[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Marlborough 3-28-1977
as L.L. No. 2-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed Inspectors of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized agency are hereby
authorized and deputized as agents of the Town of Marlborough 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 Town of Marlborough.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report, in writing,
to the Chief Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce all provisions
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, all violations
or deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the Building
Code applicable to the Town of Marlborough and of all local laws, ordinances
and the Building Code as referred to in this chapter, 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 Town
of Marlborough upon the written request of an authorized official of the Town
of Marlborough 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 Town of Marlborough,
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 officer of the Town of
Marlborough.[1]
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Town of Marlborough and owners and/or
lessees of property where defective electrical installations and equipment
are found upon inspections. He shall authorize the issuing of a certificate
of compliance when electrical installations and equipment are in conformity
with this chapter. He shall direct that a copy of the certificate of compliance
be sent to the Town of Marlborough, to the attention of the Building Inspector.
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 Town of Marlborough until an application
for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other authorized 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
agency.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen
(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.
