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LL #01-1978TOWN OF WAPPINGER DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK LOCAL LAW N0:1, YEAR 1978 A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE TOWN. BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappingers as follows: 1. Title. This local law shall be known as the electrical code of the Town of Wappinger. 2. Statement of Purpose. Since there is a danger to life and property inherent in the use of electrical energy, this local law is enacted to regulate the installation, alteration of wiring for electric light, heat or power and signal systems operating on fifty volts or more, in or on all real property within the Town of Wappinger. 3. National code adopted. All electrical installations heretofore mentioned shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the National Electrical Code, except where the provisions of this Local Law or any other local law, ordinance or building code of the Town of Wappinger shall differently prescribe, in which event compliance with the provisions of such local law, ordinance or building code, shall be recognized as proper complancewith this local law. The requirements of the'National Electrical Code shall be those known as National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 70 and 70A- 1972 (National Fire Code, Vol. 5) or any subsequent revisions there- of as approved and adopted by the American Standards Association. 4. Electrical inspector. The chief inspector, and each of the duly appointed inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters are hereby authorized and deputized as agents of the Town of Wappinger 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 in- spections and reinspections be a charge against the Town of Wappinger. 5. Duties of the electrical inspector. It shall be the duty of the inspector to report in writing to the chief building inspector, whose duty it shall be to enforce all the provisions of this code, 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 building code as referred to in this local law 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 Wappinger upon written request of an authorized official of the Town of Wappinger, or as herein provided. The inspector is autorized to make inspec- tions and reinspections of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances and equipment, in and on properties within the Town of Wappinger where he deems it necessary for the protection of life and property. In the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the in- spector to make electrical inspections upon the oral request of an official or office of the Town of Wappinger. It sahll be the duty' of the inspector to furnish written reports to the proper officials of the Town of Wappinger 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 comformity with this local law. He shall direct that a copy of the certificate of compliance be sent to the Town of Wappinger to the attention of the building inspector. 6. Violations of the local law. It shall be a violation of this local law 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 Town of Wappinger until an application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters. It shall be a violation of'this local law 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. 7. 'Penalty for violations. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this local law or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto, shall`be guilty of disorderly conduct and shall be a disorderly person, and upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars and each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 8. Local law not applicable in certain cases. The provisions of this local law shall not apply to the electrical installations railway cars, 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 the buildings used exclusively for that purpose. This local law 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 their principal business. It shall not apply to any building which is owned or leased in its entirety by the government of the United States, the State of New York, or the County of Dutchess. 9. No waiver or assumption of'liability. This local law shall not -be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility o5 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 Town of Wappinger or the New York Board of Fire Underwriters be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any inspection made pursuant to this local law. 10. Separability Clause. If any part or provisions of this local law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudge in- valid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this local law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances and the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby declares that it would have passed this local law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent. 11. Repealing provisions. All ordinances and laws and parts thereof inconsistent with this local law are hereby repealed. 12. Effective date. This local law shall take effect five days after adoption by the Town Board.