Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - File #: 0518-17

• File #: 0518-17
• Version: 1
• Name: Request to Amend 5_76
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 5/1/2017
• In control: Urban County Council
• On agenda: 6/15/2017
• Final action: 6/15/2017
• Enactment date: 6/15/2017
• Enactment #: O-098-2017
• Title: An Ordinance amending Section 5-76(1) of the Code of Ordinances related to electrical inspection fees to change the rates for rough wire inspection to $55.00 for the first ten (10) circuits, rewire inspection to $55.00, final inspection to $55.00, temporary inspection to $55.00, manufactured or mobile home services to $55.00, apartments to $35.00 per unit, apartments - final inspection to $35.00 per unit and $1.10 for each small appliance circuit; amending Section 5-76(2) of the Code of Ordinances related to electrical inspection fees to change the rates of contracts of $40,000.00 and above to 1% of the total cost for the first $1,000,000.00 dollars and downward of 3/4 of 1% for anything over $1,000,000.00 dollars. [Div. of Building Inspection, Crowe]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2017	1	Urban County Council	Approved	Pass
5/25/2017	1	Urban County Council	Received First Reading
5/16/2017	1	Urban County Council Work Session	Approved and Referred to Docket	Pass

Title
An Ordinance amending Section 5-76(1) of the Code of Ordinances related to electrical inspection fees to change the rates for rough wire inspection to $55.00 for the first ten (10) circuits, rewire inspection to $55.00, final inspection to $55.00, temporary inspection to $55.00, manufactured or mobile home services to $55.00, apartments to $35.00 per unit, apartments - final inspection to $35.00 per unit and $1.10 for each small appliance circuit; amending Section 5-76(2) of the Code of Ordinances related to electrical inspection fees to change the rates of contracts of $40,000.00 and above to 1% of the total cost for the first $1,000,000.00 dollars and downward of 3/4 of 1% for anything over $1,000,000.00 dollars. [Div. of Building Inspection, Crowe]
Summary
Authorization to amend section 5-76 of the Code of Ordinances Electrical Inspection Fees to address changes in construction trends and to facilitate the transition to online inspection reporting through the Accela Software System. No Budgetary impact. (L0518-17) (Crowe/Paulsen)
Budgetary Implications [select]: NO
Advance Document Review:
Law: { Select No
Risk Management: No
Fully Budgeted [select]: N/A
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This Fiscal Year Impact: N/A
Annual Impact: N/A
Project: N/A
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Body
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 5-76 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-76

Any person making any construction, alteration or repairs of any electrical wiring shall have same inspected by an electrical inspector employed in the div. of building inspection or pursuant to Contract with the Urban County Government as to compliance with all standards established by law, including Ordinances of this government. Fees for electrical Inspections required by this div. shall be pai...