§ 72-6.414. Power companies to notify county building official.

(a)

Notice. Whenever in, on or about any building any person engaged in the distribution or sale of electrical energy or natural gas sets, resets, installs or reinstalls any meter for the measurement of electrical energy or natural gas, or connects or reconnects to, or supplies or services any installation of electrical equipment or natural gas, or change the nominal voltage of electrical supply or service to any installation of electrical equipment, or changes any electrical supply or service from two-wire to three-wire or vice versa, or from single-phase to polyphase or vice versa, or from direct current to alternating current or vice versa, that person shall within two days thereafter, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, give written notice thereof to the county building official specifying the location and address of the installation affected.

(b)

Thirty-Day Exception. This notice need not be given for work expressly approved by the county building official within thirty days after inspection approval.

(c)

Authorization Required. No person engaged in the distribution or sale of electrical energy shall connect a distribution system, including windpower generators, or any live supply or service conductor(s) therefrom, to any electrical equipment in, on or about any building or cause or allow any energizing of such connections, including windpower or emergency/stand by electrical generation until the county building official inspects the electrical equipment and authorizes such connections. No gas utility provider engaged in the distribution or sale of natural gas shall connect a distribution system to any natural gas equipment in, on or about any building until the county building official inspects the natural gas installation and authorizes such connections.

(d)

Permit Required. A permit shall be obtained from the county building official to restore electrical or gas service to any structure that has been without such service for ninety days or more. The county building official will notify the servicing utility that the electrical service equipment and associated wiring has been inspected and approved before electrical or gas service may be reinstated.

(e)

Waiver. The county building official may, at his or her discretion, temporarily or permanently waive any or all requirements of this article by giving written notice of such waiver to all persons involved. The county building official may likewise at any time revoke such waiver by similar notice.

(Ords. 2007-54 § 2, 2002-31 § 4, 99-17 § 11, 89-60 § 2, 82-23 § 2, 79-67, 76-24).