[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Babylon
1-8-1974 (Ch. 112 of the 1981 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code — See Ch. 96.
The purpose and scope of this chapter is to provide a procedure for
the inspection and reinspection of and approval of or disapproval of all electrical
wiring, installations, devices, equipment and appliances for light, heat or
power in all buildings and construction in the Village in order to give effect
and compliances with all electrical provisions of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code pertaining thereto.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The duly appointed Building Inspector of this Village, his deputy
and any and all persons appointed and authorized by the Board of Trustees
to perform the duties of the Building Inspector.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and
any and all amendments, directives, bulletins and pamphlets issued in connection
therewith.
The Chief Inspector and each of the Inspectors duly appointed by
the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and the Chief Inspector and each of
the Inspectors appointed by Long Island Electrical Inspection Service, Inc.
[Amended 2-9-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
[Amended 2-9-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
The Chief Electrical Inspector and each of the duly appointed Inspectors
of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and the Chief Inspector and each
of the duly appointed Inspectors of the Long Island Electrical Inspection
Service, Inc., are hereby designated and appointed agents of this Village
and are authorized and empowered to make inspections and reinspections of
all electrical wiring, installations, devices, equipment and appliances for
light, heat and power in all buildings and construction heretofore or hereafter
erected in the Village and to approve or disapprove the same and to issue
certificates of compliance. In no event shall the cost or expense of such
inspections and reinspections be a charge against the Village.
The Electrical Inspector is authorized and it shall be his duty:
A.
To make inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring,
installations, devices, appliances and equipment in all buildings and construction
heretofore or hereafter erected in the Village whenever he deems it necessary
for the protection of life and property or upon the written request of the
Building Inspector or upon the oral request of the Building Inspector in the
event of any emergency.
B.
To furnish written reports to the Building Inspector
and to the owners, lessees or occupants of any building or construction where
defective electrical installations and equipment are found upon inspection.
C.
To report in writing to the Building Inspector and to
the owner, lessees or occupants of any building or construction and to the
person or persons making any installation or performing any electrical work
any and all violations or deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions
of the code applicable to the Village and of any local law, ordinance, rule
or regulation of the Village insofar as any of the same apply to electrical
wiring, installations, devices, appliances and equipment.
D.
To issue a certificate of compliance when electrical
installations and equipment are in conformity with the code, the standards
and requirements of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or the Long Island
Electrical Inspection Service, Inc., which standards and requirements shall
be equal to or better than those standards under which the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters Bureau of Electricity issue its certificates, and any
local law, ordinance, rule or regulation of the Village applicable thereto.
A copy of the certificate of compliance shall be delivered to the Building
Inspector.
[Amended 2-9-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
[Amended 2-9-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation
to install or cause to be installed or to alter any electrical wiring installation,
device or equipment for light, heat or power in or upon any building or construction
in the Village prior to the filing of an application for inspection with the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters or the Long Island Electrical Inspection
Service, Inc. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm
or corporation to connect or cause to be connected any electrical wiring,
installation device or equipment for light, heat or power for any building
or construction to any source of electrical energy supply prior to the issuance
of a temporary certificate or a certificate of compliance by the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters or the Long Island Electrical Inspection Service,
Inc.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to enforce this chapter.
No certificate of occupancy for any building or construction in the Village
shall be issued prior to the receipt from the Electrical Inspector of a certificate
of compliance, and the number of such certificate shall be endorsed on the
certificate of occupancy.
[Added 11-30-1981 by L.L. No. 22-1981]
A.
Any person committing an offense against any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a
separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B.
In addition or as an alternative to the above-provided
penalties, the Board of Trustees may also maintain an action or proceeding
in the name of the Village in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel
compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
