(c) Maintenance electrician,
1. Maintenance el.ectricial shall. be d.eliried to include any individual, engaged in the
work of operating the electrical. installation, in any certa.iu building or buildings,
or factory and /or the maintenance of such work. This license does not authorize
the extension of existing wiring or the installation of new work. This can only
be done by a. master or journeyman. electrician.
2. A maintenance electrician shall be restricted to the maintenance of a building or
buildings owned and operated by his employer.. A maintenance electrician shall
not represent more than one firm or company.
3. He shall have had at least four years experi.en.ce under the supervision of a master,
journeyman, or ma.i.r..tenance e-lectrician in the maintenance of electrical wiring and
equipment. This experience shall. be within the past 8 years.
4. Examination fee for maintenance electrician shall be ...., $7.50
Renewal fee for maintenance electrician shall be ..... 3.00
(d) Specialist sign electrician.
1. Specialist sign electrician shall be defined to include any individual engaged
in the business of maintaining and repairing electrically illuminated or operated
signs and gaseous tubing for illumination, making all connections on the second-
ary side of transformers, and supply connections only where there is an approved
outlet of sufficient: capacity within 15 feet of the sign. to be connected.
2. He shall have had at least two years experience working for a. licensed electrical
contractor or a Licensed electrical sign contractor ia the work of maintaining
and repairing electrically illuminated or operated signs and. gaseous tubing for
illumination. This experience shall be within the past 4 years.
3. Examination .fee for specialist sign electricians ..... $7.50
Renewal fee for specialist sign electricians ..... 3.00
(e) Specialist refrigeration electrician.
1. Specialist refrigeration electrician shall bo def_ned to include any individual
engaged in the business of servicing,ma.kata.:ining or repa.irixtg electrical equipment
in connection with refrigeration providing they do nct ma.ke connections to elec-
tric current unless there is an approved outlet of su.ff_ic:ient capacity available
within 15 feet of the equipment to be corinecte.d.
2. He shall have had a.t: least two years experience orlci.rng for 9, . licensed electrical
contractor or a. liceriscd electrical refri.ge.rn.t:iort cot,.tractor io the maintena nce
and repair of electrical equipment ir. connection with refrigeration. This exp-
erience shall be within the past 4 yeari.
3. Examination fee for specialist refrigeration electrician shall. be ..... $7.50
Renewal fee for specialist refrigeration electrician sb.-all be. ..... 3.00
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(f) Apprentices.
1. Apprentices shall_ be defined. to include any person Taarki'ng or serving to learn or
be skilled in any branch of the electrical business. An apprentice cannot perform
actual work of installing, repairing, or 'ma.i:raa.i.n.ing electrical wiring or equip-
ment, unless under the direct supervision of a master, journeyman, maintenance,
specialist sign, or specialist refrigeration electricaa -it. There shall not be more
than one apprentice under the supervision of each licensed. electrician.
(g) Electrical contractor.
1. Electrical. contractor shall be defined to include any person, member., and/or em-
ployee of a .firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of instal-
ling, erecting or repairing or contracting to install., erect, or repair electric
wires or conductors to be used for the transm-i.ssion of electric light, heat or
power purposes or to install or repair moulding, ducts, raceways or conduit for
the reception or protection of such wires or conduits, or any electrical machinery,
apparatus, or systems to be used for electrical light, heat, power or signalling
purposes. Any person, member, and. /or employee of a. firm partnership, or corpora-
tion engaged in the business of installing electrical wiring or equipment of alarm
or signal systems of less than 30 volts'shal.l -not be required to employ a licensed
electrician but shall be required to take permits, provide for inspections, and be
bonded as required by this ordinance. They sha.l.l be classified as signal con-
tractors and shall file with the secret_a.ry of the Exam'i.-I. Board the same infor-
mation as the electrical contractor except the came of the principal of the company
shall be recorded in lieu of the master electrician. Th.e installation, repair, or
alteration of wiring or equipment of 30 volts or 'more or the connection of wiring
of 30 volts or more shall be done by an electrical contractor employing a master
electrician.. The contractor's license fee for alarm or signal contractors shall
be determined by the licensing ordinance.
2.. Any person, member, and /or employee of a firm, pa.r.tership or corporation desir-
to engage in the business of electrical contractor may apply for and be issued a
license upon satisfying said board that he or it is either a master electrician
or employs a master electrician as its superintendent or manager and shall pay a
license fee as provided in the priviled.ge license ordinance of the City of Little
Rock and shall execute the bond hereinafter provided.
