§ 14.04.125.005. Certificates required under the National Electric Code.  


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  • (a)

    No person, company or corporation shall do, cause or permit to be done any installations, alterations or additions of electrical wiring or equipment, any of which would require a permit issued by the department, unless such person, company or corporation possesses a valid certificate as required by the provisions of this article.

    (b)

    Exceptions:

    (1)

    Home owners performing work in accordance with NRS 624.031.

    (2)

    Those individuals performing site utility work which is outside of the scope-of-work of the permit issued by the department of building and safety.

    (3)

    Installations and connections of branch circuits by state licensed, heating or air-conditioning contractors to their respective equipment, provided that such branch circuits do not exceed ten feet in length and comply with all other provisions of this chapter.

    (4)

    Installations of non-power or power-limited wiring within any residential dwelling unit where such installations are independent of other dwelling units and do not exceed 50 volts.

    (c)

    Violations of this article shall be addressed as indicated in Sections 114 and 115 of the 2012 International Building Code for Commercial projects and Sections 113 and 114 of the most current adopted edition of the International Residential Code for residential projects.

    (d)

    All certifications issued under the provisions of this article shall be renewed in accordance with the requirements of the issuing body.

    (e)

    Required certifications shall be made available upon the request of the building official, deputy building official, or other building and safety employees acting on his/her behalf.

(Ord. No. 3539, 8-24-87; Ord. No. 3960, § 1, 6-12-90; Ord. No. 6297, § 1, 6-5-13; Ord. No. 6400, § 2, 5-11-16, eff. 12-1-16; Ord. No. 6491, § 1, 11-28-18)