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Ordinance 3510
ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PRrSCRIBING STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATIOF OF EI,CTRI•'.-AL SIGNS AND OUTLINE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT; PRESCRIBI}TG DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR; PRO— VIDING .^OR P704ITS AND FOR LICENSING M KSTER SIGN ELECTRICIANS AND J OUa"�NEY IKN S:GN ELE CTRIC IAWS AND FOR THE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATI01? THERPt)F; AND PROVIDING SAVING, PENALTY,AND PUBLIk- CATION CLAUSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY TAT' CITY COUNCIL, OF T3F CITY OF FORT WORTH: SECTION 1. Application of tke Provisions of This Ordinance Article 1. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all installations of electrical conductors, fittings, devices, transformers, flashers, controls, enclosures, and raceways used or to be used on the second— ary side of signs and outlined lighting, and on that part of the primary side of e1close.d signs extending from the transformers to the outside edge of the enclosure, hereinafter referred to as "electrical sign and outline lighting equipment", within or on public and private buildings and premises, except that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the replacement of lamps or the replacement of glass tubing on signs in use. Article 2. As used in this ordinance "safe condition" as applied to electrical sign and outline lighting installations means installations anq or equipment which can be used in the service for which the same are intended or likely to be used without hazard to life, limb, or property, and being instal— lations and equipment reasonably safe to persons and property. SECTION 2. Duties of the Chief Electrical Inspector Article 1. It shall be the duty of the Chief Electrical Inspector as defined by the Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, to enforce the provisions of this ordinance. He shall upon application by arV Master Sign Electrician 2 licensed by the City of Fort Worth grant permits for the installation or alter- ation of electrical sign and outline lighting equipment, and shall make inspeo- tions of such installations, all as provided in this ordinance. He shall keep complete records of all permits issued, inspections and reinspections made, and other official work performed in accordance with the provisions of this ordi- nance. Article 2. It shall be unlawful for the Chief Electrical Inspector or any Electrical Inspector to engage in the sale, design, manufacture, installation, or maintenance of electrical sign and outline lighting equipment, either directly or indirectly, and neither the Chief Electrical Inspector nor any Electrical Inspector shall have any financial interest of any nature in any concern engaged in such business in the City of Port Worth, Texas, at any time while holding such office. SECTION 3. Authority of the Chief Electrical Inspector Article 1. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building or premises in the discharge of his official duties, for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection, or test of the electrical sign and outline lighting equipment contained therein, or its installation. When any such equipment is found by the Chief Electrical Inspector to be in violation of this ordinance, he shall notify in writing the owner and/or the person, firm or corporation erecting, constructing or main- taining the equipment of such violation. Such notice shall identify the equip- ment and specify the particular violation. Such violation shall be corrected within. fifteen (15) days after delivery of such notice or within such further period of time as• may be specified by the Chief Electrical Inspector. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to disconnect, or to order � E 3 the electricity supply agency to disconnect all electric service to said equipment and/or the premises in or upon which the same is located in the event a violation is not corrected after the expiration of the period of time specified as hereinb6fote provided. Article 2. In case of emergency, where necessary for safety to persons or property, or where electrical sign and outline lighting equipment may interfere with the work of the fire department, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to disconnect immediately, or to cause the immediate disconnection of any electrical sign or outline lighting equipment, without notice to anyone. Article 3. Where signs or outline lighting interfere with police traffic regulations, and police radio communication, communication necessary for the operation of airplanes, communication of civil defense, or the reception of radio and television programs by private citizens, the Chief Electrical Inspec— tor shall have the authority to disconnect or order the electricity supply agency to disconnect all electric service to said equipment and/or to the premises in or upon which the same is located. Article 4. The Chief Electrical Inspector may delegate any of his powers or duties to any of his assistant inspectors, who shall be designated as Electrical Inspectors. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to hinder or interfere with the Ohief Electrical Inspector -or any of his assistants in the discharge of his duties under this ordinance. The Chief Electrical Inspector and all Electrical Inspectors shall have full police powers, including the power to arrest, or cause the arrest of any person violating any of the pro— visions of this ordinance. SECTION 4. Standards for the Installation of Electrical Sign and Outline Lighting Equipment. All electrical sign or outline lighting a 4 equipment Imstalled,repaired, altered or replaced, upon any building, structure or premises shall conform to the follow- ing requirements: Article 1. All equipment shall be designed, manufactured, erected, and installed in such a manner that it shall be in a Safe condition, both as to use and as to location, and it shall not constitute a hazard to life and/or property or endanger the public safety in any manner. Article 2. All equipment shall be installed in conformity with the provision of this Ordinance and the applicable statutes of the State of Texas and all orders, rules, and regulations issued by authority thereof. Article 3. Equipment shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner. Article 4. No equipment shall be installed, until it has been approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Article 5. Equipment shall be firmly secured to the surface on which it is mounted. Wooden plugs driven into holes in masonry, concrete, plaster, or similar materials shall not be used to support the equipment. Article 6. The voltage referred to in this ordinance shall be that at which the circuit operates whether the current is supplied by a battery, generator, transformer, or rectifier. Article 7. Conductor sizes referred to in this Ordinance shall be American Wire Gauge (AWG) standards. Article 8. Conductors used to carry current shall be of copper. Article 9. Unless approved for the purpose, no conductors or equipment shall be located in a damp or wet location or where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents having a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment or where exposed to excessive temperatures. Article 10. Exposed live parts of equipment operating at 24 volts or more 5 shall be sheilded from accidental contact, either enclosure or, when approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector, by isolation or elevation. Article 11. Parts of equipment which in normal operation produce arcs, sparks, flames, or molten metal shall be enclosed and isolated from combustible material. Article 12. Devices intended to break current shall have an interrupting capacity sufficient to break the voltage employed and the current which must be interrupted. Article 13. Except as elsewhere required by this Ordinance, connection of conductors to terminal parts shall insure a thoroughly good connection without damaging the conductors by means of pressure connectors; solder lugs; soldered, brazed, or welded splices; and, for No. 8 or smeller solid conductors and No. 10 or smaller stranded conductors, by means of clamps or screws with terminal plates having upturned washers. (See Article 28 of this section for special requirements for connectors or lugs used for grounding purposes). Article 14. Terminals for more than one conductor shall be of a type approved for such purpose. jAlued Article 15. Conductors shall be so spliced or JUUMUat junctions as to be mechanically and electrically secure without solder and then soldered, brazed, or gelded unless an approved splicing device is used. All splices and joints, and the free ends of conductors shall be covered with an insulation equivalent to that on the conductors. Article 16. All wiring and equipment shall be so