3. Before any person, firm partnership or corporation shall engage in the business of
electrical contraC,`'ing as h:-nroin deii.ri.ed tlae nc.me, reside-ace and p.lace of business
of such person., firm, pa.r'cr,er'shi_p c c cor,?orar'or
;: slnall be ret; stered with the Sec-
retary of the Electri.ca.l EX- Im'iriers and Supervisors. Said registration shall in-
dicate the name of the master ele -t ic'ian managing or super'v'ising the business
of such person, firm,partnersh,i,p or corpcira.r' ion as s'1per' intend nt or manager and
the date on wbich such pt-rsuc) c;ualified as a Tuast -?r' efectricia:i under the terms
and prOV[sions of ar,'(,'e, Sx -cry remt)- ✓a? Of place of bus'i'ness, or change
in the name of c11c:1.[.t,e it, Ole 1'ic etlsed iu st ?_r electrician in
charge of r p business.. sina i 1. rep. "UI!',2 i'iUiied ia,.( notice ?:bereof to the secretary
of said board, who shall make the prop(7!r cliangas in the record heretofore men-
tioned. Every elect.rlca i cn,itf'actor shall promptly report.. co the secretary of
said board the death., res'i gnat' i.or, or d'i.scha r;. c of 1 'is or' 'its master electrician;
and if another master c'1= 2ctr'ic_iar) i-; not seckire:d w.ic;l.'in three clays after t:he next
succeeding, e.xa,ninatior held therefor' lry the bone ? , the license of such contractor
shall be suspended i.iotil _i :ie;v +.icet,se:i mas-tc.r electrician is employed.
4. No licensed master' electrician ca.;l rop:°eseslt more than cr:;e firm at a time„ The
master electric'ia'n wi.lf be respon.,i.hle for the layt);,t and supervision of all er_ect-
inst.allations per. forat-:co by the comha;ty !ie -represents. Th.� 3c'tua"i work sha.l.l be
done by a. qualified Liastc-.r or jolt.— eyrnan eiecrrlci <art.,
(h) Electrical refrip%niation conn-:1ctor,
1. Electrical refrigerar.irm cot) iracLo"r slialI be def.iic;3 to in,: Jude any person, firm
partnership or cor'por.-:t.ion engaged in. the bus'incss of install-i�ig, repairing, or
maintaining elect.rica.! e.quipme(It in coriICCtion w'lth refr'igerat'ion. They shall
be able to :insta.1.1 n?t.J retrtge'rat'ion units, and to rtiji. -):r ai-A mo- .ntaln such
equipment providlt)g they do riot irtake final couicect iol to electric cu'r'ren.t unless
there is an apps oved owlet of suf rc'i?.ric capaci r y available wi til -in fifteen feet
of the equipment to be co'nne;.-ted., P.ec: tr'ic:al work sha l i be done by a master,
journeyman c,r. , a spec;.alists refrip.era'-Aci,t ea_�:ct icia;l.
2. Electrical refrigeratio'o contractor' slial1 pay a 1'ice.nse f'ec want;, as eiectri_cal
contractor.
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(i) Electrical refrigeration repair contractor.
Electrical refrigeration repair contractor shall be defined to include
any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business
of repairing, or maintaining electrical equipment in connection with
refrigeration.
They shall not be entitled to make electrical wiring installation in
connection with refrigeration for light or power, neither can they
make installation connections to commercial or domestic units, except
domestic units of the portable plugin type.
Actual work shall be done by a qualified master, journeyman, or
specialist refrigeration electrician.
Electrical refrigeration repair contractor shall pay a license fee
of fifty dollars annually on -nor before the thirteeneth day of January
of each year for the privilege of engaging in such business.
(j) Electrical sign contractor.
1. Electrical sign contractor shall be defined to include any person,
firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of manufacture,
installation, erection and repair of electrically illuminated or
operated signs. They shall be entitled to install, repair, and maintain
electrical equipment and wiring within the sign enclosure or structure
and make supply connection provided there is an approved outlet= of
sufficient capacity available within fifteen feet of the sign to be
connected. Electrical work shall be done by a master, journeyman or
a specialist sign electrician.
2. Electrical sign contractors shall pay a license fee same as electrical
contractor.
R. Section 12 -15 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following new
Section 12 -15 substituted therefor.
Electrical contractor; bond.
Every person, firm or corporation doing business in the City as a
licensed Electrical contractor bhall file with the Chief Electrical
Inspector a bond in the penal sum of two thousand dollars with a
recognized surety company, authorized to do business in the City.
The bond and surety shall be approved by the City Attorney, the
condition of said bond being that the City of Little Rock, or any
citizen of said city damaged by improper electrical work; and
conditioned further that the principal shall strictly comply with
the ordinances of the city governing such work; that the principal
will do or suffer no work to be done without a permit, and will
report work done for inspection in conformity with the laws and
ordinances of the city.
S. Section 12 -16 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12 -16 substituted therefor.
License - Nontransferable; revocation; unlawful
to operate without.
(a) No license certificates issued by said board shall be assignable
or transferable. Any license issued may be suspended or revoked by
the board for any violation of the terms of this chapter or any
ordinance governing the installation or inspection of electrical work,
or any rules and regulations promulgated by the board after a hearing
to be held at the convenience of the board.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation
licensed under this article, to do any electrical work covered by
this chapter, after the expiration of the license issued, or after
the revocation or suspension of such license or to perform any such
work without a valid license from the city.
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T. Section 12 -17 as contained herein is hereby repealed in its entirety
and a new Section 12 -17 is set out as follows:
Same - Display.
