Waterbury, CT Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

14, unchanged since it was adopted in 1966, governs how inspections are triggered under Waterbury's Building Department framework for electrical work permitted under Chapter 151. Whenever wiring or an installation, or any portion of it, is ready for inspection, the person to whom the electrical permit was issued (not a contractor or third party) must request the inspection from the Electrical Inspector, supplying the permit number and identifying information about the work performed. That notice must be filed not less than one day and not more than three days before the desired inspection date, excluding Sundays and holidays, giving the Inspector a narrow scheduling window on both ends.

If the Inspector finds the installation conforms to Chapter 151, he issues a certificate of approval, with a duplicate delivered to the owner, authorizing use of the installation and connection to electric supply. A temporary installation gets its own certificate of approval stating an expiration date and remains revocable by the Electrical Inspector for cause. 15, separately bars concealing wiring before inspection: any floor, ceiling or wall covering placed over wiring before it is inspected can force the covering's removal so the Inspector can complete a thorough inspection, and unsoldered joints found at inspection must stay untaped until reinspected.