[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Monticello 6-20-1977 by L.L.
No. 5-1977 (Ch. 75 of the 1976 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Added 6-17-1985 by L.L.
No. 3-1985; amended 6-21-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed inspectors
of any company in the business of providing and making inspections
and reinspections of electrical installations who are approved by
New York State Electric and Gas Corporation and/or the Sullivan County
Board of Electrical Licensing are hereby authorized as agents of the
Village of Monticello 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 inspection or reinspection be a charge against
the Village.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report, in writing, to the
Code Enforcement Official, 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 Village of Monticello 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 in and on properties in the Village
of Monticello upon the written request of an authorized official of
the Village of Monticello 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 Village of Monticello, 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 Monticello.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports
to the proper officials of the Village of Monticello 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 Monticello to the attention
of the Code Enforcement Official.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 75-3 of the 1976
Code, Electrical Inspectors authorized to inspect for Village, which
immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-21-1999 by L.L.
No. 5-1999.
[Added 6-17-1985 by L.L.
No. 3-1985]
No company or board in the business of providing and making
inspections and reinspections of electrical installations shall be
authorized under this chapter to make such inspections and reinspections
as agents of the Village of Monticello if:
A.
The charge to be made by such company or board shall be contingent
upon the electrical work to be inspected or reinspected being satisfactorily
approved by said company or board;
B.
The charge to be made by such company or board shall be predicted
or based upon a percentage of the cost of the work to be inspected;
C.
The work to be inspected has been performed by the inspecting company
or board of any of its employees, agents, servants or affiliates;
or
D.
The inspector employed, hired or retained by the inspecting company
or board does electrical contracting work within the Village of Monticello
or is an agent, servant or employee of an electrical contractor performing
such work in the Village of Monticello.
[Amended 6-21-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]
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 Village of Monticello until an application for inspection has been filed with a company licensed as required under § 135-1 of this chapter. 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 any agency licensed as stated in § 135-1 of this chapter.
