[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Holley as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-16-1962]
This article shall be known as the “Electrical
Code of the Village of Holley.”
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this article is enacted to regulate
the installation and alteration of wiring for electric light, heat,
or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more in or on
real property within the Village of Holley.
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned
shall be made in conformity with requirements of the NY State Building
Code except where the provisions of this article or any other local
law, ordinance, or building code of the Village of Holley shall differently
prescribe, in which event compliance with the provisions of such local
law, ordinance, or building code shall be recognized as proper compliance
with this article.
[Amended 10-12-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
Any state-authorized electrical inspection agency
is hereby authorized and deputized as agent of the Village of Holley
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 Holley.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to report
in writing to a state-certified electrical inspector/Code Enforcement
Officer, whose duty it shall be to enforce all the provisions of this
code, all violations of or deviations from or omissions of the electrical
provisions of the New York State Building Code, and of all local laws,
ordinances, and the building 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 Holley upon the written request
of an authorized official of the Village of Holley, or as herein provided.
The inspector is authorized to make inspections and reinspections
of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances, and equipment,
in and on properties within the Village of Holley, where he 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 office of the
Village of Holley. It shall be the duty of the inspector to furnish
written reports to the proper officials of the Village of Holley and
owners and/or lessees of property where defective electrical installations
and equipment are found upon inspection. He shall authorize the issuing
of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with this article. He shall direct that a copy of
the certificate of compliance be sent to the Village of Holley to
the attention of the Village Clerk.
[Amended 10-12-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
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
in the Village of Holley, until an application for inspection has
been filed with a state-authorized electrical inspection agency. It
shall be a violation of this article for a person, firm or corporation
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 electrical inspection agency.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation made
pursuant thereto shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and shall be
a disorderly person and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished
by a fine of not more than $25, and each day on which such violations
continue shall constitute a separate offense.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to the electrical installations in mines, ships, railway cars, automotive
equipment, or the installations or equipment employed by a railway,
electrical or communication utility in the exercise of its function
as a utility, and located outdoors or in buildings used exclusively
for that purpose. This article shall not apply to any work involved
in the manufacture, assembly, test, or repair of electrical machinery,
apparatus, materials, and equipment by a person, firm or corporation
engaged in electrical manufacturing as their principal business. It
shall not apply to any building which is owned or leased in its entirety
by the government of the United States or the State of New York.
[Amended 10-12-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
This article shall not be construed to relieve
from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating,
controlling or installing any electrical wiring, devices, appliances,
or equipment for loss of life or damage to person or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Village of Holley or the state-authorized
electrical inspection agency be deemed to have assumed any such liability
by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this article.
[Adopted 12-16-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
The Village is the owner-operator of an electrical
utility system and sells and provides electricity to consumers in
the Village. The main purpose of this article is to authorize and
provide that delinquent charges owed to the Village for electric service,
including rents, charges, fees, penalties, and interest, shall become
a lien on the real property upon which or in connection with which
electric power is supplied, and such lien included into the annual
Village tax levy in a manner similar to the method by which delinquent
water rents (Village Law § 11-1118) and delinquent sewer
rents [General Municipal Law § 452(4)] are included into
the annual tax levy.
The authority for this article is Municipal
Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(a)(9-a).
A.
Unpaid charges for electric service provided by the
Village to any real property in the Village shall be, in addition
to any other person who may be liable, the responsibility of the owner
of such real property.
B.
Electric service provided to real property in the
name of one or more tenants shall not relieve or excuse the owner
of such real property from responsibility for payment of electric
charges, including any interest, fees, or penalties.
