Electrical permit in Moses Lake, Washington

Moses Lake requires an electrical permit for: >>> MOSES LAKE IS THE FIRST CITY IN THIS SET TO PUBLISH WHO INSPECTS ELECTRICAL WORK, AND THE ANSWER IS NOT THE CITY. MLMC 16.65.010: “This chapter is enacted to establish the requirement for electrical inspections, performed by the Department of Labor and Industries, for all work that requires an electrical permit.” Every other Washington entry in this project leaves that question open; this one answers it in its own code. >>> AND THE STATE'S INSPECTION GATES THE CITY'S OWN MILESTONES, WHICH IS THE PART THAT STALLS PROJECTS. MLMC 16.65.030: “The applicant shall coordinate with the DL&I for the rough in electrical inspection. The city will not complete the framing inspection until the DL&I has approved the rough in electrical inspection. The DL&I approval will be evidenced by their signature on their job card.” And 16.65.040: the city “will not issue a certificate of occupancy until” the DL&I final electrical inspection is complete. TWO AGENCIES, ONE SEQUENCE, AND THE COORDINATION IS THE APPLICANT'S JOB.; MLMC Chapter 16.65 has four sections: 16.65.010 Statement of Policy, 16.65.020 Definitions, 16.65.030 Rough Electrical Inspection Required and 16.65.040 Final Electrical Inspection Required. The definitions name DL&I and define the rough-in inspection as approving “the electrical work up to and including all junction boxes”.; NO ELECTRICAL CODE IS ADOPTED IN TITLE 16. The chapter establishes an INSPECTION requirement and names the inspecting agency; it does not adopt the National Electrical Code or any other electrical standard, and no other chapter in Title 16 does either.; >>> MOSES LAKE ADOPTS NO MODEL CODE AND NO WAC CHAPTER. IT ADOPTS APPENDICES. MLMC 16.02.020 opens: “Pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 35.21 RCW the state building code is established. Effective July 1, 2004, the following appendixes to the state building code are adopted for use within the city”. The base code is not adopted by the city at all — it arrives by operation of state statute, and the ordinance only picks up the appendices the state leaves optional. SO THERE IS NO EDITION YEAR AND NO EDITION PHRASE IN THE BASE ADOPTION, BECAUSE THERE IS NO BASE ADOPTION. Des Moines adopts the WAC chapters themselves, which is already a step removed from naming a model code; Moses Lake does not even do that. The audit rule keys on the absence of a year, and here there is not even a sentence for a year to be absent from. A YEAR-CONTEXT TRAP SITS IN THE SAME SENTENCE: “Effective July 1, 2004” is the date the appendix adoptions took effect, not an edition. THE SUPPLEMENTARY CODES DO CARRY AN EDITION PHRASE, AND IT IS ONE ALREADY SEEN: MLMC 16.02.020(D) adopts the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the Uniform Housing Code and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, each at “most current edition” — the same wording SeaTac and Pullman use, now a third and fourth city on that phrase.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Moses Lake at (509) 764-3701 before starting work.

In Moses Lake, the published Permit fee is: Set by city council resolution. Additional published fees: Investigation fee (work without a permit) — Equal to the permit fee; punitive; Refund of a paid fee — Up to 80% if no work has been done. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Moses Lake does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Moses Lake at (509) 764-3701 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Department of Labor and Industries electrical job card. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through City of Moses Lake at 401 S Balsam, Moses Lake, WA 98837. Phone: (509) 764-3701. Official information: https://www.cityofml.com/.

Moses Lake, Washington has adopted: MLMC 16.02.020: “Pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 35.21 RCW the state building code is established. Effective July 1, 2004, the following appendixes to the state building code are adopted for use within the city:”; IBC appendices — Appendix C (Agricultural Buildings), Appendix I (Patio Covers) and Appendix J (Grading), the last only where grading exceeds 500 cubic yards, or the work is regulated by Chapter 19.03 or 19.06, or by the City of Moses Lake Shorelines Management Master Plan.; IRC appendices — Appendix AH (Patio Covers) and Appendix AQ (Tiny Houses).; State Plumbing Code — “Chapter 7 Part II, Building Sewers, is hereby adopted” and “Appendix E, Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks, is hereby adopted.”; MLMC 16.02.020(D), each at “most current edition”: the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings; the Uniform Housing Code “published by the International Conference of Building Officials”; and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. These “are to be administered subject to the modifications and/or amendments set forth in Sections 16.02.050 and 16.02.060.”; NO ELECTRICAL CODE AND NO MECHANICAL CODE IS ADOPTED ANYWHERE IN TITLE 16. MLMC Chapter 16.65 establishes an electrical INSPECTION requirement performed by the Department of Labor and Industries rather than adopting an electrical standard.; NOT OPENED: MLMC 16.08 Dangerous Buildings, 16.16 Moving Buildings, 16.32 Radio Antenna, 16.36 Fire Code, 16.40 Fire Department Permit Fees, 16.48 Fire Hydrants, 16.50 Fire Flow, 16.52 Automatic Fire Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Systems and 16.71 Interceptors.. Local amendments apply — see the Moses Lake overview page for the full list.

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. MLMC 16.65.010 enacts the chapter “to establish the requirement for electrical inspections, performed by the Department of Labor and Industries, for all work that requires an electrical permit.” The applicant coordinates with DL&I, and two city milestones depend on it: the framing inspection waits on DL&I's rough-in approval, and the certificate of occupancy waits on the DL&I final.