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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7668 ORDINANCE NO. 7668 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, BEING AN ORDINANCE SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE PUBLIC WELFARE; DEFINING TERMS; CRE- ATING THE OFFICES OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS AND PRESCRIBING THEIR RESPEC- TIVE DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIP- MENT WITHOUT A PROPER LICENSE TO DO SUCH WORK, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, AND WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A PERMIT THEREFOR AND PAYING A FEE AS PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS OF ELECTRI- CAL INSTALLATIONS AND NOTICES; CREATING AN ELECTRICAL BOARD AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES; REQUIRING LICENSES FOR MASTER ELECTRICIANS AND JOURNEYMEN ELECTRICIANS; MASTER SIGN AND JOURNEYMEN SIGN ELECTRICIALS: PROVID- ING FOR TEMPORARY WORKING PERMITS FOR UNLICENSED ELECTRICAL WORKERS; PROVIDING FOR EXAMINATIONS OF APPLICANTS FOR SUCH LICENSES AND PRESCRIBING ANNUAL LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING FOR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVING _. CLAUSE; FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to provide minimum standards for electrical equipment and for the installation, alteration or repair of any electrical equipment thereof, within the City to protect and promote public safety, health and welfare; and, WHEREAS, the present Electrical Code is in need of amendments in order to protect and promote public safety, health and welfare under modern conditions; and, WHEREAS, the Electrical Code Revision Committee of the City of Fort Worth has recommended the adoption of the provisions of the 1978 National Electrical Code, with certain amendments; Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH SECTION 1. 1978 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED. The Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby revised .and amended to conform to the 1978 National Electrical Code, as amended hereby, and the same as amended is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth from the effective date hereof. Three copies of the said 1978 National Electrical Code with corrections, marked "Exhibit All, are incorporated herein by reference and have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS. That the 1978 National Electrical Code (Exhibit "A") be amended as shown by Exhibit "B" attached hereto, which amendments are incorporated herein by reference and shall have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 3. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter or repair any electrical equipment in the City or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or a portion thereof during which any violation of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200. SECTION 4. VALIDITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 5. ORDINANCES REPEALED. Ordinance 6245 and all a Ordinances amendatory and all ordinances conflicting herewith are expressly superseded by the terms of this Ordinance. Electrical permits heretofore issued under existing Ordinances shall be valid for the time for which they are issued under the existing Electrical Code, but upon expiration thereof, the same shall be void. All pending litigation and existing violations, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under the Electrical Code and amendments thereto superseded by this Ordinance, shall not be affected by this Ordinance, but may be prosecuted until final dispositior9 by the courts. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. The fact that the present Electrical Code is inadequate creates an urgency and an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, comfort, safety and general welfare, and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. SECTION 7. DIGEST AND REVISION. This Ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Electrical Code Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas as provided by Section 2, Chapter XXVI, and Section 10, Chapter XXVIII of the Charter of said City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to publish this Ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and this Ordinance, as so published in pamphlet form, shall be admissible in evidence as provided in Section 3, Chapter XXVI, of the Charter. SECTION 8. WHEN EFFECTIVE. The fact that the present Ordinances providing for an Electrical Code and regulating the electrical installations within the corporate limits of the City are deemed inadequate and there are conditions existing in said City endangering the convenience, safety and welfare of the public which creates an emergency and public necessity in the preservation of the public health and safety thereof, the City Secret&.ry shall have this Ordinance published promptly in pamphlet form as provided in Section 7 hereof, and it shall become a law and be in full force and effect from and after such publication. