Saratoga Springs, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- City Code Ch. 106, § 106-6
- Trigger
- Install, alter, or repair wiring
- Required first
- Application for inspection filed
- Before energizing
- Certificate of compliance issued
- Enforcement
- Chief Building Inspector
Summary
Before anyone installs, alters, or repairs electrical wiring for light, heat, or power in Saratoga Springs, an application for inspection must be filed with the inspection agency, and no wiring can be energized until a certificate of compliance issues.
A. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to install or cause to be installed or to alter or repair electrical wiring for light, heat or power in or on properties in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, until an application for inspection has been filed with the inspection agency. B. It shall be a violation ... to connect ... 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 inspection agency.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4856340; v41 updated 2026-04-07; through 04-07-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 106-6 makes it a violation to install, cause to be installed, alter, or repair electrical wiring for light, heat, or power in or on any property until an application for inspection has been filed with the inspection agency. A separate violation occurs if that wiring is connected to any source of electrical energy before the agency issues a temporary certificate or a certificate of compliance. All installations must conform to the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and the Chief Building Inspector is charged with enforcing the chapter (§ 106-5). The inspector authorizes the certificate of compliance once the work conforms.
Violations & Fines
Installing or altering wiring without first filing an inspection application, or energizing wiring before a certificate of compliance issues, violates the chapter; § 106-7 makes offenders subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.
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