Ordinance No. 9,367ORDINANCE NO. 9367
Published in the Baytown
Sun on June 20, 2002 and
June 21, 2002
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
18 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING STANDARDS" ARTICLE III "ELECTRICAL
CODE," DIVISION 6 "STANDARDS," SECTION 18-432 "TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS," SUBSECTION (.l) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL MATERIALS TO BE USED TO
INSTALL ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100
DOLLARS ($500.00); PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 18 "Buildings and Building Standards," Article III "Electrical Code"
Division 6 "Standards," Section 18432 "Technical Specifications," Subsection 0) of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING STANDARDS
ARTICLE III ELECTRICAL CODE
DIVISION 6 STANDARDS
Sec. 18 -432. Technical specifications.
(j) Approved metallic, non - metallic, or underfloor cast -in -place raceways, armored cable or metal
clad cable with a ground conductor that complies with section 250.122 of the electrical code
adopted in section 18-431 shall be required for all wires used to conduct current for lights, heat or
power, in the wiring of all buildings hereafter constructed, as well as additions to any buildings
within fire limit areas Nos. 1 and 2, as they are now or may hereafter be established, and in
apartment houses of more than four apartments, churches, schools, hotels, theaters, all
commercial buildings and other places of public assembly. However, in multifamily dwelling
complexes, as defined in section 26 -26 of the code, instead of using conduit,
(1) non- metallic or non - metallic corrosion- resistant insulated conductors may be
used for branch circuits inside the dwelling units and
(2) tray cable service conductors may be used to the electrical panel inside the
dwelling units
(1) a 13R automatic sprinkler system, as defined in the 1994 standards of the
National Fire Protection Association, is installed;
• (2) an audible and visual alarm is installed to indicate not only the water flow from
as few as one sprinkler head but also any tampering with the water supply valves
® of the sprinkler system. These alarms shall be installed so that they can be heard
and seen from all sides of the building from outside the building; and
(3) a 2 %z -inch fire department connection is installed.
All electrical systems of multifamily dwelling complexes must comply with all applicable
provisions of the electrical code adopted by the city.
Section 2: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding FIVE
HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day upon which any
such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalty prescribed above,
the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, administrative
adjudication and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal 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 matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances, shall for any
reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from 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 (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown, this the 13'h day of June, 2002.
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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G Y t SMITH. H. City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
® ACIO RAMIREZ, SR ity Attorney
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