[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of East
Hampton 12-20-1996 by L.L. No. 26-1996
(Ch. 19 of the 1971 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be administered and conducted under the supervision
of the Building Department of the Village of East Hampton. The Village Building
Inspector, however, shall at no time be required to conduct electrical inspections
nor perform any of the duties hereinafter assigned to Electrical Inspectors.
A.
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed Inspectors
of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters are hereby designated as Electrical
Inspectors of the Village of East Hampton and are authorized and deputized
as agents of the Village of East Hampton to make inspections and reinspections
of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter 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 Village of East
Hampton. The Village Board may also designate, by resolution, the Chief Inspector
and/or each of the duly appointed Inspectors of organizations other than the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters as Electrical Inspectors and authorize
and deputize them as agents of the Village of East Hampton to make inspections
and reinspection of all electrical installations heretofore and hereinafter
described and to approve or disapprove the same.
B.
All organizations applying for authorization pursuant
to this chapter must meet the following minimum standards:
(1)
Inspectors shall have a minimum of 10 years of experience
within the field.
(2)
Inspectors shall hold a certification from the International
Association of Electrical Inspectors for one- and two-family dwellings.
(3)
Inspectors shall be familiar with the requirements of
the National Electrical Code.
(4)
Inspectors shall obtain a minimum of 12 continued education
units in electrical and/or fire prevention within each five-year period.
(5)
The inspection agency shall maintain a policy of insurance
meeting or exceeding the following minimum coverage requirements and shall
provide a certificate of insurance evidencing the same and naming the Village
of East Hampton as an additional insured:
C.
All organizations applying for authorization pursuant
to this chapter shall file a written, signed and verified application with
the Inspector on the form provided by the Village Clerk. All such applications
shall include the following information:
(1)
The trade name and business address of the applicant.
(2)
If the applicant is an individual, his name and residence
address; if a corporation, the names and residence addresses of the officers
thereof; if a firm, partnership or other unincorporated entity, the names
and residence addresses of all members of the entity.
(3)
Whether there are any outstanding liens or judgements
against the applicant and, if so, the identification and nature of each.
(4)
Such other and further information as the official village
application form may require or as any member of the Village responsible for
review of the application may require as reasonably necessary to verify the
credentials of the applicant and to process the application, including but
not limited to:
(a)
The names and resident addresses of each inspector, stockholders
and/or directors of each applicant.
(b)
Whether or not the applicant or any member, partner,
officer, stockholder or employee thereof now engages or ever has engaged in
an electrical inspection business under another name or for another person
or entity and, if so, reasonable information with respect thereto.
(c)
Information relating to the financial responsibility
and character of the applicant.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to report
in writing to the Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce all
provisions of this chapter, all violations or deviations from or omissions
of the electrical provisions of the Building Code applicable to the Village
of East Hampton as referred to in this chapter insofar as any of the same
apply to electrical wiring. The Inspector shall make inspections and reinspections
of electrical installations in and on properties in the Village of East Hampton
upon the written request of a Building Inspector of the Village of East Hampton
or as herein provided. The Inspector is authorized to make inspections and
reinspections, leading to the issuance of certificate of compliance from an
organization duly designated by the Village Board to issue the same, for electrical
wiring, installations, devices, appliances and equipment in or on properties
within the Village of East Hampton where a building permit has been issued
by the Building Department of the Village of East Hampton or where a property
owner or electrical contractor requests such an inspection. Applications for
such inspections are to be made directly to an organization duly designated
to perform the same by the Village Board. In addition, application for a temporary
certificate must be made directly to an organization duly designated by the
Village Board herein to perform electrical inspections wherever there is a
change in electrical service. In the event of an emergency it is the duty
of the Inspector to make electrical inspections upon oral request of an official
or officer of the Village of East Hampton.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports, in a form approved by the Building Inspector, to the proper officials
of the Village of East Hampton and owners and/or lessees of property where
defective electrical installations and equipment are found upon inspection.
He shall authorize the issuing of a certificate of compliance when electrical
installations and equipment are in conformity with this chapter. He shall
direct that a copy of the certificate of compliance be sent to the Village
of East Hampton, to the attention of the Building Inspector. No certificate
of occupancy may be issued by the Building Department until receipt of a copy
of said certificate of compliance has been received.
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 electrical
wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties within the Village of
East Hampton until an application for inspection has been filed with an organization
duly appointed by the Village Board in conformance with the foregoing provisions
of this chapter. 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 issuance of a temporary certificate or a certificate of compliance
by an organization duly appointed by the Village Board as heretofore required
under the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Aluminum wire or wire utilizing aluminum may be used
in combination with other materials where the principal metallic component
of such wire is aluminum, e.g., nickel-clad, copper-clad, etc., American wire
gauge No. 2 and larger, only when termination and splicing of such wire is
by compression connectors that are approved by Underwriter's Laboratories,
Inc. and treated with Burndy Penetrox A or equivalent.
C.
The use of aluminum wire or wire utilizing aluminum in
combination with other materials where the principal metallic components of
such wire is aluminum, e.g., nickel-clad, copper-clad, etc., American wire
gauge No. 4 and smaller is prohibited.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to fine not exceeding the
sum of $250 for any offense, and each day that a violation continues shall
be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
