[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Fayetteville 2-21-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose and intent of this chapter shall be to allow the
Code Enforcement Officer, at his discretion, to coordinate the plan
review, inspections and reinspections of all energy installations
regulated by the New York State Energy Conservation and Construction
Code, and/or the Code of the Village of Fayetteville in the Village
of Fayetteville.
A.
Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the words and terms shall,
for the purpose of the Code of the Village of Fayetteville, have the
meanings shown in this chapter.
B.
Interchangeability. Words used in the present tense include the future;
words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neutral
genders; and the singular number includes the plural, while the plural
number includes the singular. The word "shall" is always mandatory;
the words "may" or "will" are always permissive.
C.
Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are defined in the New
York State Energy Conservation and Construction Code or in the Code
of the Village of Fayetteville and are defined in the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code), such terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
D.
Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods
authorized by this chapter, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted
meanings such as the context implies. Webster's Third International
Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, shall be considered
as providing ordinarily accepted meanings.
E.
Parts. Whenever the words "dwelling," "premises,", "building," "rooming
house," "rooming unit," "housekeeping unit," or "story" are stated
in the Code of the Village of Fayetteville, they shall be construed
as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."
F.
APPROVED ENERGY CODE PLAN REVIEW AGENCY
APPROVED ENERGY CODE PLAN REVIEWER
APPROVED ENERGY INSPECTOR
The following words or phrases, as used in this chapter, are defined
as follows:
An entity or organization that employs or contracts with
approved energy code plan reviewers to provide energy code plan reviews.
An individual knowledgeable in the application of the New
York State Energy Conservation and Construction Code with a focus
on construction plans, details and specifications, and having a background
in architecture, engineering or code enforcement approved to review
plans for compliance with the New York State Energy Conservation and
Construction Code.
A residential or commercial energy inspector approved to
inspect occupancies in the Village of Fayetteville.
G.
The Codes Enforcement Officer shall be and is hereby authorized to
approve the qualifications of all energy code plan reviewers who,
in his opinion and discretion, are qualified to conduct energy inspections.
(1)
The minimum qualifications of an energy inspector shall be in accordance with § 72-4 of this chapter.
(2)
If an energy plan reviewer's qualifications are not acceptable,
the energy code plan reviewer or energy code plan review agency may
appeal the Codes Enforcement Officer's decision to the Village
of Fayetteville's Board of Trustees.
A.
Residential energy code plan reviewer and inspector: successful completion
of a certification course offered by a New York State recognized agency
such as the International Code Council's (ICC), Residential Energy
Inspector/Plans Examiner 79, or equivalent as determined by the Code
Enforcement Officer.
B.
Commercial energy code inspector: successful completion of a certification
course offered by New York State recognized agency such as the International
Code Council's (ICC), Commercial Energy Code Inspector-77, or
equivalent as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
C.
Commercial energy plans examiner: successful completion of a certification
course offered by a New York State recognized agency such as the International
Code Council's Commercial Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner w/ASHRAE
90.1 - CE, or equivalent as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D.
Commercial energy plans examiner: successful completion of a certification
course offered by a New York State recognized agency such as the International
Code Council's Commercial Energy Code Plans Examiner-78, or equivalent
as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
E.
All inspectors shall have successfully completed the New York State
Basic Code Enforcement Certification and required annual in-service
training and mandatory code update training.
F.
Equivalency for the above tasks will be determined by experience
in the field of energy code compliance, education and experience related
to the design of buildings, building mechanical systems, building
science and construction, proof of successful completion of the basic
certification course by offered New York State and certification of
the annual in-service training from local chapter of New York State
Building Officials Conference be provided annually to the Codes Enforcement
Officer of the Village of Fayetteville.
G.
Provide annually a certificate of insurance naming the Village of
Fayetteville as additional insured for New York State's workers'
compensation and disability insurance.
H.
Provide annually a certificate of insurance naming the Village of
Fayetteville as additional insured for commercial general, automobile
and umbrella liability insurance for a minimum of $1,000,000.
Plan reviews conducted by an approved energy code plan reviewer
shall be submitted to the Village on plan review forms acceptable
to the Village in a format acceptable to the Village and with all
other documentation required for a building permit.
The duly approved residential and/or commercial energy inspector
is hereby authorized to examine plans for compliance with the New
York State Energy Conservation Construction Code and make recommendations
to the Village of Fayetteville for the issuance of energy permits
and make inspections and reinspections, at reasonable times and places
and upon reasonable notice, of all energy installations regulated
and covered by the Uniform Code, the Energy Conservation Construction
Code and/or the Code of the Village of Fayetteville in the Village
of Fayetteville.
A.
The energy inspector or energy inspection agency shall be authorized
to conduct inspection and reinspections on properties that have a
valid building permit issued by the Village of Fayetteville.
B.
Upon issuance a permit and the subsequent request for an inspection
from the permit applicant, the energy inspector or energy inspection
agency shall immediately fax or email a copy of the request to the
Village of Fayetteville's Codes Enforcement Officer.
C.
Inspections required.
(1)
The energy inspector or energy inspection agency shall make inspections
and reinspections of energy installations in and on properties in
the Village of Fayetteville to verify compliance with the New York
State Energy Conservation Construction Code and the permit that was
issued to the applicant. As required by the New York State Energy
Conservation Construction Code the minimum inspections required are:
(a)
Footing and foundation inspection. Exterior foundation insulation,
slab edge insulation.
(b)
Framing and rough-in inspection. Type of insulation, location
of insulation, windows and doors per specification, air leakage.
(c)
Plumbing rough-in inspection. Pipe insulation, heat traps, circulation
controls.
(d)
Mechanical rough-in inspection. System type, size, insulation,
controls, leakage.
