[Adopted 5-6-1968 by Ord.
No. 113 (Ch. 56, Art. I, of the 1981 Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village of
Great Neck Estates."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent in the use of electrical
energy, this article is enacted to regulate the installation and alteration
of wiring for electric light, heat or power and signal systems operating on
50 volts or more in or on all real property within the Village of Great Neck
Estates.
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned shall be made in conformity
with the requirements of the National Electrical Code except where the provisions
of this article or any other local law, ordinance or Building Code of the
Village of Great Neck Estates 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 article. The
requirements of the National Electrical Code shall be those known as "National
Fire Association Pamphlet No. 70," as approved and adopted by the American
Standards Association.
[Amended 10-9-1995 by L.L.
No. 2-1995]
The Board of Trustees may designate one or more qualified persons or
entities as the duly appointed Electrical Inspector(s) of the Village to make
inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations and to approve
or disapprove the same. Such appointments shall be for a period of one official
year or until a successor inspector is appointed, whichever is later. The
cost or expense for any such inspection shall be established by the Village,
but in no event shall the cost or expense of any such inspection or reinspection
be a charge against the Village of Great Neck Estates.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the electrical installations
in mines, ships, railway cars or automotive equipment or the installations
or equipment employed by a railway or electrical or communication utility
in the exercise of its function as a utility and located outdoors or in buildings
used exclusively for that purpose. This article shall not apply to any work
involved in the manufacture, assembly, test 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 or the State of New York.
This article shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility
of any person owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical
wiring, devices, appliances or equipment for loss of life or damage to persons
or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the Village of Great Neck
Estates or the New York Board of Fire Underwriters be deemed to have assumed
any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this article.
[Adopted 8-5-1968 by Ord.
No. 114 (Ch. 56, Art. II, of the 1982 Code)]
No person, firm or corporation, including the owner, tenant or occupant
of the premises concerned or his servants, employees and agents, shall alter,
add to or perform any work in relation to the electrical system, wiring, equipment
or installations of any building or structure in the Village, regardless of
whether a permit for the work has been applied for, issued or required, unless
he holds unsuspended and unrevoked an electrician's license issued by the
Town of North Hempstead.
The licensee shall keep the license in his possession at all times while
performing any such work in the Village and shall exhibit it to the Building
Inspector or the Village Inspector or any other representative of the Village
forthwith upon request. The failure of any person to exhibit on demand a license
required under this article shall be presumptive evidence that he does not
hold such a license.