Ramapo, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Chapter adopted
- 2-25-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004
- Inspectors
- NY Bd. of Fire Underwriters or Town-approved
- Occupancy hold
- No certificate of occupancy without compliance cert
- Inspector insurance
- $2,000,000 / $5,000,000 minimum
- Max fine
- $200 per violation
- Max jail
- 30 days for responsible officer
- Coverage
- Applies outside incorporated villages only
Summary
In the unincorporated Town of Ramapo, electrical wiring for light, heat or power cannot be energized until a licensed inspector issues a certificate of compliance, and the Building Inspector will not issue a certificate of occupancy without one on file, under the Town's Chapter 133 Electrical Code adopted in 2004.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to install or caused to be installed, or to alter electrical wiring for light, heat or power, in or on properties in the Town of Ramapo until an application for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other approved Electrical Inspector. It shall be a violation of this chapter 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 certificate of compliance by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other approved Electrical Inspector.
Full Breakdown
Ramapo adopted its Electrical Code by Local Law No. 3-2004 on February 25, 2004, replacing a 1968 ordinance that first created local electrical inspection for the unincorporated area of the Town, outside the incorporated villages, which run their own codes. Under § 133-3, inspectors of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and other Town-approved, licensed inspectors are deputized as the Town's Electrical Inspector to inspect and reinspect wiring, devices, appliances and equipment. Before serving, an inspector must file a certificate of general liability insurance with limits of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 aggregate, naming the Town as an additional insured, per § 133-4.
The Inspector reports violations to the Building Inspector, who enforces the code and issues a certificate of compliance once installations conform; § 133-5C bars the Building Inspector from issuing a certificate of occupancy until that certificate of compliance is on file. Section 133-6 makes it a violation to install or alter wiring before filing an application for inspection, and a separate violation to energize wiring before a temporary certificate or certificate of compliance issues. Homeowners and contractors doing electrical work anywhere in the Town outside Suffern, Spring Valley, New Square, Kaser, Airmont, Chestnut Ridge, Montebello, Pomona, Sloatsburg or Wesley Hills must route inspections through this Town process rather than a village's own inspector.
Violations & Fines
A violation is a misdemeanor under § 133-7A: conviction carries a fine of up to $200 per violation, up to 30 days' imprisonment for the responsible officer, and each week the violation continues is a separate offense. Under § 133-7B, if the Town Board finds a continuing violation detrimental to health, safety or welfare, it can direct the Town Attorney to seek a Supreme Court order forcing correction, with costs assessed against the offender and added to the property's tax roll as a lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
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