[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Richland 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 231. Amendments noted where applicable.]
That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of Richland Township, being marked and designated as the "National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition," as published by the National Fire Protection Association, be and is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, for the installation of electrical conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings or other structures within Richland Township, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said National Electrical Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 126-2 of this chapter.
The following sections are hereby added:
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Section 900.1 Electrical Permit for Electrical Work. The
Codes Official shall require that all applicants for permits for electrical
work shall furnish proof that an application for inspection of the proposed
electrical wiring or electrical apparatus has been made to an organization
(hereinafter referred to as the "approved electrical organization") with the
payment of all inspection fees and charges of such organization being done
by the applicant.
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Section 900.2 Electrical Certificate of Approval. All applicants
shall, within 30 days of the completion of the building structure or premises,
obtain an electrical certificate of approval from the office of the Codes
Official of proof that the approved electrical organization has made an inspection
of the applicant's building structure or premises and that the electrical
wiring conforms with the applicable provisions of the National Electrical
Code, 1993 Edition. Whenever the inspection of the approved electrical organization
shows that the provisions of the National Electric Code have not been complied
with, said organization shall so inform the office of the Codes Official.
The Codes Official shall then notify the applicant of these steps which must
be taken to achieve compliance with the National Electrical Code before an
electrical certificate of approval can be issued.
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Section 900.3 Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply
to the following electrical work:
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a. Minor repair work such as repairing or replacing fuses, switches,
receptacles, lamps and lighting fixture parts.
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Section 900.4 Fees at the Time of Application. At the time
of the application for an electrical permit, the applicant shall pay a fee
in accordance with the schedule adopted by the Board of Supervisors, by resolution.
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Section 900.5 Appeal. The owner of a building or structure,
office or agency of the township, or any other person aggrieved from a decision
of the Codes Official, may appeal to the Richland Township Administrative
Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Richland Township Ordinance
No. 133, as amended.[1]
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Nothing in this chapter or in the National Electrical Code hereby adopted
shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court,
or any rights acquired or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action
acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall
any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected
by this chapter.