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: fORIY XA ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY s P ORDINANCE NO. 7668 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, BEING AN ORDINANCE SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE PUBLIC WELFARE; DEFINING TERMS; CREATING THE OFFICES OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS AND PRESCRIBING THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A PROPER LICENSE TO DO SUCH WORK, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, AND WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A PERMIT THEREFOR AND PAYING A FEE AS PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND NOTICES; CREATING AN ELECTRICAL BOARD AND PRE- SCRIBING ITS DUTIES; REQUIRING LICENSES FOR MASTER ELECTRICIANS AND JOURNEYMEN ELECTRICIANS; MASTER SIGN AND JOURNEYMEN SIGN ELECTRICIALS: PROVIDING FOR TEMPORARY WORKING PERMITS FOR UNLICENSED ELECTRICAL WORKERS; PROVIDING FOR EXAMINATIONS OF APPLICANTS FOR SUCH LICENSES AND PRESCRIBING AN- NUAL LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING FOR SUSPENSION AND a REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSES; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to provide minimum standards for electrical equipment and for the installation, alteration or repair of any electrical equipment thereof, within the City to protect and promote public safety, health and welfare; and, WHEREAS, the present Electrical Code is in need of amend- ments in order to protect and promote public safety, health and welfare under modern conditions; and, WHEREAS, the Electrical Code Revision Committee of the City of Fort Worth has recommended the adoption of the provisions of the 1978 National Electrical Code, with certain amendments; Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH SECTION 1. 1978 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOP- TED. The Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby revised and amended to conform to the 1978 National Electrical Code, as amended hereby, and the same as amended is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth from the effective date hereof. Three copies of the said 1978 i National Electrical Code with corrections, marked "Exhibit A", are incorporated herein by reference and have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspec- tion. SECTION Z. AMENDMENTS. That the 1978 National Electrical Code (Exhibit "A") be amended as shown by Exhibit "B" attached hereto, which amendments are incorporated herein by reference and shall have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and 'inspection. SECTION 3. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter or repair any electrical equipment in the City or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. i Any person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or a portion thereof during which any violation of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200. SECTION 4. VALIDITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. e SECTION 5. ORDINANCES REPEALED. Ordinance 6245 and all Ordinances amendatory and all ordinances conflicting here- with are expressly superseded by the terms of this Ordinance. Electrical permits heretofore issued under existing Ordinances shall be valid for the time for which they are issued under the existing Electrical Code, but upon expiration thereof, the same shall be void. } All pending litigation and existing violations, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under the Electrical Code and amendments thereto superseded by this Ordinance, shall not be affected by this Ordinance, but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. i SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. The fact that the present Electrical Code is inadequate creates an urgency and an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, comfort, safety and general welfare, and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. SECTION 7. DIGEST AND REVISION. This Ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Electrical Code Ordi- nances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas as provided by Section 2, Chapter XXVI, and Section 10, Chapter XXVM of the Charter of said City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to publish this Ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and this Ordinance, as so published in pamphlet form, shall be admissible in evidence as provided in Section 3, Chapter XXVI, of the Charter. SECTION 8. WHEN EFFECTIVE. The fact that the present Ordinances providing for an Electrical Code and regulating the electrical installations within the corporate limits of the City are deemed inadequate and there are conditions existing in said City endangering the convenience, safety and welfare of the public which creates an emergency and public necessity in the preservation of the public health and safety thereof, the City Secretary shall have this Ordinance published promptly in pamphlet form as provided in Section 7 hereof, and it shall become a law and be in full force and effect from and after such publication. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: dP 1, FAA" CITY ATTORNEY G ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY 6 The following Chapters, Sections and parts of the 1978 National Electrical Code (Exhibit "A") are hereby amended and after having been so amended shall be and read as follows: PART 1 -- ADMINISTRATIVE CHAPTER 1 --TITLE AND SCOPE SECTION 101. This ordinance shall be known as the "Electrical Code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this code." SECTION 102. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the installation and alteration of electri- cal equipment, which shall include electrical conduc- tors, fittings, devices, sign primaries, fixtures, motors, generators, starters, controls, raceways and that part of elevator installations consisting of signal systems, fans, electric lighting fixtures, illuminated thresholds, feeder conductors and raceways to motor and generator disconnect switches and controllers and all electrical installations in connection with inter- locking devices, other than on automatic elevators, located within or on public and private buildings and prmises except as excluded by Section 104; and by regulating and licensing those persons who will install or maintain such electrical equipment. SECTION 103. (a) GENERAL. On installations where existing electrical wiring or equipment is altered or added to, the provisions for new installa- tions will apply. (b) The electricity supply agency shall disconnect the electrical service to any building or premises except private residences and duplex apartments each time such building or premises changes ownership, is leased, or changes occupancy, and it shall not again supply electricity to such buildings or premises until authorized to do so,by the Electrical Inspector. The owners or the new occupants of such buildings or premises shall make application to the Chief Electri- cal Inspector for an inspection. