[Ord. of 3-31-1933]
The provisions of this chapter shall constitute and be known
as the "Electrical Code of the Village of Tuckahoe," and may be cited
as such.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. I]
This chapter shall apply to the territory of the Village of
Tuckahoe.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. II]
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and property
by regulating the manner of construction, alteration, removal and
inspection of all electrical work in existing or proposed buildings
and structures and the materials to be used therefor, and prohibiting
any construction, alteration or removal, or the use of any materials
which do not comply with such regulations and providing for the registration
of electrical contractors and giving to the Building Inspector of
the Village of Tuckahoe the authority and power to enforce this chapter.
[Ord. of 10-4-1971; L.L. No. 1-1980]
All electrical installations mentioned in this chapter shall
be made in conformity with the requirements of the National Electrical
Code, 1978 Edition, as promulgated by the National Fire Protection
Association (also known as NFPA No. 70-1978; ANSI C1-1978), except
where the provisions of this chapter or any other local law, ordinance
or building code of the village 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.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. IV]
(a)
No wiring device or equipment for the transmission, distribution
or utilization of electrical energy or light, power and/or heat shall
be installed in or on any building or structure nor shall any alteration
or addition be made in any such existing wiring devices or equipment
without first securing a permit therefor from the Building Inspector
except as follows:
(1)
No permit shall be required for minor repair work, such as repairing
flush or snap switches, replacing fuses, changing lamp sockets and
receptacles, taping bare joints and repairing drop cords or the connection
of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently
installed.
(2)
No permit shall be required for maintenance and repair work or for
the installation of electrical wiring devices or equipment to be installed
in the premises of a person, firm or corporation regularly employing
one or more journeymen electricians for that purpose.
(3)
No permit shall be required for the installation of electrical wiring
devices or equipment to be installed by or for a public utilities
corporation or for the use of such corporation in the generation,
transmission, sale or use of electrical energy or for the use of such
corporation in the transmission of intelligence.
(b)
Application for such permit describing the work to be done shall
be made in writing to the Building Inspector by the person, firm or
corporation installing the work, and the permit when issued shall
be to such applicant.
(c)
No permit for the installation or alteration of any electrical wiring,
devices or equipment shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation
unless such person, firm or corporation is the holder of a certificate
of registration as an electrical contractor entitling such person,
firm or corporation to secure permits for and execute the work described
in the application for the permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 7-6, Board of Examiners,
added by Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. V, was repealed by L.L. No. 12-2007,
§ 1.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VI; L.L. No. 12-2007, § 2]
(a)
This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector of the Village
of Tuckahoe. He shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation
of electrical wiring and equipment and shall make inspections of all
new installations and reinspections of all electrical installations
all as provided in this chapter. He shall keep complete records of
all permits issued and inspections made and other official work performed
under the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
The Building Inspector is hereby empowered to engage the services
of electrical inspection companies or firms that are properly licensed,
accredited, bonded and insured in accordance with industry standards.
Provided an electrical inspection company or firm is properly licensed,
accredited, bonded and insured in accordance with industry standards
and is in good standing with the Village and such other agencies having
jurisdiction thereof, the Building Inspector shall not disqualify
such company or firm from providing electrical inspection services
within the Village of Tuckahoe. It shall be the duty and obligation
of such electrical inspection company or firm, desiring to provide
electrical inspection services within the Village to reasonably evidence
to the Building Inspector that the individual or individuals that
are actually performing such inspections are properly licensed and
accredited and have such other qualifications that the Building Inspector
may reasonably require. In the event that the Building Inspector disqualifies
an electrical inspection company or firm from providing electrical
inspection services within the Village, such company or firm shall
have the right to appeal the decision of the Building Inspector to
the Village Board of Trustees within 30 days of the Building Inspector's
disqualification of such company or firm. The decision of the Board
of Trustees shall be deemed final and binding.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for the Building Inspector or any of his employees
to engage in the business of the sale, installation or maintenance
of electrical wiring, electrical devices or electrical equipment either
directly or indirectly and he shall have no financial interest in
any concern engaged in any such business in the Village of Tuckahoe
or elsewhere at any time while holding the office of Building Inspector.
