Apple Valley, MN Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 150.06 of the Apple Valley Code of Ordinances governs electrical permits and inspections in the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota. Electrical work means the installing, altering, repairing, planning, or laying out of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electrical light, heat, power, technology circuits or systems, or other purposes, including any work regulated by the Minnesota Electrical Act.

Who can pull a permit: for new structures, only electrical contractors duly licensed by the state. For existing structures, licensed contractors, or, for electrical work in a residential property, the property owner provided he or she resides within the residential structure where the work is done. Work on equipment owned, leased, operated or maintained by a utility service provider needs no permit, but it must conform to the minimum standards of the National Electrical Code (§ 150.06(B)(2)).

The application is made in writing on a city form and gives the applicant's name, address and telephone number, the address and legal description of the property, proof of the appropriate licensure, a brief description of the work, and the plans, specifications and schedules needed to show conformity with legal requirements. No permit issues until the electrical permit fee in the appendix to Chapter 35 is paid, and no inspection occurs until the inspection fee is paid.

The Electrical Inspector, a licensed master or journeyman electrician working under the Building Official, inspects the work under the National Electrical Code. Concealed work needs a rough-in inspection first. Under § 150.06(C), every installation must be reasonably safe to persons and property and conform to the section, the National Electrical Code and the applicable Minnesota Statutes, buildings moved into the city must meet the requirements for new buildings, and buildings changed in use must meet the code for the new use.

If inspection finds work out of compliance, the Electrical Inspector issues a written notice and the permit holder has 15 days to comply before disconnection. Imminent hazards can be disconnected at once. Section 150.06(D) makes it unlawful to connect any electrical utility service for work with no permit, or service ordered disconnected, and the utility disconnects on the Building Official's written order.