[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of East Rochester 2-9-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as
Ch. 85 of the 1983 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical
Code of the Village of East Rochester."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this chapter is enacted to regulate
the installation, alteration or repair of wiring for electric light,
heat or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more in
or on all real property within the Town/Village of East Rochester.
[Amended 3-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, or other qualified
inspection agency approved by the village, are hereby authorized and
deputized as agents of the Village of East Rochester 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 East Rochester.
B.
Insurance.
(1)
No electrical inspection agency shall perform any
electrical inspections in the Town/Village of East Rochester unless
a valid and current certificate of public liability insurance is on
file with the Building Inspector of the Village of East Rochester.
Such insurance shall:
(a)
Name the Village of East Rochester as an additional
insured.
(b)
Have not less than $10,000,000 for all damages
arising out of bodily injury to one person.
(c)
Be in an amount not less than $10,000,000 for
all damages arising out of bodily injury in any one accident nor less
than $10,000,000 for property damage.
(d)
Remain in full force and effect throughout the
period such inspection agency performs electrical inspections in the
Village of East Rochester.
(2)
Said insurance shall provide that no cancellation
or material modification of such policy shall be effective unless
at least 15 days' prior notice thereof is given by registered or certified
mail to the Building Inspector of the Village of East Rochester.
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 the provisions of this chapter, all violations of or
deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National
Electrical Code and of all local laws, ordinances and the building
code[1] as referred to in this chapter insofar as any of the same
apply to electrical wiring.
A.
The inspector shall make inspections and reinspections
of electrical installations in and on properties in the Town/Village
of East Rochester upon the written request of an authorized official
of the Village of East Rochester 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 Town/Village of East Rochester 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
Village of East Rochester.
B.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Village of East Rochester 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 chapter. He shall direct that a copy of
the certificate of compliance be sent to the Village of East Rochester
to the attention of the Building Inspector.
[Amended 3-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for
any person to install or cause to be installed or to alter or repair
electrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties in
the Town/Village of East Rochester until an application for inspection
has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other
qualified inspection agency approved by the village. It shall be a
violation of this chapter for a person 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 qualified inspection agency
approved by the village.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than
$250 or by imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days, or both;
and each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter 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 chapter 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 its 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 3-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve
from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating,
controlling or installing any electric 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 East Rochester or
the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other qualified inspection
agency approved by the village be deemed to have assumed any such
liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
