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ORDINANCE NO. $051
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DESIGN, SPECI-
FICATION AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC WIRES,
APPARATUS AND PLANTS
DECEMBER 9, 1968
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THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. The design, specification and installation of electric wires,
apparatus and plants shall be regulated and licensed as follows:
Section 5:500. Title. Sections 5:500 to 5:506 shall be known as "The
St. Louis Park 1968 Electrical Code, " and referred to herein as "this Code."
Section 5:501. Scope and Application. From and after the effective date
hereof no person shall construct, extend, install, repair or correct any wiring
for electrical purposes unless in compliance with the provisions of this Code,
except wire installations of a public utility having a franchise from the City,
provided however, all wire installations of a public utility shall conform to
this Code in respect to safety standards.
Section 5:502. Adoption of Minneapolis Electrical Code and National
Electrical Code, 1968. by Reference. There is hereby adopted by the City
of St. Louis Park for the purpose of regulating the Design, Specification and
Installation of Electric Wires, Apparatus and Plants, that certain ordinance
of the City of Minneapolis entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating the Design,
Specification, Installation of Electric Wires, Apparatus and Plants within
the City of Minneapolis, " adopted by the Minneapolis City Council October 5,
1966, now in effect, and containing Chapter 1, and Chapters 140 through 143
inclusive, provided however, that the following numbered sections of said
ordinance are not hereby adopted or incorporated into this Code: Chapter 1,
and Appendix, said ordinance being reprinted in booklet form and such booklet
being entitled "City of Minneapolis Electrical Ordinance, 1968" and also
adopting that certain published code, prepared by the National Fire Protection
Association for general circulation and use, and which code is entitled "National
Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70-1968; USAS C1-1968," and not less than (3) copies
of said ordinance and code have been, and now are filed in the office of the
Clerk of the City of St. Louis Park for use and examination by the public and
have been marked "Official Copies," and a substantial supply thereof have been
made available for distribution, and the said ordinance and code are hereby
adopted by reference and are incorporated herein as fully as if set out at length
herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions
of said ordinance and code shall be controlling within the limits of the City of
St. Louis Park.
Section 5:503. Changes in Minneapolis Ordinance Hereinbefore Adopted
by Reference.
Subdivision.l. Wherever the term "City of Minneapolis" shall
appear in said ordinance it shall be construed to mean "City of St.
Louis Park" and wherever the term "Inspector of Buildings" or
"Department of Buildings" appear, they shall be construed to mean
the "Building Inspector of the City of St. Louis Park."
Subdivision 2. The following words of Section 140. 040 are deleted
"one of whom shall be an Electrical Engineer designated by the Inspector
of Buildings as Supervisor of Electrical Inspections. "
Subdivision 3. Subdivision 3 of Section 140. 050 is deleted, and the
following words inserted in lieu thereof, the National Electrical Code,
1968, hereinbefore adopted by reference.
Subdivision 4. Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of Section 142.030 are deleted
and the following words inserted in lieu thereof:
(a) Exit Illumination. Exits shall be illuminated at all times
with light having an intensity of not less than two foot candle
at floor level.
(b) Exit Signs. At every exit doorway, and wherever otherwise
required to clearly indicate the direction of egress, an exit
sign with letters at least five inches (5") high shall be provided
from all areas serving the occupant load specified in this Sub-
section. In interior stairways the floor level leading direct to
the exterior shall be clearly indicated.
1. Group B, C, D, and H, occupanies with an occupant
load of more than 50.
2. All other occupancies serving an occupant load of
more than 100.
(c) Illumination of Signs. Exit signs shall be lighted in
the following occupancies with two electric lamps of not
not less than 15 watts each in the manner specified in this
Subsection.
1. Two separate sources of supply shall be required for
Group A occupancies and Division 1 and 2 of Group B
except buildings with occupant loads of less than 750
persons. used as churches, lodge rooms, recreation
halls, and gymnasiums.
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2. Separate circuits, one of which shall be separate from
all other circuits in the building, shall be required for the
following occupancies:
A. Group A, B, and C occupancies with an occupant load
over 300 persons and not otherwise regulated in this
Subsection.
B. Group D and H occupancies with an occupant load over
100 persons.
