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Public Works Department
Development Services
BUILDING–ELECTRICAL PERMIT
APPLICATION
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
PROJECT
PERMIT NUMBER
ADDRESS
OCCUPANCY TYPE
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL NEW INSTALLATION
REPAIR ALTERATION ADDITION
SERVICE TYPE
1 2 3 4 WIRE
SERVICE ENTRANCE WIRE SIZE ________
MAIN DISCONNECT AMPERAGE ________
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
CONTRACTOR
COMPANY NAME
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
NUMBER
COMPANY ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER EMAIL
STATE LICENSE HOLDER
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
LICENSE NUMBER
PROPERTY OWNER
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER EMAIL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
By my signature above I hereby certify I have read this document and
know the same to be true and correct. In addition I hereby stipulate that
I am the person legally responsible for compliance with provisions of all
laws and ordinances (whether specied herein or not) governing this
project to completion and a certicate of occupancy being issued.
SIGNATURE OF PERMITTEE DATE
PRINT NAME
QTY ITEMS AMOUNT SUB-TOTAL
Meter Loop & Service
$50.00 $
Fixtures Not Listed
$5.00 each $
Water Heater-Sign
$15.00 $
Range/Cook top/Oven,
Dishwasher, Window AC
$5.00 $
Clothes Dryer-Bath Heater-
Garbage Disposal
$5.00 $
Sign Changing Display
$125.00 $
NEW Pool/Spa lights/motors/
pumps
$65.00 $
A/C Blower/Fan
$10.00
$
Sump Pump
$5.00 $
Reconnect Fee
$15.00 $
Transformer
$25.00 $
Temporary Saw Pole
$40.00 $
Receptacle, Light xtures
Switches-Smoke & Carbon Mo
Detector
$1.00 each $
Sub-Panel
$35.00 $
Electrical Fence Gate
$65.00 $
Emergency Reconnect
$110.00 $
Generator
$50.00 $
Motor: Range Hood,
Bath/Ldry E.Fan/Sump
$10.00 $
CT/MRI/X-RAY
$65.00 $
Replace: Pool or Spa Pump
$10.00 $
Premature Work Charge
100% of Permit
$
1
Application Fee
$40.00 $40.00
TOTAL PERMIT FEE
MINIMUM FEE = $25.00 + $40.00 APPLICATION
FEE
$
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RECEIVED BY TIME STAMP
NO EXCEPTIONS TAKEN DATE
3826 AMHERST ST. WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TX 77005 | 713.662.5833 | INSPECTIONS@WESTUTX.GOV
INSPECTION REQUEST LINE 713.662.5805 | BEFORE 4:30 PM FOR NEXT DAY
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
QTY ITEMS AMOUNT SUB-TOTAL
Meter Loop & Service
$50.00 $
Fixtures Not Listed
$5.00 each $
Water Heater-Sign
$15.00 $
Range/Cook top/Oven,
Dishwasher, Window AC
$5.00 $
Clothes Dryer-Bath Heater-
Garbage Disposal
$5.00 $
Sign Changing Display
$125.00 $
NEW Pool/Spa lights/motors/
pumps
$65.00 $
A/C Blower/Fan
$5.00 $
Sump Pump
$5.00 $
Reconnect Fee
$15.00 $
Transformer
$25.00 $
Temporary Saw Pole
$40.00 $
Receptacle, Light xtures
Switches-Smoke & Carbon Mo
Detector
$1.00 each $
Sub-Panel
$35.00 $
Electrical Fence Gate
$65.00 $
Emergency Reconnect
$110.00 $
Generator
$50.00 $
Motor: Rand Hood, Bath/
Laundry E. Fan /Sump
$10.00 $
CT/MRI/X-RAY
$65.00 $
Replace: Pool or Spa Pump
$10.00 $
Premature Work Charge
100% of Permit
$
1
Application Fee
$40.00 $40.00
TOTAL PERMIT FEE
MINIMUM FEE = $35.00 + $40.00 APPLICATION FEE
$
Public Works Department
Development Services
2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
SECTION 26-25.
ADOPTION.
2017 National Electrical Code
Sec. 26-25. Adoption.
The National Electrical Code described in the standard codes
schedule is adopted, ordained and incorporated into this chapter
by reference, but subject to the exceptions, amendments and
other provisions stated in this chapter or the standard codes
schedule (collectively, the "electrical ordinances"). The electrical
ordinances shall be the city's rules and regulations governing
electrical facilities and equipment.
Sec. 26-26. Permitted types of wiring.
Any type of wiring or wiring system may be used in the city if
approved by the electrical ordinances, except where specically
prohibited herein.
Sec. 26-27. Certain circuits, plugs required.
(a) Window air conditioners.
All window air conditioning units, whether to be operated on
110vac or 220vac current, shall be installed with and bonded to
a polarized plug, and Number 10 AWG wire for 220vac shall be
used in bonding said air conditioning unit to the said polarized
plug.
Sec. 26-28. Meters.
(a) Tiers.
On apartment buildings, where space limitations will not permit
placing all meters at the same height, they may be arranged in
two tiers, with the openings for the meter dials in lower tier as near
as practicable to ve feet above mean ground level and second
tier placed as near as practicable above the rst. Where space
limitations will not permit placing of meter cabinets as outlined
above, the electric public service company, subject to the approval
of the building ofcial, may determine the arrangement to be used.
