The chief inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of any electrical inspection agency, designated and approved
by the Town Board (hereinafter referred to as "designated agency"),
are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Town to make
inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations hereinafter
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.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to
report to the Building Inspector all violations of or deviations from
or omission of the electrical provisions of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code and this Municipal Code. The Electrical
Inspector shall make inspections and reinspections of electrical installations
in and on properties in the Town upon the written request of the Building
Inspector or other authorized official of the Town of Irondequoit
or as herein provided.
B.
The Electrical Inspector is authorized to make inspections
and reinspections of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances
and equipment in and on properties within the Town where he or she
deems it necessary for the protection of life and property.
C.
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 officer of the Town of Irondequoit.
D.
It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to
furnish written disapproval reports to the Building Inspector and
other proper officials of the Town and owners and/or lessees of property
where defective electrical installations, devices, appliances or equipment
was found upon inspection.
E.
The Electrical Inspector shall authorize the issuing
of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code and with this chapter, and he or she shall direct
that a copy of the certificate of compliance be sent to the Building
Inspector.
No person shall conduct electrical inspections
pursuant to applicable codes unless the person undertaking such inspections
has obtained a license to inspect from the Director of Community Development,
hereinafter referred to as "Director."
A.
Applications for licenses shall be made at the Department
of Community Development. Such applications shall be made on forms
prescribed by the Director and shall contain such information as the
Director may require from time to time.
B.
Persons seeking a license must submit documentation
and certify that they meet the standards for an electrical inspection
agency established by the Director. The standard shall be filed in
the office of the Director and the Town Clerk.
The Director shall issue a license if, in his
or her judgment, the agency meets the standards for an electrical
inspection agency and is competent to conduct electrical inspections.
A.
The Director, at any time subsequent to the issuance
of a license, if he or she has reason to believe that any agency no
longer meets the standards for an electrical inspection agency or
is no longer competent to conduct electrical inspections, shall give
such agency written notice of the manner in which he or she believes
such agency no longer meets said standards or is no longer competent
to conduct electrical inspections. Said notice shall be served by
personal service on said agency or by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, mailed to the address listed on such agency's
application for a license. Said notice shall also provide for the
time and place of a hearing before the Director, which hearing shall
take place not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days from the date
of service of such notice. If, after the hearing, the Director shall
find that such agency no longer meets the standards for an electrical
inspection agency or is no longer competent to conduct electrical
inspections, he or she shall have the power to suspend or revoke the
license. The Director shall serve a written notice of his or her decision,
in the same manner as service of the notice of hearing herein provided
for, within 10 days from the date of the close of said hearing.
B.
All licenses, unless sooner revoked, shall expire
on the last day of December after the date of issuance, and application
for a new license shall be made in the same manner as for the original
license by the last day of November.
A bond in the sum of $5,000 shall be executed
by every agency engaging in electrical inspections within the Town
of Irondequoit and shall be filed with the Director before such license
shall be issued. Such bond shall be conditioned that said licensee
will comply with the laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations
of the State of New York, County of Monroe, and Town of Irondequoit
and all lawfully issued orders and standards of the Director or of
the Town Board, and that the Town of Irondequoit will be indemnified
and held harmless from any and all claims for damages or liabilities
caused by or arising out of any act or omission of the licensee, his
or her agents or employees or by his or her failure to comply with
applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders.
Said bond shall be in such form and contain such sureties as shall
be approved by the Town Attorney.
The Director of Community Development is hereby
authorized to adopt any standards, procedures, rules, regulations
and forms that are necessary for effective administration and enforcement
of this article.
The schedule of rates charged for inspection
shall be filed with the Town Clerk and the Building Inspector.
A.
Manufacturing, governmental and similar installations.
The provisions of this article 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 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 or any political subdivision thereof.
B.
Electrical work by regularly employed electricians.
(1)
This article shall not apply to proprietorships, partnerships,
corporations or associations regularly employing electricians for
the electrical work performed on property, owned or leased by said
employer, provided that said employer files a certificate as described
below with the Building Inspector on the first day of April and the
first day of October of each year.
(2)
Said certificate shall take the form as may be selected
by the employer and subject to the approval of the Building Inspector
of either of the following:
(a)
A certificate stating that the electrical work
performed on property owned or leased by them complies with standards
acceptable to the insurance company carrying risk on the premises
involved. If said employer on occasion hires an independent electrical
contractor to perform work on said property, in lieu of engaging its
own employees to perform the work, and said work meets the complete
approval of the chief electrician in charge of the work at said property,
then said work may be included within the scope of inspection and
approval as provided for in this subsection; or
(b)
A certificate of compliance issued by a designated
agency which certifies that the electrical work performed on the property
owned or leased by the employer complies with the requirements of
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
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 fire or damage to person or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Town or any designated agency
be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection
made pursuant to this article.
A.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person,
firm or corporation 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 Town until an application for inspection has been filed with
a designated agency. The agency shall forward to the Building Inspector,
within 10 days, a record of all such applications received by it.
B.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person,
firm or corporation to connect or cause to be connected electrical
wiring in or on properties for light, heat or power to any source
of electrical energy supply prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate
or a certificate of compliance by a designated agency. The agency
shall forward to the Building Inspector a record of all temporary
certificates issued by it.