installed that when completed the system shall be free from short—circuits and from grounds other than the proper and intended system and equipment grounding hereinafter specified and required by this Ordinance. a 6 Article 1?. An identified (white grounded) conductor, when run to a lampholder, shall be connected to the screw-shall. Article 18. Conductors having a VA to insulated covering shall be used for, and only for, grounded neutral conductors. Article 19. Conductors having a green insulated covering shall be used for, and only for, equipment grounding conductors. Article 20. All devices provided with terminals for the attachment of con- ductors and intended for connection to more than one side of the circuit shall have a pair of connecting terminals properly marked for identification by means of a metal or metallic platea coating, such as nickle or zinc, which is subetan• tially white in color for the grounded neutral side and for the other side a different color which is readily distinguishable from white, such as copper or brass. Article 21. All branehe circuit conductors shall conform to the following color codes Two - wire circuits -one black and one white, three-wire circuitsw- one black, one white,and one red-, fort-wire circuits--one black, one white, one red, and one blue or yellowe All circuit conductors of the same color shall be connected to the same ungrounded feeder conductor throughout the installation. All black conductors shall be connected to phase one, all red conductors shall be connected to phase two, and blue or yellow conductors shall be connected to phase three, and all white conductors shall be connected to the grounded neutral feeder. Green or bate mires shall be used for equipment grounding and for no other purpose. Control wires may be any color except white or green. A separate neutral conductor shall be run for each phase conductor of the same polarity. Article 22. Norwcu=ent-carrying parts of equipment such as frames and enclosures shall be grounded; such non-ourrent-carrying parts shall not be used for neutrals or current-carrying conductors or for return conductors. Article 23. The path to ground from equipment required to be grounded shall be permanent and continous and shall have ample carrying capacity to conduct safely any currents lilmly to be imposed on it and shall have impedance sufficiently low to limit the potential above ground and to facilitate the operation of the overcurrent devices in the circuit. Article 24. Non-current carrying equipment to be grounded shall be grounded to grounded conduit, water pipe, or grounded metal frames of buildings. It shall not be grounded to the neutral conductor of the circuit. Article 25. All neutral conductors shall be insulated from non-current- carrying parts and enclosures on the load side of the service switch. Article 26. The size of the grounding conductor for non-current carrying parts required to be grounded shall be not less than given in the following table; TABLE 1. Rating of overcurrent Cooper wire Conduit or Electric device in circuit ahead size pipe size metallic of equipment. tubing (amperes) 0-•20 14 1/2 1/2 30 14 1/2 1/2 40 1.2 1/2 1/2 60 10 1/2 1/2 100 8 1/2 1/2 200 6 1/2 1 400 60o 2 3%4 1 1/4 800 0 1 2 100Q_-- .- - 00 1 2 1200 000 1 2 8 Article 27. Isolated non-current carrying metal parts of outline lighting systems may be bonded together by a #14 conductor which is protected from mechanical injury if a conductor complying with Table 1 in Article 26 is used to ground the group. Article 28. The grounding conductor shall be attached to the grounding electrode by means of an approved bolted clamp of bronze, brass, or malleable iron. The grounding electrode shall be attached to the grounding fitting by means of approved solderless pressure clamps, lugs, or connectors. These con- necti,oUs may be soldered in addition but shall not depend upon solder. Clamps attached to copper pipe shall be of copper or brass. Clamps attached to gal- vanized pipe shall be galvanized. Article 29. Ground clamps, fittings, and conductors shall be protected from mechanical, injury by placement$ enclosure, or other suitable covering. Article 30. Non-conductive coating, such as paint, dirt, and corrosion, shall be removed from threads and contact surfaces where ground connections are made. Article 31. Conductors and equipment shall be protected against corrosion and mechanical injury. Article 32. metal raceways, armor, boxes, cabinets, elbows, couplings, connectors, and fittings shall be constructed of corrosion-resistant materials or suitably protected against corrosion inside and outside, except threads at joints, by coating of approved corrosion resistant materials such as zinc, cadmium, or enamel, except that ferrous raceways, fittings, and boxes which are protected from corrosion solely by enamel shall not be used out-of-docrs, 9 in damp or wet locations, or where subject to serve sorrosive influences, and electric metallic tubing protected from corrosion solely by enamel shall not be used under any circumstances. Article 33• Raceways, cable assemblies, boxes, cabinets# and fittings shall be Geaurely fastened in place. Raceways and cable assemblies shall be mechanically secured to boxes, fittings, cabinets, and other enclosures. Article 34. Raceways and cable assemblies shall be continouas from outlet to outlet and from fitting to fitting. Article 35. Conductors shall be continous from outlet to outlet. There shall be no splice or tap within any raceway. Article 36. Secondary wiring to electric discharge lamps or to rare gas tubing shall not occupy the same raceway as branch circuit conductors. Article 37. The percentage of the total interior cross—sectional area of a raceway occupied by conductors shall be not more than that which will permit dissipation of the heat generated and which will permit a ready install» ation or withdrawal of the conductors without injury to the insulation of the conductors. In no case except for sign flashers shall the number and size of conductors exceed that given in the following table. 10 TABLE II --NUMER OP CONDUCTORS I"S C0.?DUIT OR TUMIM Rubber Covered, Types RF-2, RFH--2, R, RH, RII, RH—RW, RU, Rai and RLTIJ Thermoplastic, Types TF, T and V-T--One to Nine Conductors For more than nine conductors see Table 3. Size Number of Conductors in One Conduit or Tubing AIVIG I:CM 1 2 3 4 6 18 + . • a 2 1 .. 3/4 3/4 16 2 3/4 3/4 3/4 14 3/4 3/4 . 1 1 11 2 — • 314- . 4 + 1 1 1 10 1 3 4 3/4 3/4 1 1 1 1 11 8 3f4 3/4 1: 11 1 1 it 6 -� 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 a 1 ? l h 11 12 2 2 2 21 3 3/4 l h l 4 12 2 2 2 21 2-�S 2 34 1 x 1 2 2 2? 2 21 2a 0 1 1 2 2 2 2a 22 3 3 3 00 1 2 2 21 22 3 3 3 31 000 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3� 3 0000 14 2 22 3 3 3 32 3;, 4 E50 1 4 2 2 2 3 3 32 4 4 5 300 1 4 2 2 2 2 3 32 4 4 5 5 350 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 400 1 2 3 3 3� 4 . 4 . 5 5 5 500 1 2 3 3 37 4 5 5 5 6 600 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 700 2 3 2 3 L 5 5 5 6 6 ... 750 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 ... ••• ••• 5 6 6 ... 800 2 3 z 4 5 5 6 6 900 2 4 4 6 ... 1000 2 4 4 5 6 6 1250 2; 5 5 6 6 ... ... . ..... ... 1500 3 5 5 6 ... ... ... ... ... 1750 3 5 6 6 ... ... ... ... 2000 3 6 6 ... ... ... ... ... article 38. For sign flashers, the number of conductors in conduit or tubing shall not exceed the number and size given in the fol— lowing table: TABLE III - NUNMER OF CONDUCTORS Ili CINWIT OR TUBING More Than line Conductors 11 Rubber-Covered Types RF-2, RFI-2, RE, Rini, Rn-RW, 101, 15, KITH, IM-T Thermopldatic *pe,3 TF, T _:nd V..T *Then Specially Permitted by This Ordinance ., Size :1aximum Number of Conductors in Conduit or Tubing A '..' G 3/4 1 li . 1J. 2 22 3 Inch Inch Inch Inch Inch Inch Inch . 18 12 20 35 49 80 115 176 16 10 17 30 41 68 97 1"0 14 10 18 25 40 59 90 12 .. .. 15 21 35 50 77 10 .. .. 13 17 29 41 64 8 .. .. .. 10 17 25 38 6 .. .. .. .. 