A.
No electrical equipment, materials, devices, apparatus, and the like,
shall be installed, repaired, or altered, except upon an electrical
permit first being issued by the Building Department authorizing the
installation, alteration, or repair of electrical equipment, materials,
devices, and/or apparatus. Notice: In any case whereas an electrical
permit is waived because of an exception, as recognized by the Village
Board, or whereas a fee has been paid for services rendered to a department
of the municipality, the electrical regulations shall continue to
be enforced, and all electrical installations, materials, devices,
and apparatus shall be in full compliance with all electrical codes
and/or ordinances as adopted by the Village of Springville.
B.
Where an electrical installation has been started prior to the issuance
of a permit for such work, the normal permit fee, as required by this
section, shall be doubled and/or subject to fines.
C.
The Building Department shall issue permits for such installation
and alteration of electrical equipment in all cases where application
for such permit shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations
applicable thereto, and as required throughout any section(s) of this
chapter; provided, however, that no permit shall be issued for installing
or altering by contract electrical equipment unless the person applying
for such permit is licensed or is the owner or occupant of a residential
occupancy. A licensed contractor shall obtain a permit to install
all new installations in commercial and industrial buildings.
D.
The electrical inspector of the Building Department shall inspect
all electrical equipment installed or altered, except such electrical
equipment as may be lawfully exempt, and shall require that it conforms
to the electrical regulations of this chapter and/or ordinances as
adopted by the Village of Springville.
E.
Upon completion of such installation or alteration in compliance
with the electrical regulations, the Building Department on request
made by a licensed contractor, issue a certificate of inspection covering
such installation or alteration; provided, however, that no such certificate
shall be issued until all the inspection fees for such installation
have been paid.
F.
The Building Department or designee is hereby empowered to reinspect
any electrical equipment within the scope of the electrical regulations
of the codes and/or ordinances, as adopted by the Village of Springville,
and when said electrical equipment is found to be unsafe to life or
property, shall have the authority to undertake immediate action necessary
to disconnect or cause disconnection or removal of any electrical
wires or electrical devices that may be energized, and shall proceed
to notify in writing either the owner, his agent for the purpose of
managing, controlling or collecting rents, or any other person managing,
controlling, using or operating the same to place such electrical
equipment in a safe and secure condition in compliance with the electrical
regulations, within such time as the senior electrical inspector shall
consider just and reasonable. In no event shall this time exceed 15
days from the date of such notice. Refusal to comply with the requirements
of such notice shall subject the person owning, managing, operating
or using such electrical equipment to the penalties provided for in
the electrical codes and/or ordinances as adopted by the Village of
Springville. The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered to cut
off and stop current to any electrical equipment found to be unsafe
to life or property.
G.
The Building Department shall keep complete records of all permits
issued and inspections made and other official work performed under
the electrical regulation of the codes and/or ordinances as adopted
by the Village of Springville.
H.
Failure on the part of any contractor, landlord, homeowner, person
leasing space and/or property, and individual person(s) to correct
any violation, defect, error or deficiency in any electrical installation
that has and/or is installed under the authority of a permit issued
to him by the Building Department within 10 days after written notification
thereof by said bureau, or within such reasonable time as may, upon
request, be prescribed, the electrical inspector(s) shall without
further notice stop the issuance of permits to such contractor, landlord,
homeowner, person leasing space and/or property, and individual person(s),
until such corrections have been made, inspected and approved. In
addition, the penalty provided in the electrical codes and/or ordinances,
as adopted by the Village of Springville, may be enforced. The electrical
inspector having jurisdiction is hereby empowered to suspend the permit
privileges of any licensed contractor, landlord, homeowner, person
leasing space and/or property, and individual person(s) who fails
to pay any just indebtedness for inspection fees for electrical work
until such contractor shall discharge and pay to the municipality
all just indebtedness then due and owing from such licensed contractor.
I.
The Code Enforcement Officer or Village designee is authorized to
revoke any permit or certificate obtained by fraud, misrepresentation,
or in any way contrary to the provisions of the electrical regulations
of the electrical codes and/or ordinances as adopted by the Village
of Springville, for the installation, alteration, repair and use of
any electrical equipment, materials, devices, and apparatus.
J.
It shall be unlawful for any licensed contractor, landlord, homeowner,
person leasing space and/or property, and individual person(s), to
secure or furnish a permit for the installation, alteration and repair
of electrical wires and apparatus to any person not entitled to such
permit under the electrical regulations of this Code.
K.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of the electrical requirements
as adopted by the Village of Springville, or who maintains any electrical
wiring and apparatus found to be dangerous to life and property, shall
be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day such violation
continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and so
much of any electrical installation as may be erected or altered and
maintained in violation of this section shall be condemned; and the
Superintendent and Code Enforcement Officer are hereby empowered to
cut off and discontinue current to such electrical wires and apparatus.