[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Southold 3-14-1978 by L.L.
No. 1-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-29-2023 by L.L. No. 20-2023]
This chapter shall be administered and conducted
under the supervision of the Building Department of the Town of Southold.
The Town's Building Inspectors, however, shall at no time be required
to conduct electrical inspections nor to perform any of the duties
hereinafter assigned to Electrical Inspectors. The fee for electrical
inspections shall be established by resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 2-4-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992; 3-10-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters are hereby designated
as Electrical Inspectors of the Town of Southold and are authorized
and deputized as agents of the Town of Southold to make inspections
and reinspections of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter
described and to approve or disapprove the same. In no event, however,
will the cost or expense of such inspections and reinspections be
a charge against the Town of Southold. The Town Board may also designate,
by resolution, the Chief Inspector and/or each of the duly appointed
inspectors of organizations other than the New York Board of Fire
Underwriters as Electrical Inspectors and authorize and deputize them
as agents of the Town of Southold to make inspections and reinspections
of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter described
and to approve or disapprove the same, provided that said inspection
organizations annually submit proof of insurance in such form and
amounts as is deemed satisfactory by the Town Attorney, naming the
Town of Southold as an additional insured.
A.Â
It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to
report, in writing, to the Building Inspectors, whose duty it shall
be to enforce all provisions of this chapter, all violations or deviations
from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the Building Code
applicable[1] to the Town of Southold and all local laws, ordinances
and the 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 Town of Southold, upon the written request of a Building Inspector
of the Town of Southold or as herein provided. The Inspector is authorized
to make inspections and reinspections leading to the issuance of a
certificate of compliance of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or any other organization duly designated by the Town Board of electrical
wiring, installations, devices, appliances and equipment in or on
properties within the Town of Southold where a building permit has
been issued by the Building Department of the Town of Southold or
where a property owner or electrical contractor requests such an inspection.
Applications for such inspections are to be made directly to the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters or any other organization duly designated
by the Town Board. In addition, application for a temporary certificate
must be made directly to the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or
any other organization duly designated by the Town Board wherever
there is a change in electrical service. In the event of an emergency,
it is the duty of the Inspector to make electrical inspections upon
the oral request of an official or an officer of the Town of Southold.
[Amended 2-4-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
B.Â
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Town of Southold and owners
and/or lessees of property where defective electrical installation
and equipment are found upon inspection. He shall authorize the issuing
of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with this chapter. He shall direct that a copy of
the certificate of compliance be sent to the Town of Southold to the
attention of the Building Inspector. No certificate of occupancy may
be issued by the Building Department until a copy of said certificate
of compliance has been received.
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The use of aluminum wire or wire utilizing aluminum
in combination with other materials where the principal metallic component
of such wire is aluminum, e.g., nickel-clad, copper-clad, etc., or
American wire gauge No. 4 and smaller, is prohibited in any building
and/or residence hereafter constructed within the Town of Southold.
This restriction shall include alterations to existing buildings and
residences and replacement or repair of existing electrical service.
B.Â
Aluminum wire or wire utilizing aluminum in combination
with other materials where the principal metallic component of such
wire is aluminum, e.g., nickel-clad, copper-clad, etc., or American
wire gauge No. 2 and larger, may be used in buildings and/or residences
only when termination and splicing of such wire is by compression
connectors approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for
not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for
each offense.
Should any section or provision of this chapter
be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.