15 23 *?'lore tban nine conductors are permitted in a single conduit for conductors supplying sign flashers. Article 39. Raceways shall first be installed as a complete race- way system without the conductors. Conductors shall not be inserted until all mechanical work which is likely to injure the conductors has been completed. Graphite, talc, or an approved compound may be used as a lubricant in inserting conductors in raceti.rays. Cleaning agents or lubricants having a deleterious effect on conductor coverings shall not be used. Article 4 Metal raceways, fittings, and other metal enclosures shall be metalically joined together into a continuous electrical con- ductor to provide an effective path to ground. The entire bonded as,embly shall be effectively grounded. Article 41. All alternating current circuits shall be so arranged as to avoid overheating of the metal by induction. Article 4& All primary circuits to signs and outline lighting shall have the phase wires and neutral wires of each circuit enclosed in the same raceway, 12 Article Nbt more than 20 feet of a single conductor from the second- ary of a single sign transformer exceeding 7500 volts between conductors shall be run in a metal raceway. Not more than 20 feet of a single conductor from the secondary of each terminal of a single sign transformer of 7500 volts or less shall be run in a metal raceway. Article 44. Conductors shall have mechanical strength, insulation, and carrying capacity adequate for the particular conditions under which they are to be used. Article ppj ^*pngtp;ors shall by tat smaller.tkan T1o. 14. • Conductors for secondary wiring, shall be of a type approved for the purpose and for the voltage of the circuit. Article 46. Conductors for primary wirin? shall be of a type approved for general use unless exposed to the weather or to excessive heat. Con- ductors exposed to the weather shall be lead-covered, type T W, type R H W, 14 I cable, or other type approved for fret locations. Conductors exposed to excessive heat in dry locations shall be of a type suitable for the location and temperature such as type A V A, A V L, T A, or I•d I cable. Article 47. No conductor shall be used under such conditions that its temperature, even when carrying current, will exceed the temperature for which the insulation has been approved. Article 48. Conductors exposed to oils, greases, vapors, gases, fumes, liquids, or other substances havin:* a deleterious effect upon the conductor or insulation shall be of a type approved for the purpose. Article 49. Conductors No. 6 and larger sizes shall be stranded if pulled in raceways. Article 50. Conductors for signs or outline li-}sting shall not be run in nultiple. 13 Article 51. Conductors -for primary wiring shall be protected by approved metal raceways or, if sufficient mechanical protection can be afforded, by neatly racking and strapping or otherwise securing the conductors on the interior of sign enclosures. In no case shall conductors be installed in such a manner that they will be subjected to mechanical injuries. Article 52. Conductors for primary airing shall be terminated in an ap,)roved fitting in the sign enclosure. At least six inches of free conductor shall be left for each conductor in Vais terminal fitting and properly color . coded. The number of circuits shall be clearly indicated with a neutral provided for each circuit. (See Art. 21.) Article 53. At all points where mineral insulated metal—sheathed cable (type M I) terminates, an approved seal shall be provided immediately after strip-linp to prevent entrance of moisture into the mineral insulation, and, in addition, the conductors extending beyond the sheath shall be insulated with an approved insulating materal. When mineral insulated cable is connected to..boxes or equipment, the fittings shall be ap-roved for the conditions of service. Article 54. Rigid conduit and electrical metallic tubing shall be not smaller than 1/2 inch trade size. The Article 55. � 1311133CPM use of dissimilar metals shall be avoided. Article 56. In wet locations, conduit and. electrical :,aetallic tubing together with all boxes, fittings, and. associated equipment used thereviith shall be so installed and equApped as to prevent the entrance of moisture. Article 57. All ends of metallic raceways shall be reamed to remove rough edges. Article 58. All metal races-rays shall be cut by saws or metal—removing parting tools of the type which leaves a clean, square cut. Pipe cutting tools of the type which spreads or crushes the metal shall not be used. 14. Article 59. ?'there a metal racew-iy esters a box or fitting, a bushing shall be provided to protect the wire from abrasion unless the box or fitting is so designed as to afford equivalent protection. Such bushings shall be of the insulated type when used to protect No. 4 or larger size conductors. Article 60. Boxes shall be of sufficient size to provide free spice for all conductors enclosed in the box. In no case shall there be provided less space than shown in the fbllomtng table: TABLE 4. Size of Conductor Free space within box for each conductor No. 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2cubic inches No. 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2.25 cubic inches No. 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2.5cubic inches No. 8 -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -3 cubic inches Article 61. Unused openings in boxes and fittings shall be effectively closed to afford protection equivalent to that of the wall of the box or fitting. Article 62. Junction boxes shall be installed so as to be accessible to those persons authorized by this Ordinance to remove, renew, alter, repair, or inspect same, without the necessity for disturbing the building structure or finish or the sign structure or finish. Article 63. Signs and outline lighting installations eha.11 not be installed in atmospheric mixtures of hazardous gases, vapors, dusts, easily ignitible fibers, combustible flyings, or other similar mixtures; nor shall such installations be made in the near vicitity of such mixtures unless specifically approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Each such installa- tion shall be made the subject of special investigation. Article 64. No signs or outline lighting installation shall be made within 20 feet horizontally of a gasoline dispensing island, fill pipe, or vent pipe unless installed at least four feet above such island, vent, or fill pipe and then only when a guard, pan, screen, or other device to catch hot 15 particles is installed underneath such installation. '•then the height above the island, vent or fill pipe is not less than 12 feet, the gcards or screens may be omitted. Article 65. Each outline li,ghtinQ installation and each sign other than the portable tjpe shall be controlled by an externally-operable stritch which will open all ungrounded conductors and which shall be suitable for conditions of installation, such as exposure to the weather. This switch shall be within sight of the sign or outline lighting installation which it controls or be capable of being locked in the open position by a padlock. Article 66. Switches, flashers, and similar devices controlling trans- formers shall be either of a type approved for the purpose, or have a current rating not less than twice the current rating of the transformers. Article.67. Signs, troughs, tube terminal boxes, and othr�r raetal frames shall be grounded by a green or bare conductor not smaller than Ho. 14. This conductor shall be well protected from mechanical injury. Article 68. Sign and outline lightin; circuits shall be protected by approved overcurrent protective devices having a rating not greater than 20 amperes. Article 69. The total load connected to a sign or outline li-siting circuit shall not exceed 800% of the rated current carrying capacity of the circuit. Article 70. All signs shall be marked with the maker's name and, for incandescent-lamps signs, with the number of lampholders and, for electric discharge signs and rare gas signs, with in7at amperes at full load and im7ut voltage. mransfor:ters shall be marked with the maker's name, the in_nut rating in amperes or volt-amperes, the irmut voltage, and the open-circuit high- tension- voltage. The marking of the sign shall be visible for inspection after installatiori vithont the necessity of removing, opening, altering, or in any gray clanging or disturbing arr part of the sign or straoture. 16. Article 71. Cutouts, flashers,. and similar devices, if a part of the sign,shall be in a separate compartment; if not a part of the sign, they shall be enclosed in approved metal boxes, the doors of which shall be arranged so that they can be opened without re=_loving obstruction^ or finished parts of the enclosure. Article 72. Enclosures for outside use shall be weatherproof and stall have drain holes that prevent the accumulation or condensation of water; each such drain hole shall be not larger than 1/2 inch or smaller than 1/4 inch. Article 73. Airing connections shall not be made through the bottoms of enclosures which are exposed to the heather unless such connections extend upward within the sign by an unbroken raceway to a height not less than four inches above the sign bottom and a substantial metal bond is made between the raceway and the sign enclosure which will insure electrical continuity. Article 74. Except for portable signs of the indoor type which bear the label of the Underwriter's Laboratories, Incy signs and outline lighting shall be constructed of ;petal or of an approved non--combustible, non-absorptive material. Each such enclosure not of metal shall be sub- Jeeted to special investigation and approved only when found suitable both as to material and as to size. Article 75. Enclosures shall have the strength and rigidity to prevent flexing, warping, bending, or otherwise distorting or altering the shape of the enclosures, the clearances between the enclosures and