Parma, OH Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before any electrical wiring/heating/power work
- Adopted code
- 2014 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
- Contractor bond
- $25,000, Law Director/Mayor approved
- Registration expires
- December 31 each year
- Final inspection window
- Within 48 hours of notification
- Penalty
- First-degree misdemeanor, per-day violation
Summary
Parma requires a permit from the Chief Electrical Inspector before any electrical wiring, heating or power installation begins, and only a Building Commissioner-registered electrical contractor bonded for $25,000 may do the work under the 2014 National Electrical Code.
No person shall install or cause to be installed any electric lighting, heating or power wiring or equipment without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Electrical Inspector. Evidence of the permit for all electrical work must be posted in a conspicuous place or be so located on the premises as to be easily accessible to the Chief Electrical Inspector or his deputies and must be shown to the Chief Electrical Inspector or his deputies on demand.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-30: Local legislation current to August 3, 2026 | State legislation current to June 25, 2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 1531 puts electrical work under the Chief Electrical Inspector, who inspects overhead, underground and interior wiring anywhere in the City and can order unsafe conductors disconnected within 10 days of notice. 06 bars anyone from installing electric lighting, heating or power wiring or equipment without first obtaining a permit, and the permit evidence must be posted where the inspector can see it and shown to the inspector or a deputy on demand. 07 charges a fee under Chapter 185, the General Fee Schedule, for each electrical permit.
09(b)). 11). 13). 18). Chapter 1533 adopts the 2014 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA No. 70) as the technical standard for materials and installations in all dwellings, buildings and structures, with copies on file with the Clerk of Council and the Cuyahoga County Law Library.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 1531 or Chapter 1533 is a first-degree misdemeanor, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense under Sections 1531.99 and 1533.99. Breaking a sealed switch or introducing current before final inspection under Section 1531.18 carries its own posted tag warning of the offense and penalty. The Building Commissioner can also suspend or revoke a contractor's registration outright under Section 1531.12 rather than waiting on a court case.
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