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Permit fees - branch circuits
Q: A 200-amp service is in a house that has been moved into and the circuit
breakers are in the meter main. The 200-amp service will be changed out.
Is a "branch-circuit" permit required for each branch circuit
that goes into the old panel and is spliced?
A: Yes, if splices occur at more than one location. The ability to change
a service without fees for branch circuits is allowed only when splices
occur at one location or in one junction box. Please see OAR 918-309-0040(6)
and OAR 918-309-0060.
(Tri-County Electrical Code Forum April 28, 2004)
Permit fees - Breakers
Q. An $86 permit is required in Roseburg to change out a $45, 100-amp
main breaker. This is a hardship for some customers and a hard sell in
all cases for contractors.
A. See above.
(Tri-County Electrical Code Forum September 11, 2003)
Permit fees - hourly
Q: Will you review the Oregon Administrative Rules and Statutes to determine
whether or not there is an option for an electrical contractor to pay
an hourly permit fee rather than using the calculation method on the permit
applications?
A: ORS 479.870 provides that the Electrical and Elevator Board shall
provide by rule a statewide uniform method of calculating permit fees.
OAR 918-309 provides the uniform method required by ORS 479.870 and OAR
918-309-0070(8) provides that an hourly rate is only available if the
standard method of calculating fees doesn't cover the particular installation.
A change in Oregon Administrative Rule is required in order to change
the current method.
(Tri-County Electrical Code Forum November 20, 2003)
Permit fees - modifying a permit
Q. n the August-November 2003 copy of NEWS Flash, there was a question
about adding a feeder to a new panel in a major remodel so that an arc-fault
breaker could be used. It is not clear if you are talking about an additional
fee for inspecting the feeder. You state that a new permit does not need
to be obtained; do you mean that the electrician does not have to pay
for a feeder and feeder inspection?
A. No. Under 918.309-0000(2) an open permit may be modified anytime prior
to final inspection. Fees are required to be paid prior to final inspection.
(Tri-County Electrical Code Forum September 11, 2003)
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