the Kirin;- and equip- ment therein, and the protection from wind and weather damage to the enclosed hiring and equipment. Article 76. For enclosures, sheet copper shall be at least 20 ounce (0.028 inch); sheet steel shall be of not less than No. 28 173S ,y-auge (0.0149 inch) except that for outline lighting and for electric discharge 17. signs sheet steel shall be of not less than No. 24 USS gauge (0.0239 inch) unless ribbed, corrugated, or embossed over its entire surface and then it shall be of not less than No. 26 USS gauge (0.0179 inch). Aluminum and its alloys and copper alloys shall be not less than the thickness specified for copper. Article 77. All metallic parts of enclosures shall be protected fora! corrosion by galvanizing or by a coating of porcelain, enamel, or other approved corrosion-resistant materials. Article 78. For incandescent signs and outline lighting where the conductors are fastened to lampholders other than of the pin type, they shall be soldered to the terminals, and the exposed parts of conductors and terminals shall be treated to prevent corrosion. ?.'here the conductors are fastened to pin-type lam--)holdei�s which protect the terminals from the entrance of water and which have been found acceptable for sign use, the conductors shall be of the stranded type but need not be soldered to the terminals. Article 79. Tampholders for signs and outline lighting shall be of the unswitched type having bodies of suitable insulating material and shall be so constructed and installed as to prevent turning. Miniature or smaller lampholders shall not be used for outdoor signs and outline lighting. Screw shell lampholders shall be classed according to diameters of lanp.bazes and ratings as specified in the following table: Table 5. Ratings Unswitched Class Nominal Watts Volts Max. Amp. at Diam. amy voltage Candelabra j in. 75 125 1 Intermediate 21/32 in. 75 250 1 Medium 1 in. 660 250 6 250 Admedium 1 1/16 in. 660 250 Mogul 1j in. 1500 250 1$ Article 83. For the secondary high voltage wiring, the conductors shall be installed as open Mork on suitable insulators, in rigid or flex- ible metal conduit, or in electrical metallic tubing. Conductors may be run from the ends of tubing to the grounded midpoint of transformers which are specifically designed for the pvrpose and which are provided with terminals at the mid-point. Vhere such connections are made to the transformer grounded mid-point, the connections between the high-voltage terminals of the transformer and the line ends of the tubing shall be as short as possible. Article 81. Sharp bends in the high-voltage conductors shall be avoided. Article 82. Open secondary conductors indoors shall be mounted on non-combustible, non-absorptive insulators. Insulators of porcelain shall be glazed on all exposed surfaces. A separation of not less than 1* inches shall be maintained between the individual conductors and between the conductors and other objects. Open conductors shall not be located where they will be subject to mechanical injury. Conductor supports shall be located not over 6 inches from tube terminal connections and at 18 inch intervals thereafter. Article 83. Where it is impossible to run conductors as specified in Article 80, they may be run as concealed conductors on insulators. Such concealed conductors on insulators shall be separated from each other and from all objects other than the insulators on -hich they are mounted by a spacing of not less than 1 1/2 inches. They shall be enclosed in channels lined with non-combustible material and used for no other purpose. The insial.ators shall be of non-combustible, non-absorptive material such as Pyrex glass or other si-milar material with equal strength, resistance to stress, and insulating qualities. 19 Article 84. In show windows, if high-voltage conductors are suitably in- sulated and supnorted, hang freely in the air well away from combustible material, and are not subject to mechanical injury, they need not be otherwise protected. Article 85. Ifs high-voltage conductors are covered with lead or other metal sheatblmg, such covering shall extend beyond the end of any raceway where raceways are used, and the surface of the cable shall not be injured where the covering terminates. In damp or wet locations, the insulation on all conductors shall extend beyond the metal covering or raceway at least 4 inches. (See Art. 43 ). Article 86. Open secondary conductors outdoors shall be mounted on nor}- combustible, now-absorptive insulators. Insulators of porcelain shall be glazed on all exposed surfaces. A separation of at least 2 inc'ies shall be maintained between individual conductors and between conductors and other objects. Where subject to mechanical injury, or where within reach from the ground, a roof, or a window, conductors shall be enclosed in raceways or suitably guarded. (See Art. 43). If guarded, a spacing of not less than 2 inches shall be Minr- tained between the conductors and the protective guard. Article 87. The transformer secondary open-citV/cuit voltage shall not exceed 15,000 volts with an allowance on test of 1000 volts additional. For end-grounded transformers, the secondary open-circuit voltage shall not exceed 7,500 volts with an allowance on test of 500 volts additional.. Article 88. Transformers shall be of a type approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector for the purpose and shall be limited in rating to a maximum of 4500 volt-amperes. Article 89. Open core-Emd-coil type transformers shall be limited to 5,000 volts with an allowance on test of 500 volts additional and they shall be 20 further limited to indoor applications in small portable signs bearing the lable of the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. Article 90. Transformers for outline lighting installations shall have secondary current ratings not in excess of 30 millamperes unless thW and all airing connected to them are installed in accordance with the pro- visions of Article 106 through 117 inclusive. Outline lighting installa- tions employing rare gas, such as neon, installed in dwelling occupancies shall be limited to a maximum of 30 milli--amperes on a maximum open-circuit voltage of 15,000 volts and so designed that there shall be no exposed live parts when tubing or any other section of the seeondar,- circuit is open. Article 91. Transformers used outdoors shall be of the weatherproof type or shell be enclosed in the sign body or in a separate metal box. Article 92. The high.-voltage windings of transformers small not be connected in parallel; and they shall not be connected in series except that two transformers each having one end of its high-voltage grinding connected to the metal enclosure and grounded may have their high-voltage windings connected in series to form the equivalent of a single mindpoint-grounded transformer. The grounded ends shall be connected by insulated conductors not smaller than No. 14. Article 93. Transformers shall be accessible to those persons authorized by this Ordinance to remove, renew, repair, or inspect some without the necessity of disturbing the building structure or finish or the sign structure or finish. Article 94. Electrical discharge and rare gas tubing shall be of such length and design as not to cause a continuous over-voltage on the transformer. Article 95. Tubing shall be adequately suvported on approved non- combustible non-absorptive tube supports which maintain a spacing of not less 21 than 1/4 inch between the tubing and the nearest surface. If practicable, these supports should be adjustable. Article 96. Tubing shall be free from contact with flamable material and shall be located where it is not exposed to mechanical injury. Article 97. The terminals of tubing shall be inaccessible to the and shall be general public/either isolated from combustible material and grounded metal or suitable enclosed. If enclosed, they shall be separated from grounded metal and combustible material by non-combustible, non-absorptive insulating material approved for thel purpose or by 1 112 inches of air space. Article 98. Terminals shall be relieved from stress by the independent support of the tubing. Article 99. All live parts of tube terminals and conductors sbAll terminate in approved electrode receptacles, or they shall be so supported as to maintain a separation of at least 1 1/2 inches between conductors or between the conductors and arq grounded metal. Article 100. Electrode receptacles for tubing shall be of non-com- bustible, non-absorptive insulating material approved for the purpose. Article 101. There electrodes enter sign enclosures, approved bush- ings shall be used unless approved receptacles are provided. Bushings shall be of non-combustible, non-absorptive material. Article 102. In the exposed type of show window signs, terminals shall be enclosed by receptacles approved for the purpose or, where hanging in the air and free from grounded surfaces, enclosed in sleeves