(d)
The Building Inspector or the Code Enforcement Officer shall have
the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the discharge
of his official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection
or test of the installation of electrical wiring, electrical material
or apparatus, fixtures or appliances contained therein and shall have
the authority to cause the turning off or disconnecting from the source
of supply of all electric currents and to cut or disconnect in cases
of emergency any wire where such electrical currents are dangerous
to life or property or may interfere with the work of the Fire Department
until such wiring devices and equipment and their installation have
been made safe as directed by him.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VII; L.L. No. 12-2007, § 2]
(a)
Upon the completion of the installation of the electrical wiring,
devices and equipment which have been authorized by issuance of a
permit, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing
the same to notify the Building Inspector of the completion of such
work, and the person, firm or corporation installing the same shall
select an electrical inspection company engaged and authorized to
provide electrical inspection services within the Village, and said
electrical inspection company or firm shall inspect the installation
promptly after such notice is given, and if it is found to be fully
in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, such electrical
inspection company shall endorse on the countersign a certificate
of completion or such other certificate on forms provided and approved
by the Building Inspector, and the Building Inspector shall issue
to such person, firm or corporation this certificate as a final approval
authorizing connection to the electrical service and the turning on
of the current and the use of the installation and shall send written
notice of the authorization to the public utility corporation furnishing
the electrical service. When a certificate is issued authorizing the
connection and the use of temporary work, such a certificate shall
be issued to expire at a stated time and shall be revocable by the
Building Inspector at his discretion. A preliminary certificate may
be issued authorizing the connection and use of certain specified
portions of an uncompleted installation; such a preliminary certificate
shall be revocable at the discretion of the Building Inspector.
(b)
If upon the inspection of the installation it is not found to be
fully in compliance with this chapter, the Building Inspector shall
at once forward to the person, firm or corporation installing the
wiring a written notice stating the defects which have been found
to exist. When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from
view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person,
firm or corporation installing the wiring shall notify the Building
Inspector and such parts of the wiring installation shall not be concealed
until they have been inspected or until 24 hours, exclusive of Sundays
and legal holidays, shall have elapsed from the time of such notification,
provided that, on large installations where the concealment of parts
of the wiring proceeds continuously, the person, firm or corporation
installing the wiring shall give the Building Inspector due notice
and inspections shall be made periodically during the process of the
work.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VIII]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make
connection from a source of electrical energy to any electrical wiring
devices or equipment for the installation of which a permit is required
until a certificate of approval had been issued by the Building Inspector
authorizing such connection and the use of such wiring devices or
equipment.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make
connection from a source of electrical energy to any electrical devices
or wiring or equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to be
disconnected by the Building Inspector or the use of which has been
ordered by the Building Inspector to be discontinued until a certificate
of approval has been issued by him authorizing the reconnection and
use of such wiring, devices or equipment.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. IX]
No certificate of approval shall be issued unless the electric
light, power, and/or heating installations are in strict conformity
with the provisions of this chapter, the statutes of the State of
New York, the rules and regulations issued by the Industrial Commission
of New York under authority of the state statutes and unless they
are in conformity with approved methods of construction for safety
to life and property. The regulations as laid down in the current
issue of the National Electrical Code as approved by the American
Standards Association and other installation and safety regulations
approved by the American Standards Association shall be prima facie
evidence of such approved methods unless otherwise specifically stated
herein.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. X; Ord. of 5-28-1934; Ord. of 10-4-1971; L.L. No. 2-1977; L.L. No. 4-1986, §§ 5 — 8; L.L. No. 5-1991, §§ 4, 5; L.L. No. 2-1995, §§ 6,
7]
(a)
Definition. The term "electrical contractor" as used in this chapter
means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of installing
or altering by contract, electrical wiring, devices or equipment for
the utilization of electricity supplied for light, heat or power not
including the installation of electrical wiring, devices or equipment
by or for a public utility corporation for use in their operations
as public utilities, but the term "electrical contractor" does not
include employees employed by such contractor to do or supervise such
work.
(b)
Registration. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to engage in the business of electrical contractor as herein defined
without being registered as an electrical contractor in the manner
hereinafter set forth.
(c)
Permit. No permit for the installation or alteration of any electrical
wiring, devices or equipment shall be issued to any person, firm or
corporation unless such person, firm or corporation is the holder
of a certificate of registration as an electrical contractor.