C. Group F occupancies with an occupant load over 1000
persons.
Subdivision 5, Subdivisions A and B of Section 142. 190 are deleted
and the following words insertea in lieu thereof: All service conductor
600 volts or les. for commercial. industrial, multi -family dwellings,
or dwelling applications shall have a single set of overcurrent devices.
Subdivision 6. Section 142,360 is deleted and the following words
inserted in lieu thereof: Electrical Metallic tubing shall not be used in
a concrete slab laid on the ground or in direct contact with the earth.
Subdivision 7. The following words of Section 142. 510 are deleted:
"or shall be connected to the outlet box by 3/4" flexible conduit of
sufficient length to permit movement of range. "
Section 5:503. Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any
work described in Section 5:501 of this code without first obtaining a permit
from the Building Inspector; such permits shall be issued by the Building
Inspector only to persons duly registered under the electrical ordinance of
the City or to a person making application to do any such work himself whally
within a single family dwelling owned and occupied by the applicant to whom
the permit is to be issued. For each permit to an unlicensed owner occupant
there shall be charged an additional fee of 50% of the total fee required by
this Ordinance.
Section 5:504. Permit Fees. The fees for electrical permits shall be
as follows:
(a) Minimum Fee:
For each permit issued under this ordinance there shall be a minimum
fee of $5, 00 for said permit.
(b) NEW SERVICES:
For each permit for the installation of new services in any building
or structure in the City of St. Louis Park the fee shall be as follows:
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Services Fee
e0 Amp. to 200 Amp., inclusive $ 6. 00
201 Amp. to 600 Amp., inclusive 11.00
601 Amp. to 1200 Amp. , inclusive 20.00
1201 Amp. to 1600 Amp. , inclusive 25.00
1601 Amp. to 2000 Amp., inclusive 30.00
2001 Amp. to 3000 Amp. , inclusive 35.00
3001 Amp. to 4000 Amp. , inclusive 40. 00
The fee for a new service includes fee for one meter. For the installation
of additional meters the fee shall be $2.00 for each meter.
(c) FEEDERS AND SUBFEEDERS, UP TO 600 VOLTS:
For each permit for the installation of feeders and subfeeders up to
600 volts in any building or structure in the City of St. Louis Park,
the fee shall be as follows:
Ampere Rating
For the First For each additional
100' or frac- 100' or fraction
tion thereof thereof
0 Amp. to 60 Amp. , inclusive $ 4. 00
• 61 Amp. to 100 Amp. , inclusive 5. 00
101 Amp. to 225 Amp., inclusive 6. 00
226 Amp. to 400 Amp. , inclusive 7. 00
401 Amp. to 600 Amp., inclusive 8.00
601 Amp. to 800 Amp., inclusive 9. 00
801 Amp. to 1000 Amp., inclusive 10.00
1001 Amp. to 1600 Amp. , inclusive 15.00
1601 Amp. to 2000 Amp., inclusive 16.50
2001 Amp. to 3000 Amp., inclusive 18.00
3001 Amp. and above 20.00
$
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.25
1.45
1.60
1.75
1.90
2.00
(d) BUSWAY: Where busway is used for a service entrance, feeder, or
sub -feeder no additional fee shall be charged over the fee for service
entrance or feeder or sub -feeder for installation of busway. For
each permit for the installation of busway as a branch circuit conductor
in any building or structure in the City of St. Louis Park the fee shall
be the same as for a Feeder or Sub -feeder.
(e) HIGH VOLTAGE FEEDER, 600 VOLTS AND OVER:
High Voltage Feeder
Ratings
For the first For each additional
100' or frac- 100' or fraction
tion thereof thereof
0 Amp. to 200 Amp. , inclusive $15. 00
201 Amp. to 300 Amp. , inclusive 17.50
301 Amp. to 400 Amp. , inclusive 20.00
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$2. 00
2.00
2.00
(f) OUTLETS:
For each permit for new or additional electric light wiring, for the
first ten (10) outlets, or for any fraction thereof, if less than ten (10)
there shall be a minimum fee of $3.00.
And for each ten (10) such outlets, or fraction thereof, in excess of the
first ten (10), there shall be an additional fee of $3.00 .
