Amending Chapter 6 Entitled Buildings Deleting Chapter 8 Articles 1 Through 6

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(5) Reset and reconnect fees ......................4.00 (6) Miscellaneous inspection fee, each ............ 5.00 (7) Re- inspection fee, each ......................10.00 (Said fee shall be in addition to the regular fee) (8) Illuminated signs projecting over public property: (A) Permit fees for new signs shall be calculated at a rate of thirty cents ($0.30) per square foot of each face measured on skeleton framework. (B) Permit fees for signs flat against a building shall be calculated at a rate of thirty cents ($0.30) per square foot measured as total area of the display surface. (C) All installations of new billboards shall require a permit with a billboard fee of twenty -five dollars ($25.00). (c) If the exact number of circuits or horsepower is unknown at the time of application for a permit, a permit may be taken for the minimum amount known with correction to be made at the time the work is completed. Section 6 -25. Inspections. (a) All electrical wiring and equipment installations and alterations requiring a permit shall be inspected by the electrical inspector. The permit holder shall notify the electrical inspector at least 24 hours in advance of the time the work is ready for inspection. If the work does not pass inspection, a reinspection fee of Ten ($10.00) Dollars shall be charged for each future inspection of that stage of work. (b) When any electrical wiring or equipment will be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building or structure, the permit holder shall notify the electrical inspector when that stage of work is completed and shall not conceal the work until it has been inspected and approved by the electrical inspector; provided, that on large installations where the concealment of wiring or equipment proceeds continuously, the permit holder shall give the electrical inspector 24 hours notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and the electrical inspector shall make inspections periodically during the progress of the work. (c) Upon finding the installation or alteration of electrical wiring or equipment to be in conformity with the provisions of the Indiana Electrical Rules and of the Building Code, the electrical inspector shall issue to the permit holder a certificate of approval, with a duplicate copy for delivery to the owner, authorizing the use of the installation or alteration and connection to the supply of electricity. In addition, the electrical inspector shall send written notice of such certificate to the electric utility. (d) When the electrical inspector issues a certificate of approval authorizing the connection and use of a temporary installation, the certificate shall be issued to expire at a time to be stated therein. The electrical inspector may revoke temporary installation certificates of approval, in compliance with Section 6- 21. Section 26 through 35 are reserved for future use. SECTION IX. Chapter 6, Article 7 of the South Bend Municipal Code is deleted it in its entirety, and a new Article 7 is adopted, as follows: -15-