[HISTORY Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Peekskill 12-10-1963; amended 12-13-1965 (Ch. 150
of the 1984 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical
Ordinance of the City of Peekskill."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent
in the use of electrical energy, this chapter is enacted to regulate
the installation and 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 City of Peekskill.
[Amended 5-12-1975; 9-24-1984 by L.L. No.
8-1984]
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned
shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the latest edition
of the National Electrical Code except where the provisions of the
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall differently
prescribe, in which event compliance with the provisions of such state
code shall be recognized as proper compliance with this chapter. Said
requirements of the latest edition of the National Electrical Code
are hereby adopted in full and are hereby incorporated into this chapter
as fully as if set forth at length herein, and not less than three
copies of said Code have been and now are filed in the office of the
City Clerk.
[Amended 5-24-2004 by L.L. No. 8-2004]
The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate,
by executive order, persons and agencies to be authorized and deputized
as agents of the City of Peekskill 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 inspections and reinspections be charges against
the City of Peekskill.
[Amended 2-24-1975; 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report
in writing to the Director or Acting Director of Public Works, whose
duty it shall be to enforce all the provisions of this chapter, all
violations of or deviations from omissions of the electrical provisions
of the National Electrical Code 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 reinspections of electrical installations in and on properties
in the City of Peekskill upon the written request of an authorized
official of the City of Peekskill or as herein provided. The Inspector
is authorized to make inspections and reinspections of electrical
wiring installations, devices, appliances and equipment in and on
properties within the City of Peekskill 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 officer of the City of Peekskill.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports to
the proper officials of the City of Peekskill 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 City of Peekskill to the attention of
the Director or Acting Director of Public Works.
[Amended 9-14-1970; 12-23-1991; 3-13-2000; 3-28-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
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 City of Peekskill until a permit has been issued by the City of
Peekskill. 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 New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other qualified inspection agency approved by the City.
[Amended 5-14-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
B.
Application for permission to perform electrical work
shall be filed by the applicant with the Building Inspector in the
form required by the City and signed by the applicant.
C.
Electrical permits shall be obtained prior to any
electrical installation being made. Application for inspection shall
be filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other qualified
inspection agency approved by the City thereafter.
[Amended 5-14-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
D.
Permit fees. All permit fees shall be set forth in the Consolidated
Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
[Amended 2-24-1975; 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
Whenever the Director or Acting Director of
Public Works determines that there has been a violation or that there
are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation
of any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted
pursuant thereto, he shall give notice of such violation or alleged
violation to the person or persons responsible for such violation.
Such notice shall be in writing and shall specify the alleged violation
and shall provide a reasonable time for compliance and shall be served
upon the owner, agent, operator or occupant, as the case may require.
Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner,
agent, operator or occupant if a copy is served upon him personally,
or if a copy thereof is sent by registered mail, return receipt requested,
to the last known address of such person, or if a copy is posted in
a conspicuous place in or about the building affected by the notice
and if a copy is mailed by registered mail on the same day it is posted
to the owner, agent, operator or occupant, or by such other method
authorized by the laws of the State of New York. Such notice shall
inform the person to whom it is directed of his right to apply for
a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals, as provided in § 261-20
of this chapter. Such notice may contain an outline of remedial action
which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and with rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
[Amended 3-13-2000; 5-14-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of §§ 261-1 through 261-6, aforementioned, of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, and each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to the electrical installations in mines, ships, railway cars, automotive
equipment, nor the installations or equipment employed by a railway,
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Licensing of
Electricians, as amended, Art. III, Electrical Licensing Board, as
amended, and Art. IV, Penalties and Liability, as amended, which immediately
followed this section, were repealed 6-28-2004 by L.L. No. 13-2004.
