Ordinance No. 776J
ORDINANCE NO. 776
AN ORDINANCE AT,ZNDING AN ORDINANCE;, "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING
REGULATORY MEASURSS P&TAINING TO ZLECTRICAI. ,'iORh IN THZ
CITY OF BAYTOON, CREATING AN ELECTRICAL BOARD; PROVIDING
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE UZMBERS; PROVIDING FOR THZ IS-
SUANCE OF LICENSES TO MASTER ELECTRICIANS, MASTER SIGN ELZC-
TRICIANS, JOURNEYMEN ELECTRICIANS AND ALL CLASSES OF ELECTRICAL
APrRZNTICES; PROVIDING FOR FEES, BONDS, THE hZ8PING OF RSCORDS,
REVOCATION OF LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR AN APPEAL FROM ACTIONS
OF THE, ELECTRICAL BOARD; CREATING OFFICE OF CITY ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR AND PROVIDING FOR DUTISS OF SAID OFFICER; iROVID-
ING FOR TH2 ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR ELECTRICAL WORK AND THE
INBPECTION THEREOF; FIXING INSPECTION FEES; PROMULGATING
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN AND TO BE OBSERVED IN ALL
ELECTRICAL WIRING, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, RZPAIRS, AL-
TERATIONS, OPERATING AND MAINTdNANCZ OF :ELECTRICAL WIRING,
A&ARATUS AND FIXTURES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN
TOO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS FOR VIOLATIONS AND PROVIDING
FOR TH2 E:FFZCTIV3 DATA THEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH ;" BEING ORDINANCE.
NO. 743, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOUN,
ON THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 1965, BY AMENDING SECTION 20,
SUBSECTION l THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
5FF2CTIVZ THZR.EOF.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 743 was passed by the City Council of the City of Baytown
on March 11, 1965; and
'ifiEtiEAS, such Ordinance is generally referred to as the Electrical Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to make an amendment to Section 20, Subsection (1)
of said Ordinance No. 743, NOW THEROFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTGWN:
Section 1: That Ordinance No. 743 is hereby amended and as amended shall read
as follows:
"Section 201 Standards and Special Re uirements:
(1) All electrical construction and all materials and appliances used
in connection with the installation, maintenance and operation of
electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for the utilization of electrical
energy for light, heat or power, inside the limits of the City of
Baytown, shall conform to such special rules and regulations of the
National Electrical Code, 1965, and the Houston Lighting and kower Company's
meter loop specifications, save and except amendments to the National
Electrical Code as hereinafter listed and designated specifically. Evidence
that electric equipment is suitably safe to persons and property is solely
based upon Underwriters Laboratories approval.''
SAW 2,: That any words, phrases and paragraphs heretofore published that
conflict with the terms of this amendment are hereby repealed, However, all other
terms and provisions of said Ordinance No. 743, passed byN#he City Council of the
City of Baytown on the filth day of March, 1965/ are hereby continued in full force
and effect and any person violating any of the terms of said ordinance dhall be
subject to the penalties provided therein.
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§qSJJ,0Z 3: L: f ct a Date: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten
(10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed
jo give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the
Official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten days after the
passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council on this the 24th day of February, 1966.
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Seaborn Cravey, Mayor City q^ytown
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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George Chandlero City Attorney