[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Alexandria Bay 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993. 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.
