The position of Electrical Subcode Official
for the Town of West New York is hereby created.
[Amended 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 28/12]
The Electrical Subcode Official shall be appointed
by the Director of Public Safety for a term of four years and until
his successor is appointed and qualified.
The Electrical Subcode Official shall:
A. Administer and enforce the Electrical Code adopted
by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123.
B. Administer and enforce all ordinance provisions of
the Town of West New York relating to electric signs, electrical wiring
and electrically operated equipment.
C. Make all inspections necessary to the enforcement
of the aforesaid.
D. Examine each application for an electrical permit
and either issue or deny the said permit in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-131.
E. Issue a certificate of occupancy or approval in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-133 to the owner or person
in charge of the premises which he has inspected where he finds that
the electrical apparatus and wiring therein fully comply with the
code and ordinance provisions aforesaid.
Whenever the Electrical Subcode Official shall
find electrical work being done in violation of either the Electrical
Code adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs or the ordinance
provisions of the Town of West New York, he shall have the power to
order the work stopped until the code or the ordinance provisions
are complied with. It shall be unlawful to continue any such work
after such a stop order has been issued except upon written permission
of the Electrical Subcode Official, provided that where such stop
order is made orally, it shall be followed by a written stop order
within one hour.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty
provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-138.
It shall be unlawful for the Electrical Subcode
Official, except in the performance of his duties, to engage in the
business of installation, alteration, maintenance or sale of electric
wiring, electric devices or electrical material, either directly or
indirectly, in the Town of West New York, and he shall have no financial
interest in any concern engaged in any such business in the Town of
West New York.
The Electrical Subcode Official shall receive
an annual salary as set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other
municipal employees.