[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Eddystone 7-17-1967 by Ord. No. 408, approved 7-19-1967. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is recognized by the Council of the Borough of Eddystone
that the safety of persons and property will be enhanced and secured
by the adoption of generally recognized electrical standards for the
installation, conducting, consumption and use of electrical current,
wiring, equipment and apparatus to be used, installed or repaired
within said Borough. It is therefor ordained that in order to safeguard
the public and the property of the public at large against the hazards
and perils incident to such electrical current, wiring, equipment
and apparatus as hereinabove mentioned, this chapter adopting said
Electrical Code as hereinafter provided shall be adopted.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any public
utility engaged in the manufacture, transmission, conducting, distribution
or supply of electricity under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission; nor shall they apply to employees of such
utility in the course of their employment with said utility or persons,
firms or corporations under contract with such utility with respect
to work performed upon any wiring, equipment, apparatus or other facility
owned or controlled by the utility; nor shall they apply to the servicing
of appliances by distributor servicing agencies at the direction of
said utility. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all other
private enterprises not contained herein engaged in by said public
utility.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All supplies of every kind and nature, including but not
limited to apparatus, appliances, wiring and fixtures used as a part
of any installation, for the conducting, use or consumption of electrical
energy in any form or for any purpose, including light, heat and power,
except electrical items designed to be screwed or plugged into sockets
or receptacles rather than permanently connected to a wiring system.
Electrical wiring, equipment and apparatus as defined herein
may be installed, altered or extended only under the supervision of
a registered master electrician, in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990]
The Eddystone Borough Council shall appoint by annual resolution
a qualified Electrical Inspector, whose duties shall include the enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter and all other responsibilities that
the Eddystone Borough Council shall direct in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
Any and all persons desiring to obtain a registered master electrician's
license shall make written application therefor to the Council of
the Borough of Eddystone and shall supply it with such information
as to qualifications, education, knowledge and ability as the Council
shall deem appropriate. Said information shall be provided on the
forms and in the form that the Council shall specify, and said applicant's
qualifications, etc., shall be reviewed by the Council with the assistance
of the Electrical Examining Board.
[Amended 4-11-1977 by Ord. No. 448, approved 4-11-1977; 5-9-1983 by Ord. No.
482, approved 5-9-1983; 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990]
The Council of the Borough of Eddystone, having approved the
applicant's qualifications, shall issue a license for each calendar
year (or the remaining portion thereof following the applicants approval)
to each applicant who qualifies, upon a payment of a fee of $50 for
an electrical license and a fee of $30 for an air-conditioning license.
A.
Before any license shall be issued by the Council, a certificate
of business liability insurance shall be provided to the Council of
the Borough of Eddystone with minimum limits for property damage in
the amount of $25,000 and for personal bodily injury in the amount
of $50,000 for any one person in any one accident and $100,000 aggregate
for personal bodily injury covering any one accident. Further, said
applicant shall also furnish a certificate, provided by an insurance
company, certifying that his, her or its employees are covered by
workmen's compensation in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. Such insurance above-mentioned must be maintained
and in effect at all times in order that a master electrician's
license shall be valid, and should said insurance be canceled, lapse
or in any other way be discontinued, whether with or without the knowledge
of the Council, said license shall be deemed ineffective, inoperative
and invalid for the purposes of this chapter from the date on which
said insurance shall expire, lapse or be discontinued.
[Amended 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 438; 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 502, approved 5-12-1986; 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990]
The Council of the Borough of Eddystone does hereby adopt as
its code for the purposes set forth herein the 1990 National Electrical
Code, as approved by the American Standards Associations, and all
amendments and supplements thereto.
The Council of the Borough of Eddystone shall determine, prescribe
and promulgate the detailed standards for electrical wiring, equipment
and apparatus and for the supplements as recommended by the National
Fire Protection Association and approved by said National Electrical
Code and set forth therein.
The Secretary of the Council of the Borough of Eddystone shall
have on file for public inspection during ordinary business hours
a copy of the National Electrical Code hereinbefore mentioned and
a copy of this chapter.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990]
A.
All electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus while being installed
in any structure in the Borough shall be kept open for inspection
thereof at all times and not concealed from view by the permanent
placement of parts or in any other way unless and until the Electrical
Inspector has been notified of the completion of such installation
and shall have inspected and approved all work performed and equipment
used, in accordance with this chapter.
