[Last amended 8-11-2004 by Ord. No. 1149]
There is hereby adopted by the Council of the
Borough of Milton, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing
the installation, construction and inspection of electrical wiring
systems, equipment and other facilities utilizing electrical energy
for light, heat and power in or on any building, structure or premises
in the Borough of Milton, and of promoting the public welfare and
safety, that certain code known as the "2002 National Electrical Code,"
as published by the National Fire Protection Association. Not fewer
than three copies of the latest revision of such code have been and
are now on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
All electrical systems installed, constructed,
altered or extended within or on public or private buildings or other
premises, including yards, carnivals, parking lots, trailers and mobile
home parks, industrial substations or any other buildings or land
shall, in all respects, conform to the requirements of the said National
Electrical Code. Only those materials, fittings and devices enumerated
in said National Electrical Code, and its corresponding List of Inspected
Appliances of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., as herein adopted,
shall be used in electrical construction work under this code.
Upon the filing of a written application in
such form as the Building Inspector shall require, and upon payment
of the required fee, a permit shall be issued, in duplicate, to the
electrical contractor or other person making application, one copy
thereof to be conspicuously posted upon the premises where the work
is being done, until the work done has been inspected and approved
by the Electrical Inspection Department of the Middle Department Association
of Fire Underwriters or another approved electrical inspection service
and a certificate of approval, executed by such Electrical Inspection
Department or electrical inspection service, has been filed with the
Building Inspector.
[Amended 10-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1103]
The following fees shall be charged for permits
issued under the Electrical Code:
A. Based on the total valuation of the work:
Total Valuation of Work
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Fee
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$0.00 to $100.00
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$3.00
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$100.01 to $200.00
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$6.00
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$200.01 to $500.00
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$8.00
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$500.01 to $1,000.00
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$14.00
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$1,000.01 to $1,500.00
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$16.00
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$1,500.01 to $2,500.00
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$20.00
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$2,500.01 to $5,000.00
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$30.00
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$5,000.01 to $10,000.00
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$60.00
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For each $1,000.00, or portion thereof, of work
over and above $10,000.00
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An additional fee of $3.00 per each $1,000.00
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B. Permit fees will be doubled for work started prior
to application for permits.
The Building Inspector shall enforce the provisions
of this Electrical Code and shall have the power, when he is notified
by the Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters or another
approved electrical inspection service or by other persons that certain
electrical installation or construction is being done contrary to
the requirements of this code, to cause such work to be stopped and
to enforce compliance with the code and the further power, in the
event of existing electric wiring system if found upon inspection
to be unsafe or defective, to notify and order the owner of such premises
to discontinue the use of such system until it has been corrected,
made to conform to the requirements of this Electrical Code and approved
by the Electrical Inspector Agency.
In the event that the Building Code of the Borough
of Milton shall be revised and amended and a Board of Building Appeals
created thereunder, any persons aggrieved may appeal from the decision
of the Building Inspector hereunder to the Board of Building Appeals.
Appeals and the procedures for appeals shall be as set forth in said
amended Building Code.
[Amended 10-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1103]
A. Any person, partnership or corporation who or which
shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, such persons, the members of such partnership
or the officers of such corporation shall be subject to imprisonment
for a period not in excess of 30 days. Each day that a violation continues
shall constitute a separate offense. All fines collected for violation
of this chapter shall be paid over to the Borough of Milton.
B. In addition to the remedies and penalties provided
in this chapter, the Borough of Milton may institute any appropriate
action in law or in equity to prevent, restrain, correct or abate
any action, conduct or condition which constitutes a violation of
this chapter.