of vulcanized fiber, phenolic composition, or other suitable material which overlaps all live parts by at least 1/2 inch. Article 103. A flexible, non-conducting seal may be used to close the opening between the tubing and the receptacle or bushing against the 22 entrance of dust or moisture. This seal shall not be in contact ••►ith grounded conductive Material and shall not be depended. upon for the insulation of the tubing. Article 104. I�,etal enclosures for electrodes shall be of not less than No. 24 USS gauge (.0239 inches) sheet steel. Enclosures of insulating material shall be non-combustible, non-absorptive, and approved for the voltage of the circuit. Article 105. Doors of covers giviu,.; access to uninsulated parts of signs or outline lighting exceeding 600 volts and accessible to the general public shall be provided with interlock switches which automatically disconnect the primary circuit when such doors or covers are opened or removed; or such doors or covers shall be so fastened that the use of other than ordinary* tools will be necessary to open or remove them. Article 106. Equipment for use with electric discharge lighting systems whether designed for an open-circuit voltage of 1000 volts or less, or for an openp-circuit voltage of more than 1000 volts shall be of a type aop roved for such service. Article 107. The terminal of an electric discharge lamp shall be con- sidered as alive when any lamp terminal is connected to a pats!tial of more than 300 volts. Article 108. Parts vrhich must be removed for lamp replacements shall be hinged or fastened by an approved means. I,a.mps and lamp holders shall be so designer! that there shall be no exposed live parts v�hen lamps are being insert— ed or removed. Electric discharge lampholders shall be classed according to the dimensions and spacing of the pins in the lamp bases, as shown in the following table: TABLE 6 23 CLASS RATING PIN DIIENSIONS Dia. Length Spacing Small Bipin 75 watts 3/32 in. 9/32 in. 3116 in, Standard Bipin 660 watts 3/32 in. 9/32 in. 1/2 in. Large Bipin 660 watts 1/8 in. 5/8 in. 25/32 in. Standard Single Pin 660 watts 5/16 in. 5/16 in. Article 109. Electric discharge lighting fixtures shall be installed on alternating currents only, unless the fixtures are equiped with a=iliary equipment and resistors especially designed`Lnd approved for direct--current operation and the fixtures are so marked. Article 110. Electric discharge lighting equipment having an open-circuit voltage of more than 1000 volts shall not be installed in dwelling occupancies. Equipment having an open-circuit voltage of more than 300 volts shall not be installed in dwelling occupancies unless such equipment is so designed that there shall be no exposed live parts when lamps are in place, are being in- serted, or are being removed. Article 111. Fixtures having exposed ballasts or transformers shall be so installed that such ballasts or transformers shall not be in contact with combustible material. Article 112. Auxiliary equipment including reactors, capacitors, resistors, and similar equipment, where not enclosed within the fixture assembly, shall be enclosed in accessible, permanently-installed metal Cabinets. Such separate equipment shall be installed as close as practicable to the lamps. Article 113, Where display cases are not permanently installed, no portion of a secondary- circuit may be included in more than one single display case, Article 114. For electric discharge lighting systems, transformers and ballasts shall have a secondary open-circuit voltage of not more than 15,000 volts with an allowance on test of 1000 volts additional. The secondary current rating shall be not more than 120 milli--amperes when the open-circuit voltage 24 is more than 7,500 volts, and not more than 240 milli-amperes when the open- circuit voltage is 7,500 volts or less. Article 115. Transformers shall be of an approved enclosed type. Trans- formers of other than the askarel insulated or dry type shall not be used. Article 116. Transformers shall be as near to the lamps as practicable, shall be so located that adjacent combustible material will not be subjected 0 to temperatures in excess of 90 C. , and shall be accessible to those persons authorized by this Ordinance to remove, renew, repair, or inspect same with- out the necessity of disturbing the building structure or finish. Article 117. Each fixture or each secondary circuit of tubing for electric discharge lighting having an open-circuit voltage of more than 1000 volts shall have a clearly legible marking in letters not less than 1/4 inch high reading "Cautioa-------volts. The voltage indicated shall be the rated open-circuit voltage. Article 118. Connections between high-voltage conductors and electrode leads shall be. soldered or made with approved solderless pressure connectors suitable for the purpose. Solderless connectors shall be of copper or of brass containing not less than 80% cooper. Article 120. Clock i•rindings shall be impregnated to exclude moisture. Article 121. Clock mechanisms shall be capable of successfully with- standing an alternating potential of 900 volts applied for 1 minute between current-carrying parts and non-current carrying metal parts by a poijer trans- former of not less than 500 volts-amperes. Article 122. Clocks shall have sufficient mechanical strength or pro- likelihood of bre�aka�e tection to minimize the a and be securely mounted. If the movement is secured to a dial made of glass, porcelain, or other fragile material, all live parts shall be enclosed separately. 25 Article 123. A clock shall be so mounted that uninsulated high-voltage parts of the sign are not exposed to contact by persons working on any part of the clock. A hand hole provided to make the clock mechanism accessible shall be a reasonable distance away from any high-voltage parts with which contact is possible when reaching in to work on the clock, or else barriers shall be provided to prevent such contact. Article 124. A combination gas-tube and incandescent-lamp sign shall be so constructed that uninsulated high-voltage parts will not be exposed to contact by persons relamping the sign. Article 12$. Sign accessories such as cable supports, electrode re- ceptacles, and similar devices used to isolate bare, high-voltage parts shall be capable of successfully withstanding for one minute without breakdown the application of an alternating potential of twice the maximum voltage of the installation plus 1000 volts. Article 126. Class panels and letters, if of sufficient strength and supported so as to prevent breakage or damage to itself,may be used in incandescent signs. Letters and panels used in gas-tube signs or combination gas-tube and incandescent-lamp signs shall be of the safety glass: or wired glass type unless breakage will not permit contact from the exterior with uninsulated, high-voltage parts. Article 127. Materials, devices, fittings, apparatus, wiring and all other equipment designed for use under this ordinance shall be judged chiefly rith reference to the following considerations which also shall determine the classification by types, sizes, voltages, current capacities, and uses: (1) Suitability for installation and use. (2) Mechanical strength and durability including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equip-W. went, the adequacy of the protection thus provided. (3) Electrical insulation, 26 (4) Heating effects under both normal conditions of use and abnormal condi-- tiongUkely to arise in service. (5) Arcing effects. SECTION 5. Standards for Electrical Sign Equipment Article 1. All Electrical sign equipment installed or used shall be in safe condition and in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, the statutes of the State of Texas and any orders, rules, or regulations issued by authority thereof. Article 2. Conformity of electrical sign equipment with applicable standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. shall be Prim facie evidence that such equipment is in safe condition. SECTION 6. Permits Article 1. No .person, firm or corporation shall install ary electrical sign and/or outline lighting equipment within or on any building, structure or premises publicly or privately owned, nor make alterations or addition to any such existing equipment, within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, without first securing a permit therefor from the Chief Electrical Inspector of the City of Fort t,:crth. Article 2. Application for such permit, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the Chief Electrical Inspector by the licensed Master Sign Electrician installing the work. When required by the Chief Electrical Inspector the application ahall be accompanied by such plans, specifications, and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the requirements of this ordinance. If it shall be found that the installation as described will be in conformity with the law and if the licensed