Lighting outlets shall be construed to mean or include all electrical
openings including but not limited to any outlets installed for receptacles,
lighting fixtures, switch openings, appliance openings, wall receptacles,
or floor receptacles where such receptacles are permitted on branch
lighting circuits and all other electrical openings. Every such opening
shall be considered a separate outlet. The outlet fee shall cover the
installation of all wall, floor, or ceiling electrical openings.
Provided, further, that lighting outlets shall also be construed to mean
any outlets installed for future connection for lighting purposes. '
For the purposes of this ordinance, each group of lights for window
illumination rigidly attached to one another and made up and installed
as one unit and said unit insulated from all grounded metal work in the
manner provided by ordinance for fixtures, shall be considered as one
(1) outlet only, when estimating the fee for a wiring permit, and as
fixture only when estimating the fee for a fixture permit.
(g) SIGN CIRCUIT
For each permit for wiring or connecting an electric sign, for the
first branch circuit required for such sign $4.00.
And for each additional branch circuit required for such sign, $1. 00.
(h) HEATING DEVICES, MOTORS, TRANSFORMERS, ETC.:
For each permit for wiring for, installing and connecting electric
motors, or other apparatus rated in horsepower (H. P.) there shall
be a minimum fee for the first one (1) H. P. , or fraction thereof,
of $4. 00.
And for each additional horsepower (H. P.) or fraction thereof in excess
of one (1) H. P. , but not exceeding two hundred (200) H. P. , 25 cents.
And for each ten (10) Horsepower (H. P.) or fraction thereof in excess
of two hundred (200) H. P. there shall be an additional fee of 25 cents.
For each permit for wiring for, installing and connecting transformers
for lighting or heat or power, generators, heating devices, rectifiers
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or other apparatus rated in watts, KVA or KVAR there shall be a mini-
mum fee of $4. 00 for the lirst one (1) Kilo -volt-ampere (K. V.A. )
capacity or fraction thereof, except for replacement of an electric range
for domestic use, the fee shall be $2.00.
For each Kilo -volt-ampere capacity or fraction thereof, in excess of
one (1), but not exceeding two hundred (200) K. V.A. , there shall be an
additional fee of 25 cents.
And for each ten (10) Kilo -volt-amperes capacity, or fraction thereof, in
excess of two hundred (200) K. V.A. , there shall be an additional fee of
25 cents.
In determining the amount of fees in this subdivision (h) the units in each
class of the apparatus enumerated in this subdivision shall be figured
collectively but each class shall be figured independently of the other
class, and motor -generators shall be rated according to the rate horse-
power of the motor only.
(i) SOCKETS:
(j)
For each permit for the installation of lamp sockets or lamp receptacles
for use on lighting fixtures and drop cords or attached directly to the
outlet, the minimum fee shall be $2. 00 for the first ten (10) sockets or
rbceptacles, or for any fraction thereof, if less than ten (10).
And for each ten (10) such sockets or receptacles, or fraction thereof,
in excess of the first ten (10), there shall be an additional fee of $1.25.
SOCKETS, BORDER STRIP, OUTLINE, ETC.:
For each permit for the wiring of each complete outline lighting (Other
than luminous tube lighting), marquee, stage border, stage footlight
group, stage proscenium strip, stringer lighting over private property,
or temporary lighting when permitted, the fee shall be $2.00 for the first
ten (10) sockets, or receptacles, or for any fraction thereof, if less
than ten (10), including the installation of such sockets, or receptacles.
And for the next twenty (20) sockets, or fraction thereof, $1.25.
And for the next thirty (30) sockets, or fraction thereof, $1.25.
And for any fifty (50) sockets, or fraction thereof, in excess of the first
sixty (60) such sockets, or receptacles, $1.25.
Outline lighting shall be construed to mean that class of lighting used on
the outside of buildings to mark the outlines thereof by the use of in-
candescent lamps.
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(k) LUMINOUS TUBES:
For each permit for wiring for and/or installing outline, decorative,
display or other lighting employing luminous tubes energized by trans-
formers, for the first five hundred (500) volt-amperes, or fraction
thereof, $5. 00.
And for each additional one hundred (100) volt-amperes, over the first
500, 20 cents,
This volt-ampere rating shall be based on primary current and voltage.
