[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Albion 5-13-1974
as Ch. 20 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Inspection Ordinance."
[Amended 4-9-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979]
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed Inspectors of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters and New York Atlantic-Inland, Inc., and
any other electrical inspection agencies are hereby authorized and deputized
as agents of the Village of Albion 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 of Albion.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
A.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report in writing
to the Village of Albion Bureau of Code Enforcement and Fire Prevention, 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[1] applicable to the Village of Albion and of all local laws 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 of the Village of Albion
upon the written request of an authorized official of the Village of Albion
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 Village of Albion where he or she
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 Village of Albion.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Village of Albion and owners and/or
lessees of property where defective electrical installations and equipment
are found upon inspection. He or she shall authorize the issuing of a certificate
of compliance when electrical installations and equipment are in conformity
with this chapter. He or she shall direct that a copy of the certificate of
compliance be sent to the Village of Albion to the attention of the Bureau
of Code Enforcement and Fire Prevention.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
This chapter shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation engaged
in the conduct of manufacturing in or on properties in the Village of Albion
who hires or employs one or more journeymen electricians, whose principal
duties are installation, maintenance and repair of electrical machinery, appliances
or electrical distribution (hereafter called "electrical work"). The term
"journeyman electrician" shall mean a person who has completed an apprentice
course or received equivalent training or had equivalent experience of at
least three years in electrical work and is deemed qualified by an official
of the facility by reason that his or her work performance is acceptable by
the various codes and inspections that said person, firm or corporation are
subject to. By January 1 of each year a list of such "journeymen electricians"
shall be submitted to the Bureau of Code Enforcement and Fire Prevention of
the Village of Albion in order that the person, firm or corporation shall
be released from or not subject to the provisions as set forth in the chapter
pertaining to the filing of applications or the penalties for noncompliance.
There shall be no assessments or fees in connection with the filing of this
certificate for journeymen electricians.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Except for a person, firm or corporation excluded from the application of this chapter by § 149-4 hereof, 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 Albion until an application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or any other electrical inspection agency, and it shall likewise 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 any other electrical inspection agency.
[Added 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject
to a penalty not to exceed $250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or
both such fine and imprisonment.
