[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Suffern 2-8-1971 as Ch. 16 of the 1971 Code. Sections 127-4, 127-6, 127-8 and 127-9
amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village
of Suffern, New York."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent in the use
of electrical energy, this Electrical Code 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 Village of Suffern, New York.
[Amended 3-10-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975]
All electrical installations heretofore 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 the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code shall differently prescribe, in which event compliance with the
provisions of such local law, ordinance or New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code shall be recognized as proper compliance
with this code. The requirements of the National Electrical Code shall
be those known as "National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No.
70," as approved and adopted by the American Standards Association.
Nothing herein to the contrary, except for use as a bus bar, the use
of aluminum electric wiring for light, heat or power to be installed
within a building or structure is prohibited.
The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed inspectors
of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized agency
are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Village of Suffern,
New York, 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 Suffern, New York.
A.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to report, in writing, to the
Village of Suffern Building Inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce
all the provisions of this code and all violations of or deviations
from or omissions of the electrical provisions of the National Electrical
Code and of all local laws, ordinances and the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and 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 Village of Suffern, New York, upon the written
request of the Mayor, Building Inspector or Fire Inspector of the
Village of Suffern, New York, or as herein provided. The inspector
is authorized to make inspections and reinspections of electrical
wiring in installations, devices, appliances and equipment in and
on properties within the Village of Suffern, New York, where he deems
it necessary for the protection of life and property.
B.
In the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the inspector to
make electrical inspections upon the oral request of an official of
the Village of Suffern, New York, or the Mayor, Building Inspector
or Fire Inspector of the Village of Suffern, New York.
C.
It shall be the duty of the inspector to furnish written reports
to the proper officials of the Village of Suffern, New York, and owners
and/or lessees of property where defective electrical installations
and equipment are found upon inspection.
D.
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 Village of Suffern, New York, to the attention of the
Building Inspector.
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 Suffern, New York, until an application for inspection has been
filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized
agency. 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 authorized agency.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the electrical
installations in mines, ships, railway cars and automotive equipment
or 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.
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 to person or property caused by any defect
therein, nor shall the Village of Suffern, New York, or the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized agency be deemed to
have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant
to this chapter.
