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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 7513 ORDINANCE No. 7-• ' V3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING EXHIBIT B, AS AMENDED, OF ORDINANCE NO. 6245, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 10 THEREOF BY DELETING SEC- TION 1007, SUBSECTION (f) AND BY AMENDING SECTION 1014, SUBSECTION (f) TO REQUIRE A DISPLAY OF NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER ON VEHICLES USED BY ELECTRICIANS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 16 THEREOF BY ADDING SECTION 1606 TO PRESCRIBE MINIMUM RACEWAYS FROM SERVICE PANELS TO LOAD CENTER IN HEATER CLOSETS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 21 THEREOF BY ADDING SECTION 2110 To REQUIRE RECEPTACLES IN SPECIAL AREAS OF RESIDENCES, BY AMEN- DING CHAPTER 22 THEREOF BY ADDING SECTION 2205 TO REQUIRE GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTORS IN NEWLY CON- STRUCTED OR REMODELED RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PEN- ALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter 10 of Exhibit B, as amended, of ordinance No. 6245, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of Section 1007, Subsection (f) . SECTION 2. That Section 1014, Subsection (f) of Chapter 10 of Exhibit B, as amended, of ordinance No. 6245, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended, to read as follows: " (f) Each licensed Master Electrician and Master Sign Electrician shall have his com- pany name and his Electrician's license number as follows: FW E —1 or approved universal Number, permanently affixed on each front door of each truck or vehicle which said electrician operates in connection with the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, equip- ment or signs within the city, in letters and numerals of at least two and one-half (2 1/2") inches in height. Such name and number shall be the same for all vehicles so operated by any one Licen- sed Master Electrician or any one Licensed Master Sign Electrician. Such name and number shall not be of the plastic magnetic type." SECTION 3. That Chapter 16 Of Exhibit B, as amended, of ordinance No. 6245, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of Section 1606, such Section reading as follows; "Section 1606. A minimum of a one and one- fourth inch (1 1/4") raceway shall be required from a service panel to an approved load center in each heater closet. Provided, however, that all or a portion of any raceway may be installed in an attic or in the crawl space between the underfloor and ground, or in both." SECTION 4. That Chapter 21 of Exhibit B, as amended, of ordinance No. 6245, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of Section 2110, such Section reading as follows: "Section 2110. Areas in living rooms, dens and family rooms that are constructed below regular floor level, such as sunken conversation pits, shall contain receptacles the same as required for wall spaces." SECTION 5. That Chapter 22 of Exhibit B, as amended, of ordinance No. 6245, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of Section 2205, such Section reading as follows: "Section 2205. All 120 volt, single-phase 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets installed above cabinet tops and counters in kitchen areas an all new residential construction and on all complete remodeling of residential kitchens, shall have groundfault circuit protection for personnel." SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of the provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, as amended, and other ordinances providing for and regulating minimum standards for electrical -2- equipment and for the installation and alteration or repair of any electrical equipment and shall repeal the provisions of such Code and of every prior ordinance in conflict here- with but only insofar as such provisions of such Code and of such prior ordinances shall be in direct conflict herewith. SECTION 7. 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 void, ineffective or unconstitutional by a valid judgment or final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or 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 herein of any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION S. That any person, firm, association of persons, company or corporation or their agents, servants or employees who violate, disobey, omit, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person, firm, association of persons, company or corporation or their agents, servants or employees shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and each such violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) . 3- SECTION 9. That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and. effect from and after its passage and pub- lication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 43 City Attorney ADOPTED: 7� EFFECTIVE: -4- 11WIll City qf* Fo�rt Worth, Texas V�,f HAWFF Mayor and Council Communication GRAHAM DATE REFERENCE r propo 4 SUBJECT:Proposed Amendments to the Electrif PAVE PAGE UMBER 2 - I ' BJr Fcal Code Provisions Related to Wiring 07/77 G-3353 at 2 eate,s and Kitthen Work Counters I or The Electrical Board of Appeals has proposed that the Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth (Ordinance No, 6245) be amended to alleviate problems being encounte'red in f,,.,kur ateas, 1. The proper installation of electrical space beating equipment in- cludes the connection of a lock-out type breaker in the main ser- vice panel. Units can be obtained with testing laboratory approval for either one servIce to the unit or two, There are frequent in- stances where wiring is installed for one type of Input and the unit, when delivered, requires the other, necessitating either the rewiring of the unit or the replacement of the circuits. Rewiring of the units violates the testing laboratory's approval and safe wiring practices, and the cost of replacing the circuits is exces- sive, To remedy this situation, the Board has proposed that the Code be amended to require the Installation of a minimum of a 1-1/4 inch raceway from the heating closet to an accessible attic or under- flect space, Where such space Is nct accessible, the conduit must be run to the panel box. The raceway will greatly simplify the changing of circuits when necessary, Z A report prepared by the Underwriters Laboratory indicates that 96.7 percent of the electrocution deaths Involving portable electric products within reaidential living areas could have been prevented if the outlets had been equipped with ground fault circuit inter- rupters. The proposed 1978 National Electrical Code contains a requirement for the Installation of ground fault circuit protection an receptacles installed an kitchen work counters; however, this code will not be adopted until May 1977. it is the recommendation of the Keettical Board of Appeals that the Fort Worth Electrical Code be amended at this time to require the installation of ground fault circuit interrupters on all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets installed above cabinet tops and counters in the kitchen on all new residen- tial construction and on all complete remodeling of residential kitchens, 3. The Board recommends that the Code be amended so that the require- ments specifying the number of electrical outlets to be installed in a room be extended to apply to areas in family rooms, living rooms, and dens that are constructed below regular floor level, such as conversation pits, ............................. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: FT OPC)sed Amendments to the Elecrr - PAGE NUMBER cal Code -- Provisions Related to Wiring 317177 G-3353 for ReAteV& and Kitchen Va0c Countera 2 f 2 4, Section 1007 (F) and Section 1014 (F) of the present Code outline the requirements for the displaying of contractors' names and lic- ense numbers on vehicles, It is proposed that these requirements be consolidated iri Section 1014 (F), and that! Section 1007 (F) be deleted. These requirements will increase the cost of electrical work on the average residential constructi.a,.,jn project by approximately $70. On October 7, 1976, and January 5, 1977, the Electrical Board of Appeals held public hearings on these proposed amendments. The Home Builders Association, the National Electrical Contractors Association, the Associated Independent Electrical Contractcrra, the Mechanical Contractors Association, Architects, and other interested persons were notified of the hearing. The only comment made at the hearing concerned the require- ment that the contractor's electrical license number 'be placed an vehicles. Recommendation It is recommended that an ord,,Inance be adopted amending the Electrical Code (Ordinance No, 6245) as described abo°ve, GG:Ipa Attachment SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL ESSED §IYy PROVED 0 OTHER (DESCRIBE) 0 V,1, A eFTE D I A`j Q E 1"1"0. '-)5-/3 PR DATE CITY MANAGER