[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Patchogue 3-28-1960 by Ord. 2.2 of the Unified Code of Ordinances of 1960
(Ch. 42 of the 1968 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Code Enforcement — See Ch.
21.
Unsafe buildings and structures — See Ch.
162.
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch.
205.
Housing standards — See Ch.
238.
Licenses and permits — See Ch.
255.
Property maintenance — See Ch.
316.
Swimming pools — See Ch.
382.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Electrical Code of the Incorporated Village of Patchogue."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this chapter is enacted to regulate
the installation, alteration or repair of wiring for electric light,
heat or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more in
or on all real property within the Incorporated Village of Patchogue.
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned
shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the National
Electrical Code except where the provisions of this chapter or any
other local law, ordinance or building code of the Incorporated Village
of Patchogue shall differently prescribe, 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 No. 70," as approved and adopted
by the American Standards Association on September 4, 1956, and any
amendments or supplements thereto duly approved and adopted by the
American Standards Association.
[Amended 2-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
Inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and such other
electrical inspection services duly authorized by the Board of Trustees
are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Incorporated
Village of Patchogue to make inspections and reinspections of all
electrical installations heretofore and hereafter described, and to
approve and disapprove the same. In no event, however, will the cost
or expense of such inspections and reinspections be a charge against
the Incorporated Village of Patchogue.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report
in writing to the Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce
all the provisions of this code, all violations of or deviations from
or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National Electrical
Code, 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 and reinspections of
electrical installations in and on properties in the Incorporated
Village of Patchogue upon the written request of an authorized official
of the Incorporated Village of Patchogue or as herein provided. The
Inspector is authorized to make inspections and reinspections of electrical
wiring installations, devices, appliances and equipment in and on
properties within the Incorporated Village of Patchogue 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
Incorporated Village of Patchogue. It shall be the duty of the Inspector
to furnish written reports to the proper officials of the Incorporated
Village of Patchogue 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 Incorporated Village of Patchogue, to the attention
of the Building Inspector.
[Amended 2-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
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 Incorporated Village of Patchogue until an
application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters or such other electrical inspection service duly
authorized by the Board of Trustees. 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 the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters or such other electrical inspection
service duly authorized by the Board of Trustees.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to the electrical installations in ship, 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. 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 or the State of New York.
[Amended 2-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
A. 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 Incorporated Village of Patchogue, the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters or such other electrical inspection
service duly authorized by the Board of Trustees be deemed to have
assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant
to this chapter.
B. This chapter shall not subject the Incorporated Village
of Patchogue, the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or such other
electrical inspection service duly authorized by the Board of Trustees
or any inspector thereof to any civil or other liability for any damage
to persons or property by reason of the inspection or reinspection
authorized herein or failure to inspect or reinspect or the certificates
issued as herein provided.
[Amended 6-26-1967; 3-28-1977 by L.L. No. 9-1977]
No person shall establish, carry on or engage
in the electrical business in the Incorporated Village of Patchogue
in the capacity of master electrician without first having been licensed
to do so by the appropriate agencies of the County of Suffolk except
to the extent that the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of
the County of Suffolk may permit a corporation or firm to establish,
engage in or carry on such business under a master electrician who
is employed in such business as supervisor or directing master electrician
and who will be responsible for the carrying on of such business in
accordance with the provisions of this Code.
[Amended 2-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 9-9-1996 by L.L. No. 19-1996]
A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided for in §
1-1 of the Code of the Village of Patchogue, and each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 5-12-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975]
Only copper wire shall be used for electrical installations of any building or residence hereinafter constructed in the Village of Patchogue. This restriction shall include alterations to existing buildings and replacement or repair of existing electrical service, except that aluminum or copper cable may be used as a service entrance cable on the line side of the building service panel. The penalties for violation of this section shall be those appearing in §
191-10 above.