Hamburg Village, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Chapter 141, Electrical Standards, of the Code of the Village of Hamburg works in two parts. Article I covers administration and enforcement, and Article II sets the standard.

Under § 141-1 the Building Inspector enforces the chapter. Section 141-2 designates the Chief Inspector and each duly appointed inspector of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, or other authorized agency, as representatives of the village to inspect and reinspect electrical installations and to approve or disapprove them. The cost of those inspections and reinspections is in no event a charge against the village.

The permit-stage rule is § 141-4. Subsection A makes it a violation for any person to install, or cause to be installed, or to alter electrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties of the village until an application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized agency. Subsection B makes it a violation to connect wiring to any source of electrical energy supply before a temporary certificate or a certificate of compliance has been issued by that body.

Under § 141-3 the electrical inspector reports violations in writing to the Building Inspector, may inspect upon the written request of an authorized village official, acts on oral request in an emergency, and authorizes a certificate of compliance only when installations and equipment conform to the chapter. A copy of the certificate goes to the Building Inspector.

Section 141-5 names the standard: in addition to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the National Electric Code is the controlling provision for electrical standards in the Village of Hamburg. Copies of both are on file and available for review in the office of the Superintendent of Public Works.