The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed inspectors of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters are hereby authorized and deputized as
agents of the Town of Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield.
It shall be a violation of this article 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 Wheatfield until an application
for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters.
It shall be a violation of this article for a person, firm or corporation
to connect or cause to be connected electrical wiring in or on properties
for light 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 Underwriters.
[Adopted 2-9-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
ELECTRICAL WORK
The installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of wiring,
fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with all of the following:
electrical distribution, wiring and protection, methods and materials, special
occupancies, grounding, motors and controls, transformers, fire protection
systems, optical fiber systems and communications systems, and any other type
of installation as required by the National Electrical Code, as amended from
time to time.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of installing,
altering or repairing of electrical wiring, systems or equipment in the Town
of Wheatfield who holds a valid master electrician certificate issued by the
Town of Wheatfield, New York.