(1) SIGN AND BILLBOARD VvIRING:
For each permit for the wiring of each electric sign for outdoor use
or of each billboard, employing incandescent lamps for illumination,
or luminous tubes energized by transformers, for the first five hundred
(500) volt-amperes, or fraction thereof in the capacity of such sign or
billboard, $5.00.
And for each additional one -hundred (100) volt-amperes, or fraction
thereof, 20 cents.
The words, "wiring of", as used in this subdivision, shall be construed
to include all electrical fittings and devices in or attached to the exterior
of any such sign or billboard, but not including any supply wires thereto.
(m) MISCELLANEOUS:
The fee for each permit for the alteration, rearrangement or repairing
of existing electrical equipment, or for other electrical work not included
in this fee schedule shall be $5. 00 for the first one hundred dollars
($100.00), or fraction in the estimated cost thereof.
And for each additional one hundred dollars ($100.00) or fraction thereof,
there shall be a fee of $5, 00 in addition to the basic permit fee for each
such callback inspection made by the Inspector.
Section 5:505, Fees, Double, Vihen. Should any person, co -partner-
ship, or corporation begin work of any kind such as hereinbefore set forth, or
for which a permit from the Inspector of Buildings is required by ordinance,
without having secured the necessary permit therefor from the Inspector of
Buildings either previous to or during the day of commencement of any such
work, or on the next succeeding business day where such work is commenced
on a Saturday or on a Sunday or on a holiday, he shall, when subsequently
securing such permit, be required to pay double the fees hereinbefore provided
for such permit, and shall be subjected to all the penal provisions of this
ordinance.
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Section 5:506. Separability Should any section, subdivision,
clause or other provisions of this ordinance be declared by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the ordinance as a whole nor of any part thereof other than the part so
declared to be invalid.
Section 5:507. Ordinances Repealed. The following ordinances of
the City of St. Louis Park are hereby repealed in their entirety:
Ordinance No. 770, EntiJed "An Ordinance Regulating
the Design, Specification and Installation of Electric
Wires, Apparatus and Plants," adopted January 23, 1961.
Section 5:504, Entitled "Permit Fees," of Ordinance No. 998,
Entitled "An Ordinance Amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance
Code Relating to Permits: Section 5:204 Plumbing Permits,
Section 5:305 Gas Piping Permits, Section 5:405 Heating
and Air Conditioning Permits, Section 5:504 Electrical
Permits, " adopted May 15, 1967.
provided, however, that this repeal shall not affect any pending prosecution
for violation of any ordinance herein repealed and shall not relieve any person
of penalty or other legal liability for violation or failure to comply with any
provision of any such ordinance herein repealed.
Section 5:508. Violations Declared. It shall be unlawful for any
person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert or demolish, equip. use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure
in the City or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of this
Code.
Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is
committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation
such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100, or by im-
prisonment for not more than 90 days.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen
days after its publication.
Adopted by the City Council December 23, 968.
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Reviewed for administration:
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City Manager
Reviewed for Electrical Code:
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Supervisor of Zoning and Inspection
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Approved as to form and legality:
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City Attorney
it:t SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
St. Louis Park Sun
12 Suburban Square Hopkins, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
SS.
W JOHN BERTRAM, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated
has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as The St Louis Park Sun
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows• (1) Said newspaper
is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form
equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and
is distributed at least once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted
to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly
duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports
to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of
'east 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears
'has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to
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the City of St Louis Park in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of
;jg`ue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open durmg its regular business
is for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main -
ad by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and con-
trol during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular
busmess hours to the business of the newspaper and business related thereto (6) Said news-
paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said news-
paper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day
or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of
State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit m the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and
sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
ORDINANCE NU. 1051
and publlshed therein in the English language, once each week, for successive weeks,
that it was first so published on Thurs. the
2 day of
Jan. 19 69
and was thereafterprinted and
Thurs.
