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City extends local electrical permitting to many single-family projects and updates fees
Summary
South Burlington adopted updates to its Electrical Installations Ordinance and a fee schedule on July 7, adding local permitting and inspection for new single-family construction and many renovations (with limited owner-occupied exceptions) and raising the minimum permit fee to $75 (Res. 2025-14).
The council approved amendments to the Electrical Installations Ordinance and a companion fee resolution (2025-14) after a second reading and public hearing on July 7. Staff said the city has been enforcing electrical code since 2015 and the update aligns the municipal approach with its MOU with the Vermont Division of Fire Safety and the state-adopted…
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