[Amended 8-2-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect persons and property within the Village by regulating installations in and upon buildings and other structures of electrical wiring, cables, apparatus, fittings, appliances and equipment, and by regulating installations for the service of electrical current by any electric utility corporation or private electrical generating plant.
[Amended 12-19-2000 by L.L. No. 7-2000; 10-1-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013; 8-2-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017]
Unless otherwise expressly stated in the National Electrical Code (NEC), the following words and terms, whenever used in this chapter, shall, respectively, be deemed to refer to, mean and include that hereinafter stated:
APPROVED
Approved by the Electrical Inspector.
BUILDING
A building, structure, pole, fence, highway or any open space within, outside or on which there is any electrical installation.
DWELLING
A building designed or used exclusively as the living quarters for one or more persons.
DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling or portion thereof providing complete living facilities for one family.
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
The duly appointed officer of the Village of Hempstead (or any duly appointed deputy of said officer) charged with making inspections necessary to enforce this chapter.
LICENSE
A master electrician's license issued by the Mayor and countersigned by the Village Clerk of the Village of Hempstead.
LICENSE BOARD
The Electrical License Board of the Village of Hempstead.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
An individual, member of a partnership, association or corporation duly qualified and licensed by the Village to engage in installing, altering or repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, fittings, appliances or equipment for light, heat or power in or on a building.
OUTLET/RECEPTACLE
A point or place on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply or control fixtures, lamps, heaters, motors and current-consuming equipment generally, and all switch outlets.
OWNER
The owner, tenant, lessee, consumer or occupant, or the duly appointed agent of same, of a building, as herein defined, in which there are electrical installations.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Hempstead.
VILLAGE BOARD
The Village Board of Trustees.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety and general welfare of the Village. It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate or annul or in any way impair or interfere with any existing provisions of any other law or ordinance or with any rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued relating to the use of buildings or premises. The most restrictive requirements of this Code shall apply, and wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted laws, rules, regulations or ordinances, the most restrictive provision shall apply. The Electrical Inspector or any duly appointed deputy supervising the enforcement of this Code shall have the responsibility for making interpretations of the rules, for deciding upon the approval of equipment and materials and for granting the special permission contemplated in a number of the rules.
This chapter shall apply to all electrical wiring, apparatus, fittings, appliances and equipment used for the transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical energy now or hereafter installed within or upon any building, except fuse renewals, incandescent lamps or portable appliances which, together with their cables and attachments, have been approved by a testing laboratory recognized by the Superintendent of the Building Department.
All electrical wiring, apparatus, fittings, appliances and equipment now installed or hereafter installed within or upon a building shall conform in all respects to this chapter.
[Amended 8-2-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017]
A. 
Compliance of installation with standards; certificate of approval required. All electric work, electric wiring and materials for light, heat or power and all lighting fixtures, apparatus or appliances for furnishing light, heat or power shall be installed in compliance with the requirements and regulations in the then-current issue of the National Electrical Code. No such wiring, materials, apparatus, fixtures or appliances shall be placed in use until a certificate of approval is obtained from the Village Electrical Inspector.
B. 
All new electrical work requiring open wall rough inspection cannot be energized prior to an approved electrical inspection.