It shall be unlawful to install, maintain and/or use electrical
devices or wiring for light, heat or power or to alter, extend or repair any
existing electrical device or wiring system within the Village of Elmsford,
except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
For the purpose of interpreting and applying the provisions of this
chapter, the following definitions shall have the meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Board of Electrical Control as provided herein.
INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Village of Elmsford, the chief inspector
and each of the duly appointed inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other qualified inspection agency approved by the Village, who are hereby
authorized and deputized as agents of the Village 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.
[Amended 11-6-2000 by L.L. No. 7-2000]
INSTALLATION
Includes installation, alteration, extension and/or repair of wiring
or electrical devices.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation having
a regular place of business, who performs the work or who is engaged in the
business of electrical contracting and/or installing, altering and repairing
or contracting to install, alter or repair any electrical wires or wiring,
apparatus, fixtures and other appliances (except small plug-in appliances)
used or to be used for the transmission of electricity for light, heat or
power or signaling systems where more than 50 volts are required.
OWNER/ELECTRICIAN
Any person who is in the exclusive employ of a commercial or industrial
corporation or other enterprise whose duty it is to install, alter or repair
electrical wiring or appliances for light, heat or power or signaling systems
where more than 50 volts are required.
VILLAGE
The Village of Elmsford as defined on the Tax Maps filed with the
County of Westchester.
WORK
Includes installation, alteration, extension and repair of electrical
devices or wiring for light, heat or power or signaling systems where more
than 50 volts are required.
[Amended 11-6-2000 by L.L. No. 7-2000]
If it is found that an electrical device or wiring system is lawfully
installed or altered, the inspector shall issue a certificate of approval
to that effect. To cover the intent and purpose of this section, a certificate
of approval as issued by the State of New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other qualified inspection agency approved by the Village shall be deemed
sufficient evidence of conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
Every application for a license pursuant to this chapter shall be made
in writing to the Building Inspector of the Village and shall contain the
following information and shall be subscribed and sworn to by the applicant
in person, if an individual; by all partners, if a partnership; and by the
president or other duly authorized officer, if a corporation:
B. The applicant's business address.
C. The applicant's home address if he is a natural
person.
D. The purpose for which the license is sought.
E. Whether or not the applicant or, in the case of a corporation,
whether any officer or director thereof, has been convicted of a crime or
violation of any local law of the Village and, if so, the nature of such offense
and the penalty assessed therefor.
F. Satisfactory credentials from his principal, if the applicant
is to act as an agent.
G. Any other data necessary to meet the requirements of
this chapter which, in its discretion, the Board of Electrical Control may
require.
A fee of $40 shall accompany each application ($5 in the case of an
owner/electrician), which fee shall not be refunded in any event. A further
fee of $25 shall be paid by each successful applicant. A fee of $5 shall be
charged for each additional certified copy of a master electrician's
license.
An applicant for a master electrician's license of the Village,
who holds an existing, like license issued to him by another municipality
in the State of New York, upon filing with the Building Inspector of the Village
a copy of such license certified by the appropriate office of the issuing
municipality with proof that it is valid and in force, and upon payment of
a fee of $25, shall be entitled to a master electrician's license of
the Village, provided that said other municipality honors and reciprocates
in a like manner master electrician's licenses issued by the Village
hereunder.
All licenses issued hereunder shall expire on the 31st day of December succeeding the date of its issue and shall be renewed within 30 days preceding such expiration by application to the Building Inspector and the payment of a fee of $25. A license which has been renewed on or before its expiration may be renewed within one year after its expiration upon application to the Building Inspector and the payment of a fee of $25. A license which has not been renewed on or before its expiration may be renewed within one year after its expiration upon application to the Building Inspector and the payment of a fee of $25, which renewal shall be retroactive to the date of such expiration. Any license which is not renewed within a period of one year of expiration shall be considered expired and shall not be renewed unless or until reapplication is made as described in foregoing §§
146-10 and
146-11 of this chapter.
[Amended 11-6-2000 by L.L. No. 7-2000]
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 Village nor the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters or other qualified inspection agency approved
by the Village be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any
inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
Any infraction of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a
violation and shall subject the offender to a penalty of $250 for the first
offense; $500 for the second offense; and up to but not to exceeding $1,000
for the third offense. Each day such infraction continues may be deemed to
constitute a separate offense.