9-5-35: INSPECTIONS AND TESTING:

The code official is authorized to conduct such inspections as are deemed necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the code official or designees, and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Chapter or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.

The code official, upon notification from the permit holder or the permit holder's agent, shall make the following inspections and other such inspections as necessary, and shall either release that portion of the construction or shall notify the permit holder or permit holder's agent of violations that must be corrected. The holder of the permit shall be responsible for requesting and scheduling of such inspections. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for inspection of such work required under this Chapter. As applicable to the permitted scope of work, inspections required include:

   A.   Temporary service inspection. (Separate permit is required. Approval to connect temporary utility power for construction site service.)

   B.   Conference inspection. (For code clarifications and required for residential homeowner permits.)

   C.   Rough-in inspection. (Shall be made after trenches or ditches are excavated and bedded, conduit installed, and before acceptable backfill is put in place or after the roof, framing, fireblocking, and bracing are in place and all rough-in electrical components to be concealed are complete, and prior to the installation of the wall or ceiling membranes.)

   D.   Permanent service inspection. (For approval of permanent utility connection.)

   E.   Rough-in permanent service. (For approval to cover and of permanent utility connection.)

   F.   Elevator/escalator or other inspections. (For residential elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, moving walk, platform lift and stairway chairlift.)

   G.   Temporary Occupancy inspection. (For approval to allow equipment to be moved in and/or start personnel training, temporary occupancy of specified areas.)

   H.   Final inspection. (Shall be made upon completion of the electrical system to complete the permit(s) and/or allow permanent occupancy.)

   I.   Aging or other inspections. (As required by the code official, to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.)

Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of the code official. The code official, upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or notify the permit holder or permit holder's agent wherein the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply shall be corrected and such portion shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by the code official. It shall be unlawful to cover up or in any way conceal any electrical work until inspection and approval has occurred by the code official or designee. Covered or concealed work without inspection approval may be required to be exposed, to the extent determined by the code official or designee, in order to inspect and verify compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. A reinspection fee, as specified in the fee schedule, may be assessed at the discretion of the code official or designee, under circumstances such as where no access is provided, for covered or concealed work, where such portion of the work called for reinspection is not complete or where required corrections have not been made upon reinspection.

The code official may require testing of the electrical system or equipment to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. Tests shall be made by the permit holder and observed by the code official. The code official may also accept tests or inspections from an approved third-party agency. (Ord. 43-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021; amd. Ord. 6-25, 2-25-2025)