Section 27-3018. Inspection; application for permit and application fees

a.
  The commissioner or any officer or employee of the department authorized
  thereto by the commissioner, or  any  other  person  designated  by  the
  commissioner  pursuant  to section 27-3005 of this code, may enter or go
  upon any premises in or upon which there are any  wiring  or  appliances
  for electric light, heat or power to make an inspection of the same. Any
  person  who  willfully refuses to permit such entry or inspection, shall
  be guilty of a  violation  of  this  subdivision,  and  upon  conviction
  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by a fine of not more than fifty dollars,
  imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both.
    b. Before commencing any  electrical  work,  other  than  low  voltage
  electrical  work,  a  master electrician business or special electrician
  shall file with the commissioner an application for a work permit to  be
  issued  by  the  department.  No  such work shall be performed until the
  commissioner has reviewed and approved such application  and  issued  an
  appropriate  permit  for  such  work.  The permit shall be conspicuously
  posted at the work site at all times while the work is in progress. Each
  permit shall be issued with an expiration date of three years.
    c. The fee for a permit for minor  electrical  work  as  described  in
  subdivision  h  of  this  section shall be fifteen dollars, payable upon
  filing of the application.
    d. 1. The fee for electrical work requiring a permit shall be  payable
  as  follows:  forty dollars upon filing of the application for such work
  and the balance of the total fee upon an electrical  sign-off  from  the
  department.
    2.  The  fee  for  electrical  work  requiring  a  work  permit by the
  department shall be computed  as  follows  but  shall  not  exceed  five
  thousand dollars:
    (i)  Each outlet, each fixture, each horsepower or fraction thereof of
  a motor or generator, each kilowatt or fraction  thereof  of  a  heater,
  each  horsepower  or  fraction  thereof  of  an  air  conditioner,  each
  kilovolt-ampere or fraction thereof of a transformer installed,  altered
  or  repaired  shall  be assigned the value of one unit. In computing the
  aforementioned fee, the sum of the units will determine the  charges  as
  set forth hereinbelow:
 
     Sum of units                                             Fee
     1-10...................................................$0.00
     Over 10................................................$0.25 per unit
  (ii) For each service switch installed, altered or repaired:
     0-100 Amperes..........................................$8.00
     101-200 Amperes........................................$30.00
     201-600 Amperes........................................$105.00
     601-1200 Amperes.......................................$225.00
     Over 1200 Amperes......................................$375.00
  (iii) For each set of service entrance cables and for each set of feeder
  conductors installed, altered or repaired:
     Up to #2 Conductors....................................$15.00
     Over #2 to #1/0 Conductors.............................$30.00
     Over #1/0 to 250 MCM...................................$45.00
     Over 250 MCM...........................................$75.00
  (iv) For each panel installed, altered or repaired:
     1 Phase up to 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers....$15.00
     1 Phase over 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers.....$37.50
     3 Phase up to 225 amperes..............................$50.00
     3 Phase over 225 amperes...............................$75.00
  (v) (a) For each sign manufactured (in-shop inspections):.$40.00
  (b) For each sign manufactured (on-site inspections):

     0 to 30 square feet....................................$65.00
     31 to 60 square feet...................................$90.00
     Over 60 square feet....................................$115.00
  (vi) For each elevator:
     10 floors or less......................................$125.00
     Each additional ten or fewer floors....................$83.00
  (vii) For wiring or rewiring boiler controls in buildings:$12.00
    3.  If,  after inspection, such wiring or appliances shall be found to
  have  been  installed,  altered  or  repaired  in  conformity  with  the
  requirements  of  this chapter, the electrical code, the electrical code
  technical standards and the rules of the department,  and  the  required
  fees  paid,  the commissioner shall issue to the applicant a sign-off of
  the approved work completed. The provisions of  this  subdivision  shall
  not  apply  to  work performed pursuant to a permit for minor electrical
  work as defined in subdivision h of this section.
    e. Whenever a master electrician business or special electrician files
  an application for a permit covering electrical  work  installed  by  an
  unlicensed  or  unauthorized  person,  it  shall  be  his or her duty to
  specify such fact upon the application.
    f. The commissioner shall be entitled to charge the following  special
  fees:
    1.  For  an  application  with respect to electrical work made after a
  violation was issued for failure to file an application for a permit for
  such work--up to ten times the total fee that would otherwise be payable
  as set forth in subdivisions c and d of this section.
    2. Duplicate copy of notice of violation--$5.
    g. No application or  fees  shall  be  required  for  electrical  work
  relating  to  the construction and maintenance of city street lights and
  city traffic lights owned, operated or controlled by the city government
  or any agency thereof.
    h. 1. For purposes of this section a permit for minor electrical  work
  may be issued for any of the following:
    (i) replacement of defective circuit breakers or switches rated thirty
  amperes or less, excluding main service disconnects;
    (ii)  replacement of parts in electrical panels where voltage does not
  exceed one hundred fifty volts to ground;
    (iii) replacement of minor elevator parts as defined by rule;
    (iv) replacement of defective controls  rated  at  thirty  amperes  or
  less;
    (v) repair of defective fixtures;
    (vi)  replacement of fixtures in existing outlets, provided the number
  of such fixtures does not exceed five and  does  not  increase  existing
  wattage;
    (vii) replacement, repair, disconnection or reconnection of motors not
  to exceed one horsepower, and associated devices;
    (viii)  repairs to low pressure heating plants with a capacity of less
  than fifteen pounds per square inch, except as may otherwise be required
  by rule of the commissioner.
    (i)  installation  of  any  ten  or  fewer  units  not  requiring  the
  installation of an additional branch circuit;
    (j) installation of motors of fractional horsepower;
    (k) installation of transformers rated at one thousand volt amperes or
  less.
    2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an electrical
  sign-off by the department shall not be  required  for  electrical  work
  performed pursuant to a permit for minor electrical work.
    3.   Notwithstanding   any   other  provision  of  this  chapter,  the
  commissioner may promulgate a rule providing that minor electrical  work

