§ 208-14. Inspections.

A. 

One or more inspectors shall be appointed by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the City of Kingston and are hereby authorized and required, as such representative, to make electrical inspections and reinspections of all electrical installations within the City of Kingston, New York, and all extensions thereto and alteration thereof, and to approve or disapprove the same.

B. 

It shall be the duty of the inspector to make an inspection of any premises wherein a fire or explosion has occurred, and for such purpose, it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Kingston, New York, within 24 hours after such occurrence, to report or cause to be reported to an inspector the address or location of such premises and to furnish such other information and assistance with respect thereto as such inspector may require.

C. 

The inspector shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection or test of the installation of electric wiring, devices, appliances and equipment contained therein and shall have the authority to cut or disconnect any wire in cases of emergency where necessary for the safety of life or property or where such wire may interfere with the work of the Fire Department. He is also authorized to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to any electric wiring, devices, appliances or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because they are defective or defectively installed until they have been made safe and have been approved by him.

D. 

It shall be the duty of the inspector to make an inspection of any premises wherein a fire or explosion has occurred and for such purpose, it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Kingston, New York, within 24 hours after such occurrence, to report or cause to be reported to the agencies approved to conduct electrical inspections by the Kingston Board of Electrical Examiners, from which such inspector operates, the address or location of such premises and to furnish such other information and assistance with respect thereto as such inspector may require.

[Amended 11-7-2012, approved 11-8-2012]

E. 

The inspector shall make periodically a thorough reinspection of the installation of all electric wiring, devices, appliances and equipment now or hereafter installed within the City of Kingston, New York, and within the scope of this article; and when any such installation is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified, in writing, and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required to place the same in safe condition and have such work completed within 15 days or such longer time as may be specified by the inspector in such notice.

F. 

When a tenant removes from a building or any portion of a building used wholly or partly for mercantile, industrial or commercial purposes, the electric meter shall be removed or locked by the public utility company furnishing electric service to such tenant, and electricity shall not be resupplied to these premises from any source until a new inspection has been made and new certificate of approval has been issued, if any change has been made in the electrical installation subsequent to the last previous inspection.

Amended 8-4-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009, approved 8-13-2009