[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck 2-27-1985 by L.L. No. 3-1985 (Ch. 14, Art. IV, of
the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this chapter shall regulate the design,
installation, alteration, replacement, maintenance, repair and inspection
of wiring for electric light, power, heat, signal systems and other
uses operating in excess of 50 volts and the installation of all electrical
equipment and apparatus operating in excess of 50 volts located in
or on any real property in the Town of Mamaroneck, County of Westchester,
State of New York.
[Added 7-17-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996]
Electricians must possess a valid license from
any Westchester County municipality or be the owner/occupant of a
one-family residence in which the electrical work is to be done.
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 Town of Mamaroneck
shall prescribe differently, 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.
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters Electrical Bureau
are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Town of Mamaroneck
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 Town of Mamaroneck. Whenever
reference is hereinafter made to the "Inspector," such reference shall
be to the aforesaid Chief Inspector or to any of said duly appointed
inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters.
[Amended 10-16-2002 by L.L. No. 10-2002; 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
It shall be the duty of the Inspector upon making
an inspection or reinspection of any electrical installation in or
on real property in the Town of Mamaroneck to issue a written report
to the Building Inspector or the Director of Building Code Enforcement
and Land Use Administration, whose duty it shall be to enforce all
the provisions of the Electrical Code. The Inspector shall make inspections
and reinspections of electrical installations, devices, appliances
and equipment in and on properties in the Town of Mamaroneck upon
the written request of an authorized official of the Town of Mamaroneck,
upon the written request of the owner of a building in the Town of
Mamaroneck or his electrical contractor or upon his own volition.
In the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the Inspector to make
electrical inspections upon the oral request of an authorized official
of the Town of Mamaroneck. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to
furnish written reports of all inspections to the Building Inspector
or the Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration
or to the proper officials of the Town of Mamaroneck and to the 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 the Electrical Code. He shall send a copy of
said certificate of compliance to the Clerk of the Town of Mamaroneck,
to the owner, lessee or electrical contractor involved or to any official
designated to receive such certificate or reports.
The provisions of the Electrical Code shall
not apply to electrical installations in railway cars, automotive
equipment or the installations or equipment employed by a railway,
electrical or communication utility in the exercise of its function
as such utility and located outdoors or in buildings used exclusively
for that purpose. The Electrical Code shall not apply to any work
involved in the manufacture, assembly, testing or repair of electrical
machinery, apparatus, materials and equipment by a person, firm or
corporation engaged in electrical manufacturing or repair 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.
The Electrical Code 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 a person or property caused
by any defect therein nor shall the Town of Mamaroneck or the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters be deemed to have assumed any such
liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to the Electrical
Code.
A.
It shall be a violation of the Electrical Code for
any person, firm or corporation to install or cause to be installed
or to alter or repair electrical wiring for light, heat or power in
or on properties in the Town of Mamaroneck until an application for
inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters.
It shall be a violation of the Electrical Code for a person, firm
or corporation to connect or cause to be connected electrical wiring
for light, heat or power in or on premises in the Town of Mamaroneck
to any source of electrical energy supply prior to the issuance of
a temporary or a final certificate of compliance by the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters Electrical Bureau.
B.
Any person, firm, entity or corporation and/or principal
of a corporation found to be in violation of any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $250 for each violation
and/or up to 15 days' imprisonment for the active officer. Each week
in which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense.
C.
In the event that any person, firm, entity or corporation
and/or principal of a corporation shall continue a violation and the
Town Board shall make a finding that such violation is detrimental
to the health, safety or general welfare of the inhabitants of the
Town, then the Town Board may direct the Counsel for the Town to apply
to the Supreme Court for relief, directing that the violation be corrected
or removed and that all costs and expenses incurred by the Town of
Mamaroneck in connection with such proceeding, including the actual
cost of correction or removal of the condition causing the violation,
shall be assessed against the offender and shall be added to the next
year's tax roll and become a lien against said property. The Town
Board may direct, by resolution, that the Town may correct violations
creating emergency conditions of danger by forthwith entering the
property and correcting the violation and assessing the cost of the
same to the violator as set forth above.
