[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Babylon 12-9-1969.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 89.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 123.
Housing standards — See Ch. 138.
Plumbing — See Ch. 170.
[1]
Editor's Note: The provisions of this chapter
are derived from Article V of Ch. 7 of the 1969 Unified Code of Ordinances
of the Town of Babylon.
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, these electrical standards are enacted
to regulate the installation, alteration of wiring for electrical
light, heat or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more
in or on all real property within the Town.
All electrical installations described in § 112-1 shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the 1965 Edition of the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, except where the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinances shall differently prescribe, in which event, compliance with the provisions of such ordinance shall be recognized as proper compliance with this chapter. The requirements of the National Electrical Code shall be those known as the "National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 70," as approved and adopted by the National Fire Protection Association.
All matters concerning, affecting or relating
to the installation, alteration or removal of electrical wiring and
equipment are presumptively provided for in this chapter, except insofar
as such provisions are contained in the Town Law, the Labor Law or
the rules promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
This chapter, except where the context clearly
requires a literal interpretation, is hereby declared to be remedial
and shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial interests
and purposes thereof.
No building presently erected or hereafter to
be built in the Town shall be altered in any manner that would be
in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule
adopted thereunder.
[Amended 9-22-1987; 4-5-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994]
The Chief Inspector, each of the duly appointed
Inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and Long Island
Electrical Services Inspectors and such other persons as may be appointed
from time to time by the Town Board are hereby authorized and deputized
as agents of the Town to make inspections and reinspections of all
electrical installations heretofore and hereafter described and to
approve or disapprove the same.
A.
Generally. The Electrical Inspectors shall make inspections
and reinspections of electrical installations in and on properties
in the Town upon the written request of an authorized official of
the Town or as herein otherwise provided.
B.
Dangerous conditions. Said Inspectors shall be authorized
to make inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring installations,
devices, appliances and equipment in and on properties within the
Town where it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property.
C.
Emergencies. In the event of an emergency, it is the
duty of said Inspectors to make electrical inspections upon the oral
request of an official or officer of the Town.
In no event shall the cost or expense of inspections and reinspections of electrical work, made as provided in § 112-7, be a charge against the Town.
It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspectors
to furnish written reports to the Chief Building Inspector and other
proper officials of the Town and to owners and/or lessees of property
where defective electrical installations and equipment are found upon
inspection.
It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector
to enforce all the provisions of this chapter, all violations of or
deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National
Electrical Code and of all local laws and ordinances insofar as any
of the same apply to electrical wiring.
The Electrical Inspector shall authorize the
issuing of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations
and equipment are in conformity with this chapter and shall direct
that a copy of the certificate of compliance be sent to the Town to
the attention of the Building Inspector.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for
any person to install or cause to be installed or to alter electrical
wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties in the Town until
an application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for
a person 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 the New York Board of Fire Underwriters.
This chapter 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 life or damage to person or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Town or the New York Board of
Fire Underwriters be deemed to have assumed any such liability by
reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to
electrical installations in mines, shops, 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.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to any work 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.
C.
This chapter 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.