Every person, firm or corporation licensed under this article shall
display such license in his or its place of business.
U. Section 12 -18 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12 -18 substituted therefor.
Same - Fraud in connection with.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation licensed
under this article to alter, transfer, lend or rent his or its
license certificate or use a license not his or its own. It shall
also be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or
themselves to be licensed under this article, or to wrongfully use
a license issued by said board.
V. Section 12 -19 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following
new Section 12 -19 substituted therefor.
Issuance of permits limited to licensees.
(a) The Chief Electrical Inspector is hereby prohibited to issue
electrical construction permits to any person, firm or corporation
other than those licensed under this article except in the event
said person, firm or corporation has a permanent employee who is
a licensed journeyman electrician to install or maintain electrical
wires or apparatus in or upon their own premises.
(b) A permit may be issued to a property owner to do work in his own
home provided he has a current master or journeyman electrician's
license with the City of Little Rock or can submit sufficient
proof that he possesses the knowledge and experience to such a
degree that he is capable of wiring his own home according to
this code, and can show proof that he owns the home, is presently
residing, or will reside in the structure after completion. All
electrical work shall be done by the applicant. Prior to the
issuing of an electrical permit the applicant must submit in
writing a statement containing his name, current address, telephone
number, and agreement to comply with the applicable provisions of
this code.
(c) A fee of $5.00 will be assessed to each applicant applying for
certification by the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals.
W. A new Section 12 -20 is hereby provided to read as follows:
Exemptions of public utilities.
Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted as
applying to any firm or corporation, or employee thereof, engaged
in providing communication facilities to the public through a
central offfice operated by it, or a firm or corporation or
employees thereof engaged in the generation of electric current
for distributing electric energy for light, heat, or power, or
electrically operated transportation. (Ord. No. 7222., Section 15,
3- 24 -47). Cross reference - Electric light and power franchise taxes,
Sec. 21 -13 (115) .
X. A new Section 12 -21 is hereby provided to read as follows:
Penalty for violations.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars
and each day of such violation shall constitute separate offense,
(Ord. No. 7222, Sec. 14, 3- 24 -47).
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Y. A new Section 12 -22 is hereby provided to read as follows:
Recognition of Electrical License.
The City of Little Rock, Arkansas will recognize the licenses of
master or journeyman electricians from other cities within the State
of Arkansas provided the following criteria is met:
1. An electrical examining board has been duly appointed by each local
governing body to examine the qualifications of applicants for
electricians license equivalent to those required by this code.
2. A regular system of inspection of electrical construction is
maintained by the municipality to assure compliance with the
National Electrical Code and Sections 12 -1 and 12 -2 of this or
equivalent code.
3. The installation of electrical materials, devices, equipment or
related items conforms to the requirements of the National
Electrical Code except as modified by Section 12 -1 of this Code.
4. The governing body has given written notice to the City of Little
Rock that the conditions stipulated within this ordinance are
acceptable. A local code which meets the approval of participating
member cities may be accepted in lieu of this ordinance.
5. Written verification of license has been given by the electrical
inspector of the applicant's home town to the electrical inspector
of the city where application for license is made.
6. The examining board of each local government has the authority to
refuse or revoke the license of any person or firm to operate with-
in their jurisdiction when that person or firm does not display
skill, knowledge or craftsmanship deemed necessary to properly
comply with the accepted standards.
7. That cooperation of examining boards of association member cities
will assure that action will be taken by the city where the license
holder has his primary license if violation of accepted standards
are to the degree that remedial action is warranted.
Z. A new Section 12 -23 is hereby provided to read as follows:
1.
2.
AA.
Recognition of out -of -state license.
Master or journeyman license issued in other states may be recognized
and honored by the City of Little Rock upon submission of adequate
proof of qualification as may be deemed necessary by the Board of
Electrical Examiners. The Board of Electrical Examiners may authorize
the Chief Electrical Inspector to investigate and evaluate the in-
formation submitted by out -of -state applicants.
The qualifications of the out -of -state master . or journeyman electrician
shall in no case be less than those required by the reciprocal
licensing provision in Section 12 -22 of this ordinance.
A new Section 12 -24 is hereby provided to read as follows:
Individuals or firms desiring to obtain a license under conditions
stipulated in Section 12 -22 must have acceptable license in the City
where they have an established residence or business. Each firm
operating as an electrical business or anyone desiring to obtain a
contractor's license must possess a valid master electrician license
of the city in which he lives or operates an office.
BB.
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A new Section 12 -25 is hereby provided to read as follows:
Validity
If any provisions of those ordinances, constituting the Little Rock
Electrical Code or the application thereof to any circumstance is
held invalid, the remainder of the electrical code, or the application
of the provision to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
If any part of the electrical code is adjudged to be invalid, such
judgment shall not invalidate the remainder of the electrical code
but shall be confined in its effect solely to the part directly in-
volved in the proceeding in which rendered.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
PASSED: June 12, 1975
ATTEST: ZrW
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APPROVED:
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