B.
The registered master electrician under whose supervision any work
has been performed or any installation made shall notify the Electrical
Inspector and shall make application for the inspection and approval
thereof and pay to the Electrical Inspector the fee required for such
inspection. Said Electrical Inspector shall thereupon promptly inspect
said electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus and the manner of installation
thereof, and if the same, in the opinion of the Electrical Inspector,
shall be in conformity with the standards and the requirements of
this chapter, the Electrical Inspector shall issue his certificate
of approval. Following said approval, the Electrical Inspector shall
issue his cut-in card, in triplicate, and shall thereupon give one
copy thereof to the person, firm or corporation or other agency supplying
the electrical energy to be used in connection with or to be introduced
into such electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus as provided in
this chapter. The other copy of said cut-in card shall be given to
the Council of the Borough of Eddystone and the original cut-in card
to said property owner involved.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990]
The Electrical Inspector, in his discretion, may require that
a national fire underwriters agency inspect and approve the installation
of electrical wiring, equipment and apparatus and the manner of installation
thereof. In the event that the Electrical Inspector requires that
a national fire underwriters agency perform such an inspection, all
costs and charges for the inspection by a national fire underwriters
agency shall be borne by the electrical contractor or the person,
firm or corporation for whom the electrical contractor is performing
the work.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 447, approved 12-28-1976; 12-10-1990 by Ord. No.
546, approved 12-10-1990]
A.
Fee schedule. The following electrical permit fees shall be paid
to the Borough of Eddystone upon filing of an application and shall
apply to electrical work performed in the Borough. The fee shall be
based on the actual contract price of any such work or, if no contract
price has been agreed upon, then the applicant's estimated cost;
provided, however, that upon review of the Electrical Inspector, with
the assistance of the Borough Engineer, if required, such contract
price or estimated cost is unrealistic, then the Electrical Inspector
shall make the estimate of the cost which shall be final.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. 582, approved 7-12-1999]
(1)
Residential. New construction, alterations, additions and repairs:
$20 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof.
(2)
All new construction, other than residential: $30 per $1,000 of cost
or fraction thereof for the first $50,000, then $15 per $1,000 of
cost or fraction thereof for cost above $50,000.
(3)
All alterations, additions and repairs other than residential: $30
per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof for the first $20,000, then
$15 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof for cost above $20,000.
(4)
Work started prior to obtaining permit. Where work for which a permit
is required by this chapter is started prior to obtaining the required
permit, the fees set forth herein for such permit shall not relieve
any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this chapter
in the execution of the work or from any other penalties prescribed
herein.
B.
On all commercial and industrial work where periodic inspections
are required, the Electrical Inspector shall determine whether or
not an additional inspection is necessary, and, having done so, it
shall be the obligation of the permittee to pay to the Electrical
Inspector the sum of $7.50 per inspection, which sum shall be the
Electrical Inspector's compensation for such additional inspection.
In the event that the permittee shall refuse to pay such additional
inspection fee, the Electrical Inspector shall have the option to
cancel the permit and halt all work under the authority of the same
until the additional fee is paid.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 56-16, Qualification
as inspecting agency, which immediately followed this subsection,
was repealed 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 119-15, Revision of
fees; filing, was repealed 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. 582, approved 7-12-1999.
A.
In addition to any remedies or penalties hereinafter provided and
not exclusive thereof, the Council of the Borough may order a stoppage
of all work by the registered master electrician or his employees,
agents or contractors when, in the opinion of the Council of the Borough,
the provisions of this chapter and the aims of this chapter are being
violated and when such stoppage, in the discretion of the Council
of the Borough, is deemed necessary for the public health, safety
and welfare.
B.
The Council of the Borough may order all further unfinished and unstarted
work, as provided hereinbefore, in or about any such buildings upon
which work is being done to be stopped and may require all agents,
employees and contractors of the registered master electrician in
and about said building forthwith to vacate the property or the building
or buildings in question.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 56-19, Duties of Examining
Board, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-10-1990
by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990.
[Amended 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 438; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 524, approved 1-9-1989]
A.
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter or of the code adopted hereby before any District
Justice shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and
costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, to imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days.
B.
All fines imposed by this chapter shall be recoverable in proceedings
before any District Justice.
