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Ordinance No. 9640 ORDINANCE NO. 964 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 11, ELECTRICAL CODE, BY AMENDING SECTION 11 -73(6) THEREOF, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT TO BE GROUNDED TO A DRIVEN ELECTRODE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ELEC- TRICAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT EXCEED- ING TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICA- TION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. BAYTOWN: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Chapter 11, Electrical Code, by the amendment of Section 11 -73(6) thereof, which shall read as follows, to -wit: Section 11 -33. Requirements Enumerated. (6) All service equipment shall be grounded to a driven electrode meeting the requirements of the National Elec- trical Code; a grounding conductor shall also be connected from the driven elec- trode to the water piping system of the building. Section 2: Penalty Clause: Any person who vio- lates any provision or provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. Section 3: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this or- dinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such re- peal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject mat- ter covered by this ordinance. Section 4: Savings Clause: If any provision, section, AYOXI exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held uncon- stitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this or- dinance or their application to other persons or sets of cir- cumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 5: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days after its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to 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 its passage. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this 13th S 5—a F—or—n—Tr—a v e—y—, -75—y—o F­— ATTEST: Edna Oliver, City Clerk