[Adopted 9-17-1993 by Ord. No. 7-1993]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
An individual who is currently certified by the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) as:
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
A. 
An electrical inspector - one- and two-family dwelling (who shall only be authorized to perform inspections on one- and two-family homes); or
B. 
An electrical inspector - general and a corporation or other entity, provided that each individual employed by such entity, who performs inspections in the Village of Quogue individually meets the foregoing requirements.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL
The official designated by the Village as the responsible official for administration and enforcement of applicable provisions of the State Code.
STATE CODE
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, rule or regulation, the Building Inspector shall be the responsible official for administration and enforcement of the provisions of the State Code.
B. 
The Village may contract with the Town of Southampton from time to time for the performance of services by the Town Department of Fire Prevention for the Village, including but not limited to firesafety inspections of areas of public assembly and firesafety inspections of multiple dwellings and nonresidential occupancies. The Town Department of Fire Prevention shall be the responsible official for administration and enforcement of the provisions of the State Code relating to the services performed for the Village pursuant to such contract. The Village may charge fees established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees for permits granted and inspections conducted by the Town Department of Fire Protection and may contract with the Town to pay all or a portion of such fees to the Town as compensation for the services of such Department.
[Amended 3-9-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
C. 
The Village may contract from time to time with another contracting party for the performance of particular services relating to administration and enforcement of the State Code, in which event such contracting party shall be the responsible official for administration and enforcement of the provisions of the State Code relating to the services performed for the Village pursuant to such contract.
D. 
The Village Board of Trustees may from time to time by resolution designate another official as the responsible official for administration and enforcement of particular provisions of the State Code, in which event such official shall be the responsible official with respect to such provisions.
A. 
Building permits are required for all work which must conform to the State Code, except that building permits are not required for the following:
(1) 
Necessary repairs which do not materially affect structural features.
(2) 
Alterations to existing buildings, provided that the alterations:
(a) 
Cost less than $10,000.
(b) 
Do not materially affect structural features.
(c) 
Do not affect firesafety features such as smoke detectors, sprinklers, required fire separations and exits.
(d) 
Do not involve the installation or extension of electrical systems.
(e) 
Do not include the installation of solid fuel-burning heating appliances and associated chimneys and flues.
(f) 
Do not involve any structural alteration to the perimeter or exterior of the building.
(g) 
Do not involve any addition to or enlargement of the building.
(h) 
Do not involve any change in the use of the building.
B. 
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected until a building permit authorizing the same shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
C. 
Except as provided in Subsection A, no building or structure shall hereafter be altered until a building permit authorizing the same shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
D. 
No work for which a building permit is required shall hereafter be commenced until a building permit authorizing the same shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
E. 
The application for a building permit, and its accompanying documents, shall contain sufficient information to permit a determination that the intended work accords with the requirements of the State Code.
F. 
Work for which a building permit has been issued shall be inspected by the responsible official at such times during the course of construction as will permit the observation of the foundation, structural elements, electrical systems, plumbing systems, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, fire protection and detection systems and exit features. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or owner's agent to inform the responsible official that the work is ready for inspection and to schedule such inspection.
G. 
The Building Inspector shall require that all inspections of electrical systems referred to in Subsection F be performed by a qualified electrical inspector.
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
H. 
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to obtain and maintain evidence of the required certifications of each person or entity who seeks to perform electrical inspections in the Village of Quogue, including any applicable expiration date of any certification and, if obtained, any recertification by the IAEI and the expiration date thereof. Any person or entity that fails to retain the necessary certifications shall no longer be eligible to conduct inspections in the Village of Quogue until such time as he/she has been renewed.
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
I. 
All qualified electrical inspectors shall maintain insurance naming the Village of Quogue and its officials and employees as additional insureds in accordance with the policies prescribed by the Board of Trustees, and evidence of such coverage shall be furnished to the Village Clerk.
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
J. 
The Building Inspector shall require that a signed electrical certificate attesting to the compliance of an approved electrical installation be furnished to the Building Inspector upon completion of the inspection. The electrical certificate shall set forth a description of the installation in such detail as may be required by the Building Inspector, a record of the date or dates the electrical inspection was performed and the name of the qualified electrical inspector performing such inspection. The Building Inspector as the responsible official shall not be bound by any certification by a qualified electrical inspector and shall have the right to disapprove any electrical installation not complying with the state code.
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
K. 
The Building Inspector shall have the authority with the approval of the Mayor to engage a qualified electrical inspector to provide assistance to the Building Inspector and the Village Ordinance Inspector regarding investigations of complaints of unsafe or unlawful electrical installations and in inspecting electrical installations that are reasonably believed, by reason of exposure to the elements or otherwise, to constitute a potential electrical hazard that creates a risk of personal injury or damage to property.
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
A. 
Certificates of occupancy are required for all work for which a building permit is required. Certificates of occupancy are also required for all buildings which are changed from one general occupancy classification to another, as such classifications are defined in the State Code. Certificates of occupancy are also required for all buildings which are changed in use, as provided in Chapter 196, Zoning.
B. 
No building or structure hereafter erected shall be used or occupied until a certificate of occupancy shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
C. 
No building or structure hereafter altered by work for which a building permit is required shall be used or occupied for more than 30 days after the completion of the work unless a certificate of occupancy shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
D. 
No change shall hereafter be made in the nature of the occupancy or use of a building until a certificate of occupancy authorizing the same shall have been approved and issued by the responsible official.
E. 
Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, an inspection shall be made by the responsible official for the purpose of determining that the completed work and/or intended occupancy accords with the requirements of the State Code.
F. 
The responsible official may issue a certificate of compliance in place of and instead of a certificate of occupancy whenever the responsible official deems a certificate of compliance more appropriate than a certificate of occupancy. The term "certificate of occupancy," as used in various places in this Chapter 73, in Chapter 15, Building Inspector, and in Chapter 196, Zoning, shall be deemed to include the term "certificate of compliance"; the procedures, requirements and fees for obtaining certificates of compliance shall be the same as are applicable to certificates of occupancy.
A. 
The provisions of Chapter 15, Building Inspector, shall be applicable to administration and enforcement of the State Code.
B. 
The Building Inspector shall have the powers and duties set forth in Chapter 15, Building Inspector.
C. 
The provisions of Chapter 196, Zoning, relating to issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy (including temporary certificates of occupancy) shall be applicable to building permits and certificates of occupancy required by this Chapter 73, subject to the provisions of Chapter 15, Building Inspector.
D. 
The provisions of Chapter 196, Zoning, relating to expiration and extension of building permits and fees for building permits and certificates of occupancy shall be applicable to building permits and certificates of occupancy required by this Chapter 73.
E. 
Each application for a building permit or certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance, demolition permit or other permit authorized under this chapter must be accompanied by a fee or fees established by the Board of Trustees under a separate resolution.
[Added 5-19-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
[Added 7-17-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
A. 
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B. 
For each and every violation of this article, the person or persons responsible for, causing, permitting, assisting in or refusing to abate or correct such violation shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each and every such violation. The continuation of a violation of this article shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued, a separate and distinct violation hereunder.