What IS allowed under a electrical quick permit
Single-family and duplex structures and garages:
The following electrical work can be issued as a quick permit only if the utility service is rated 200 Amps or less. Applies only to single-phase services, not three-phase services.
- New utility service installation rated 200 Amps or less
- Utility service upgrade rated 200 Amps or less
- New or replacement panels and subpanels
- Interior/exterior wiring or rewiring
- Electric vehicle chargers
- GFCI outlets
- Appliances
- Disconnect switches
- Any other equipment or appliance with a rated voltage of over 50 volts
- New or replacement mechanical equipment
- Temporary service with utility meter for construction power, provided the service is rated 200 Amps or less
Multifamily and commercial projects:
- Fewer than 10 new circuits, where each circuit does not exceed 20 Amps at 120 or 277 Volts
- All new circuits must be single pole
- Relocating lights within the same room or space, with no new lights added
The electrical items listed below CANNOT be permitted under a quick permit. Select the Building Log application in e-permits to submit plans for review for the projects listed below.
Unless noted differently below, electrical plans uploaded for review must be signed and stamped by a professional electrical engineer. Engineered plans must contain a one-line diagram, load calculations, fault current calculations, site and/or floor plans, scope of work narrative, code references, and a verifiable digital signature and stamp of the electrical engineer.
- Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
- Single-family and duplex PV systems rated under 10kW DC will not require engineered electrical plans, but do still require a review of non-engineered electrical plans
- All commercial and multifamily PV systems, regardless of kW DC rating, will require stamped and signed engineered plans
- Feeders and raceways, new or replacements
- Transformers
- Changes to existing grounding systems
- Other electrical distribution (UPS, transfer switches, switchboards, etc.)
- New, replacement, or upgraded services over 200 Amps for single-family/duplex
- New, replacement, or upgraded services (of any rating) for multifamily/commercial
- Panels and subpanels
- All electrical work for single-family/duplex, including new/replacement panels, subpanels, etc., where the utility service is rated over 200 Amps
- Temporary services for multifamily/commercial structures, including temporary construction services
- Special events lasting longer than 72 hours
- Electric vehicle charging stations
- Any other electrical work, equipment, or appliance installations not listed above