The Town of Avon, by enactment of Local Law No. 2 of the year
2010, has provided for enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code, and recognizing that said code in Part
VIII, Chapters 33 through 42 (residential portion of code), Chapter
26 (commercial portion of code) and Chapter 6, Section 605 (fire prevention
portion of code), 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 same.
All electrical installations detailed above, and all others
regulated by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code, shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the National
Electrical Code and the requirements of National Grid's Specifications
for Electrical Installations, Bulletin No. 750, 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 the "National
Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 70," as approved and adopted
by the American Standards Association.
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 a railway, electrical
or communications 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, testing or repair of electrical machinery, apparatus, materials
and equipment by a person, firm, or corporation engaged in electrical
manufacturing as its 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, injury, casualty or damage to person or property caused by
any defect therein, nor shall the Town of Avon, 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.