Master Sign Electrician has 27 complied with all provisions of this ordinance, a permit for such installation shall be issued. Article 3. No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the written approval of the Chief Electrical Inspector. Article 4. No permit for constructingi installing, altering, extending, maintaining, repairing, or replacing any electrical sign airing, apparatus, or equipment of arq voltage for the secondary side of signs or outline lighting shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation other than a holder of a license of the type necessary to entitle such holder to lawfully do or super- vise the work to be done by virtue of said permit. Article 5. No permit shall be issued for installing, altering, extending, or replacing any electrical sign or outline lighting equipment on arq building, etraeture sly, or premises either publicly or privately ox,rned within the Corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, if any unlawful electrical wiring, electrical equipment, electrical sign equipment, or outline lighting equipment exists on the same premises until a permit to correct the said condition is and all necessary corrections are made first obtained/by a person holding a license of the necessary type to make such corrections. SECTION 7 Fees For Permits and Inspections Article 1. When any permit is granted for the installation or alteration of electrical sign and outline lighting equipment, the licensed master Sign Electricians making applicationfor such permit shall pay a fee to the Electrical Inspectors office a fee in such amount as specified below: (1) For incandescent signs--one dollar (g1.00) for the first circuit, and fifty cents (500) for each additional circuit. 28 (2)For electric discharge signs•--one dollar ($1.00) for the first circuit and fifty cents (500) for each additional circuit; plus one dollar ($1.00) for the first ballast, and fifty-cents (500) for each additional ballast. (3) For rare gas signs and/or outline lighting--one dollar ($1.00) for the first transformer, and fifty cents (500) for each additional transformer plus one dollar and fifty cents 01.50) for each 100 feet of tubing or major fraction thereof. (4) For each cutout, flasher, and/or similar device--one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50). (5) For each inspection requ6sted but which cannot be made properly be- cause of a locked building or an incorrect address--tyro dollars ($2.00) (See Section 8, Article 4). (6) For each inspection after the first turndown on each permit--two dollars ($2.00). Article 2. A separate permit shall be required for each separate sign or outline lighting installation. SECTION 8 1=pedtions and Notices Article 1. Upon completion of any installation of electrical sign and outline lighting 0"ment which has been made under a permit, it shall bd the duty of the lixensed Master Sign Electrician making the installation to notify the Chief Electrical Inspector, who shall inspect the installation within forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and 'holidays, of the time such notice is given or as soon thereafter as practicable. Article 2. When the Chief Electrical Inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, he shall issue to the Ma.stey Sign Electrician making the installation a certificate of 29 conformance, �ihich certificate shall be placed on the equipment or premises, authorising the use of the installation when and if the primary Electrical airing has been installed by a Licensed Master Electrician as defindA by the Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Article 3. ItMen arty electrical sign or outline lighting equipment is to be concealed by the permanent placement of parts of the building and/or equipment, the licensed Master Sign Electrician installing the equipment shall notify the Chief Electrical Inspector, and such equipment shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector, or until forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, shall have elapsed from the time of such notification; except, that an large installations where the concealment of equipment proceeds continuously, the licensed I4-ster Sign Electrician installing the equipment shall give the Electrical Inspector notice, and inspections shall be made periodically- during the progress of the work. Article 4. It shall be the duty of the licensed P' tster Sign Electrician making the installation to see that buildings, premises, and structures are not locked at the time ari inspection is requested and that correct addresses are given. If an inspectian cannot be made because of a locked building or an incorrect address, an additional fee of $2.00 shall be paid by the faster Sign Electrician making the installation. The Master Sign Electrician shall then request another inspection. Article 5. If upon inspection the installation is found to be in violation of the provisions of this ordinance, the Chief Electrical Inspector sba11 issue a notice of non—conformance and shall notify the licensed Master Sign Electrician making the installation of the violations which have been 30 found to exist. All defective work shall be corrected and brovght in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance before any further electrical sign or outline lighting work is preformed within or on the building or premises, and before the licensed piaster 9 ign Electrician making the installation shall be issued any other permits tope[ any other electrical sign or outline lighting work. Article 6. It s'nall be unlairful for any -)erson, firm or corporation to conceal or place in operation any electrical sign or outline lighting equipment which has been disapproved or condemned by the Chief Electrical Inspector unless and until the same has been so repaired or altered that it complies with all provisions of this ordinance and has thereafter been approved by said Chief Electrical Inspector. Article 7. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to require any person, firm, or corporation to uncover any i,iring or elect— rical equipment for sign or outli4lighting equipment which has been con— cealed without the knowledge or permission of the Chief Electrical Inspector. SECTION 9. Connection to Installations Article 1. It shall be unlavrfulftr any person, firm, or corporation to make connection to a supply of electricity or to supply electricity to any electrical sign or outline lighting equipment for the installation Uf ?rhich a permit is required or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the Chief Electrical Inspector until such connection has been authorized by the Chief Electrical Inspector. SECTION 10. Applications and Examinations for Licenses Article 1. An applicant for a license shall file a written application 31 with the Secretary of the Electrical Board, as defined by the Ordinances of the City of Tort Worth,at least ten (10) days before the date set for ex- aminations, stating the type of license for which he #ishes to be examined, and shall pay to said Secretary the fee hereinafter provided when said app- lication is filed. An applicant for a temporary working permit ehall file a written ap-plication therefor with the Chief Electrical In4ctor. Article 2. Applicants for Master Sign Electrician Licenses shall pay an examination fee of five dollars; shall be of good moral character, shall be at least twenty-one years of age; and shall have had at least three(3) years experience in the installation and/or manufacture of electrical signs, ex- clusive of experience devoted to nonelectrical eonponants such as enclosures; or in lieu of such experience shall have graduated, after majoring in elect- rical engineering, from an accredited college or university and shall have had at least one (1) year of practical electrical sign experience; or in lieu of either of the above requirements shall have had either two (2) years college credit in an accredited college or university or be a graduate of a recognized electrical trade school and shall have had at least eighteen (18) months of practical sign experience. Article 3. Applicants for Journeyman Sign Electrician licenses shall pay an examination fee of two dollars, shall be of good moral character, and shall have had at-least one (1) year of experience in the installation of electrical sign or outline lighting equiptent exclusive of experience devoted to non-electrical components, such as enclosures, There shall be no examina- tion for temporary working permits, but any applicant for such a permit shall have had experience equal to tha -• required for an applicant for a Journeyman Sign Electrician's license. Article 4. