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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 LL 3 - Institute Electrical Code 1P 1978 - Local Law #3 A Local Law instituting an electrical code for the regulation of the installation and alteration of wiring for electric light, heat or power and signal systems oper- ating on fifty (50) volts or more, in or on all real prop- erty within the Town of Ithaca Be i 1978 - Local Law No. 3 (continued) It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written reports to the proper officials of the Town of Ithaca and owners and/or leases of property where defective electrical installations and wquipment are found upon inspection. He shall authorize the issuing of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment are in conformity with this local law. He shall direct that a copy of the certificate of complance be sent to the Town of Ithaca to the attention of the Building Inspector. Section V - 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 e1cctrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties in the Town of Ithaca 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 cert- ificate of compliance, by The New York Board of Fire Under- writers. Section VI - PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person, firm. or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this lica L law or any rule or regulation made pursuant there-to shall be guilty of a "violation" within the meaning of the Penal Law of the State of New York, and upon conviction t1i.ereof may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and each day on which such violation continues shall const.itute a separate offense. Section VII - LOCAILAW NOT APPLICABLE IN CERTAIN CASES. The provisions of this lical law shall not apply to the electrical installations in mines, ships, railway cars, auto- motive equipment, or the installations or equipment employed by a railway, electrical or communication utility in the exercise of its fianction as a utility, and located outdoors or in 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, apparatias, 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 or the State of New York. The local law shall not apply to the installation of secondary nominal, 110 volt ser- vices in single family residences when there is sufficient capacity in the electric panel where the service connection is to be made. Section 17111 - NO WAIVER OR ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY. This local law shall. not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical wiring, devices, anpliances, or equipment for loss or life or damage to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall. the Town of Ithaca 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. Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca on December 11, 1978.