[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Palmer 1-25-1972 by Ord. No. 116. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The short title of this ordinance shall be the "Palmer Township Basic
Electrical Code."
[Amended 2-24-1976 by Ord.
No. 161; 6-1-1981 by Ord.
No. 188; 7-28-1987 by Ord.
No. 221; 7-27-1993 by Ord.
No. 253; 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
The publication entitled "ICC Electrical Code/2000" and its errata sheets,
published by the International Code Council, hereinafter called the "code,"
is hereby accepted and adopted and incorporated herein in its entirety, except
as may be hereinafter noted, as the Palmer Township Basic Electrical Code.
All electrical installations in Palmer Township shall comply with this code
and ordinance. Palmer Township shall issue electrical inspection permits at
a fee set by resolution.
[Amended 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
The certified inspectors of any inspection agency approved by the Palmer
Township Board of Supervisors to do electrical inspections are hereby exclusively
authorized to make inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations
and work within Palmer Township on behalf of the Township. In no event, however,
will the cost or expense of any such inspection or reinspection be a charge
against the Township of Palmer. For purposes of liability, the aforesaid approved
inspectors and agencies shall be considered independent contractors. All electrical
inspection agencies shall keep all required Palmer Township licenses current
in order to perform electrical inspections.
[Amended 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
It shall be the duty of the Palmer Township approved electrical inspectors
to report violations of the Electrical Code to the Palmer Township Building
Inspector, who may enforce any and all provisions of the Electrical Code.
In addition, the approved electrical inspectors shall make inspections of
any property or electrical project within the Township upon reasonable notice
of a request for such inspection by the holder of a Palmer Township electrical
permit or when deemed necessary by a Palmer Township code officer in order
to protect the health, safety and/or welfare of any person or property.
[Amended 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity shall install
or cause to be installed any service entrance, electrical wiring, or electrical
device in any building or on any property until an application for an electrical
permit has been filed with and approved by the Palmer Township Code Department.
All such service entrances, electrical wiring and devices must pass inspection
by a Palmer Township approved electrical inspector or agency.
The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the electrical installations
in mines, ships, railway cars, automotive equipment or the installation of
equipment employed by a railway nor to any work involved in the manufacture,
assembly, tests or repair of electrical machinery, apparatus, materials and
equipment by persons, firms, partnerships or corporations engaged in the electrical
manufacturing as their principal business. They shall not apply to any building
which is owned or leased in its entirety by the government of the United States
or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Amended 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
This ordinance 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 personal property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the Township
of Palmer nor any of its approved agencies or inspectors be deemed to have
assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this
ordinance.
The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any sentence, clause
or section of this ordinance, including the code, is for any reason found
to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality
or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions,
sentences, clauses or sections of this ordinance, including the code. It is
hereby declared to be the intent of the Board of Supervisors of Palmer Township
that this ordinance would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal
or invalid sentence, clause or section not been included herein or in the
code.
[Amended 10-25-1988 by Ord.
No. 227]
A.
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity
who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, or the code, or who
takes part in, or aids, abets or assists in any way in such violation, whether
through action, inaction, negligence or otherwise, shall be liable upon conviction
before any Alderman, District Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to pay a
fine or penalty to the township, and for the use of the township, in an amount
not to exceed $1,000 or be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison
for a period not exceeding 30 days, as provided by law.
B.
Each day of violation of the particular code or ordinance
applicable shall be considered a separate offense, for which the fines and
penalties stated herein may be imposed on a daily basis.
[Added 2-7-1972 by Ord. No.
119; amended 12-18-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-293]
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Supervisors of Palmer Township may
designate by resolution an additional agency or agencies as authorized electrical
inspectors of Palmer Township, and these agencies shall have the same duties,
rights, responsibilities and liabilities as set forth in the Palmer Township
Basic Electrical Code.