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Board to determine by 32 written examination the qualifications of each applicant for the particular grade of licens.0 for which he has applied. Examination question shall be typed on mimeographed, and the answers shall be written in ink by the applicant. Examinations shall be held in the City Hall one day of each month for a period of four (4) hours which time shall be set by the Elect- rical Board to occur between the hours of 5:00 o'clock A.M. and 5:00 o'clock P.14. Article 5. The first two (2) hours of the four-hour examination period shall be devoted to questions based on the City Electrical Sign and Outline Lighting Ordinance to determine the applicant's general over-all knowledge of and familarity with the Ordinance. During the first two-hour section of the four-hour examination period, the applicant will not be permitted to use this Ordinance or any other books, and/or tables. The second two (2) hours of the four-hour examination period shall be devoted to problems and/or sketches to determine the applicant's ability to use the City Electrical Sign and Outline Lighting Ordinance and its tables. During the second taro-hour section of the four-hour examination period., the applicant will be permitted to use this Ordinance and any other books and tables which he may desire. Each section shall be of equal value in determining the final grade. Article 6. The Master Sign Electrician's examination shall be based on this Ordinance and all amendments thereto. Article 7. The Journeyman Sign Electrician's examination shall be based on this Ordinance and all amendments thereto, but shall not be as extensive or difficult as the Master Sign Electrician's examination, and the -problems to be solved therein shall be those of the same type and nature as would be likely to be encountered and would ordinarily be solved by electricians working under the supervision of a Master Sign Flecteician. 33 Article 8. The electrical Board shall notify any applicant of his grade within ten (10) days after the date of the examination. SECTION 11 Appeal Article 1. Any person, firm, or corporation may appeal to the Electrical Board for review of any decision of the Chief Electrical Inspector, provided. that such appeal is made in writing within five (5) days after such person, firm or corporation shall have been notified of such decision by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Upon such appeal the Electrical Board shall determine forthwith whether the action of the Chief Electrical Inspector complies with this ordinance, and shall make its decision in accordance with its findings within five (5) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays after such appeal is filed. SECTION 12 Electriciants License Article 1. There shall be two (2) types of Licenses and one (1) type of temporaty working permit as follows: t1) A Master Sign Electricians License, which shall entitle the holder to contract for and engage in the business of manufacturing and installing incandescent signs, luminous gas or electric discharge signs and luminous gas or electric dis— charge outline lighting, and to employ and supervise Journeyman Sign Electricians in the performance of such work on such signs and/or outline lighting. One holding only a buster Sign Electriciants License shall not perform or supervise the per- formance of primary wiring, to transformers connceted with signs and/or outline lighting equipment, except that part and only that part of the primary airing extending from the transformers to the outside edge of the enclosure of enclosed signs, nor perform or supervise the performance of any other type of electrical work other than electrical sign and outline lighting equipment as defined in Article 1, Section,l, of this Ordinance. 34 (2) A Journeyman Sign Electricians License, which shall entitle the holder thereof to perform amy type of sign and/or outline lighting work as outlined in the sub—section next above under the supervision of a licensed Master Sign Electrician, but in no case shall a Journeyman Sign Electrician contract for or engage in the business of electrical work of any nature, nor perform electrical work of any nature, except under the supervision of a licensed Master Sign Electrician. (3) A. temporary working permit which shall entitle an unlicensed elect— rical worker with at least one (1) year=s experience in the installation of electrical sign equipment to perform work in the capacity of a Journeyman Sign Electrician until the next regular examination date, at which time such worker must arrpear before the Electrical Board and be examined in the manner required herein for a Journeyman Sign Electrician's license. If such a worker fails to pass the Journeyman Sign Electricians examination, he shall not be permitted to leork in the capacity of a Journeyman Sign Electrician until such later time as he is able to pass such examination. No temporary working permits shall be renewed. Artidle 2, The Electrical Board shall grade all examination papers, and shall certify to the Electrical Inspector the name of each applicant passing an examination and the grade of license for which he has qualified. A minimum grade of seventy per cent (70%) shall be r-quiree as a passing grade. Upon such certification by the Electrical Board and the payment of the fee herein prescribed, and of bond in cases where bond is required, the applicant shall be issued a license of the type for which he has been certified, which license shall be sinned by the Chief Electrical Inspector. Article 3. The Electrical Board of the City of Fort Worth, mV4, upon - redomffiendation by-the Chief Eleatridal* Inepectorgsuspend any license issued 35 or renewed under the terms of this Ordinance for arq violation of the terms of this Ordinance by the holder of such license for arty period, up to six months, and during the time of such suspension such license shall be and become null and void. After the termination of such period of suspension, such license shall again be valid and effective, provided that renewal fees which have become due thereon, as hereinafter set out, were paid i-.Then due. If, within any three (3) year period, the holder of arty license issued under the terms hereof shall have been suspended three (3) or more times for viola- tions of the provisions of this Ordinance, the Electrical Board of the City of Fort '-forth may revoke and cancel such license, and upon such revocation and cancellation said license shall be and become null and. void, anO cannot be renewed thereafter. Article 4. The Electrical Board of the City of Fort North may revoke and cancel amy license issued or renewed under the terms of this Ordinance determines if and when it MEN-M-MEM that the holder of arty license is incompetent or othen,fise unfit to perform in a safe manner electrical sign and outline lighting installallations as provided herein, or if and when it has evidence that the holder of any license is not of good moral character, and upon such revocation and cancellation such license shall be and become null and void., and cannot be renewed thereafter. Article 5. Upon conviction for a violation of any provision of this Ordinance in any court having jurisdiction thereof of arty holder of any license issued or renewed under the terms of this Ordinance, such person so convicted shall have his license automatically suspended for a period of six (6) months for the first such conviction, for a period of one (1) yen.r for the second such conviction, and for a period of two(2) years for the third such conviction and during the time of such suspension such license shall be t 36 and become null and void. After the termination of such period of suspension, provided such suspension is for less than two (2) years, such license shall again be valid and effective, provided that renewal fees which may have be— come due thereon, as hereinafter set out, Were-paid when due. If, within any three (3) year period, the holder of any license issued under the terms hereof shall have been convicted three (3) or more times for a violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, such holder of such license shall have his license automatically revoked and canceled, and upon such rev6cation and cancellation said license shall be and become null and void, and ca:mat be renewed thereafter. Article 6. The first annual fee for a Master Sign Electrician s license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first year, payable in full and in advance, and the annual renewal fee for such a license shall be fif— teen dollars ($15.00) , payable in full on the expiration of the annual period for which a license fee was paid theretofore. Article 7. The first annual fee for a Journeyman Sign Electrician's license shall be two dollars ($2.00) for the first year, payable in full and in advance, and the annual renewal fee for such license shall be one dollar ($1.00) payable in full on the expiration of the annual period for which a license fee was paid theretofore. There shall be no fee for a temporary working permit. ,.rticle 8. Any holder of any license of any type who shall fail to pay the annual renewal fee due for a renewal of 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 full year, being the amount theraimbove set out. Article 9. Any license issued under the terms of this ordinance shall • ' r XX 37 expire thirty (30) days after the annual renewal fee due ther^on becomes due and payable unless such fee is paid before the expiration of said thirty (30) day period. Article 10. $any holder of any renewable license of any type who shall fail to pay any renewal fee due for such license within two (2) years after the date such fee becomes due shall forfeit his right to obtain such license until he again qualifies himself by passing another examination as required by Section 10 of this ordinance. Article 11. Any applicant who passes an examination for any grade of license and fails to obtain the license of that grade by paying the fee as prescribed herein within a period of two (9) years shall forfeit his right to obtain such license until he again qualifies himself by passing another examination a-i required by Section 10 of this Ordinance. Article 12. It shall be unlawful for any person= who is not the holder of an unexpired, unrevoked license or temporary working permit to engage in any business or perform any work in connection with constructing, inst&lling.