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall make the inspection within forty-eight hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the time such application is made or as soon thereafter as practicable. No charge shall be made nor fee collected for such inspections. .(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to connect to a supply of electricity, or to supply electricity to any electrical equipment for the installation of which a permit is required, or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the Electrical Inspector, or, except for private residences, which has been disconnected for any reason whatsoever, until such connection has been authorized by the Electrical Inspector. (d) Electricity shall not be supplied to a part or parts of buildings or premises unless all of such buildings or premises have been made to conform with the provisions of this Code. (e) All buildings or structures subjected to damage by deterioration by fire shall be inspected by the Chief Electrical Inspector, and all unsafe wiring or electrical equipment shall be repaired or replaced. (f) If upon inspection an installation is found to be unsafe by reason of inadequate maintenance or repair, the Chief Electrical Inspector may require that the electrical wiring or equipment be made to conform to the provisions of this Code. (g) Except for mobile homes, the provisions of this Code shall apply to all buildings or structures moved into or built in the City of Fort Worth. SECTION 104. The provisions of this Code shall not apply to: (a) Installations in mines, ships, railway cars, or to automotive equipment; (b) The installation, alteration or repair of electrical equipment installed by or for an electricity supply agency for the use of such agency in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electricity when such equipment is located within or on such buildings or premises used by such an agency for said purposes, or when such equipment is located on public thoroughfares; however, the provisions of this Code shall apply to all other electrical installa- tions or equipment used for any other purposes not specifically excepted herein and located within or on such buildings or premises; (c) Installations by or for communication agencies in connection with the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence, nor to the employees making such installations by or for such agencies, but the provisions of this Code shall apply to Article 800 of the National Electrical Code and to installations for heat, decoration, amusement, ventilating equip- ment, and general lighting not attached to and power not directly used in connection with installations for communications, signals, and the transmission of intelligence; (d) The installations and equipment employed by a railway utility in the exercise of its functions as a utility, and located outdoors 'or in buildings used exclusively for that purpose, but the provisions of this Code shall apply to installations and equipment used for light, heat, power, decoration, amusement, and all other purposes located within or on such buildings or premises; (e) Special radio equipment used exclusively for radio transmissions by persons or organizations licensed to operate by the Federal Communications Commission; however, the provisions of this Code shall apply to all electrical equipment used for power supply to radio transmitting equipment; (f) The replacement of lamps or the connection of portable electrical equipment to suitably permanently installed receptacles; (g) The installation, alteration, or repair of electrical equipment for the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence, or to installations of communication facilities by or for communications agencies; (h) Any work involved in the manufacturing or testing of electrical equipment or apparatus, except that this exemption shall not include any permanent wiring; W Installation in mobile dwelling structures, trailers, and other structures designed for portability; (j) The installetiona alterations or repair of electrical equipment, devices, or conductors designed or used for a voltage of twenty-four (24) volts or less. CHAPTER 2 — ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT SECTION 201. (a) GENERAL. There is hereby created the office of Chief Electrical Inspector. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall, be appointed by the Building Official. (b) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall be of good moral character, shall be possessed of such executive ability as is requisite for the performance of his duties, and shall have a thorough knowledge of the standard materials and methods used in the installa- tion of electrical equipment; shall be well versed in approved methods of construction for safety to persons and property, the statutes of the State of Texas relating to electrical work and any orders, rules, and regulations issued by authority thereof, the National Electrical Safety Code, and the National Electrical Code as approved by the American Stan.