Upon the adoption by ordinance of standards and specifications, rules and regulations and fees for the installation, alteration and use of electrical equipment, the same shall become operative, and thereafter no electrical equipment shall be installed or altered except upon a permit approved by the Director of Community Development or the electrical inspector. The Director of Community Development or the electrical inspector shall approve permits for such installation and alterations of electrical equipment in all cases where application shall have been made in accordance with the rules and regulations established. The Director of Community Development or the electrical inspector shall inspect all such electrical equipment installed or altered, and shall require that it conform to the standards and specifications applicable thereto which have been recommended and adopted as provided in this Chapter. These requirements specify minimum acceptable electrical equipment and wiring methods. Other equipment and methods not specified may be approved for use by the electrical inspector in writing. (Ord. No. 662, § 7; Ord. No. 2876, § 5.)