[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Vernon 11-10-1955.
Sections 58-1, 58-2, 58-3A and D, 58-4A and 58-6 amended at time of adoption
of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 64.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 48.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 114.
All installations of electrical work, all extensions thereto and all
alterations thereof within the Town of Vernon shall be in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter and of any other law or of any ordinance, local
law or Building Code of the Town of Vernon pertaining thereto and shall also
be in conformity with approved standards for safety to life and property.
In every case where no specific type or class of material or no specific standards
are prescribed by law, conformity with the regulations and requirements contained
in the current National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire
Protection Association, shall be evidence of conformity with approved standards
for safety to life and property.
A.
The Chief Inspector, duly appointed as the representative
of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, New York Atlantic Inland, Inc.,
or Middle Department Inspection Agency and authorized and required, as such
representative, to make electrical inspections within the Town of Vernon,
and each of his duly appointed inspectors, are hereby authorized and deputized,
as agents of the Town of Vernon, to make inspections and reinspections of
all installations within the Town of Vernon and all extensions thereto and
alterations thereof and to approve or disapprove the same.
B.
When requested in writing by the Town Building Inspector,
the Chief Inspector and each of his duly appointed inspectors of the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters, New York Atlantic Inland, Inc., the Middle Department
Inspection Agency, Inc., or any other agency and/or person authorized by resolution
of the Town Board shall make inspections and reinspections of all electrical
installations heretofore and hereafter described and approve or disapprove
the same. The inspector is authorized to make inspections and reinspections
of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances and equipment in the
Town of Vernon where he deems it necessary for the protection of life and
property. In no event, however, will the cost or expense of such inspections
and reinspections be a charge against the Town of Vernon.
[Added 6-18-1979]
A.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to make an inspection
of any premises wherein a fire or explosion has occurred, and for such purpose
it shall be the duty of the Chiefs of the Fire Departments of the Town of
Vernon within 24 hours after such occurrence to report, to the office of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters, New York Atlantic Inland, Inc., or Middle
Department Inspection Agency from which such Inspector operates, the address
or location of such premises and to furnish such other information and assistance
with respect thereto as such Inspector may require.[1]
B.
When a tenant moves from a building or any portion of
a building used wholly or partly for mercantile, industrial or commercial
purposes, the electric meter shall be removed or locked by the public utility
company furnishing electric service to such tenant and electricity shall not
be supplied to these premises from any sources until a new inspection has
been made and a new certificate of approval has been issued if any change
has been made in the electrical installation subsequent to the first inspection.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to make connection from a source of electrical energy to any electric wiring,
devices, appliances or equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to
be disconnected by the Inspector or the use of which has been ordered by the
Inspector to be discontinued until a certificate of approval has been issued
by him authorizing the reconnection and use of such wiring, devices, appliances
or equipment.
D.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person
to install, alter or repair any electric wiring in the Town of Vernon until
such time as proper application has been filed with the New York Board of
Fire Underwriters, New York Atlantic Inland, Inc., or the Middle Department
Inspection Agency.[2]
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any
persons engaged solely in selling or solely in the attachment of ordinary
electric appliances to existing circuits where no joining or splicing of electrical
conductors is required; nor to the installation, maintenance or repair of
elevators nor 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 its principal business;
nor to the work in connection with the erection, construction, maintenance
or repair of lines and facilities for the generation, transmission and distribution
of electricity from the source of supply to the service connection where used,
by public service companies or municipal plants authorized to generate or
sell electricity; nor to the work of such companies or plants in installing,
maintaining and repairing on the consumer's premises of service connection
meters and other apparatus and appliances remaining the property of such companies
or plants after installation on the consumer's premises necessary for
the protection of life and property; nor to the work of companies incorporated
for the transmission of intelligence by electricity in installing, maintaining
or repairing wires, apparatus or fixtures or other appliances.[1]
B.
This chapter shall apply to the Town of Vernon, exclusive
of the Incorporated Villages of Vernon and Oneida Castle and the City of Sherrill.
A.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or
lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating, controlling or
installing any electric 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 Vernon be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason
of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 for each offense
or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and
imprisonment.