published on every to and including
Thurs • the 2 day of `j an' 19 69 rid that the following is sprinted copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z. both inclusive. and is hereby acknowledged as being
the -size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit:
abcdefghi jklmnopgrstuvwxyz
abcdefghilklmnopgrstuvwxyz
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Subscribed and
(Notarial
Barbara Samuelson, Notary Public,
sworn to before me this
x'
day of
- ommission Expires November 8. 1971
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(Official Publication)
DECEMBER 9, 1968
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ORDINANCE NO 11
A.\ ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DE -
SIG\, SPECIFICATION AND INSTALLA-
TION OF ELECTRIC MIRES APPARATUS
A\D PLANTS
THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES
Oh DAL\
Section 1 The design specification and in-
stallation of electric wires apparatus and
' plants shall be regulated and licensed as
follows
Section 5 500 Tule Sections 5 500 to 5 506
I shall be known as The St Louis Park 1968
I
Electrical Code and referred to herein as
this Code
Section 5 501 Scope and Application From
and after the effective date hereof no per
' son shall construct, extend Install repair
or correct any winng for electrical pur
poses unless in compliance with the provi-
sons of this Code except wire installations
of a public utility haying a franchise from
the City provided however all wire installa-
tions of a public utility shall conform to this
Code in respect to safer standards
Section 5 502 Adoption of Minneapolis
Electrical Code and National Electrical
Code, 1968 bs Reference There is hereby
adopted by the City of St Louis Park for the
purpose of regulating the Design Specifica-
tion and Installation of Electric Wires Appa
ratus and Plants that certain ordinance
of the City of Minneapolis entitled An Ordi-
nance Regulating the Design Specification
Installation of Electric Wires Apparatus and
Plants within the City of Minneapolis adopt-
ed by the Minneapolis City Council October 5
1966 now in effect and containing Chapter
1 and Chapters 140 through 143 inclusive
provided however that the following num-
bered sections of said ordinance are not here -
this Code
Chapterldad Appenor dix saiated d ordinance be-
ing reprinted in booklet form and such. book-
let being entitled 'City of Minneapolis Elec
trical Ordinance 1968 and also adopting
that certain published code prepared by
the National Fire Protection Association for
general circulation and use and which code
is entitled National Electrical Code \FPA
\o 70-1968 USAS CI -1968 and not less 1
than .31 copies of said ordinance and code .
l have been and now are filed in the office of
the Clerk of the City of St -Louis Park for
use and examination by the public and have
been -marked Official Copies and a sub -
1 stantial supply thereof have been made avail-
able for distribution and the said ordinance
and code are hereby adopted by reference
and -are incorporated herein as fully as if
set out -at length herein and from the date
on which this ordinance shall take effect
the provisions of said` ordinance, and code
' shall be controlling within the limits of the
' City of St -Louis Park
Section 5 503 Changes In Minneapolis Ordi-
nance Hereinbefore Adopted by Reference
Subdivision 1 Wherever the term City
of Minneapolis ' shall appear in said ordi
nance it shall be construed to mean City
of St Louis !lark ' and wherever the term
Inspector of Buildings' or Department
of Buildings" appear they shall be con
strued to mean the Budding Inspector of
1 She City of St Louts Park '
• ISubdivision 2 The following words of Sec-
tion 140 040 are—deleted one of whom shall
be an Electrical Engineer designated by
the Inspector of Buildings as Supervisor of
Electrical Inspections
Subdivision
140 050 is Subdivision
Section
the following words
inserted in lieu thereof the National Elec-
trical Code 1968 hereinbefore adopted by
reference
Subdivision
ofSecti142030 are deleted and the
follow-
ing
words inserted in lieu thereof
i .al ent Illumination Exits shall be illu-
) minatd at all times with light having an
intensity of not less than two foot candle
at floor level
.b1 blot Signs At every exit doorway
and wherever otherwise required to clear-
ly indicate the direction of egress an '
exit sign with letters at least five inches
.5 1 high shall be provided from all areas
serving the occupant load specified in this ,
Subsection In interior stairways the floor
leading direct to the exterior shall be
