Twin Falls, ID Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 4-2-5 of the Twin Falls City Code sets the inspection clock for electrical work. After a request for inspection of installations covered by a wiring permit, the electrical inspector must inspect within forty eight (48) hours Monday through Friday, holidays excepted, applying whatever tests the inspector deems necessary. Notice of approval is posted only on installations that meet the standards in the laws of the state and the special regulations in Chapter 4-2. Inspections follow permits: section 4-2-4 requires the permit before wiring is energized and before rough-in installations are covered, and section 4-2-10 makes fees due on commencement of the work and payable before inspection.

If the inspector orders changes under section 4-2-6, the owner or electrical contractor has three (3) days to make them unless the inspector consents in writing to a longer period; failure to comply with a condemnation notice results in discontinuance of electrical service, a warrant charging a violation, or both. Section 4-2-7 authorizes the inspector to order removal of flooring, drywall, sheet metal or any other material concealing basic wiring, at the cost of the person causing the concealment, and it is unlawful to conceal wiring without the inspector's written permission.

Section 4-2-8 bars a power supplier from connecting service entrance conductors until the wiring has been inspected and an approval notice posted, with an exception for after hours emergencies if the supplier notifies the inspector when the city building department reopens. Section 4-2-9 authorizes the inspector to enter premises at reasonable hours and examine wiring with such frequency as the inspector deems necessary, and to set a time limit for correcting defective or dangerous wiring.