2006 New York Code - Inspection; Application For Permit And Inspection Certificate, Application Fees, And Certificate Of Inspection.

 
    §   27-3018   Inspection;   application   for  permit  and  inspection
  certificate, application fees, and certificate  of  inspection.  a.  The
  commissioner  or  any  officer  or employee of the department authorized
  thereto by the commissioner, or  any  other  person  designated  by  the
  commissioner  pursuant  to section 27-3005 of this code, may enter or go
  upon any premises in or upon which there are any  wiring  or  appliances
  for electric light, heat or power to make an inspection of the same.
    Any  person  who willfully refuses to permit such entry or inspection,
  shall be guilty of a violation of this subdivision, and upon  conviction
  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by a fine of not more than fifty dollars,
  imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both.
    b. Before commencing any  electrical  work,  other  than  low  voltage
  electrical  work,  a  master electrician business or special electrician
  shall file with the commissioner an application for  a  permit  and,  if
  applicable, certificate of electrical inspection for such work on a form
  prescribed by the commissioner.
    No  such  work  shall be performed until the commissioner has reviewed
  and approved such application and issued an appropriate permit for  such
  work.  The  permit shall be conspicuously posted at the work site at all
  times while the work is in progress. Each permit shall be issued with an
  expiration date to be determined in accordance with  the  rules  of  the
  department,  but  not  less than one year after the date of issuance. An
  expired permit may be renewed  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of  the
  department upon payment of a renewal fee as set forth in such rules.
    c.  The  fee  for  a  permit for minor electrical work as described in
  subdivision h of this section shall be  fifteen  dollars,  payable  upon
  filing of the application.
    d.  1.  The  fee  for  electrical  work  requiring  a  certificate  of
  electrical inspection  or  other  authorization  shall  be  computed  in
  accordance  with  paragraph two of this subdivision and shall be payable
  as follows: forty dollars upon filing of the application for  such  work
  and the balance of the total fee, prior to the issuance of a certificate
  of electrical inspection or other authorization or as otherwise provided
  by rule.
    2.  The  fee for electrical work requiring a certificate of electrical
  inspection or other authorization shall be computed as follows but shall
  not exceed five thousand dollars:
    (i) Each outlet, each fixture, each horsepower or fraction thereof  of
  a  motor  or  generator,  each kilowatt or fraction thereof of a heater,
  each  horsepower  or  fraction  thereof  of  an  air  conditioner,  each
  kilowatt-ampere  or fraction thereof of a transformer installed, altered
  or repaired shall be assigned the value of one unit.  In  computing  the
  aforementioned  fee,  the sum of the units will determine the charges as
  set forth hereinbelow:
 
       Sum of units                                                Fee
       1-10.......................................................0
       Over 10....................................................$.25
                                                                  per unit
 
  (ii) For each service switch installed, altered or repaired:
       0-100 Amperes..............................................$8.00
       101-200 Amperes............................................$30.00
       201-600 Amperes............................................$105.00
       601-1200 Amperes...........................................$225.00
       Over 1200 Amperes..........................................$375.00


  (iii) For each set of service entrance cables and for each set of feeder
  conductors installed, altered or repaired:
       Up to #2 Conductors........................................$15.00
       Over #2 to #1/0 Conductors.................................$30.00
       Over #1/0 to 250 MCM.......................................$45.00
       Over 250 MCM...............................................$75.00
 
  (iv) For each panel installed, altered or repaired:
       1 Phase up to 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers........$15.00
       1 Phases over 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers........$37.50
       3 Phase up to 225 amperes..................................$50.00
       3 Phase over 225 amperes...................................$75.00
 
  (v) (a) For each sign manufactured (in-shop inspec-
  tions):......................................................... $40.00
    (b) For each sign manufactured (on-site inspections):
       0 to 30 square feet........................................$65.00
       31 to 60 square feet.......................................$90.00
       Over 60 square feet........................................$115.00
 
  (vi) For each elevator and escalator:
       10 floors or less..........................................$125.00
       Each additional ten or fewer floors........................$83.00
  (vii) For wiring or rewiring boiler controls in buildings:......$12.00
 
    3.  If,  after inspection, such wiring or appliances shall be found to
  have  been  installed,  altered  or  repaired  in  conformity  with  the
  requirements  of  this chapter, the electrical code, the electrical code
  technical standards and the rules of the department,  and  the  required
  fees  paid,  the commissioner shall issue to the applicant a certificate
  of electrical inspection. The provisions of this subdivision  shall  not
  apply  to  work performed pursuant to a permit for minor electrical work
  as defined in subdivision h of this section.
    e. Whenever a master electrician business or special electrician files
  an application for a permit  or  certificate  of  electrical  inspection
  covering  electrical  work  installed  by  an unlicensed or unauthorized
  person, it shall be his or her  duty  to  specify  such  fact  upon  the
  application.
    f.  The commissioner shall be entitled to charge the following special
  fees:
    1. For an application with respect to electrical  work  made  after  a
  violation  was issued for failure to file an application for a permit or
  a certificate of electrical inspection for such work-- up to  ten  times
  the  total  fee  which  would  otherwise  be  payable  as  set  forth in
  subdivisions c and d of this section.
    2. Duplicate copy of notice of violation--$5.
    3. Duplicate copy of certificate of electrical inspection--$7.50.
    4. Letter in lieu of certificate of electrical inspection--$ 20.00.
    g. No application or  fees  shall  be  required  for  electrical  work
  relating  to  the construction and maintenance of city street lights and
  city traffic lights owned, operated or controlled by the city government
  or any agency thereof.
    h. 1. For purposes of this section a permit for minor electrical  work
  may be issued for any of the following:
    (i) replacement of defective circuit breakers or switches rated thirty
  amperes or less, excluding main service disconnects;
    (ii)  replacement of parts in electrical panels where voltage does not
  exceed one hundred fifty volts to ground;


