Norwalk, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

020, and layers its own permitting rules on top of it. 080 bars any person, whether acting alone or as a servant, agent or employee, from doing or permitting any regulated electrical work without first securing a permit. 090 lists the narrow carve-outs: minor repairs such as replacing lamps, switches, sockets or receptacle devices; wiring under 25 volts and 50 watts; low-energy control and signal circuits rated at 30 volts and 1,000 volt-amperes or less; temporary holiday lighting installed for 90 days or fewer; and private telephone or intercom wiring, though the power supply for those systems still needs a permit.

130 requires that any electrical permit application for work exceeding $200 in value come from a licensed contractor, a Registered Maintenance Electrician holding a Los Angeles County certificate, or the homeowner working on their own principal residence. An issued permit application expires if no permit is taken out within 180 days, and the Building Official can grant one 180-day extension for a fee equal to 25% of the plan check fee; after that, the applicant has to resubmit plans and pay a new plan check fee. 140 leaves the fee schedule itself to City Council resolution rather than fixing dollar amounts in the code.