Chapter 4 · Buildings and Construction

Article 3. Electrical Code

Sections 4-301 to 4-306 · 6 sections

4-301 National electrical code incorporated.

There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the installation of electrical wiring and apparatus the National Electrical Code, 2004 Edition, NFPA 70-2004, a publication of the National Fire Protection Association, such code being made as a part of the ordinances and code of the city as if the same had been set out in full herein, all as authorized and in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012 including any amendments thereto. Maintain one copy of the National Electrical Code marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by the City of Enterprise,” and shall be filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public during normal hours of business. Any person violating any provision of such code shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-117 of this code.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Code 2020)

4-302 Electrician or electrical contractor; defined.

An electrician or electrical contractor shall mean any person engaged in the business of installing, repairing or maintaining electrical wiring and apparatus, which shall include all wiring, materials, devices, machinery, appliances, fixtures, motors or conductors used in connection with the transmission or consumption of current used in electrical light, heat or power.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Code 2020)

4-303 Electrician’s license required.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place any wires of any kind or description in or about any building in the city which are intended for the purpose of conveying current for light, heat or power, without first having made application to the city clerk and secured from him or her a license authorizing such person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of electrical wiring within the city. The license shall expire December 31 each year. License fee shall be $75.00 annually.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Ord. 1636; Code 2020)

4-304 Electrician’s bond; insurance.

(a)No permit to do electrical work within the city shall be issued until a bond in the sum of $1,000 has been filed with the city clerk. The bond, to be approved as to its sufficiency by the city attorney and the terms and conditions of this article and all ordinances of the city governing excavations, and will indemnify and hold the city blameless against all costs, expenses, damages or injuries, by reason of the carelessness or negligence of the person or any agent or employee thereof. No bond for this purpose shall run longer than two years, and shall remain in full force and effect as to any work done or excavation made for six months after such work or excavation has been completed.

(b)In lieu of a bond, such person, form or corporation may file with the city clerk, a certificate of liability insurance covering the work to be performed. The certificate shall show that such person, firm or corporation is covered by a liability insurance policy issued by a corporation authorized to do business in Kansas and that the policy has a comprehensive general liability coverage with minimum limits of $50,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any one person, and subject to the same limits for each person, in an amount not less than $100,000 on account of injuries sustained in any one accident and property damage insurance in an amount not less than $50,000 for each accident. The certificate of insurance shall contain a provision and the policy so endorsed that the company shall notify the city in writing of any change or cancellation at least 30 days prior thereto.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Code 2020)

4-305 Permit required; fee.

No person, firm or corporation shall make material alteration or addition in the existing wiring of any building nor shall any building be wired for electric lights, motors, heating devices or any apparatus requiring the use of electric current before making application to the city clerk therefore and paying a fee of $10.00 to the city clerk. No permit shall be required for maintenance or minor repairs.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Code 2020)

4-306 Inspection.

Upon completion of any work for which a permit has been issued under the provisions of this article, it shall be the duty of the person installing the same to notify the utilities superintendent, and if said work shall be found to comply with all the provisions of this article, the utilities superintendent shall then issue a certificate of satisfactory inspection.

(Code 2005, 7-700s; Code 2020)