� dards Association; shall have had at least five years experience as an electrical inspector or in the installation of electrical equipment, at least two years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory capacity; or in lieu of such experience shall be a graduate in electrical engineering of an accredited college or university, and shall have had two years practical electrical experience. (c) The Chief Electrical Inspector may employ assistants to be electrical inspectors, who shall be designated Electrical Inspectors, and clerical assis- tants necessary for the proper conduct of his office and the inspection of electrical installations as provided for in this Code. The Chief Electrical Inspector may delegate any of his powers or duties to any such Electrical Inspectors. (d) It shall be unlawful for the Chiu Electrical Inspector or any Electrical Inspector, while employed by the City of Fort Worth, to engage in the business of the sale, installation, repair or maintenance of electrical equipment, either directly or indirectly, or to have financial interest in any concern engaged in such business in the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 202. (a) GENERAL. It shall be the duty of the Chief Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this Code. He shall, upon proper application by any Master Electrician licensed by the City, issue permits for the installation or alteration of electrical equipment, and shall make inspections of such installations or alterations, as provided for in this Code. (b) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall �e oigM during reasonable hours to enter any building or premises in the discharge of his official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection, or test of the electrical equipment contained therein, or its installation. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with the Chief Electrical Inspector or any of the Electrical Inspectors in the discharge of their duties under this Code. The Chief Electrical Inspec- tor and all Electrical Inspectors shall have peliee power to cause the arrest of any person violating any of the provisions of this Code. (d) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall keep complete records of all permits issued, inspections and reinspections made and other official work performed in accordance with the provisions of this Code. He shall also keep on file a list of electrical equipment inspected and certified by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., which list shall be accessible for public reference during regular office hours. SECTION 203. (a) GENERAL. As used in this Code, "safe condition" as applied to electrical instal- lation and electrical equipment means installations and equipment which, in the opinion of the Electrical Inspector, can be used in the service for which the same are intended or likely to be used with minimum hazard to life, limb, or property. (b) When any electrical equipment is found by the Electrical Inspector to be dangerous to persons or property, he shall notify the persons or agent respon- sible for the electrical equipment in writing, and such person shall make any changes or repair which are required to make such equipment in safe conditions within ten days or longer period that may be specified by the Electrical Inspector in such notice. (c) When the person has been duly notified and does not make the required changes or repairs to the electrical equipment within the period set out in the notice, then the Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to disconnect or order the electricity supply agency to disconnect such electrical equipment and the premises in or upon which the same is located from the source of electricity. (d) In case of emergency, where necessary for safety to persons or property, or where electrical equipment may interfere with, the work of the Fire Department, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the authority, without notice to anyone, to disconnect immediately or to cause the immediate disconnection of any electrical equipment from the source of electrical supply. CHAPTER 3 -- PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS SECTION 301. (a) GENERAL. No person shall install electrical equipment within or on any building, structure, or premises publicly or privately owned, nor shall any person make any alteration or addition to any such existing equipment without having first secured a permit to do such work from the Chief Electrical Inspector. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall issue such permits only to Master Electricians licensed under the provisions of this Code. (b) No permit for constructing, installing, altering, extending, maintaining, repairing, or replacing any electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment or any voltage in excess of twenty-four (24) volts shall be issued to any person other than a Master Electrician licensed by the City of Fort Worth. No permit for installing, altering, extending, maintaining, repairing, or replacing remote-control, low-energy power, low- voltage power, or signal circuits of any voltage shall be issued to any person other than a Master Electri- cian licensed by the City. (c) No permit shall be issued for installing, altering, extending, or replacing any electrical wiring or equipment on any building, structure, or premises, either publicly or privately owned, within the City, if any unlawful electrical wiring or equipment exists on the same premises, until a permit to correct such conditions is first obtained by a Master Electrician, and all necessary corrections are made by an electri- cian qualified to do so under the provisions of this Code. (d) If a permit to correct defective wiring is issued, such work shall be started within forty-eight hours of the issuance of the permit and completed without delay. (e) If work, for which an electrical installation permit is issued, has not been started within six calendar months from the date of issue of such permit, then such permit shall be null and void from and after the expiration