[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Ramapo 2-25-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Town Board in 1968 adopted an ordinance
establishing an electrical code for the unincorporated area of the
Town of Ramapo.[1] Pursuant to said ordinance, the Town appointed the inspectors
of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters as Electrical Inspectors
for the Town of Ramapo. The Town wishes to broaden the class of persons
entitled to act as electrical inspectors of the Town to include others
properly experienced and licensed in the judgment of the Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said 1968 ordinance was repealed
by Section 7 of L.L. No. 3-2004, which section is not codified herein.
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical
Code of the Town of Ramapo."
The Chief Inspector, and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, and other qualified
and duly licensed inspectors as may be determined by the Town Board
pursuant to resolution with the advice of the Building Inspector,
Town Engineer and Town Attorney, upon application to the Town, hereinafter
referred to as "Inspector," are hereby authorized and deputized as
agents of the Town of Ramapo 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 Ramapo.
[Added 3-25-2009 by L.L.
No. 2-2009]
Prior to any person serving as an Electrical Inspector, such
person shall file with the office of the Building Inspector a certificate
of insurance evidencing proof of a valid insurance policy of general
liability insurance with limits of no less than $2,000,000/$5,000,000.
In addition, the Town of Ramapo shall be named as an additional insured
with respect to the above policy.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report in
writing to the Building Inspector of the Town of Ramapo whose duty
shall be to enforce all provisions of this code, all violations or
deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the State
Building Code applicable to the Town of Ramapo and all local laws,
rules and regulations 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 Town of Ramapo
upon the written request of an authorized official of the Town of
Ramapo or as herein provided. The Inspector is authorized to make
inspections and reinspections of electrical wiring, installations,
devices, appliances and equipment, in or on properties within the
unincorporated areas of the Town of Ramapo 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 Town of Ramapo.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Town of Ramapo and owners and/or
lessees of property where defective electrical installations and equipment
are found upon inspection. The Inspector shall authorize the issuing
of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with this chapter.
C.
The Inspector shall direct that a copy of the certificate
of compliance be sent to the Town of Ramapo to the attention of the
Building Inspector. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by
the Building Inspector until a certificate of compliance has been
filed with the Building Inspector.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for
any person, firm or corporation to install or caused to be installed,
or to alter electrical wiring for light, heat or power, in or on properties
in the Town of Ramapo until an application for inspection has been
filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other approved
Electrical Inspector. 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 approved Electrical Inspector.
A.
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 a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
be fined in an amount not exceeding $200 for each violation and/or
up to 30 days' imprisonment for the active officer. Each week in which
such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
B.
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, the Town Board may direct the Town Attorney to apply to the
Supreme Court directing that the violation be corrected or removed
and that all costs and expenses incurred by the Town of Ramapo 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 same to the violator as set
forth above.
