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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 8657T, ORDINANCE NO O ~S~ AN -ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 8097 THE FORT WORTH MECHANICAL CODE AS AMENDED BY EXEMPTING CERTAIN MAINTE- NANCE JOURNEYMEN FROM THE LICENSING PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING A PENALTY PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION 1 That Ordinance No 8097 as amended be amended by revising Section 204(a) to read as follows Mechanical License Sec 204 (a) License Required Only Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors licensed by the City of Fort Worth, may install any and all forms of heating cooling heating and cooling duct systems or refrigeration sys- tems incinerators and other heat-producing appliances regulated by this Code Such Licensed contractors may extend to and connect thereto any gas piping that may be required for the operation of such equipment All Electri- cal Connections are regulated by the Fort Worth Electrical Code EXCEPTION Plumbing contractors holding a valid State Plumbing License and a Fort Worth Bond may install heating and gas fired ap- pliances not connected with refrigeration or cooling All L P gas piping installations shall conform to the applicable Texas Railroad Commis- sion regulations EXCEPTION A Mechanical License shall not be required for Licensed Maintenance Journeymen holding a valid City of Fort Worth License for repairs replacement of internal equipment of an appliance or the maintenance thereof Boiler and Pressure Vessels Boiler installation or repair contractors who have been certified by an approved testing agency testing to meet (A S M E ) American Society of Mechanical Engineers and (A W S } American Welding Society codes may make boiler and pressure vessel installation and repair Automatic Fire Extinguishing Installation A State License and a Fort Worth Fire Department Listing are required to obtain a permit for all automatic fire- extinguishing system installations regulated by this Code ~~ ~ SECTION 2 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth Texas (1964) as amended except where the provisions of such ordinances and codes are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and code are hereby repealed SECTION 3 That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections paragraphs sentences clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase clause sentence paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases clauses sentences paragraphs and sections of this ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase clause sentence paragraph or section SECTION 4 That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth Texas are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No 8097 of the City of Fort Worth Texas and as to any other ordinance affecting maintenance journeymen which have occurred at the time of the effective date of this ordinance and as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation both civil and criminal whether pending in court or not under such ordinances same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts SECTION 5 That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person -2- shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any provision of this ordi- nance is committed continued or permitted and each violation shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) SECTION 6 That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth Texas is hereby directed to publish the caption penalty clause and effec- tive date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth as authorized by Tex Rev Civ Stats Art 1176b-1 SECTION 7 That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of passage and publication as above specified APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney Date ~ - ~ g Z` ADOPTED /p r ~"'-$Z- EFFECTIVE lv ~;„ ~.~~~ -3- ` t%'" pity ~f J~®rt ®~~t~i ~~.~~~ ~,(Ael~elt rl6~~r /j / 1 CITY ~ANAGER.7, ~ /Il ~AfI lL JJ ®~ ~~~ ~® (L/lV /f (L~ 1~~ ~®~~ ~i/1V U I(i~~~~~®~ ACCQt1NTINR~3 ~ ~yf(~ ei~ TRAN5PORTAT eWa7 pEVELOPM j IDATE~ ~ REFERENCE SUBJECT Amendments t0 Electrical and PAGE 10/5/82 NUMBER **G-5436 Mechanical Codes >or 1 NT 3 On August 31 1982 fM&C G-5401) City Council authorized amendment of Electrical Code Ordinance No 8316 and Mechanical Code Ordinance No 8097, to license maintenance electricians The Ordinances have nowt been prepared and are before the City Council for adoption Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinaxices amending the 'Electrical and Mechanical Codes Ordinance Nos 8316 and 8097 respectively ..~ GG ~c Attachment oI:I:ICIA~ R~coI~D CI~~ ~ ~~~TAI~Y fT ~~~~~T~~ ~'~~. APPROVED BY ~ ,~ ~~' CITY C0~INCIL E NO ADOPTED ORD~~A~C ocr ~ ~gs2 ~g ~ ,~~~° ~`" ~ C1 ecretary of the th ~ = °~, ADOPTED ORDII~IAI~CE NO °_ ~°x~ w0z SUBMITTED FOR "1 t CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ~ e Bilardi ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD: CITY 'SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL 1~~t FORMATION CONTACT JOe Bilardi Ext 7820 DATE