Dearborn Heights, MI Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition
- Governing sections
- City Code §§ 7-46, 7-47
- Copies on file
- 3 copies, city clerk's office
- Violation type
- Municipal civil infraction
Summary
In the City of Dearborn Heights, the 2005 National Electrical Code governs all electrical work, adopted by reference under City Code Sec. 7-46 with three copies on file with the city clerk. Violating any provision of that adopted code is a municipal civil infraction under Sec. 7-47.
(a)In general. ... A certain booklet, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the city clerk of Dearborn Heights, being marked and designated the National Electrical Code 2005 (which incorporates the 2005 Edition of the National Electrical Code), including all portions thereof ... be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Dearborn Heights to provide for "the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity" (as stated in Section 90.1(A) of the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition). ... A person who violates any of the provisions of the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, as adopted by this article is responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 7-46(a) adopts the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, as the electrical code of the City of Dearborn Heights, stating its purpose is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity, as stated in Section 90.1(A) of that code. Three copies of the adopted booklet are kept on file in the office of the city clerk at 6045 Fenton for public inspection. Subsection (b) excludes specific 2005 NEC provisions from adoption, including Sections 501.30B, 502.30B, 503.30B, 505.25B, 506.25B, and 547.1 to 547.10 along with Annex G, and it clarifies that references to the ANSI/ASME A17.1 elevator and escalator code mean the Michigan Elevator Code, and references to the National Electrical Code mean the Michigan Electrical Code, changes made to align with Rule 408.30801 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
The city assumed enforcement responsibility under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, the same authority it relies on for adopting the Michigan Building, Residential, and Plumbing Codes elsewhere in Chapter 7. This adoption-by-reference approach means residents and contractors must consult the 2005 NEC booklet itself, as modified by Sec. 7-46(b), rather than the Code of Ordinances, for the wiring, panel, and installation specifications that actually govern electrical permits in the city.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 7-47 makes any violation of the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, as adopted by Article III of Chapter 7, a municipal civil infraction, exposing a property owner or unlicensed installer to a civil fine under the city's ordinance enforcement process rather than a criminal charge.
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