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Box 297 Longmont, Cob. 80501
BRANCH ELECTRIC, INC.
Lew Branch, Manager
Electric Wiring —Repairing —Engineering Service
November 17, 1976
Weld County Inspection Department
1516 Hospital Road
Greeley, Colo. 80631
Dear Sir;
In regard to the Permits that you say are to be taken out
every time we have a call in Weld County. More times than
not people are out of heat or no power. If we have to take
out a permit every time we do any service work in Weld
County it will be impossible for us to make any calls because
the cost would be prohibitive to the customer.
The case in question was for us to hook up a furnace for
Albert Rademacher in Weld County, so that they could have
some heat before it got cold.
What you are saying is, as soon as a Weld County resident
needs 2 electric wires put together they have to pay you
a minimum of $10.00 just to get some help from an electrician.
The Rules and Regulations stipulate that a permit must be taken
out before the work is to be done. When failure of a motor
on a furnace or pump happens in the middle of the night,
what are these people supposed to do?
It is understandable that permits have to be taken out
when there is major electrical work to be done. The people
can expect this, but when you have to have an inspector
check on every call that is made in Weld County, it is a
waste of taxpayers money for the gasoline they would use
in checking them out. It would be impossible and impracticle
for all the Electrical Contractors in the city of Greeley,
alone, to take out a permit and have it inspected for every
thing other than installing a switch or receptacle. It
would take quite a large crew to do the job.
We are sending copies of this letter to the Commisioners,
as we feel that under these conditions, you would be doing
Weld County residents an injustice by having to have an
inspection on all work done, when most of the work is done
by Journeymen, who have had several years experience.
Sincerely,
cc: Glen Billings C u �w
cc: Victor Jacobucci
Roy Gwin-Mgr.
cc: Roy Moser
760453
cc: Norm Carlson
cc: Joseph Jarvis
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OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTION
Phone : 356-4000 ext : 412
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GREELEY,COLORADO 80631
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Branch Electric , Inc .
Box 297
Longmont , CO 80501
Attention : Mr . Roy C . Gwin , Manager
RE : Your letter of November 17 , 1976
Dear Sir :
I have been requested by the Weld County Board of
Commissioners to answer the above letter .
1 ) The County does not require permits
on service work , which is the repair-
ing of existing wiring and/or
electrical installations .
2) The Eva Rademacher permit was for a
new electrical furnace hook-up
consisting of approximately 20 feet
of 14-2 Romax wire , a fuse switch ,
a junction box and some thermostat
wire . As this is an installation ,
a permit and inspection is required .
There was no emergency at this time ,
as the temperatures were in the high
60 ' s and . the house was empty . The
installation consisted of more than
hooking two wires together .
3) The rules and regulations stipulating
a permit must be taken out before the
work is done is a State Electrical
Board rule , as well as a Weld County
rule . See State Electrical Board ' s
Newsletter of September 1976 .
WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GLENN K. BILLINGS.
NORMAN CARLSON VICTOR JACOBUCCI
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JUNE STEIN MARK ROY MOSER
6Q�L
Branch Electric , Inc .
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4) Permits are required for new installa-
tions as well as major electrical work .
5) As for inspections for electrical in
installations and major electrical work ,
the record shows that whoever does the
work ; jorneyman , apprentice , etc . , code
violations are still being found and
corrections are necessary to bring them
to code .
If an emergency exists at night on a furnace or pump ,
it would appear to be a service call and should be
taken care of . If major work is required , it still
should be corrected at this time , and a permit taken
out and the work inspected as soon as possible . Fur-
nace controls and pumps are potentially dangerous
equipment . See State Electrical Board Newsletter
May 1976 issue ; concerning pumps .
There is no taxpayer money involved in the operation
of the Inspection Department , as we are self support-
ing . As for time , an inspector is in the area every
day . As far as Greeley ' s permits and operations are
concerned , we cannot answer how this is handled , but
from the cooperation we receive from the Greeley
Electrical Contractors , it seems fair to assume that
electrical installations and major electrical works
within the City have permits and are inspected to
code .
The Weld County Building Code embodies the National
Electrical Code 1975 , along with the Electrical Board
Newsletters which you receive . The Electrical Code
and the portions of the Newsletter involving instal -
lations and procedures will be enforced in Weld County ,
the unincorporated towns of Weld County , and the
incorporated towns of Weld County which we perform the
electrical inspections by the towns request .
Sin.cerely
Joseph ,E/Jarvis , P . E .
birectot Inspection Department
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cc : Commissioner Billings
Commissioner Carlson
Clerk to the Board
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