[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton 12-2-1977 as Ch. 74
of the 1977 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be administered and conducted under the supervision
of the Building Department of the Town of East Hampton. The town's
Building Inspectors, however, shall at no time be required to conduct
electrical inspections nor perform any of the duties hereinafter assigned
to Electrical Inspectors.
[Amended 3-3-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
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 Town of East Hampton and are authorized and deputized
as agents of the Town of East Hampton to make inspections and reinspection
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 reinspection be a charge
against the Town of East Hampton. The Town 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 Town 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 Town 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 Town 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 judgments against the
applicant and, if so, the identification and nature of each.
(4)
Such other and further information as the official town application
form may require or as any member of the town 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 the 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 Inspectors 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 Town
of East Hampton and of all local laws, ordinances and 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 reinspection
of electrical installations in and on properties in the Town of East
Hampton upon written request of an Inspector of the Town of East Hampton
or as herein provided. The Inspector is authorized to make inspections
and reinspection leading to the issuance of a certificate of compliance
from an organization duly designated by the Town Board to issue the
same, for electrical wiring, installations, devices, appliances and
equipment, in or on properties within the Town of East Hampton where
a building permit has been issued by the Building Department of the
Town 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 the organization duly designated to perform
the same by the Town Board. In addition, application for a temporary
certificate must be made directly to an organization duly designated
by the Town Board herein to perform electrical inspections wherever
there is a change in electrical service. In the event of any emergency,
it is the duty of the Inspector to make electrical inspections upon
the oral request of an official or officer of the Town of East Hampton.
[Amended 3-3-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports
to the proper officials of the Town 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 Town 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.
The use of aluminum wire or wire utilizing aluminum 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. 4 and smaller is prohibited.
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, approved by Underwriter's
Laboratories.
[Amended 3-3-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
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 Town
of East Hampton until an application for inspection has been filed
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 the issuance of a temporary certificate or a certificate
of compliance by an organization duly designated by the Town Board
to perform electrical inspections, as heretofore required under the
provisions of this chapter.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall
be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction, be subject to
a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be decided by
the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part thereof
other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.
