Southampton, NY Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 123-9A(3) bars anyone from commencing the installation, extension, modification or removal of any electrical system or parts of one without first filing an electrical application with the Building Division, and § 123-9B(3) routes that application specifically to the Electrical Inspector, on forms he provides, requiring whatever information he reasonably needs to confirm compliance with applicable ordinances and regulations. Once installed, § 123-16E bars using any newly installed, extended or modified electrical system until the Building Department issues a certificate of compliance, a separate document from the certificate of occupancy the building itself needs.

For commercial-scale solar work specifically, § 123-39.2B(1) layers on a dedicated electrical permit requirement: both a building permit and an electrical permit are required for the installation, with fees set by the Town's adopted fee schedule, and § 123-39.2B(4) requires the resulting circuitry and ancillary equipment to have the required working-space clearances and to sit in weatherproof enclosures marked with an environmental rating suitable for their exposure, in compliance with NFPA 70. Battery energy storage systems carry the same twin-permit rule under § 123-39.3B. Together these sections mean an electrician cannot simply pull a single building permit and start wiring: the Electrical Inspector's own application and the Building Department's compliance sign-off are both required steps before any new circuit is energized.