[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Pittsford 3-14-1989 as Ch. 61 of the 1989 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention and building construction administration — See Ch. 105.
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical
Code of the Village of Pittsford, New York."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this chapter is enacted to regulate
the installation, alteration or repair 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.
All electrical installations mentioned in this
chapter shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the most
recent edition of the National Electrical Code, as promulgated by
the National Fire Protection Association (also known as "NFPA No.
70-1968; USAS C1-1968"), except where the provisions of this chapter
or any other local law or ordinance of the Village or the State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code shall differently prescribe, in
which event compliance with the provisions of such local law, ordinance
or the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall be recognized
as proper compliance with this chapter.
[Amended 3-27-2018 by L.L. No. 4-2018]
The chief inspector and each of the duly appointed inspectors
of the business entities set forth in the minutes of the annual organizational
meeting of the Village of Pittsford as the business entities duly
authorized to make inspections and reinspections of all electrical
installations in the Village are hereby authorized to make inspections
and reinspections of all electrical installations in the Village described
in this chapter and report the result of inspections and re-inspections
to the Building Inspector. In no event, however, will the cost of
such inspections and reinspections be a charge against the Village.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to report
in writing to the Chief Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be
to enforce all the provisions of this chapter, all violations of or
deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National
Electrical Code, and of all local laws, ordinances and the State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code as referred to in this chapter insofar
as any of the same apply to electrical wiring. The inspector shall
make inspections and reinspections of electrical installations in
and on properties in the Village upon the written request of the Building
Inspector, or as herein provided. The inspector is authorized to make
inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring installations,
devices, appliances and equipment in and on properties within the
Village where he and the Building Inspector deem it necessary for
the protection of life and property. In the event of any emergency,
it is the duty of the inspector to make electrical inspections upon
the oral request of an official or officer of the Village. It shall
be the duty of the inspector to furnish written reports to the proper
officials of the Village and to owners and/or lessees of property
where defective electrical installations and equipment are found upon
inspection. He shall issue a certificate of compliance when electrical
installations and equipment are in conformity with this chapter. He
shall direct that a copy of the recommendation be sent to the Village
to the attention of the Building Inspector.
It shall be a violation of this section for
any person to install or cause to be installed or to alter or repair
electrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties in
the Village, until an application for inspection has been filed with
the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or Middle Department Inspection
Agency, Inc.
It shall be a violation of this section for
a person to connect or cause to be connected an electrical energy
supply prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate or a certificate
of compliance by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or Middle
Department Inspection Agency, Inc.
This chapter 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 person or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Village, the New York Board of
Fire Underwriters or Middle Department Inspection Agency, Inc., be
deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection
made pursuant to this chapter.
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, test or repair of electrical machinery,
apparatus, materials and equipment by a person engaged in electrical
manufacturing as his 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.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties
set forth in § 382 of the Executive Law.
