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CITY OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA Ordinance No. 18 - 95 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LINO LAKES CODE BY ESTABLISHING THE POSITION AND DUTIES OF AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, ordains: Section 1. Section 1003, Building Code is amended by adding the following subdivisions: Subdivision 2: Electrical Inspector. The position of electrical inspector is hereby established. The person chosen to fill this position shall hold a license as a master or journeyman electrician under Minnesota Statutes, Section 326.242, Subdivision 1 or 2. The electrical inspector shall be appointed by the city council. Subdivision 3: Electrical Permits. a. No electrical installation in any construction, remodeling, replacement or repair, except minor repair work, as defined in Chapter 3800.3500, Subp. 10 of the Minnesota Rules, shall be made without first securing a permit therefor. b. Permits shall be granted only to properly licensed electrical contractors who are registered and bonded by the State of Minnesota, except that such permit may be granted to a bona fide owner of single family residential property, who intends to conduct such work on his property and who occupies or intends to occupy the property and further, who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the electrical inspector that he has sufficient knowledge to perform the required work. c. Any violation of this article, including a failure to file a permit when required, shall be a misdemeanor violation subject to all the penal provisions of this Code and the State Electrical Act. Any person who shall commence work of any kind for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code without first having received the necessary permit therefor shall, when subsequently receiving such permit, be required to pay double the fees provided in this article.