clearly indicate
1 Group B C D and 11 occupanies
with an occupant load of more than 50
2 All other occupancies serving -an
occupant load of more than 100
.cl Illumination of Signs Exit signs shall
be lighted in the following occupancies
with two electric lamps of not less than
15 watts each in the manner specified
in this Subsection
1 Two separate sources of supph shall
be required for (.roup A occupancies
and Division I and 2 of Group B except
buildings with occupant loads of less
than 750 persons used as churches lodge
rooms recreation halls and gymnasiums
2 Separate circuits one of which shall
be separate from all other circuits in the
building shall 'be required for the fol-
lowing occupancies
A Group A B and 1 occupancies with
an occupant load oyer 300 persons and
not otherwise regulated in this Subsec
tion
B Group D and 11 occupancies with an
occupant load over 100 persons
C (.roup F occupancies with an occu-
pant load over 100 persons
ISubdivision 5 Subdivisions A and B of
Section 142 190 are deleted and the follow-
ing words inserted in lieu thereof All
service conductor 600 volts or less for
commercial industrial multi -family dwell-
ings or dwelling applications shall have a
single set of overcu rrent devices
Subdnlsion 6 Section 142 360 is deleted
and the following words inserted in lieu
thereof Electrical Metallic tubing shall
not be used in a concrete slab laid on the
ground or in direct contact with the earth
Subdivision 7 The following words of
Section 142 510 are deleted or shall be
connected to the outlet box of .,. flexible
conduit of sufficient length to permit move-
ment of range
Section 5 503 Permits 1t shall be unlawful
for anv person to do any work described
in Section 5 501 of this code without first ob-
taining a permit from the Building Inspector
such permits shall be issued by the Building
Inspector only to persons duly registered
under the electrical ordinance of the City or
to a person making application to do anv
such work himself wholly within a single
family dwelling owned and occupied by the
applicant to whom the permit is to be issued
For each permit to an unlicensed owner
occupant there shall be charged an addi-
tional fee of 50% of the total fee required by
this Ordinance
Section 5 504 Permit Fees The fees for
electrical permits shall be as follows
ia) Minimum Fee
For each permit issued under this ordi-
nance there shall be a minimum fee of
05 00 for said permit
1b) NEW SERVICES
For each permit for the installation of
new services in anv building or structure
in the City of St Louis Park the fee shall
be as follows
Services Fee
0 Amp to 200 Amp inclusive $ 6 00
201 Amp to 600 Amp inclusive 1100
601 Amp to 1200 Amp inclusive 20 00
1201 Amp to 1600 Amp inclusive 25 00
1601 Amp to 2000 Amp inclusive 30 00
2001 Amp to 3000 Amp inclusive 3500
3001 Amp to 4000 Amp inclusive 40 00
The fee for a new service includes fee for
one meter For the installation of additional
meters the fee shall be $2 00 for each meter
ic) FEEDERS AND SUBFEEDERS UP
TO 600 VOLTS
For each permit for the installation of
feeders and subfeeders up to 600 volts
in any building or structure in the
City of St Louis Park the fee shall be as
follows
Ampere hating For the For each
First 100' additional
or fraction 100' or
thereof fraction
thereof
0 Amp to 60 Amp , inclusive $ 4 00 $1 00
61 Amp to 100 Amp , inclusive 500 1 00
101 Amp to 225 Amp , inclusive 600 1 00
226 Amp to 400 Amp , inclusive 7 00 1 00
401 Amp to 600 Amp , inclusive 8 00 1 00
601 Amp to 800 Amp , inclusive 9 00 1 25
801 Amp to 1000 Amp , inclusive 10 00 1 45
1001 Amp to 1600 Amp , inclu
sive 15 00 160
1601 Amp to 2000 Amp , inclu-
sive 16 50 1 75
2001 Amp to 3000 Amp meta-
sive 18 00 1 90
3001 Amp and above 20 00 200
id) BUSWAY Where busway is used for
a service entrance, feeder or sub-feeder
no additional fee shall be charged over
the fee for service entrance or feeder or
sub-feeder for installation of busway For
each permit for the installation of bus-
way as a branch circuit conductor m
any building or structure m the City of
St Louis Park the fee shall be the same
as for a Feeder or Sub-feeder
ie) HIGH VOLTAGE FEEDER 600
VOLTS ANDOVER
High Voltage For the first For each
Feeder Ratings 100' or frac additional
tion thereof 100' or
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fraction thereof
0 Amp to 200 Amp , inclusive $15 00 $2 00
201 Amp to 300 Amp , inclusive 17 50 2 00
301 Amp to 400 Amp , in-
clusive 20 00 200
if) OUTLETS
For each permit for new or additional
electric fight wiring, for the first ten
110) outlets, or for any fraction thereof,
