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Application for permits shall be made upon a blank form provided by the Town Manager and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:
(A) Name, address and telephone number of the owner;
(B) The legal description of the premises on which the installation is to be made;
(C) Whether it is a new installation, repair or maintenance work;
(D) A blueprint or ink drawing of the plans and specifications and method of installation and attachment to the building or in the ground;
(E) Name of the person making the installation; and
(F) Such other information as the Town Manager shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws, codes and ordinances of the town.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.4) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015)
(A) It shall be the duty of the Town Manager, or the Manager’s designee, to inspect all wind-powered electricity-generating systems to ascertain if the work has been done in a workmanlike manner and to investigate all complaints from the general public pertaining to said system installations.
(B) The Town Manager, or the Manager’s designee, is hereby empowered to inspect or re-inspect any wiring, equipment or apparatus conducting or using electric current generated by any wind-powered electricity-generating system in the town, and if conductors, equipment or apparatus are found to be unsafe to life or property, or are not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the Town Manager shall notify the person owning or operating the hazardous wiring or equipment to correct the condition within a 48-hour period or within the time the Town Manager specifies. Failure to correct violations within the specified time shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.5) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015)
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with the Town Manager, or the Manager’s designee, in the discharge of their duties under the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.6) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015) Penalty, see § 156.999
(A) The person to whom a permit has been granted for the installation of a wind-powered electricity- generating system shall immediately notify the Town Manager when the work covered by the permit has been completed and is ready for final inspection.
(B) Upon such notice, the Town Manager, or Manager’s designee, shall promptly inspect and approve the installation if the work complies in all respects with the provisions of this chapter and the permit, and shall disapprove said installation if it fails to comply, stating in writing the reasons for disapproval and specify a time within which said defects must be corrected. A re-inspection shall be made after notice to the Town Manager that the defects have been corrected.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.7) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015)
(A) (1) Every person engaged in the business of making wind-powered electricity-generating system installations, repairs and doing maintenance work on same shall annually file with the Town Manager a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $300,000, executed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in the state and approved by the Town Attorney. Said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful observance of all laws, codes and ordinances of the town and shall indemnify, save and keep harmless the town from any and all damages, judgments, costs or expenses which the said town may incur or suffer by reason of the granting of a permit to install, repair or maintain said system or any services thereto. Said bond shall run to the town for the use and benefit of any person who may suffer injuries or property damage by reason of the permit granted hereunder.
(2) The maintenance of said bond in full force and effect shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any permit required under the provisions of this chapter. A liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, which conforms to the above requirements may be permitted in lieu of a bond.
(B) This provision shall not apply to personal installations, repairs or maintenance of said system by an owner or occupant; provided, however, that, said owner or occupant gives sufficient proof to the Town Manager of his, her or their qualification and capability and is qualified to perform the work in conformity with the provisions of this chapter; and, provided further that, said owner or occupant files with the application for a permit an affidavit stating that the installation, repair or maintenance will be on the owner’s own premises only, and that all necessary work will be done personally and without the assistance of any other person.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.8) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015)
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