9 of 1935 - Amending Section 1676, relating electrical inspection-creating a Board of Registration of the Divis — ROLL CALL
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VOTING AYE I NAY
Salt Lake City, Utah, ' ' u 1,
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Coggin - - •I " - I move that the ordinance be passed.
Keyser ���++✓'q
Knight
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Mr. Chairman - -
Result ! AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING. SECTION 1676, of Cha.:)ter. LXXII,
Revised. Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1934, relating to
electrical inspection, and adding in and. to said Chapter a new
section to be known as Section 1685.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah;
SECTION I. That Section 1676, of Chapter LXr:II, Sevised
Ordinances of ;_salt Lake City, Utah, 1934, relating to electrical
inspection, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1C76. PERMITS. No person shall install,
maintain, alter, repair, extend or re-construct any electrical
work, electrical wiring, devices, fixtures, appliances of equip-
ment, either inside or outside of any building, and no altera-
tions or additions shall be made in existing wiring, nor shall
any wiring be installed or done for the placing of any lights,
9 power or heating devices, or any apparatus which generates,
transmits, transforms or utilizes any electricity, nor shall
any alterations be made in any wiring system after final in-.
spection, without first notifying the Chief of the Division
of E _ ctrica.l Inspection and securing a permit therefor; except
minor repair work such as repairing flush and snap switches,
replacing fuses, changing lamp sockets qnd receptacles, taping
bare joints and repairing drop cords, and all work done for or
on the property of Salt Lake City or a public utility company,
and wiring for appliances and devices operating at less than
25 volts, for which work a permit shall not be required. Per-
mits shall be issued to no one except holders of electrical
contractor's certificates, electrical maintenance certificates
or their bona fide em_Ploges and to individuals for work to/
be done on their own premises by themselves. double fee
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sharl be charged for all electrical permits where work has been
started before the proper hermit has been issued
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No permit shall he issued to any applicant for a
permit duTing the time that he shall fail to correct any de-
fective electrical work after he has been duly notified to
correct such defective work by the Chief of the Division of
illectrical Inspection.
SECTION 2. That Chapter TL II, 1-cvised Ordinances of Balt
jfalse City, Utah, 10b4, be and the same is hereby amended by adding
in and. to said Chapter a flee tection to be knoval as acction. 1685,
which shall read as follows:
ECTION 1685. There is hereby created in the Dedsrt-
ment of Parks and Public Property a Board of Eegistration of
the Division of Electrical Inspection which shall consist of
the Chief of the Division of Electrical Inspection. and the
Chief of the tire Department.
No person shall engage in the installation, maintenarce,
alteration, repair or construction of any electrical work, wil-
ing devices., fixtures, appliances or equipment inside or out-
side of any building either by himself or his agents or employees
except work done for or on the property of ;:alt Lake City or a
public utility company without first securing a certificate
from the Board of begistration of the Division of electrical
Inspection and payin the license fec herein provided-
must contain the address el the applicantis orace oT or err and
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S,1l applicationsl,shall'be referred by the License .ssessor
and Collector to the board of fevistration of the Division of
Electrical Insnection for investip;ation and reco=endation,
The applicant shall, if requested, appear before the
Board of fegistration of the Division of ,lectrical Inspection
and answer such questions concerning his cord:petency as will
aid the ..3oard. of H.?.4stration of the Division of Electrical In-
spection in detemining the fitness of such applicant to engage
in a paarticular class of electrical work for which certificate
is requested- Upon denial of any apedication for certificate,.
the Board of f:egistration of the Division of Electrical Inspec-
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tion shall make a report to the laoard of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City of its findings in said investigation. Any applicant
dissatisfied with the findings of the Board of tegistration of
the Division of Electrical inspection hay within ten days after
said findings are rendered appeal to the Board of Co-.onission-
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ers of Salt Lake City.
_'he Soard of r,egistration of the Division of Electrical
Inspection shall have power to issue the following certificates:
1. electrical Contractors certificate to be issued to
electrical contractors, ,:which certificate shall entitle the
holder to engage in the work described in Section 1676.
2. Electrical Maintenance certificate which shall entitle
the holder to engage in the work described. in Section 1676 in
any premises owned, occupied or controlled by the holder of
such certificate, which premises shall be described in the
certificate.
5. Journeyman's certificate which shall be issued without
charge to every electrical contractor holding a. contractor's
certificate as herein above provided for each bona fide employee
of said contractor; Provided that each journeyman's certificate
shall be valid only while said employee is in the actual esv1cy-
ment of the contractor to which such journeyman's certificate
is issued.
Upon making the :finding that the a_p licant is competent
the $gard of Registration of the Division of Electrical Inspec-
tion shall certify its findings to the License Assessor and.
Collector who shall issue the proper certificate.
At the time of application and for the annual renewal
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thereof, the applicant shall pay to the City Treasurer of Salt
Lake City for an electrical contractor's certificate a. fee in
the amount of $25.00 and for an electrical maintenance certifi-
cate a fee in the amount of 05.00. The fee shall be returned
A if the application is denied.
