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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-005 Council OrdinancesCouncil Member Bergeson adoption: introduced the following ordinance and moved its CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA Ordinance No. 05 - 96 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1003, SUBDIVISION 2 AND SUBDIVISION 3 OF THE LINO LAKES CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: Section 1. Section 1003, Building Code, Subdivision 2: Electrical inspector and Subdivision 3: Electrical Permits are hereby repealed and replaced with the following:. Subdivision 1. 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 Minnesota Electrical Act is adopted by this ordinance. The electrical inspector shall be appointed by the City Council and make electrical inspections required by the Minnesota Electrical Act. Subdivision 2. 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 to properly licensed electrical contractors who are registered and bonded by the State of Minnesota or to a company or institution employing a class A master electrician currently licensed by the State Board of Electricity and having on file with the State Board of Electricity and the City of Lino Lakes, a confirmation notice announcing the master of record. (The company/institution employment permit allows wiring in accordance with the Minnesota Electrical Act only on property owned and/or leased and operated by the company/institution.) Permits may be granted to a bona fide owner of single family residential property, who intends to conduct such work on his/her ORDINANCE NO. 05 - 96 Page -2- Section 2: property and who occupies or intends to occupy the property. If the owner exhibits inability to properly install the electrical wiring in accordance with the National Electrical Code, his/her permit must be canceled and an electrical contractor must permit and complete the installation. The unused portion of the owners permit fee will be refunded. 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. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days following its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Passed by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 28th ATTEST: )i t Marilyn a: Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer day of May, 1996. L. Landers, Mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing ordinance was duly seconded by Council Member Neal and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor: Bergeson, Kuether, Lyden, Neal, Landers. The following voted against same: none. Whereupon said ordinance was declared duly passed and adopted.