of such six months period. Fees for cancelled permits shall not be refunded. SECTION 302. (a) GENERAL. Application for a permit required herein shall describe the work to be done and shall be made in writing to the Chief Electrical Inspector by the Master Electrician instal- ling the work. (b) Plans, specifications, and schedules shall be required on all electrical work in Group A through Occupancies as defined in the Building Code, and on all electrical work in which the total value of all labor and materials exceed twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Such plans shall be signed by a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer or a Master Electrician. Master Electricians, Electrical Engineers, Consult- ing Engineers, and Architects responsible for electri- cal design, Shall furnish to the plan checking division a complete set of electrical plans and specifications for each project. Plans shall be submitted and approved prior to issuing the Building permit. The plans shall indicate all necessary information requir- ed, such as: a. Calculated loads b. Main and feeder size c. Maximum short circuit current available at each point of application of each protective device used on the project. Any deviation from the approved plans must be approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. (c) No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the written approval of the Chief Electrical Inspector. (d) Applications for permits shall include the correct street address and number of premises, the type of occupancy, the name of the owner or occupants, and the number of square feet in any occupancy where demand factors are or may be based on square-foot areas. (e) The issuance of a permit shall not be construed as approval of plans, specifications, or schedules, or of work contemplated by such permit. SECTION 303. (a) A separate permit shall be required for each separate electrical service instal- led. (b) In trailer and mobile home parks, the individual trailer or mobile home disconnect switches shall not be deemed separate services. (c) Inspection fees for each permit shall be charged as set out in the Fee Schedule. SECTION 304. No permits shall be issued to any Master Electrician unless and until such Master Electrician shall have paid all fees for prior permits and inspections issued to and charged to him, SECTION 305. The Building Official may make and issue in writing such administrative regulations in connection with the filing of applications of permits by telephone, the filing and recording of applications and permits and the billing and collecting of inspec- tion and permit fees. SECTION 306. INSPECTIONS. (a) GENERAL. It shall be unlawful for any person to place in operation any electrical equipment for which a permit is required and which has not been inspected and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector.' (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal any electrical 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 Code and has thereafter been approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. EXCEPTIONS: When any electrical equipment is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building or equipment, the Master 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 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidaysp shall have elapsed from the time of such notification; provided, that on large installations where the concealment of equipment proceeds con- tinuously, the Master Electrician installing the elec- trical equipment shall give the Electrical Inspector due notice, and inspections shall be made periodically during the progress of the work. (c) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall have the authority to require any person to uncover any wiring or electrical equipment which has been concealed without the knowledge or permission of the Electrical Inspector. (d) Upon completion of any installation of electri- cal equipment which has been made under a permit issued pursuant to this Code, it shall be the duty of the Master Electrician making the installation to notify the Chief Electrical Inspector who shall in- spect the installation within forty-eight hours, ex- clusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, of the time such notice is given. (e) Where the Chief Electrical Inspector finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, he shall issue to the Master Electrician making the installation a notice of conformance, which shall be placed on the equipment or premises, authorizing the use of the installation. (f) When the Chief Electrical Inspector has issued a Notice of Conformity, he shall send written notice to the agency supplying the electric service author- izing connection of the conforming installation to such service. (g) When the owner or his agent requests a Certificate of Approval for a conforming installation, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall issue such a certificate which will accurately describe the instal- lation and certify its inspection and approval. (h) When a certificate of approval is issued authorizing the connection and use of a temporary installation, such certificate shall be issued for a specified period as stated thereon, and shall be revocable by the Chief Electrical Inspector for good cause. (i) If, upon inspection, the installation is found not to conform with the provisions- of this Code, the Chief Electrical Inspector shall issue a notice of nonconformance and shall notify the Master Electri- cian making the installation of the defects which have been found to exist. All defective work shall be .corrected and brought in conformity with the provi- sions of this Code within} ten (10) days from the date of the written notices. If the defective work is not corrected within the