  may  be  performed  without  a  permit or the payment of a fee under the
  conditions to be prescribed in such rule.
    i.  The  department  shall  not  issue  a permit or, if applicable, an
  electrical  sign-off  pursuant  to  an  application  that  involves  the
  energizing of a meter in a one-, two-, three-, or four-family residence,
  if  the department finds that such action will cause the total number of
  meters for the building to exceed the number of dwelling units specified
  for such building in the certificate of occupancy, or  if  there  is  no
  certificate  of  occupancy,  as  determined by the department, except as
  permitted herein. A building specified as a one-family residence in  the
  certificate of occupancy or, if there is no certificate of occupancy, as
  determined  by  the  department,  may  have  only  one electric meter. A
  building in which two or more dwelling units have  been  constructed  in
  accordance  with  the  certificate  of  occupancy,  or  if  there  is no
  certificate of occupancy, as determined by the department, may have  one
  meter  for  each  dwelling  unit and one additional meter for the common
  areas of  the  building,  provided  that  smoke  detecting  devices  are
  installed   in   all   common  areas  in  accordance  with  departmental
  requirements. Such common areas may include boiler rooms, shared hallway
  lighting, shared stairway lighting, and outdoor perimeter  lighting  but
  shall  not  include  any  habitable space. In the event that a meter has
  been found to have been installed or  to  exist  in  violation  of  this
  section,  the department may take action leading to the disconnecting of
  such meter in accordance with  the  notice  requirements  set  forth  in
  section 27-3020 of this code.
    j.  Any application for a permit filed with the department in relation
  to a request for the  authorization  to  power  or  energize  electrical
  wiring  or  appliances  or  in  relation to work that will result in the
  issuance of a new or amended certificate of  occupancy  must  include  a
  statement, signed and sealed by the electrician, that the building owner
  or  his  or  her authorized representative has authorized in writing the
  work to be performed. This signed authorization must be  available  upon
  request by the department. In addition, any electrical application filed
  with the department involving the energizing of a meter, must include as
  well,  a  statement,  signed  and  sealed  by  the electrician, that the
  building owner or his or her authorized representative has indicated  in
  writing  the intended use or purpose of such meter and has affirmed that
  such meter will be maintained in compliance with the provisions of  this
  section.    This  statement  must  be  available  upon  request  by  the
  department. Any individual who knowingly  misrepresents  the  use  of  a
  meter  or  allows  a  meter to be used in violation of the provisions of
  this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by  a  fine  of
  not  less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars,
  or imprisonment of not more than  six  months  or  both  such  fine  and
  imprisonment.  Such  person  shall also be liable for a civil penalty of
  not more than five thousand  dollars  which  may  be  recovered  by  the
  corporation counsel in an action or proceeding in any court of competent
  jurisdiction.
    k.  Any  authorization  to  power  or  energize  electrical  wiring or
  appliances issued by the department shall expire ninety days  after  the
  date  of issuance unless a sign-off has been issued by the department or
  an extension of such authorization has been granted by  the  department.
  In the event no such sign-off has been issued or extension authorization
  granted,  the department may take action leading to the disconnecting of
  such meter(s) in accordance with the notice requirements  set  forth  in
  section 27-3020 of this code.
    * l.  The  provisions  of  this section shall not apply to low voltage
  electrical work.

    * NB There are 2 sb l's
    * l.  An  application  for a work permit may be amended by filing with
  the department a post-approval amendment in a form prescribed by rule of
  the department.
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