[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New
Hyde Park 3-8-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-7-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply, unless otherwise permitted
or reserved by law, to the electrical installations in mines, ships, railway
cars, automotive equipment or the installations or equipment employed by a
railway, 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 chapter shall not apply to any work specifically 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 but shall apply to the building or structure in which
such business is conducted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2, which immediately followed
this section and which adopted the National Electrical Code, was deleted 12-7-1989
by L.L. No. 3-1989.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility
of any person owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical
wiring, device, appliance or equipment for loss of life or damage to person
or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the village or the State
Board of Fire Underwriters be deemed to have assumed any such liability by
reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
A.
The chief electrical inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of the State Board of Fire Underwriters are hereby authorized and
deputized to make inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations
heretofore and hereafter made 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 village.
B.
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to report
in writing to the Village Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce
all the provisions of this chapter, all provisions for violations of, deviations
from or omissions from the Village Electrical Code and all local laws, ordinances
and Building Code, insofar as any of the same apply to electrical wiring.
The electrical inspector shall make inspections and reinspections of electrical
installations in and on properties in the village upon the written request
of any member of the Village Board of Trustees, the Building Inspector, Plumbing
Inspector and other persons authorized by law. The electrical 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 deems it necessary or proper for the protection of life and property.
In the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the electrical inspector to
make electrical inspections upon the oral request of any official, officer
or employee of the village.
[Amended 12-7-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]
C.
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to furnish
written reports as hereinbefore required to the owners and/or lessees of property
where defective electrical installations 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 village
to the attention of the Building Inspector.
A.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person
to install or cause or permit to be installed or used or to alter electrical
wiring for light, heat, power or other purposes or use in or on properties
in the village until an application for inspection has been filed with the
State Board of Fire Underwriters.
B.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person
to connect or cause or permit to be connected or used electrical wiring in
or on properties for light, heat, power or other purposes or use to any source
of electrical energy supply prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate
or a certificate of compliance by the State Board of Fire Underwriters.
[Amended 11-16-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999[1]]
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be unlawful and a criminal offense. Each such offense is hereby designated a Class B misdemeanor as defined in Article IIA of Chapter 1 of the Village Code, and every such misdemeanor shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of Subsections D, E and F of § 1-27 of that article.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that it would take
effect 12-1-1999.
