Amarillo, TX Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 4-4-46 adopts NFPA 70, the 2020 National Electrical Code, for all buildings, structures and electrical installations in the city, with copies maintained by the Building Official. 002 of the TDLR Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act, and caps each supervisor at four apprentices at a time. A companion amendment to Article 100 adds a definition for "Engineering Supervision," requiring a Texas-licensed professional engineer for design or maintenance oversight. Downstream sections build out the permit and inspection system: Sec. 4-4-31 requires payment of Chapter 4-1 reinspection fees before the Electrical Inspector will reinspect any installation, and puts the notification burden on the contractor or homeowner.

Sec. 4-4-32 bars anyone but the Electric Company or a licensed electrical contractor from making a service connection, and requires a certificate of compliance from the Electrical Inspector before that connection is made. Sec. 4-4-47 governs service entrances and requires meter relocation to an accessible outside location whenever an addition or alteration would otherwise bury it inside a building. The code has been amended three times since original adoption: Ord. No. 7356 (Sept. 4, 2012), Ord. No. 7514 (Mar. 3, 2015), and most recently Ord. No. 8090 (Oct. 10, 2023), which is the amendment cycle that added the current apprentice-supervision language.