MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Land Use and Environmental Services Agency
Code Enforcement
Electrical Policy Memo
Electrical Work Covered Prior to County Inspection/
Approval
Revision Date: March 26, 2013
It is understood industry wide, that you must obtain proper permits and proper
inspection of work in progress (see NC Administrative Codes and Policies section
107). It is also understood that from time to time some work may unintentionally
get covered prior to inspection.
We offer the following policy procedure, in lieu of uncovering all interior work, in
the event this situation occurs.
***NOTE***
1. USE OF THIS POLICY IS BY SPECIAL PERMISSION ONLY.
2. THIS IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PROPER ROUGH INSPECTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME.
3. ONLY JOBS PROPERLY PERMITTED AND INSTALLED BY A LICENSED ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR, WHO DOES NOT HAVE A “HIGH INSPECTION FAILURE RATE”, MAY BE
ALLOWED THIS EXCEPTION.
4. NO ONE MAY BE INVOLVED IN USING THE EXCEPTION MORE THAN ONCE IN A
COMPLETE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD.
5. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO THIS POLICY IS COMPLETE REMOVAL OF ALL BUILDING
FINISHES AND INSULATION.
***POLICY***
BY SPECIAL PERMISSION ONLY
An electrical job in Mecklenburg County that is unintentionally covered without proper
inspection SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete and submit a Covered Work Appeal Form (see below) to your assigned
inspection management team for review, form shall be forwarded to the Electrical
Code Administrator for final approval and next step authorization. Approval shall be
communicated back to the electrical contractor on the permit.
2. After approval is granted the Contractor shall have a test performed and upload a
completed MEG or TDR Test Report to the permit files. The contractor shall inform the
inspector when this has been done. (see MEG Test list below)
3. Remove any portions of the BUILDING FINISH that remains a concern as directed by
the inspector.
4. All 15 and 20 ampere circuits SHALL HAVE ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERUPTERS AT THE
POINT OF ORIGINATION.
5. All recessed luminaries shall be type IC rated.
***APPROVED MEG TEST ENGINEERS***
 QUALITY POWER SOLUTIONS: 704-545-1983
 LEE TEETER AND ASSOCIATES: 704-376-2999
 KM ARMSTRONG AND ASSOCIATES: 704-366-1776
 POWER PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS, INC: 704-573-0420
 CROWN ENGINEERING PLLC: 704-564-4161
 ARC ELECTRIC COMPANY: 704-821-7005
*CURRENTLY, ONLY QUALITY POWER SOLUTIONS CAN MEG TEST FLOOR HEAT.
*CURRENTLY, ONLY QUALITY POWER SOLUTIONS AND CROWN ENGINEERING PLLC,
CAN TEST LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Land Use and Environmental Services Agency
Code Enforcement
COVERED ELECTRICAL WORK APPEAL FORM
WORK COVERED WITHOUT INSPECTION OR APPROVAL
ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER:
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR:
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
REASON WORK WAS COVERED BEFORE INSPECTION:
***Signature of Electrical Contractor and General Contractor, if applicable; is required below.
Signatures indicate that you have read and understand the policy above and any repeat
occurrence within a 12 month period will require all coverings to be removed to perform the
required inspection (removal will be required at your expense for verification of work
installation).
Date
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SIGNATURE
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GENERAL CONTRACTOR (if applicable)
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Date