All service outlets shall be located so as to permit placing the
electric public service company's service wires on the wall of the
building next to the supply.
(b) Street side meters.
The electric public service company shall never require the
placing of the meter on the front or street side of a building,
without the written consent of the owner, and where not practical
in the opinion of the building ofcial to place metering devices on
the exterior of the building, said location shall be at a point, or
points, convenient to the electric public service company's service
as determined by the building ofcial.
Sec. 26-29. Minimum size of service conduit.
Service conduit for any occupancy shall not be smaller than 1.25
inches, unless specically approved otherwise by the building
ofcial.
Sec. 26-30. Distribution system limitation.
For the purpose of this article, the distribution system of any
person furnishing electric power shall not extend to any property
which such person does not own in fee simple or control by
easement.
Sec. 26-31. Tampering with fuses, circuit
breakers.
It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. To bridge, tamper with or change from its original installation
(except upon the approval of the building ofcial, and then
only after a proper permit for alteration has been issued)
any fuse of the plug, cartridge type or link type installed in
panel boards, main switches or switchboards; (2) To alter or
change circuit breakers so that the original calibration will be
affected; or (3) To tie down or secure any circuit breaker so
that it will not function properly.
Sec. 26-32. Outside switches.
Switches and equipment installed on the outside of the building in
a recess in the outside wall and covered by a door as part of the
building structure shall be considered as being on the exterior of
the building and exposed to the weather.
Sec. 26-33. Service entrance conductors.
In any residence, apartment, apartment house, commercial
building or other building of whatsoever character now existing or
to be constructed within the city, all service entrance conductors,
including underground conductors, shall have a minimum current-
carrying capacity of 150 amperes. On buildings with existing
service, this requirement shall apply when:
1. Load is added or modied;
2. An existing service is found to be inadequate for demand;
3. An unsafe condition exists; or
4. When replacing main service panel, all-service disconnect,
service riser, or service underground lateral.
Exception: Existing dwellings with a framed area of less than
1500 square feet may have conductors with a minimum
current-carrying capacity of 125 amperes.
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Sec. 26-34. All-service disconnect.
I
n every building now existing or to be constructed within the
city, there must be an "all-service disconnect" accessible on the
outside of the building and located as close as practicable to
the meter. It shall consist of one switch or circuit breaker having
a continuous current rating of no less than 150 amperes. On
buildings with existing service, this requirement shall apply when
load is added or modied or whenever an unsafe condition exists
or when replacing main service panel, all-service disconnect,
service riser or service underground lateral. Exception: Existing
dwellings with a framed area of less than 1500 square feet may
have a main “all-service disconnect” with a minimum continuous
current rating of 125 amperes.
Sec. 26-35. Wires, cables, conductors and
circuits.
(a) Wires, cables and conductors.
Notwithstanding any other code provision or ordinance to the
contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to install or use any of
the following in connection with electrical work for any structure in
the city:
1. Any wire other than solid or stranded copper;
2. Any wire smaller than gauge 12 AWG;
3. Any wire without a separate ground, either in the same cable
or in the same conduit;
4. Armored cable, type A/C;
5. MC Cable, unless the exterior armor is color-coded blue its
entire length by the manufacturer to distinguish it from other
exible metallic conduit systems;
6. Non-metallic sheathed cables, as listed in article 334 of the
NEC (2017 ed.), but this prohibition only applies to
multifamily dwellings with more than one oor above grade;
or
7. Non-metallic sheathed cables, as listed in article 334
of the NEC (2017 ed.), except in buildings used and
occupied exclusively for residential purposes (without any
non-residential occupancies or mixed uses, even if only
accessory or incidental).
(b) Circuits.
Notwithstanding any other code provision or ordinance to the
contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to install or use more
than ten openings (outlets or xtures) on any single electrical
circuit for any structure in the city.
(c) Old work.
In any proceeding to enforce this section with respect to:
1. wire smaller than gauge 12 AWG; or
2. wire lacking a separate ground; or
3. having more than ten openings on a single circuit;
it shall be an afrmative defense that the item was installed in
strict accordance with an electrical permit issued by the city prior
to September 1, 1994.
Sec. 26-36. Grounding, GFCI’s, etc..
(a) Supplemental grounding.
On any new service or change-out service there must be a
supplemental grounding electrode as specified in article
250.52(A) of the NEC (2017 ed.), with the grounding electrode
conductor sized per table 250.66 of the NEC (2017 ed.).
(b) Certain GFCI’s.
The ground-fault circuit-interrupter required for a hydro-massage
bathtub by Section 680.71 of the NFPA 70 (2011 ed.) may not be
located under such a bathtub and must be readily accessible.
Sec. 26-37. Identification of apparatus,
appliances, etc.
The manufacturer's name, trademark or other identication
symbol shall be placed on all electrical materials, apparatus,
devices, appliances, xtures and equipment used or installed in
the city.
See Fire Alarm Permit [IMPORTANT NOTE
REGARDING SMOKE ALARM Vs SMOKE
DETECTOR]
By my signature I am acknowledging I have read
and understand all local amendments and will
comply.
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