[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Incorporated Village of Bayville 6-14-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical
Code of the Incorporated Village of Bayville."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this electrical chapter is enacted
to regulate the installation, alteration of wiring for electric light,
heat or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more, in
or on all real property within the Incorporated Village of Bayville.
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned
shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the National
Electrical Code except when the provisions of this chapter or any
other local law, ordinance or Building Code of the Village of Bayville
or the New York State Building Construction Code shall differently prescribe, in which event compliance
with the provisions of such local law, ordinance or Building Code
shall be recognized as proper compliance with this chapter. The requirements
of the National Electrical Code shall be those known as National Fire
Protection Association Pamphlet No. 70, as approved and adopted by
the American Standards Association.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Inspector and each of the duly appointed firms appointed
by the Board of Trustees ("Authorized Electrical Inspection Firm")
are hereby authorized 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 re-inspections be a charge against
the Village of Bayville.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report, in writing,
to the Village Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce
all the provisions of this chapter and all violations of or deviations
from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National Electrical
Code and of all local laws or ordinances or the Building Code 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 Bayville
upon the written request of an authorized official of the Village
of Bayville or as herein provided. The Inspector is authorized to
make inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring in buildings,
devices, appliances and equipment, in and on properties within the
Village of Bayville, where he deems it necessary for the protection
of life and property. In the event of an emergency it is the duty
of the Inspector to make electrical inspections upon the oral request
of an official or officers of the Village of Bayville. It shall be
the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports to the proper
officials of the Village of Bayville 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 Bayville to the attention
of the Building Inspector.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
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 in the Village of Bayville
until an application for inspection has been filed with the authorized
electrical inspection firm.
B. 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 the issuance of a temporary certificate, or a certificate
of compliance, by the authorized electrical inspection firm.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law and may be punished by a fine of not more than $500
or 15 days imprisonment, or both, and each day on which such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to electrical installations in mines, ships, railway cars or automotive
equipment or the installation of equipment employed by railways or
an electrical or communication utility in the exercise of its function
as a utility, and located outdoors or in buildings used exclusively
for that purpose. 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, firm or corporation
engaged in electrical manufacturing as its principal business. It
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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
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 persons or property caused
by any defect therein, nor shall the Village of Bayville be deemed
to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made
pursuant to this chapter.