[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Minden 5-1-1986
by L.L. No. 1-1986. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Minden, by enactment of Local Law No. 1 of the year 1986,
has provided for enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code and, recognizing that said code in Parts 850 and 1030.1
provides minimum parameters for the design, installation and location of electrical
wiring, systems and equipment operating on 50 volts or more, wishes to more
fully implement the aforesaid provisions and facilitate enforcement of the
same.
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned shall be made in conformity
with the requirements of the National Electrical Code except when the provisions
of this chapter or any other local law, ordinance or Building Code of the
town provides otherwise, in which event compliance with the provisions of
such local law, ordinance or Building Code shall be recognized as proper compliance
with this chapter. The requirements of the National Electrical Code shall
be those known as "National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet #70," as
approved and adopted by the American Standards Association.
A.
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Minden shall
be and is hereby authorized to appoint and deputize as agents of the Town
of Minden for the purpose of making inspections and reinspections at reasonable
times and places, and upon reasonable notice, of all electrical installations
regulated and covered by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code, and to approve or disapprove said installations, such persons, agencies
or organizations as, in the opinion and discretion of the Code Enforcement
Officer, shall be qualified to conduct the same. In no event shall the cost
or expense of such inspections or reinspections be a charge against the Town
of Minden.
B.
It shall be the duty of such person, organization or
agency duly appointed and deputized as provided in this chapter to report
in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Minden all violations
of or deviations from the provisions of the National Electrical Code, and
of all local laws and the Building Code insofar as any of the same shall apply
to electrical wiring, systems and equipment covered by this chapter. Such
deputized inspector shall make inspections of electrical installations in
and on properties in the Town of Minden upon the written request of the Town
of Minden Code Enforcement Officer.
C.
It shall be the duty of such appointed and deputized
electrical inspector to issue a certificate of compliance only when electrical
installations and equipment are found to be in conformity with the provisions
of the National Electrical Code and this chapter. He shall direct that a copy
of the certificate of compliance or the official denial thereof be sent to
the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Minden.[1]
A.
Any installation or alteration of an electrical system
or electrical wiring that is covered and regulated by the provisions of the
New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the National Electrical
Code or a local law of the Town of Minden without the issuance of a certificate
of compliance as hereinabove provided shall be a violation of this chapter.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate
the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to all penalties and remedies
provided by Article 18 of the Executive Law of the State of New York as the
same pertains to violations of the New York Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code.
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 railway, electrical or communication utilities in the
exercise of its function as a utility, and located outdoors or in buildings
used exclusively for that purpose. 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. It shall not apply
to any building which is owned or leased in its entirety by the government
of the United States of America or the State of New York.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the liability
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 Town of Minden, its
Code Enforcement Officer or the deputized electrical inspector be deemed to
have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant
to this chapter.
