[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Haverstraw as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 137.
[Adopted 10-6-1975 by L.L. No. 3-1975]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
Inspectors of a state-authorized inspection agency are hereby authorized
and deputized as agents of the Village of Haverstraw to make inspections
and reinspections of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter
described, and to approve or disapprove the same. In no event, however,
will the cost or expense of such inspections and reinspections be
a charge against the Village of Haverstraw.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report
in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer, whose duty it shall be
to enforce all provisions of this code, all violations or deviations
from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the National Electrical
Code applicable to the Village of Haverstraw and of all local laws,
ordinances and the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the
National Electrical Code as referred to in this article insofar as
any of the same apply to electrical wiring. The Inspector shall make
inspections and reinspections of electrical installations in and on
properties in the Village of Haverstraw upon the written request of
an authorized official of the Village of Haverstraw or as herein provided.
The Inspector is authorized to make inspections and reinspections
of electrical wiring, installations, devices, appliances and equipment,
in or on properties within the Village of Haverstraw where he or she
deems it necessary for the protection of life and property. In the
event of an emergency, it is the duty of the Inspector to make electrical
inspections upon the oral request of an official or officer of the
village. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the village and owners and/or lessees
of property where defective electrical installations and equipment
are found upon inspection. He or she shall authorize the issuing of
a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with this article. He or she shall direct that a
copy of the certificate of compliance be sent to the Village of Haverstraw
to the attention of the Code Enforcement Officer, and the Code Enforcement
Officer shall have such copy on file prior to the issuance of any
building permit, certificate of occupancy or any other document.
It shall be a violation of this article for
any person, firm or corporation to install or cause to be installed
or to alter electrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties
of the Village of Haverstraw until an application for inspection has
been filed with a state-authorized inspection agency. It shall be
a violation of this article for any person, firm or corporation or
other entity to connect or cause to be connected electrical wiring
in or on properties for light, heat or power to any source of electrical
energy supply, prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate or
a certificate of compliance by a state-authorized inspection agency.
[Added 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997;
amended 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 10-2014; 10-17-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Any person, association, organization, corporation,
company or business entity found guilty of a violation of this chapter
shall be punishable by a fine not less than $250 and not more than $1,000;
and which charge, under this chapter, shall be a petty offense or
infraction, and not a crime. The continuation or repeat of a violation
of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter shall
constitute, for each occurrence that transpires or each day on which
the violation continues, a separate and distinct charge hereunder.
