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Plan Commission recommends electrical code amendment to council
Summary
The Waupaca Plan Commission voted to recommend an amendment to Chapter 16 of the municipal code to align the city’s commercial electrical requirements with state statute, remove a defunct local licensing requirement and require a licensed master electrician to submit permits.
The Waupaca Plan Commission on voice vote recommended that the City Council consider an amendment to Chapter 16 of the municipal code to update the city’s commercial electrical code.
City staff member Juliana Stowes said the Department of Safety and Professional Services reviewed Waupaca’s code as part of the city’s renewal of delegated commercial electrical inspection authority and identified provisions that must change to align with state statute. Stowes said staff removed a defunct local licensing requirement and several city-level exceptions the state does not allow.
Stowes also described a change to who may submit permits: “We require that the master electrician who holds the appropriate licensure is the one who submits the permit,” she said, adding that the change addresses problems created when submissions listed contractors who were not actually performing the work.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about scope and examples of work that would require permits (adding wiring, changing service or doing remodels rather than swapping a single outlet). After discussion, a commissioner moved to recommend the ordinance to council and a second was recorded; the chair called for a voice vote and the motion carried.
Next steps: staff recommended the item for first reading before City Council; because it is not a zoning ordinance, Juliana Stowes said the amendment does not require a public hearing.
