The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22

EMPLOY UNLICENSED ELEC-
TRICIANS.
fa) No license master or sign.
master electrician, firm, corpora
ton. or person shall employ any
person to work in the capacity Of
an electrician In the City Of Key
West, Florida unless said person
has IN his possession, "a Certificate
OF Competency paid lIp.to-dste asI
provided for In Section 3 (e) OF
this ordinance.
Obj No journeyman or sign jour.
neyman electrician shah do eIec.
trical work Of any character, such
as install wiring, apparatus, or
equipment, or make extensions or
changes to existing wiring systems
for light, heat, or power, upon pre-
mises, outside, inside, or attached
to buildings or premises, whether
for permanent or temporary work
In the City Of Key West, Florida,
unless he is employed by and
works under the direct supervision
Of a licensed master or sign-mas.
ter electrician who is duly cert.
fled by the said Board or the City
Of Key West. Florida Electrical
Inspection Division as provided for
In this ordinance.
Section 10. PLANS AND SPECI-
FICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE ELECTRICAL INSPEC-
TON DIVISION.
Plans and specifications with
complete descriptions Of all pro.
posed electrical work shall be SUBJ
mltted 10 the Chief Electrical In
spector at the same time applica.
ton Is made for a building per-
nit. The plans must be legibly
drawn or printed to q definite
scale by a registered architect, re-
gistered engineer, general contrac.
ter, electrical contractor, or owner,
one floor plan being sufficient pro-
vided II shows all the proposed
electrical work; otherwise, two or
more plans shall be submitted. The
plans shall show the outline OF the
total floor area, the square feet Of
the building under consideration,
the point at which the service con-
nection is to be made with the pub
lie utility or isolated plant or with
another building, the size of SER
vice and sub-feeder wires, the To-
cation Of service switches and CEN
ter or centers Of distribution, and
the arrangement of circuits show
ing the number of outlets connect
ed thereto. The plans must be
stamped approved" by the Chief
Electrical Inspector or his duly au.
thorized representative before the
building permit or the electrical
permit can be obtained, and be.
fore any electrical work can be
started. All blue prints or draw
ings OF this nature are filed in the
office OF the Building Inspector for
safe-keeping and future reference.
The installation Of the wiring, ap-
paratuS or equipment for light,
heat or power, within or attached
TO any building or premises, whe.
ther for private use, must be done
In accordance with the plans and
specifications submitted, as de.
scribed In this section of this ordin-
ance. ANY changes or omissions in
the wiring system shown on the
plans, must be made by the owner
In the form of a letter setting forth
the changes and accepting the res.
possibilities for the changes. The
letter must be addressed to the
Chief Electrical Inspector and
shall be filed in his office.
Section n. DUTIES, RIGHTS.
AND POWERS OF THE CHIEF
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND
HIS ASSISTANTS.
(a) II shall be the duty Of the
Chief Electrical Inspector and his
authorized assistants 10 inspect all
wiring, apparatus and equipment,
and installations for light, heat. or
power within the limits of the City
of Key West, FLORIDA, and to en-.
force all the laws, rules, and reg.
ulations relating thereto, and to-
exercise a general supervision over
all electrical work in the City of
Key West. Florida, and to enforce
all the provisions Of this ordin.
ance.
(b) The Chief Electrical Inspec.
tor or his representatives will is.
sue a Certificate Of Approval on
the wiring installations, apparatus
equipment or light fixtures proyi.
ded they comply with the rules and
regulations Of this ordinance and
the l947 issue of the National Elec.
trical Code. However, if defects
omissions, or violations exist on
any other part of the wiring svs.
tenn. no Certificate of Approval
viii be issued for the premises un-
til corrections have been made to
the defective portion of the wiring
system in accordance with the
rules and regulations governing
same In the City Of Key West,
Florida.
(cl A so-day temporary electric
service connection may be granted
BY the Chief Electrical Inspector
or his representatives II the wiz
ing installation, apparatus, or
equipment are found to be in a