Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-14
City Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 1887.

err structures in the City of Olympia.
Washington. providing a penalty for
the yi93iia no thereof and repeating
nances in conflict herewith.
The city Council of the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section I. The word inspector
wherever used in this ordinance, shall
be held and construed to mean the
building inspector of the City of Olym-
pia, or any of his authorized assistants.
Sec 2. That it shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation to
place or install or to cause or permit
to be placed or installed in any build
ing, any wiring, apparatus or fixtures
for the use of electricity, or to make.
or to cause or permit to be made. any
alteration or change in or addition to
such use without first obtaining from
the building inspector of said city a
shall state the kind of work to be done
hereunder. and it shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation. to do
or perform, or to cause or permit to be
done or performed, any work other
than that designated in such permit
Such permit shall also state the loca-
ton by street and number of the build
ing where such work is to be done. and
shall be valid only for the location so
stated.
Sec. 3. The application for permit
shall contain a statement of the nature
and kind of electrical machine, wiring.
apparatus, appliance or equipment to
be installed, altered or extended; the
extent of the work to be done; the
name of the owner and occupant of the
premises. and the location of the prem
ises by street and number.
Sec. 4. When any work under a per-
NIT issued by the inspector is complet-
ed and ready for inspection by the in
spector, the person to whom the permit
has been issued shall within three days
after the completion of such work give
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has been completed and is ready for
his inspection, and said inspector shall
cause said work to be inspected within
a reasonable time thereafter.
Sec. g. When any electrical wiring
apparatus or fixtures covered by any
permit. shall be found on inspection to
conform to the rules and regulations
provided by this ordinance, the inspec-
tor shall issue a certificate of inspec-
ton. certifying that such wiring. APP
paratus or fixtures have been inspected
and found to comply with the terms of
this ordinance. but no such certificate
shall be granted until such equipment
is made to conform to the rules and
regulations prescribed herein.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to use or to
cause or permit to be used, any electric
ourrent in or through or by means of
any wiring, apparatus or fixtures in
any building until the same shall have
been inspected and approved by the in
spector and the certificate hereinbefore
provided for shall have been issued
therefor
Sec. 7. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation furnishing
electric current for light. heat or power
to connect or to cause or permit to be
building without having first received
written permission from the building
inspector to furnish current for such
permission shall be given by the build
ing inspector on demand at any time
after the certificate provided for in
this section has been issued for the
wiring. apparatus fixtures so to be
connected The building inspector may
also before such certificate is issued
give temporary permission to furnish
or use electric current through any
wiring, apparatus or fixtures, II in his
opinion such wiring, apparatus or fix
lures are in such condition that current
may safely be used therein and there
exists an urgent necessity for such use.
Sec. s. That the installation of all
electric wiring. apparatus and fixtures
in buildings and other structures. with
in the provisions of this ordinance,
shall. except in the particulars herein
expressly provided for, be governed by
and conform to the rules and regula-
tons of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters as embodied in the National
Electrical Code as amended and pub
lished, in 1911. and as amended from
time to time, and as on file in the office
of the city clerk, and all such electric
wiring, apparatus and fixtures shall be
made to conform to the requirements
of this ordinance and of said rules and
regulations before the same shall be
finally approved and accepted by the
building inspector. 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, firm or corporation,
either as owner, architect, contractor,
artisan or otherwise, to do or to cause
or permit to be done, any electric wir-
ing or any Installing. of electric ap-
paratus, or fixtures in such manner
that the same shall not conform to all
the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 9. If the building inspector shall
find any part of any electric wiring,
building in the City OF Olympia to
have been installed without permit,
or not in accordance with the provi-
sions of this ordinance, or to be dan
gerous to life and property the build
ing inspector shall have the right and
power to disconnect such work and to
connected. He shall at the same time
give written notice of such disconnec-
tion to the owner or occupant or the
building in which such disconnection
has been done, or to the person using
current by means of such disconnected
wiring, apparatus or fixtures. After
such disconnected wiring, apparatus or
fixtures have been put in CONDITION
required by this ordinance, the seal or
seals placed shall be removed by
the building inspector.
1t shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation to use any current
in. through or by means of such dis
connected wiring, apparatus or fixtures,
or to attach other wires for the supply
or current to such disconnected wiring,
apparatus or fxtures or to remove,
break or deface any seal so placed.
Sec. 10. Every person. firm or cor
polation making application for any
permit to do electrical work under the
terms of this ordinance, may be re-
CURED, at the time of making applica-
ton, to file with the building inspector,
a plan or statement showing the char
acter and amount of such work. lf any
additions shall be necessary. the per-
son. firm or corporation to whom the
permit is issued shall pay the building
inspector the inspection fee therefor
according to the terms of this ordi,
nance within ten days after demand
therefor by said building inspector
ana If such person. firm or corporation
shall fail or refuse to pay such fees
within such period of ten days. the
building inspector shall not thereafter
issue to such person, firm or corpora
tion any permit for the doing or any
electrical work until such fees are PAID
Sec II. Approved metallic conduit
or approved armored conductors VIII
be required for the installation OF al
WIRING of easements of new buildings
the rewriting of easements of old build
ihgs and the installation of new wires
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