O-21-97 04/28/97VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO. b -a1-9
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF
THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 15.16 ENTITLED "ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT"
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This 28th day of April , 19 97
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lemont, Cook, Will, and DuPage
Counties, Illinois on this 28th
day of April , 19 97 .
ITEM V.B.8.
ORDINANCE NO. -GA/ -17
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF
THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 15.16 ENTITLED "ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT"
BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, State of Illinois, that the following sections
of the Lemont Municipal Code relating to Code adopted standards and specifications,
permit issuance conditions, and permit fee schedule be amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.16 "Electrical Equipment"
Section 15.16.030 - Code adopted - Standards and specifications.
A. The rules and regulations of the National Fire Protection Association as
contained in the code known as the "National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition ",
with the following additions, insertions, deletions, and changes:
1. The minimum service capacity for each dwelling unit shall be a three-
wire, ground neutral, one hundred - ampere service;
2. The use of aluminum wire for any purpose whatsoever is prohibited;
3. All service entrance conductors shall be enclosed in a minimum one
and one - fourth inch (1 -1/4 ") rigid pipe;
4. For all new electrical installations, thin wall conduit shall be used in
the interior, rigid conduit shall be used on the exterior, and OF cable
shall be permitted for underground.
5. In all remodeling work where the wall, floor and /or ceiling is enclosed,
armored cable can be used. Any open area shall be in conduit. NMB
cable in any case shall not be permitted.
B. The rules and regulations regarding the installation, alteration and use of
electrical equipment, as adopted by the electrical utility company now
supplying the Village, as last published and filed with the Illinois Commerce
Commission, a copy of such code and the last mentioned rules and regulations
being now on file in the office of the Village Clerk, shall be enforced.
Section 15.16.090 Permit - Issuance conditions.
A. The following are adopted as reasonable rules and regulations governing the
issuance of permits for electrical installations or alterations:
1. It is unlawful to install or alter any electrical equipment or wiring
without having first secured a permit therefor.
2. An application for such permit shall be made in writing on application
forms provided by the Building Department, and shall be referred to
one of the electrical inspectors. Each application shall contain the
name of the owner of the premises to be served, the name of the
registered electrical contractor doing the work, and the nature of the
work to be done. Where the work consists of new installations or
extensive repairs or alterations, plans and specifications of the work
shall accompany the application.
3. Where an electrical installation has been started prior to the issuance
of a permit for such work, the normal permit fee as required by this
chapter shall be increased by the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).
B. Where a registered electrical contractor is found doing electrical work without
a permit on three separate occasions in one calendar year, a hearing shall be
held by the electrical commission, at which time it may be recommended to
the Village Board that the permit privileges of such electrical contractor may
be suspended for a period of time not to exceed one year.
Section 15.16.100 Permit - Fee Schedule.
The permit fees for all electrical work shall be as indicated in the following schedule:
A. Electrical permit fees for new construction will be combined with the building
permit fee. This fee will be based on total construction costs, and include all
structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, interior and exterior finishes and
normal site preparation.
B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, the fee for all other
installations or alterations of electrical services shall be as follows:
0 to 200 ampere, 3 or 4 wire $50.00
201 to 1,000 ampere, 3 or 4 wire $75.00
Fees for services in excess of 1,000 amperes shall be computed on the basis
of the rating of the service disconnects installed, prorated according to the
schedule above.
C. Except as provided in Subsection A of this section, the fee for each new
circuit for new fixtures, sockets, or receptacles shall be $10.00 (ten dollars) per
circuit.
D. The minimum permit fee shall be $30.00 (thirty dollars).
E. For each motor or current - consuming device other than lighting fixtures, the
fee shall be as follows:
One motor or current- consuming device $10.00
Each additional motor or current device $ 5.00
F. For each electric sign, the fee shall be $1.25 per square foot, minimum permit
fee $30.00. Free standing signs requiring a separate service shall require an
additional service permit based on the fee schedule in Paragraph B above.
G. Each reinspection of any overhead, underground or inter -wire equipment shall
be charged $30.00 (thirty dollars).
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in the manner provided by law.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause the same to be published in pamphlet form.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DuPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this 28th day of
Barbara Buschman
Alice Chin
Keith Latz
Connie Markiewicz
Richard Rimbo
Ralph Schobert
April , 19 97 .
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
Approved by me this 28th day of
Al _LEST:
HARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
April
, 19 97 .
LENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
AA
ASNESKI, Village President