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132-0-85
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 4-7-8 of the
City Code of the City of Evanston
Concerning Electrical Contractors
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 4-7-8 of the City Code of the City of
Evanston, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further
amended to read as follows:
4-7-8: ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS:
(A) Definition: The term "electrical contractor" as used in this
Section, means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the
business of installing or altering by contract electrical equip-
ment for the utilization of electricity for light, heat or power.
But the term "electrical contractor" shall not include the
installing or altering of 1) radio apparatus or equipment for
wireless reception of sounds and signals, or 2) apparatus,
conductors or other equipment installed for or by public utilities,
including common carriers, which are under the jurisdiction of
the Illinois Commerce Commission, for use in their operation as
public utilities. Nor shall the term include the employees
employed by an electrical contractor to do or supervise his work.
(B) Registration Required: No person shall engage in the business of
electrical contracting within the City without first having
approved registration with the.Director of Inspections and Permits.
(C) Registration Fee: The amount of the annual registration fee for
persons engaged in the business of electrical contractor shall be
twenty five dollars ($25.00).
(D) Exemptions:
1. An electrical contractor who is registered in one city or
village shall not be required by any other municipality to be
registered or to pay a registration fee in such other municipality.
2. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohbit the owner -
occupant of a single-family residence from planning, installing,
altering or repairing the electrical system of such residence,
provided that said owner -occupant complies with all ordinances,
rules and regulations of the City, and provided further, that
any such owner -occupant may not employ any person other than a
registered electrical contractor to assist him in such work.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval, and publication in
the manner provided by law.
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Introduced: ,� % , 1.986
Adopted: 1986
Approved: 1986
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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