All electrical installations shall be in accordance with the National
Electrical Code, current edition, and no installation of electrical equipment
shall be made except in conformity thereto, and no such installation shall
be connected to any source of electrical supply until a certificate of inspection
and approval has been issued by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or
other authorized inspection agency. The Board of Trustees may, at its discretion,
from time to time, add inspection agencies to or delete them from the list
of authorized inspection agencies.
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed inspectors of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized inspection agency
are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Village of Colonie 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 Colonie.
It shall be a violation of this chapter 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 Colonie until an application
for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other authorized inspection agency. It shall be a violation of this chapter
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 the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized
inspection agency.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding $250 and/or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days.