[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Maywood
7-10-73 as Ord. No. 667. Section 165-8A amended at time of
adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
The National Electrical Code more fully described in § 165-2.
Any electric wiring, appurtenances, installation, structures, conduits
and equipment in, on or about any premises, public or private, or any building
or structure, including any exterior sign or display.
A person, firm, corporation or other entity which engages in the
business of inspection of electrical construction and which is certified by
the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners. No person, firm, corporation
or other entity shall engage in the business of inspection of electrical construction
unless certified by the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners.
The construction, installation or extension of any electrical construction.
Includes any person, firm, corporation or other entity of any kind.
[Amended 3-18-75 by Ord. No. 690]
There is hereby adopted by reference the whole of that certain code
known as the "1975 National Electrical Code," adopted by the National Fire
Protection Association and by the American Standards Association, also identified
as "NFPA No. 70-1975:" together with all supplements and additions thereto
as are in effect as of the date of introduction of this chapter, of which
three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Borough Clerk
and in the office of the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau and shall remain
on file in said offices for the use and examination of the public so long
as this chapter shall remain in effect. Said National Electrical Code is hereby
incorporated by reference and made part hereof as fully as though it had been
set forth at length.
No person shall perform or cause or permit to be performed any electrical
construction or installation work unless the same shall conform in all respects
to the applicable provisions of the code and unless the same shall be safe
to use in the service for which the equipment is intended without unnecessary
hazards to persons or property. Conformity of electrical equipment with applicable
standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and conformity of electrical
installations with applicable regulations set forth in the National Electrical
Code shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with this chapter.
A.
No person shall perform any electrical construction or
installation work without first applying to an electrical inspection authority
for inspection thereof.
B.
If emergency work is necessary in order to maintain service
on an electrical system, the necessary work may be performed forthwith, provided
that the application for inspection shall be made on the next following working
day.
C.
An electrical inspection authority to whom an application
for inspection is submitted shall, in addition to any and all other requirements
prescribed by the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners, as soon
as possible following the receipt of such application, advise the Fire Prevention
Bureau thereof and, as soon as possible following the making of such inspection,
shall file a report thereof with the Fire Prevention Bureau.
D.
No electrical construction or installation shall be connected
to an electrical power source and put into use, nor shall any electrical construction
or installation be sealed, covered or concealed in such manner as to be unavailable
for inspection, until such construction or installation shall have been inspected
and approved by an electrical inspection authority.
A.
If he has reason to believe that any electrical construction
or installation may be unsafe or in violation of any provisions of this chapter,
the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau may request that an inspection thereof
be made by an electrical inspection authority for the purpose of determining
whether such installation is safe and does conform to all provisions of this
chapter.
B.
The report of such inspection shall be submitted to the Fire Prevention Bureau as soon as possible following completion thereof. If the inspection discloses that such installation is unsafe or in violation of this chapter, then the Fire Prevention Bureau shall take such action as may be necessary to cause the same to be corrected, as set forth in § 165-6.
C.
Subject to law and for the purpose of making any inspection,
test or report necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of
this chapter or to determine compliance with this chapter, any member of the
Fire Prevention Bureau, or any electrical inspection authority requested to
do so by the Fire Prevention Bureau shall have the authority, during reasonable
hours, to enter into and upon any building or premises, and no person shall
prevent, obstruct or interfere with the performance of any inspection or test
made pursuant hereto.
A.
If an electrical construction or installation which is
connected to a supply of electricity is found to be in violation of the requirements
of this chapter, the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall notify the
person owning or using the construction or installation and direct him to
correct the same within 10 days, provided that the Chief of the Fire Prevention
Bureau may, if necessary, grant additional time to correct the same beyond
said ten-day period. If, after said ten-day period has elapsed or such further
reasonable time as may be granted upon request, the violation has not been
corrected and so certified by a report of an electrical inspection authority,
the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall have the authority to disconnect
or order the disconnection of electrical service to said electrical construction
or installation.
B.
In cases of emergency, when necessary for safety to persons
or property or when electrical equipment may interfere with the work of the
Fire Department, the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall have the authority
to disconnect or order the disconnection of electrical service to electrical
construction or installations.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to work done in connection
with lines or equipment owned by a public utility as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:2-13,
and directly used in the supplying of its services.
A.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter,
including the National Electrical Code of the borough incorporated herein
by reference, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made pursuant
to this chapter, including the National Electrical Code, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished for violation by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.[1]
B.
The imposition of a penalty for a violation or a noncompliance with any provision or order described in Subsection A of this section shall not excuse said violation or noncompliance or permit it to continue or be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited condition, and such violation shall be remedied within a reasonable time.
