[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Penn
Yan 9-2-1969 by L.L. No. 2-1969 as Ch.
21 of the 1969 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 92.
This chapter shall be known as the "Electrical Code of the Village of
Penn Yan."
Since there is danger to life and property inherent in the use of electrical
energy, this chapter is enacted to regulate the installation 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 Penn Yan.
[Amended 3-15-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
All electrical installations heretofore mentioned shall be made in conformity
with the requirements of the National Electric Code except where the provisions
of this chapter or any other local law or the Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code or requirements contained in the booklet entitled "Requirements
for Installation of Electric Services and Meters," adopted by the Village
of Penn Yan, shall differently prescribe, in which event compliance with such
local law or the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or the booklet
entitled "Requirements for Installation of Electric Services and Meters" shall
be recognized as proper compliance with this chapter. The requirements of
the National Electric Code shall be known as "National Fire Association Pamphlet
No. 70," as approved and adopted by the American Standards Association.
[Amended 4-23-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
A.
Subject to the approval of the firm and/or party performing
the inspection, and the Inspector performing the actual inspection, by the
Director of Public Works and the Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of
Penn Yan, the following firms and/or parties are hereby authorized and deputized
as agents of the Village of Penn Yan to make inspections and reinspections
of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter described and to
approve or disapprove the same: the Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed
inspectors of:
B.
In no event, however, will the cost or expense of such
inspections and reinspections be a charge against the Village of Penn Yan.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to report, in writing, to the
Code Enforcement Officer, 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
or 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 Penn Yan
upon the written request of an authorized official of the Village of Penn
Yan 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 Penn Yan 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 office of the Village of Penn Yan.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports to the proper
officials of the Village of Penn Yan 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 Village
of Penn Yan to the attention of the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 4-23-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
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 Penn Yan until an application for inspection has been filed with the firm or party(s) approved by the Director of Public Works and the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with the provisions of § 84-4. 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 of any source of electrical energy supply prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate or a certificate of compliance by the firm or party(s) chosen in accordance with § 84-4.
[Amended 9-6-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of a minimum of $25
up to the maximum penalty of $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15
days, or both.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the electrical installations
in mines, ships, railway cars, automobile 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.
[Amended 4-23-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
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 Penn Yan or the firm or party(s) chosen in accordance with § 84-4 be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