if less than ten 110) there shall be a
minimum fee 01E3 00
And for each ten (10) such outlets, or
fraction thereof, in excess of the first
ten 10), there shall be an additional fee
of$300
Lighting outlets shall be construed to
mean or include all electrical openmgs
including but not limited to any outlets
installed for receptacles lighting fixtures,
switch openings, appliance openings wall
receptacles or floor receptacles where
such receptacles are permitted on branch
lighting circuits and all other electncal
openings Every such opening shall be
considered as a separate outlet The
outlet fee shall cover the installation
of all wall, floor, or ceding electrical
openings
Provided, further that fighting outlets
shall also be construed to mean any out
lets installed for future Connection for
lighting purposes
For the purposes of this ordinance
each group of lights for window illumina-
tion ngidly attached to one another and
made up and Installed as one unit and
said unit insulated from all grounded
metal work in the manner provided by
ordinance for fixtures, shall be considered
as one rt) outlet only, when estimating
the fee for a winng permit, and as fix-
ture only when estimating the fee for a
fixture permit
(g)SIGN CIHCI IT
For each permit for wrong or connect
ing an electric sign for the first branch
circuit required for such sign $4 00
And for each additional branch circuit
required for such sign, $1 00
ih) HEATING DEVICES MOTORS
THANSFOHMEHS ETC
For each permit for wiring for, install-
ing and connecting electnc motors, or
other apparatus rated w horsepower
1H P) there shall be a minimum fee
for the first one i1) H P or fraction
thereof of $4 00
And for each additional horsepower
1H P) or fraction thereof in excess of
one 11) H P but not exceeding two
hundred 1200) H P 25 cents
And for each ten 110) Horsepower
H P) or fraction thereof in excess of
two hundred 200) H P there shall be an ,
additional fee of 25 cents
For each permit for wiring for, in
stalling and connecting transformers for
lighting or heat or power, generators,
heating devices, rectifiers or other ap-
paratus rated in watts KVA or KVAH
there shall be a minimum fee of $400
for the first one 1) Kilo-volt-amphere
1K V A 1 capacity or fraction thereof
except for replacement of an electric
range for domestic use, the fee shall be
$200
For each Kilo-volt-ampere capacity or
fraction thereof, in excess of one 11) but
not exceeding two hundred 1200) K V A
there shall be an additional fee of 25
cents
And for each ,ten 110) Kilo-volt-
amperes capacity, or fraction thereof in
excess of two hundred 1200) K V A there
shall be an additional fee of 25 cents
In determining the amount of fees in
this subdivision 1h) the units in each class
of the apparatus enumerated in this
subdivision shall be figured collectively
but each class shall be figured inde-
pendently of the other class, and motor-
generators shall be rated according to the
rate horsepower of the motor only
11) SOCKETS
For each permit for the installation
of lamp sockets or lamp receptacles
for use on lighting factures and drop
cords or attached directly to the outlet
the minimum fee shall be $2 00 .for the
first ten 110) sockets or receptacles, or
for any fraction thereof if less than len
110)
And for each ten 110) such sockets or
receptacles, or fraction thereof in excess
of the first ten 110) there shall be an
additional fee 0101 25
13) SOCKETS BORDER STRIP OUT
LI\E ETC
For each permit for the wiring of
each complete outline lighting .Other that
luminous tube lighting), marquee, stage
border, stage footlight group stage pro-
scenium stnp, stringer lighting over
prorate property, or temporary fighting
when permitted the fee shall be $2
the first ten 110) sockets or rece
or for any fraction thereof d I
ten 110) including the installat
such sockets or receptacles
And for the next twenty 120) st
or fraction thereof 61 25
And for the next thirty 130) st
or fraction thereof, $1 25
And for any fifty 1501 socket
fraction thereof in excess of the
sixty ih0) such sockets or rete
51 25
Outline lighting shall be
sirued to mean that class of It
used on the outside of buildings to
the outlines thereof by the use c
candescent lamps
1k)Ll %II\01 STI BLS
For each pent for wiring for a
Installing outline decorative dupla
other lighting employing luminous
energized by transformers for the
five hundred 1500) volt amperes or
tion thereof 55 00
\b for each additional one hu
1100) colt,tmperes over the first
cents
This volt-ampere rating shall
based on primary current and vol
il) SI(.N AND BILLBOARD NIItI1(.
