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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 9939
"ELECTRICAL CODE" AND EXHIBIT "B" OF ORDINANCE NO. 9939
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 1001, 1004(d), 1007(b), 1008, 1009,
1010, 1018(h) AND 2008 THEREOF; REVISING ELECTRICAL BUSI-
NESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; REVISING MASTER SIGN ELECTRI-
CIAN REQUIREMENTS; REVISING EXPIRATION DATES; REVISING
SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT ANU ENROLLMENT; ANll PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE iT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 1 of Ordinance No. 9939 is amended to read as follows:
The electrical code of the city, which shall consist of
this chapter and the 1987 .National Electrical Code, as
amended hereby, and such Code, together with this chap-
ter, as amended, are hereby adopted as the electrical
code of the City. Three (3) copies of the 1987 National
Electrical Code, marked "Exhibit A," are incorporated
herein by reference and shall be filed in the office of
the city secretary for permanent record and inspection.
SECTION 2.
Section 1001 of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is amended
to read as follows:
SECTION 1001. Every person desiring to be licensed by
the City to engage in the electrical business in a
capacity for which a license is required by this Code
shall:
(a) Take an examination given by the Board for the
grade of license sought; or,
(b ) Be the holder of a valid electrician license or
certificate of registration issued by another city which
license or certificate has been valid for one year and is
of a grade equal to that for which the applicant is
applying.
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SECTION 3.
Section 1004(d) of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is
amended to read as follows:
(d) MASTER SIGN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE
Shall have had at least three (3) years experience as a
Journeyman Sign Electrician in the installation and/or
manufacturing of electrical signs, exclusive of experi-
ence devoted to non-electrical components; or in lieu of
such experience shall have graduated after majoring in
electrical engineering from an accredited college or uni-
versity which as not less than a four (4) year curriculum
and shall have had at least eighteen (18) months experi-
ence of practical electrical sign experience.
Upon acquiring a Master Sign Electrician license a copy
of this code shall be obtained.
SECTION 4.
Section 1007(b) of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The annual electricians license renewal fee shall
be due and payable in full one (1) year from examination
passed date if license was obtained through the Tarrant
County Electrical Examining Board; one (1) year from
acceptance date if license was obtained through the
Reciprocal process from another city; one (1) year from
issuance date if license was obtained through the
Grandfather's Clause or if it is a Maintenance Trainee
license.
The annual electricians license renewal fee shall be
due and payable in full on the expiration date of each
such license.
SEC~'ION 5.
Section 1008 of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is amended
to read as follows:
Any grade of license issued under the terms of this
Code shall become due and payable on the expiration date
of such license.
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SECTION 6.
Section 1009 of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is
amended to read as follows:
The holder of a Master Electrician or Master Sign
Electrician license who fails to pay the annual renewal
fee due for such license within thirty (30) days of the
date the same becomes due shall be required to pay as a
renewal fee for such license the same amount as the fee
for the first year plus one-half of such fee.
SECTION 7.
Section 1010 of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is amended
to read as follows:
The holder of a license of any grade who fails to pay
the renewal fee due for such license within one (1) year
after the date such fee becomes due shall forfeit such
license, and the same shall be void from and after the
expiration of such one (1) year period.
EXCEPTION: Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Sign
Electrician, Maintenance Electrician, or Residential
Wireman Electrician licenses may be renewed by
approval of the Chief Electrical Inspector, with a
charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per year plus ten
dollars ($10.00) penalty fee per year.
SECTION 8.
Section 1018(h) of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1018(h):
1. The first annual fee of ten dollars ($10.00)
shall be paid in advance.
2. The annual Maintenance Electrician license
renewal fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be payable in
full on the expiration date of such license.
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SECTION 9.
Section 2008 of Exhibit "B" of Ordinance No. 9939 is amended
to read as follows:
When sprinklers are installed in electrical rooms, they
shall be in accordance with Section 3801(d), Exception 3
of the Building Code.
SECTION 10.
Section 1 of this ordinance shall be codified as Section 11-1
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986). Exhibit "B" of
Ordinance No. 9939, as amended herein shall be codified as Section
11-2 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986). Section 6 of
Ordinance No. 9939 shall be codified as Section 11-3 of the Code of
the City of Fort Worth (1986).
SECTION 11.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby di-
rected to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption
and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and by filing
the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 12.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
~>~ ity Attorney
Date:
Adopt
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT AMENDMENT TO MECHANICAL CODE, PAGE
NUMBER PLUMBING CODE AND ELECTRICAL CODE 1
8/30/88 G-7700 ~ or-___
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached amendments to
the Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes of the City of Fort Worth.
DISCUSSION
Under the current Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Codes of the City of
Fort Worth, all licenses and business registrations are due to be renewed in
January each year. This creates a once a year tremendous workload and
backlog to renew over 9000 licenses and registrations. Approval of the
attached amendments will bring the codes up to date and allow for spreading
this workload over the entire year eliminating the need for overhire and
overtime work to handle the renewals and reduce the delay in providing
renewed licenses and registrations back to contractors
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Ordinance Number 10157-Pechanical Code
Ordi Hance Number i 0158-P1 umbi pct Code
Ordinance Number 10159-Electrical Code
APPROVED BY
CITY CQI~NCIL
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SUBMITTED FOR Itit
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE BY David No
ORIGINATING
DEPARTMENT HEAD' Lester. Pai
FOR ADCITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT D Lewis 7820
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