- maintaining, extending, repairing, or replacing any electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment of any voltage for the primaries or the secondaries of sign and outline lighting except that a helper or an ap- prentice sign electrician may perform work laid out for him by a holder of a license if he is in the presence of and being supervised by the holder of sudh license, and if the license is such as to permit the holder thereof to do such work. Article 13. It shall be unlawful for the holder of any license or tem- porary working permit issued under the provision of this ordinance to engage in any phase of the electrical sign business or perform any work at the electrical sign trade other than such business or work authorized by the class ` a t 38 of license or permit held by him, except that a helper or an apprentice sign electrician ray perform work laid out for him by a holder of a license enabling said holder to do such *rork, and then only while he is in the presence of and being supervised by the holder of a license. Article 14. Every person desiring to engage in any business or perform any work for which a license in required under the provisions of this ordinance shall anpear before. the Electrical Hoard as defined by Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth and pass an examination Ps to his qualifications and competency for the class of license desired by him as required by the provision of this ordinance, but all licenses heretofore issued under Ordinance Number 2880 and Ordinance Fumber 3082 shall continue in force for the term for which they have been issued unless sooner revoked. Article 15. All persons who are currently licensed under Ordinance Number 1985, Ordinance Number 2743, Ordinance R mber 288C, and Ordinance Number 3082 shall be licensed under this ordinance, and such licenses shall expire at the expiration date set in said licenses unless renewed as provided herein. Article 16. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be issued a Faster Sign E'lectriciant s license. Article 17. Hereafter, no licenses shall be issued under the terms of this ordinance to any other than a natural person, except that licenses now held in the names of firms or corporations may continue to be so held and renewed subject to all of-ier terms of this radiaance and all other pertinent ordinances. Article 18. No license in effect, issued, or renewed *nder the terms of this ordinance shall ever be transferred to or used by any other person, firm, or corporation other than the one to whom or to w 1dah the same is or shall be issued. 39 Article 19. It shall be uzlaviful for aid• holder of any license of any t"e to allow his name or license to be used by any other person or firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining a permit or for performing wtirk under his license. Article 20. It shall be unlawful for any -oerson, firm or corporation to send any person on any job requiring a license in the capacity of a Journey— man Sign Electrician unless such person is the holder of and in possession of a Journeymam Sign Electrician's License or a Journeyman Sign Electriciants temporary working permit, or is accompanied and supervised in his work by a person holding and in Possession of a Journeyman Sign Electriciants license, unless such person sent on such ,job in such capacity is himself the holder of a valid"Master Sign Electriciants license. Article 21. Journeyman Sign Electricians who are not the holders of a valid Master Sign Electriciants license shall carry their Journeyman Sign Electrician's license or temporary worldng permits on their persons at all times while performing electrical sign or outline lighting work, and they shall produce and present such licenses or permits immediately upon the request of any Electrical Inspector of the City of Fort Worth. Article 22. No applicant wbo fails to pass his first examination shall be examined again prior to the expiration of one (1) calendar month from the date of s id first examination. No applicant who fails to pass his second examination shall be examined again prior to the expiration of six (6) calendar months from the date of his last such examination. RTo applicant who fails to pass his third examination shall be examined prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the date of his last examination. Any appli— cant who fails to pass three (3) examinations for any license shall be entitled to an examination for such license once each year thereafter. 40 Article 23. Each holder of a licensed on any type shall furnish the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of his permanent address, and each holder of a Master Sign Electriciants License shall furnimb the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of the address and telephone number of his regularl-y established place of business. 9ECTI01r 13 Liability f©r Damages This ordinance shall not be construed to affect the responsibility or liability of any party owning, oper^.ting, controlling, or installing any electrical sign and outline lighting equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect in such equipment or in the installation thereof, not shall either any Electrical Inspector or the City of Fort !North, Texas, as^ume any liability by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized herein or by reason of the certificates of conformance or nonconformance issued as herein provided or by season of the approval or disapproval of any equipment authorized herein, or by the issuance of any permits or licenses. SECTION 14 Repeal of ftnMat ing Ordinances This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative ai all other ordinances of the City of Fort Itorth, Texas, and shall not operate to repeal or affect the validity of any existing ordiae or ordinances except ; insofar as the provisions of such ordinance or ordinances are inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of this rodimnce, in *,.Yhich instance or instances such conflicting provisions in said existing ordinance or ordinances shall be and are hereby repealed only to the extent of such con— flict. 41 SECTION 15 Validity If any section, sub—section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordin-- ante is fot a V reason held to be unconstitutional, such decisions shall not i affect the vea.lidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and all the remainder of this ordinance not so declared to be invalid shall continue to be in full force and effect. The City Council of Fort Uorth, Texas hereby declares that it uould have enacted this ordinance and each section, sub— section, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any part thereof may in future, be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 16 .. Penalties Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and any person, firm,or or corporation, or an employee, agent, manager,/officer thereof who is guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereoto be fined in an amount not to exceed $200.00 for each offense; and each days violation Ii #311731Z shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 17 Direction to Publish This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Electric and Outline Lighting Crdinances of the City of Fort orth as provided b,.` Section 2, Chapter 26 of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, and the w gocretary—Treasurer of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to publish this ordinance in pamphlet f/om for general distribution to the public. 42 SECTION 18 Date To Take Pffect This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Ap r�ved as f + Assistant Oity Attorney 62V ORDINANCE No Title Date Filed Day 19 City Secretary P.O. No.25449-U