Cicero, IL Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- NFPA 70, 2008 Edition
- Enforcing officials
- Building Commissioner, Fire Marshal
- Electrical plan review fee
- $250.00 flat
- Permit trigger
- New circuits or lines
- Homeowner fine range
- $50.00-$250.00
- Contractor fine range
- $200.00-$750.00
Summary
The Town of Cicero adopts the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, by reference under Section 22-2, with local Electrical Amendments kept on file at the Town Clerk's office. Any electrical work adding new circuits or lines needs a permit and must be done by a contractor licensed and bonded with the town, under Section 22-5(11), and the electrical plan review fee is $250.00.
For purposes of this Section "Electrical Amendments" shall mean the additions, insertions, deletions and changes made to the NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, a copy of which is on file with the Town Clerk. The Town hereby adopts, by reference as if fully set forth in this Code, the NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, including all Annexes and regulations thereto, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, excepting those provisions that are modified or deleted by the Electrical Amendments and as otherwise provided in this Section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 121).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-2 adopts the 2008 edition of NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, along with all Annexes and the town's own Electrical Amendments, a copy of which sits with the Town Clerk for public inspection. Where the NEC or the local amendments conflict with any other town code provision, the more stringent rule controls, though the Building Commissioner or the Cicero Fire Marshal may waive the stricter requirement if doing so benefits the health, safety or welfare of residents. Section 22-5(11) requires a permit for any electrical work that adds new lines or circuits, and that work must be installed by a contractor licensed and bonded to work in the town.
00 unless a different fee applies elsewhere in the fee schedule. Not all electrical work needs a permit: Section 22-4 exempts changing, replacing or repairing light switches, receptacles or ceiling fans, and installing GFIs, in existing hard-wired, hand-mounted boxes, but only in single-family dwellings. Before any newly wired building can be occupied, Section 22-285 requires a certificate of occupancy confirming compliance with the electrical code, issued by the Building Commissioner after inspection.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 22-9, a homeowner who violates the building and electrical permit article faces a fine of $50.00 to $250.00, while a contractor faces $200.00 to $750.00. If a homeowner pulls the permit but a contractor actually performs the wiring work, the fine rises to $250.00 to $1,000.00. All violations are adjudicated under the administrative hearing procedures in Chapter 2, Article VII of the town code.
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