Electrical Plan Review Requirements

The City of Peoria requires electrical plans for "complex structures" to be reviewed and approved before issuance of an electrical permit. For the purpose of this rule, "complex structure" means an electrical installation involving one or more of the following:

Ampacity:

1. A service or feeder where the available fault current exceed 10,000 Amps at 150 Volts or less to ground or exceeds 14,000 Amps for all other installation
2. Installation of a 15 KVA or larger separately-derived system as defined in Article100 of the, National Electrical Code (NEC)
3. Addition of new motor load of 10 HP or more
4. Fire pump installations as defined in Article 695 of the, National Electrical Code
5. A service or feeder rated at 400 Amps or over

Voltage: More than 240 supply volts nominal

Height: More than three stories

Occupancy:

1. Three or more residential units in one structure
2. An "A" (Assembly) occupancy, "E" (Educational) occupancy, or "I-2" or "I-3" (Institutional)
3. Any as described in Chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code

Recreational Vehicle Parks: A new recreational vehicle park, or any addition or alteration to an existing park