Each certificate shall be for the calendar year, shall
expire at midnight on. December 31st folior-inn the date of its
issue and shall be renewed by the Board of Commissioners upon
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application of the holder of the certificate and by his com-
pliance with all the provisions of this ordinance.
Upon presentation to the Board of negistration of the Di-,
vision of Electrical Inspection of charrzes in writi-r.v that the
holder of any certificate has violated any provisions of this
ordinance, or any ordinance of Salt Lake City regulating! elec-
trical installation, and. permits of the use of electricity or
is incompetent or unfit to comply with such provisions, the
Board of fegistration of the Division of i.aectrical Inspection
shall investigate such charges and if, in its opinion, the samle
are sustained shall make recommendations to the bard of Com-
missioners of Salt Lake City for the revocation of such certi-
ficate. The holder of the certificate shall be notified in
writing by the Board of Commissioners that such recomaendstion
has been mnde and that unless he can show good and sufficient
cause to the Board of Commissioners why the certificate should
not be revoked, then the bard of Commissioners may revoke the
same. This notification shall be delivered to the holder of
the certificate at least five days in advance of his hearing
by the Board of Commissioners of alt Lake City. .ihen a certi-
ficate has been revoked, a new one shall. not be zranted to the
same person until the Board of heistration of the Division
of Electrical Inspection determines that the applicant is
vAlified as provided in this ordinance.
The idoard of L'omplosioners may at any time on its own no-
tion and after notice and hearinaf and. for hood and proper cause
revoke any certificate.
SECTIOA S Lny person, ,,no shall fail to comhly ,zith any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fine of not less than gfh.0D nor more than_ 3 .06
for each offense and in default of saynent thereof by imprIsonment
in the city jail for not I ccc than ten days nor more than six months.
SECTIUN 4. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners,
it is necessary Co the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants
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of Salt Lake City that this ordinance shall take effect ini eC'i:ate-
ly.
CECTIUNI 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
first publication.
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PasseO by the :�.,o Y of Commissioners of Ca, t Lake CiCJ, Utah,
this iy77 day of G— / 1935 "
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alterations or additions shall be Registration of the Division of
made in existing wiring,nor shall Electrical,Inspection for investi•
any wiring be installed or done gation and recommendation.
for the placing of any lights,pow- The applicant shall,if request-
er or heating devices,or any ap- ed, appear before'the Board of
pzratus which generates, trans Registration of the Division of
nits, transforms or utilizes any Electrical Inspection and answer
electricity, nor shall any altera- such questions concerning his
tions be made in'any wiring sys- comptency zs will zid the Board
tern after final inspection,with- of Registration of the Division of
out first notifying the Chief of Electrical Inspection in'determin-
the Division of Electrical Inspce• ing the fitness of such applicant to
tion and securing a permit there- engage in a particular class of
for; except minor repair work electrical work for which certifi-
such as repairing flush and snap sate is requested. Upon denial
switches,replacing fuses,chang- of any application for certificate
tug lamp sockets and receptacles, the Board of Registration of the
taping bare joints and repairing Division of Electrical Inspection
drop cords,and all work done for shall make a report to the Board
or on the property of Salt Lake of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City or a public utility company, City of its findings in said investi-
and wiring for appliances and de- ' gation.Any applicant dissatisfied
vices operating et less than 25 with the findings of the Board of
volts, for which work a permit Registration of the Division of
shall not be required. Permits Electrical Inspection may within
shall be issued to no one except ten days after said findings are
holders of electrical contractors rendered appeal to the Board of
certificates, electrical mainle- Commissioners of Salt Lake City.
nance certificates or their bona The Board of Registration of
fide employes and to individuals the Division of Electrical Inspec-
tor work to be done on thejr own tion shall have power to issue the
premises by themselves. A dou- following certificates:
ble fee shall be charged for all 1. Electrical Contractor's cer•
electrical permtis where work tificate to be issued to electrical
has been started before the prop- contractors, which certificate
er permit has been issued. shall entitle the holder to engage
No permit shall be issued to in the work described in Section
any applicant•for a permit der. 1676,
Mg the time that he shall fail 2. Electrical Maintenance eer-
i to correct any defective electri- tificate which shall entitle the
cal work after he has been duly holder to engage in the work de-
notified to correct such defective scribed in Section 1676 in any
work by the Chief of the Divi- premises owned,occupied or con-
' lion of Electrical Inspection. trolled by the holder of such cer•
SECTION 2. That Chapter tificate,Which premises shall be
LXXII, Revised Ordinances of described in the certificate.
Salt Lake City,Utah,1934.be and 3. Journeyman's c e r t ificate
the same is hereby amended by which shall be issued without
adding in and to said Chapter a charge to every electrical contrac-
new Section to be known as Sec- Inc holding a contractor's certifi-
tion 1685, which shall read as . cote as herein above provided for
follows: each bona fide employe of ssis
SECTION 1685. There is here- contractor; provided that each--
1 by created in the Department of journeyman's certificate shall be
---• Parks and Public Property a valid only while said employe is
AN ORDINANCE Board of Registration of the Div in the,actual employment of the
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING lion of Electrical Inspection contractor to which such journey-
SECTION 1676, of journey-
which shall consist of the Chief of man's certificate is issued.
