Greenburgh, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- Install, extend or alter wiring
- Who may apply
- Westchester County-licensed electrician
- Permit form
- Poster posted at electric meter
- Exempt
- Repair of electrical fixtures
- First-offense penalty
- $500-$1,000 fine, up to 3 months jail
Summary
Greenburgh requires a Building Inspector permit before anyone installs, extends or alters electric wiring or devices for light, heat or power, and Town Code § 110-4 limits who can apply to electricians licensed by Westchester County, with the poster-style permit posted at the meter on site.
A. It shall be unlawful to install electric devices or wiring for light, heat or power or to extend an existing electric device or wiring system unless a permit has been issued thereof by the Building Inspector, except that no permits shall be required for electrical work for the generation and primary distribution of electric current or the secondary distribution system ahead of the meter where such work is an integral part of the system owned and operated by an electric light and power company in rendering its duly authorized service. No permit shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation other than an electrician licensed by Westchester County, except those not required to be licensed by this chapter. ... C. Permits shall be issued to the licensed electrician engaged to perform the work in the form of a poster... The permit shall be posted by the electrician on the premises in which the installation is to be made, adjacent to the existing or proposed location of the electric service meter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4570580; v39 updated 2025-10-22; through 10-22-2025).
Full Breakdown
" Section 110-4 turns that into a permit requirement. Subsection A makes it unlawful to install or extend electric devices or wiring without a Building Inspector permit, carving out only work on the utility's own generation and primary distribution system ahead of the meter; every other permit must go to an electrician licensed by Westchester County, or to someone the chapter otherwise exempts from licensing. Applications are made on Building Inspector forms under Subsection B. Once issued, the permit takes the form of a poster under Subsection C, bearing the electrician's name, the job location and any other information the Inspector requires, and the electrician must post it on the premises next to the existing or proposed electric meter.
Subsection D exempts only the repair of electrical fixtures from the permit requirement. Section 110-3 sets the technical standard the work must meet: the National Electric Code and the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Before current can be supplied, § 110-6B makes it unlawful to use or supply power to a new or altered installation until a certified inspector or the Building Inspector issues a certificate of inspection and approval, though the Inspector may grant temporary permission to energize part of an installation before the whole job is finished.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 110, including working without the § 110-4 permit or energizing wiring before a § 110-6 certificate issues, is punishable under § 110-7: a first conviction carries a fine of $500 to $1,000 and/or up to three months in jail, and a second violation of the same offense becomes a misdemeanor punishable by $750 to $2,500 and/or up to six months, with each day a separate offense.
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