[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Washington North 4-12-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 68.
This chapter shall be known as "The Electrical Code of the Village of
Port Washington North."
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, electric light, heat, or power and signal systems operating on
50 volts or more in or on all real property within the Village of Port Washington
North (hereinafter referred to as the "Village").
All electrical installations hereinbefore mentioned shall be made in
conformity with the requirements of the National Electrical Code, except where
the provisions of this chapter or any other local law, ordinance or building
code of the Village 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 70," as approved and adopted by the American Standards
Association, as such may be amended by the American Standards Association
from time to time.
The Board of Trustees of the Village may establish by resolution and,
from time to time, amend qualifications and conditions for entities from whom
certificates of compliance with this Electrical Code will be accepted by the
Village as prima facie evidence of such compliance with said code. Any entity
which meets, and continues to meet, those qualifications and abides by those
conditions shall be authorized to issue such certificates of compliance.
A.
All electrical wiring and equipment in the Village shall
be installed, altered or removed by or under the supervision of an employing
or master electrician holding a certificate of competency or license issued
in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Electrical Standards, of
the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, New York; except that an electrician
or helper employed by the State of New York or any political subdivision thereof,
or any electrician or helper employed by any public utility company subject
to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission or the State of New York,
may install, remove or alter electric wiring and equipment without a license,
provided such installation, removal or alteration is performed in the employment
by such public utility company or the State of New York or any political subdivision
thereof.
B.
Nothing contained herein shall preclude the installation
of replacement parts or units in existing oil or gas burners, heating systems
or air conditioning and refrigeration units or prevent the owner of a residence
building occupied or to be occupied by himself and family from installing,
removing or altering electrical wiring and equipment, provided the work is
done in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C.
Any master electrician holding a certificate of competency
or license issued by any other town within the County of Nassau, and whose
license shall not have been revoked for cause by the Town of North Hempstead,
shall be entitled to the same privileges as though he or she had such a license
from the Town of North Hempstead. Upon application to the Village Board of
Trustees, a master electrician holding a certificate of competency or license
issued by any other municipality within the State of New York, whose licensing
requirements are substantially the equivalent of those established by the
Town of North Hempstead, and whose license shall not have been revoked for
cause by the Town of North Hempstead, may request a waiver of the requirement
that he or she be certified or licensed by the Town of North Hempstead or
one of the other towns in Nassau County.
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 until an application for
inspection has been filed with an entity authorized to issue certificates
of compliance pursuant to 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 certificate of compliance by an
authorized entity.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall be guilty
of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, may be punishable by a fine of
not more than $500, 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, automotive equipment, or the installations
or equipment employed by a railway, electrical or communications utility in
the exercise of its function as a utility. This chapter shall not apply to
any work involved in the manufacture, assembly 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 a building which is owned or leased in its entirety by the Government of
the United States or the State of New York.
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 therein,
nor shall the Village or the authorized entity be deemed to have assumed any
such liability by reason of any inspection or reinspection made pursuant to
this chapter.