LXXII, Revised Ordinances
SECTION Chapter the Division.of Electrical Inspce• Upon making the finding that
of
Salt Lake City,Utah,1334,relat- tion and the Chief of the Fire the applicant is competent the
fng to eectrical inspection, and Department. • - Board of Registration of the Divil
adding in and to said Chapter a No person shall engage in the sion of Electrical Inspection shall
new section to be known as Sec• installation,maintenance, alfera- certify its'findings to the License
lion 1685. lion,repair or construction of any Assessor and Collector who shall
Be It ordained by the Board of electrical work, wiring devices, issue the proper certificate.
Commissioners of Salt Lake City, fixtures, appliances or equip At the time of application and
Utah: meat inside or outside of any , for the annual renewal thereof,
SECTION S. That Section 1676, building either by himself or his the applicant shall pay to the City
agents or employes except work Treasurer of Salt Lake City for
of Chapter LXXII,Revised Ordi- done for or on the property of an electrical contractor's certifi-
nancea of Salt Lake City,Utah, Salt Lake City or a public utility cafe a fee in the amount of$25.00
1934,relating to elect ical inspec- company without first securing a and for an electrical maintenance
lion,be and the pine is hereby certificate from the Board of certificate a fee in the amount of
amended to read as follows: 'Registration of the Division of $5.00, The fee shall be returned
SECTION 1676.'PERMITS,No Electrical Inspection and paying if the application is denied.
person;shall install,maintain,al- the license fee herein provided. Each certificate shall be for the
ter,repair,extend'or re-construct All applications must contain calendar year,shall expire at mid-
coy electrical work, electrical the address of th@ applicant', night on December 31st following
wiring, devices, fixtures, appli. place of buihess, and shall be the date of it, u ismee and shall be
antes of equipment,either inside ' referred by the License Assss or renewed by the Board of Corn-
, or outside of'any bbildipg,and tio, and Collector, to the,Board of, missioners upon application of
Proof of ; iziAratiun
?Anita *totes of Amnia
STATE OF UTAH ss.
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
the holder of the certificate and
by his compliance with•all the
provisions of this ordinance.
Upon presentation to the Board
of Registration of the Division of H. P♦ THOMP$ON
.Electrical Inspection of charges
in writing'that the holder`df any
certificate has violated any provi-
sions of this ordinance,or any or- being first duly sworn,deposes and says,that he is the Principal Clerk
dinance of Salt Lake City regulat-
ing electrical installation, and
permits of the use of electricity of the SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in
or is incompetent or unfit to com-
ply with such provisions,.the
Board of Registration'of the'Divi-
sion of Electrical Inspection shall Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, State of Utah.
investigate such charges and if,
in its opinion,the same'are sus-
tained shall make recommends, AN ORDINANCE
lions to the Board of Commission. That the Notice
ers of'Salt Lake City for the rev-
ocation of such certificate. The'
holder of the certificate shah be BILL NO. 9
notified in writing by the Board -
of Commissioners that such rec-
ommendation has been made and
' that unless he can show goad SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER.
and sufficient cause to the Board
of Commissioners why the err•
tificate should not be revoked,
then the Board of Commissioners
may revoke the same. This hoti•
.fication shall be del+vcred to the
holder of the certificate at least of which a copy is hereto attached,was first published in said news-
five days in advance of his hear-
ing by the Board of Commission-
ers of Salt Lake City. When a
certificate has been revoked,a paper in its issue dated the 16.th
new one shall not be granted to
the same person until the Board
of ,Registration rof-the Division day of February 193 5,
- of Electrical Inspection deter-
mines that the applicant is quali-
fied as provided In this ordi- and was published in each daily issue of said newspaper, on
nonce.
The Board of Commissioners
fnay-at any time on its'own mo- February 16th. for
lion and after notice and hearing,and for good'and proper cause
revoke any certificate.
•SECTION 3. Any person,who thereafter,thefull period of One insertion
shall fail to comply with any of
the provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof be
punished by a fine of not less the last publication thereof
than$25.00 nor more than
for each offense and in defaultault of
of
00
,for
thereof by imprison- 16th
ment in the city jail for not less being in the issue dated the day of
than ten days nor more than sin
months.
SECTION 9. In the opinion of February ,A.D.193...5..
the Board of Commissioners,it is
necessary to the peace,health and
safety of the inhabitants of Salt
Lake City that this ordinance
shall.take effect immediately.
SECTION 5. This ordinance
shall take effect upon Its first
publication.
Passed by the Board of Com- ,rn to before me this l6th • day of
missioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah,.this 19th-day of•Rebrtiary,
A. D. 1935.
LOUIS MARCUS, ,A.D.193 5
Mayor.
Ethel Macdonald,
City Recorder.
(SEAL)
BILL NO.A Notary Public.
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