(d)
Application. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in
the business of electrical contractor shall apply for registration
to the Board of Examiners. Application for such registration shall
be made in writing under oath upon a form to be provided by the Building
Inspector stating the name and place of the business of the person,
firm or corporation making the application and the name of the representative
of the applicant who will act as supervisor of the work to be done
under the certificate of registration and such other information as
the Building Inspector may require. Such electrical contractor or
supervisor will be responsible for the execution of all electrical
work by the electrical contractor in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter. In the event that the business association or employment
of a supervisor with a holder of a certificate of registration as
electrical contractor shall terminate, said certificate shall become
null and void 30 days after such termination; provided, however, that
without payment of any further fee, said certificate of registration
shall be renewed upon application to the Building Inspector within
the 30 days period and upon filing with the Building Inspector the
name of another duly qualified master electrician associated with
or employed by said contractor who shall act as supervisor of the
work of said electrical contractor.
(e)
Registration of applicant. Upon the filing of such application in
the proper form, the payment of the registration fees as fixed herein
and the satisfactory examination of the applicant, the Board of Examiners
shall submit to the Building Inspector a written report appertaining
to the qualifications of the applicant with its recommendations in
favor of or rejection of the registering of the applicant. The Building
Inspector may then approve or reject the said application. Upon his
approval of the application, the Building Inspector shall issue to
the applicant a certificate of registration as an electrical contractor
which will authorize the applicant to engage in such business for
the year in which it is issued. The Building Inspector shall keep
a suitable record of such registration.
(f)
Fees. The fee for registration as an electrical contractor shall
be paid to the Building Inspector at the time of making the application.
The application fee is to cover the expense of conducting the examination
and will be retained whether or not a certificate is granted. The
license or certificate of registration issued thereunder shall expire
on the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued but
may be renewed for each succeeding year upon the payment of a license
renewal fee, provided that said renewal is filed on or before the
above expiration date, or the license will be revoked. Fees in the
following categories may be established by the Board of Trustees by
resolution adopted at a scheduled public meeting of the Board of Trustees:
(1)
New license application.
(2)
License renewal.
(3)
Reciprocal license.
(4)
Certified copy, per copy.
(5)
New electrical construction, repairs and alterations based upon cost
of work.
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A list of such fees shall be maintained by the Village Clerk
and Building Department and posted in the Building Department.
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(g)
License or registration from other municipality. An electrical contractor who is a bona fide holder of a license duly issued to him by some other town or municipality of the State of New York shall be entitled to a permit license or registration, provided that such other town or municipality required said electrical contractor to take and pass an examination testing his ability, qualifications and knowledge of electrical work or where such license was issued to him by such other town or municipality upon his furnishing proof that he had been engaged in the electrical business for a period of not less than five years previous to the issuance of such license and upon the payment of a fee set forth in § 7-11(f), provided that the municipality issuing his license recognizes in a reciprocal manner licenses issued by the Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe, and further provided that such electrical contractor shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter.
(h)
Notice of change of address. Whenever an electrical contractor shall
retire from business or remove his place of business from the place
named in his application for a permit, the Building Inspector shall
be notified of such retirement or removal and shall be given the address
of the new place of business in case of removal.
(i)
License restricted to individual. No electrical contractor shall
directly or indirectly allow his license to be used in connection
with work not actually done by him and under his supervision.
(j)
Revocation of license. Whenever the Building Inspector recommends
in writing the revocation of a license issued to an electrical contractor
pursuant to this chapter, stating therein the grounds wherein such
recommendation is made, the Village Board may revoke such license,
by notice in writing, if it shall appear to its satisfaction, upon
the recommendations of the Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe,
that such electrical contractor has violated any of the provisions
of this chapter or any ordinance of the Village of Tuckahoe or the
laws of the State of New York or if it appears that the holder of
such a license is incompetent to comply with the provisions of this
chapter.
(k)
Certificate of insurance. A certificate of insurance must be filed
annually with the Building Department of the Village of Tuckahoe.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XI]
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen
the responsibility or liability of any person owning, operating or
controlling or installing any electrical wiring, electrical devices
and/or equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any
defect therein nor shall the village be held as assuming any such
liability by reasons of the inspection authorized herein or certificate
of approval issued as herein provided.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XII]
No person shall use or permit the use of any wiring, devices
or equipment installed or maintained in violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XIII]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as prescribed in § 1-7 for each offense and, in addition thereto, such violation shall constitute disorderly conduct and any person committing such violation shall be a disorderly person, and if such person, firm or corporation is registered as an electrical contractor, as provided for in this chapter, such registration may be revoked by the Village Board. Each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
