[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Orchard Park 12-3-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979 (Ch. 26, Art. V, of
the 1979 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-8-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 9-28-2020 by L.L. No. 7-2020]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspector of the Commonwealth Electrical Inspection Service and other
approved inspection agencies are hereby authorized and deputized as
agents of the Village to make inspections and reinspections of all
electrical installations hereinafter described, and to approve or
disapprove the same. In no event, however, will the cost or expense
of such inspections and reinspection be a charge against the Village.
A.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to report to
the Code Enforcement Official all violations of or deviations from
or omissions of the electrical provisions of the New York State Building
Construction Code (NOTE: The National Electrical Code has been designated
as the acceptable standard.) and this Code. The inspector shall make
inspections and reinspections of electrical installations in and on
properties in the Village upon the written request of the Code Enforcement
Official or Fire Chief or as herein provided.
B.
The inspector is authorized to make inspections and
reinspections of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances
and equipment in and on properties within the Village where he deems
it necessary for the protection of life and property with the exception
of single-family dwellings. He shall inspect single-family dwellings
only upon written request of the Code Enforcement Official or Fire
Chief.
C.
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.
D.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Village and owners and/or lessees
of property where defective electrical installations and equipment
are found upon inspection.
E.
He shall authorize the issuing of a certificate of
compliance when electrical installations and equipment are in conformity
with the State Building Construction Code (NOTE: The National Electrical
Code has been designated as the acceptable standard.) or with this
Code, and he shall direct that a copy of the certificate of compliance
be sent to the Code Enforcement Official.
The schedule of rates charged for inspection
shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer and the Code Enforcement
Official.
A.
The Code Enforcement Official is empowered and directed
to issue a permit granting exemption from the provisions of this chapter
to each person, firm or corporation engaged in the conduct of manufacturing
in or on properties in the Village upon written application of such
person, firm or corporation, hereinafter called the "applicant," setting
forth that:
(1)
The applicant is engaged in the conduct of manufacturing
in the Village.
(2)
The applicant regularly employs one or more journeyman
electricians, whose principal duties are the installation, maintenance
and repair of electrical machinery, appliances, equipment and wiring
for electric light, heat or power, hereinafter called "electrical
work" in or upon the premises used by the applicant in the conduct
of manufacturing.
(3)
By reason of the amount and frequency of electrical
work so performed upon the applicant's premises, compliance with the
provisions of this chapter would impose an undue burden on the applicant's
conduct of manufacturing operations.
B.
The term "journeyman electrician" shall mean a person
who has completed an apprentice course, or received equivalent training,
or has equivalent experience of at least three years in electrical
work.
C.
Each permit so issued shall be for a period of one
year, and such permit shall be renewed for successive one-year periods
upon supplemental application by the applicant certifying that the
statements contained in the original application remain true and correct.
A.
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.
B.
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 their principal business.
C.
This chapter 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 9-28-2020 by L.L. No. 7-2020]
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve
from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating,
controlling or installing any electrical wiring, devices, appliances
or equipment for loss of life or damage to person or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Village or Commonwealth Electrical
Inspection Service be deemed to have assumed any such liability by
reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
[Amended 9-28-2020 by L.L. No. 7-2020]
A.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person,
firm or corporation 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 Village until an application for inspection has been filed
with Commonwealth Electrical Inspection Service.
B.
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 Commonwealth Electrical Inspection
Service.