For each permit for the wenn
each electric sign for outdoor use c
each billboard employing mcande
lamps for illumination or 'um
tubes energized by transformers for
first five hundred 1500) colt amperes
fraction thereof in the capacity of
sign or billboard 55 00
And for each additional one-hun
1100) volt-amperes or fraction the
20 cents
The words wcnng of, as used
this subdmiscon shall be construed to
elude all electrical fittings and dee
in or attached to the exterior of
such sign or billboard but not inclu
any supply wires thereto
1m) MISCF.LLANEOtiS
The fee for each permit for the alt
tion rearrangement or repairing of
mg electrical equipment, or for other
tricot work not included in this
schedule shall be $5 00 for the first
hundred dollars $10000), or fraction
the estimated cost thereof
And for each additional one hund
dollars 19100 00) or fraction th
there shall be a fee of 95 00 in addil
to the basic permit fee for each
callback inspection made by the Inspec
Section 5 505 Fees. Double, When Sh
any person co -partnership or corporal
begin work of any kind such as berembef
set forth or for which a permit from
Inspector of Buildings is required by o
nance without having secured the net _
permit therefor from the Inspector of Bu
ings either previous to or during the day
commencement of any such work, or on
next succeeding business day where s
work is commenced on a Saturday or on
Sunday or on a holiday, he shall when s
sequently secunng such pent, be requi
to pay double the fees hereinbefore provi
for such permit, and shall be subjected
all the penal provisions of this ordtnan
Section 5 506 SeparabWty Should any
glop, subdivision, clause or other provist
of this ordinance be declared by a co
of competent jursdiction to be Invalid, su
decision shall not affect the validity of t
ordinance as a whole nor of any part the
other than the part so declared to be
valid
Section 5 507 Ordinances Repealed T
following ordinances of the City of St L
Park are hereby repealed in their entiret
Ordinance No 770, Entitled An
nance Regulating the Design, Specdi
tion and Installation of Electric Wir
Apparatus and Plants," adopted Janua
23, 1961
Section 5 504, Entitled Pent Fees
of Ordinance No 998, Entitled An 0
nance Amending the St Louis Park 0
nance Code Relating to Permits Sectio
5 204 Plumbing Permits, Section 5 3
Gas Piping Permits, Section 5 405 Hea
mg and Air Conditioning Permits, Secuc
5 504 Electrical Pests," adopted N
15, 1967
provided, however that this repeal shall n
affect any pending prosecution for violatio
of any ordinance herein repealed and sh
not relieve any person of penalty or oth
legal liability for violation or failure to co
ply with any provision of any such o
nance herein repealed ,
Section 5 508 Violations Declared It sha
be unlawful for any person to erect, co
struct, enlarge, alter, repair, move. improv
remove, convert or demolish equip, us
occupy, or maintain any budding or strut
ture in the City or cause the same to
done, contrary to or in violation of this Code
Section 2 Penalty Any person violatin
any of the provisions of this Code shall
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and eac
such person shall be deemed guilty of
separate offense for each and every da_
orportion thereof during which any viola
tion of any of the provisions of this Code t.
committed, continued or permitted, an
upon conviction of any such violation suc
persons shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $100, or by imprisonment for not
more than 90 days
Section 3 Effective Date This ordinance
shall take effect fifteen days after its publi-
cation
Adopted by the City Council December
23, 1968
LEONARD THIEL
Approved as to form and legality Mayor
H H BURRY
City Attorney
Attest
EARL E HANSON
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration
CHRIS CHERCHES
City Manager
Reviewed for Electrical Code
RICHARD BROOKS
Supervisor of Zoning and Inspection
(Jan 2 1969)—D
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ORDINANCE NO. 1051
Entitled:'
7rtroduced by Date
�r ti :;e;:di rg-Date 12/9/68 Waived
"•,cond Reacting -Late 1223/68waived
Vote:: arra id y
'uz:? ache C .te 1/2/69
k;ffeotive Date 1/17/69
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ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
In The Matter Of
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