    (iii) replacement of minor elevator parts as defined by rule;
    (iv)  replacement  of  defective  controls  rated at thirty amperes or
  less;
    (v) repair of defective fixtures;
    (vi) replacement of fixtures in existing outlets, provided the  number
  of  such  fixtures  does  not exceed five and does not increase existing
  wattage;
    (vii) replacement, repair, disconnection or reconnection of motors not
  to exceed one horsepower, and associated devices;
    (viii) repairs to low pressure heating plants with a capacity of  less
  than fifteen pounds per square inch, except as may otherwise be required
  by rule of the commissioner.
    (i)  installation  of  any  ten  or  fewer  units  not  requiring  the
  installation of an additional branch circuit;
    (j) installation of motors of fractional horsepower;
    (k) installation of transformers rated at one thousand volt amperes or
  less.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a  certificate
  of   inspection  or  other  authorization  shall  not  be  required  for
  electrical work performed pursuant to  a  permit  for  minor  electrical
  work.
    3.   Notwithstanding   any   other  provision  of  this  chapter,  the
  commissioner may promulgate a rule providing that minor electrical  work
  may  be  performed  without  a  permit or the payment of a fee under the
  conditions to be prescribed in such rule.
    i. The department shall not  issue  a  permit  or,  if  applicable,  a
  certificate  of electrical inspection or other authorization pursuant to
  an application which involves the energizing of a meter in a one-, two-,
  three-, or four-family residence, if  the  department  finds  that  such
  action  will cause the total number of meters for the building to exceed
  the number  of  dwelling  units  specified  for  such  building  in  the
  certificate of occupancy, or if there is no certificate of occupancy, as
  determined  by  the  department,  except as permitted herein. A building
  specified as a one-family residence in the certificate of occupancy  or,
  if   there  is  no  certificate  of  occupancy,  as  determined  by  the
  department, may have only one electric meter. A building in which two or
  more dwelling  units  have  been  constructed  in  accordance  with  the
  certificate of occupancy, or if there is no certificate of occupancy, as
  determined  by the department, may have one meter for each dwelling unit
  and one additional meter for the common areas of the building,  provided
  that  smoke  detecting  devices  are  installed  in  all common areas in
  accordance with departmental requirements.
    Such common areas may include boiler rooms, shared  hallway  lighting,
  shared  stairway  lighting, and outdoor perimeter lighting but shall not
  include any habitable space. In the event that a meter has been found to
  have been installed or to  exist  in  violation  of  this  section,  the
  department's bureau of electrical control may take action leading to the
  disconnecting  of  such meter in accordance with the notice requirements
  set forth in section 27-3020 of this code.
    j. Any application for a permit and,  if  applicable,  certificate  of
  electrical inspection filed with the department in relation to a request
  for  the  authorization  to  power  or  energize  electrical  wiring  or
  appliances or in relation to work which will result in the issuance of a
  new or amended certificate of occupancy must include from  the  building
  owner  or  his/her  authorized representative, a signed authorization as
  prescribed by the department, permitting such work to be  performed.  In
  addition, any electrical application filed with the department involving
  the  energizing  of  a meter, must include as well, a statement from the


  owner or his/her authorized representative indicating the  intended  use
  or  purpose  of  such  meter  and  affirming  that  such  meter  will be
  maintained in compliance  with  the  provisions  of  this  section.  Any
  individual  who  knowingly  misrepresents the use of a meter or allows a
  meter to be used in violation of the provisions of this section shall be
  guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one
  thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment of
  not more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment.
    Such  person shall also be liable for a civil penalty of not more than
  five thousand dollars which may be recovered by the corporation  counsel
  in an action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction.
    k.  Any  authorization  to  power  or  energize  electrical  wiring or
  appliances issued by the department shall expire ninety days  after  the
  date  of issuance unless a certificate of electrical inspection has been
  issued by the department or an extension of such authorization has  been
  granted  by  the  department.  In  the  event  no  such  certificate  of
  electrical  inspection  has  been  issued  or  extension   authorization
  granted,  the department may take action leading to the disconnecting of
  such meter(s) in accordance with the notice requirements  set  forth  in
  section 27-3020 of this code.
    l.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to low voltage
  electrical work.