[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Alexandria Bay at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All electrical installations in any building or structure within
the Village of Alexandria Bay shall be made in conformity with the
requirements of the National Electrical Code, except where provisions
of any other federal, state or local law set a higher standard, in
which case the higher standard shall be followed. The National Electrical
Code shall be the same as that code approved and adopted and as modified
from time to time by the American Standards Association and is also
known as the "National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 76."
Electrical inspections may be conducted by any duly qualified
inspection agency, including but not limited to the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters. Any cost or expense for inspection or reinspection
will be a charge against the property owner and shall in no way be
a charge against the village.
It shall be the duty of inspectors to report, in writing, to
the village, whose duty it shall be to enforce all provisions of this
code and of all local laws, ordinances and the building code as referred
to in this chapter. Inspections and reinspections of electrical systems
on properties in the Village of Alexandria Bay upon the written request
of an authorized official of the village shall also be provided. In
the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the inspector to make
inspections upon the oral request of the official or officer of the
Village of Alexandria Bay. Inspectors may authorize the issuance of
a certificate of compliance for electrical installations and equipment
that are in conformity with this chapter. A copy of this certificate
of compliance shall be sent to the village.
Any person, firm or corporation that shall violate provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction
thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than $250 and/or 15
days in prison, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any electrical
installations in mines, ships, railway cars or automobile equipment
or the installation or equipment employed by the public utility in
the exercise of its functions and located outdoors or in buildings
used exclusively for that purpose. This chapter shall not apply to
work involved in the manufacture, assembly, testing or repair of electrical
machinery, apparatus, materials and equipment by a person from a corporation
engaged in electrical manufacturing as its principal business. This
chapter shall not apply to buildings which are owned or leased in
their entirety by the government of the United States or the State
of New York.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the
responsibility of any person owning, operating, controlling or installing
any electrical wiring devices, appliances or equipment for personal
injury or property damage caused by any defect therein, nor shall
the Village of Alexandria Bay be deemed to have assumed liability
by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this chapter.