said ten (10) days, no further electrical work will be permitted within or on the building or premises and the Master Electrician making the installation will not be issued any other permits to perform any other electrical work. The provisions of this section shall in no way nullify the Emergency Powers set out in Section 204 of this Code. SECTION 307. Each Master Electrician applying for a permit shall pay an Inspection Fee as set out by SCHEDULE 307A. Payment of such fees shall in no way excuse the Master Electrician from the penalties set forth in this Code. SCHEDULE 307A--INSPECTION FEES Minimum Fee .. ... . .. .. . . ..0 . .. .. . . . . ... . . . .. . .. $10-op LIGHT OUTLETS, FIXTURES, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLE, VENT FANS Up to 100 -- .20 each Allover 100 .15 each APPLIANCES, MACHINES, CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT MOTORS, GENERATORS, WELDERS Up to 100 -- $2.00 each All over 100 -- 1.50 each MISCELLANEOUS Services including 150 amp. . . . . .. . :. . . .. .. ... . .. $ 5.00 Services over 150 amp. 10.00 Swimming pools 25.00 Construction pole ... . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 First turndown .. ..... .... .. ... . . ... . . .. . . .... . . 5.00 Successive turndown .. ... ... . ... . . . . . . .... . .. . .. . 15.00 Wrong number or locked .. .. ... . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . 5.00 Sign connections, each .. . . . . . . 3.00 SECTION 308. When electrical work requiring a permit is found to be in progress or completed and no permit has been issued for such work, an Investigation Fee of double the amount of the Inspection Fee shall be charged to the Master Electrician doing all or part of the work in addition to such fees as are required by this Code. EXCEPTION: No Investigation Fee shall be char- ged when the work is performed by a Master Electrician or by a licensed Journeyman Electrician under the supervision of a licensed Master Electrician at night, on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, so long as a permit for such work is obtained between 8;00 o'clock a.m. and 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the first regular working day after such work has been done. SECTION 309• The following definitions shall apply in determining Inspection Fees. (a) APPLIANCES, MACHINES, EQUIPMENT are those items that contain motors, generators, welders and controls that are delivered on the job site as a packaged unit and are prewired according to the National Electrical Code. (b) CONTROLS, MOTORS, WELDERS, GENERA- TORS are separate items that are required to be connected separately. (c) SERVICES include temporary and permanent, main or branch service connection. (d) TURNDOWN occurs where a reinspection is required by the Electrical Inspector because non- conforming work was found by the Electrical Inspec- tor in the prior inspection. (e) WRONG ADDRESS is that situation where a field inspection was attempted but not completed because a wrong address was given by the Master , Electrician. SEC'T'ION 31Q. Permits stall be issued for electri- cal fences only upon approval by the Electrical Board. CHAPTER 4 -- APPEAL PROCEDURE SECTION 401. The Electrical Board shall hear the appeals of persons aggrieved by orders or decisions made by the Chief Electrical Inspector, his assistants, or the Building Official under this Code, and shall render a decision on each appeal. SECTION 402. APPEAL PROCEDURE. The ap- pellate procedure shall be as follows: (a) The appeal shall be filed with the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth in writing within fifteen days from the date of the decision or order appealed from. Such appeal shall be in duplicate, shall refer to the specific decision or order appealed from and shall clearly state the appellant's grounds for appeal. The City secretary shall notify the Chairman of the Electrical Board of all appeals filed. Such appeals shall be placed on the agenda of the Electrical Board for hearing. The Board shall notify all necessary parties of the date and location of the hearing. Parties may appear before the Electrical Board in person, by agents, or by attorney. The Board may require such additional data and tests it deems necessary for adequate decision of the appeal. (b) The appellant shall be required to pay a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per appeal, which fee shall be returned to the appellant if the decision of the Building Official or Chief Electrical Inspector is reversed. (c) The Building Official. and Chief Electrical Inspector shall transmit to the Electrical Board all records and data in their .possession which are relevant to the appeal. . (d) All orders or decisions made pursuant to this Code which are appealed from shall be stayed pending the final decision of the Board. However, if the Building Official certifies to the Board that by staying such order or decision a hazardous situation to life or property would exist, then such order or decision shall remain in full effect pending the final decision of the Board. (e) The Electrical Board shall have the power in all cases appealed to it to affirm, reverse or modify in whole or in part the decision or order which is appealed from. No decision of the Board shall vary or be inconsistent With the terms, provisions and re- quirements of this Code. (f) The Building Official shall enforce and execute all legal decisions and orders of the Electrical Board. (g) The Board shall have the power to approve alternate and new materials, methods and decisions in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Code. However, the Board shall have no power to limit, amend, modify or change the provisions of this Code. CHAPTER 5 --FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 6 --FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 7 T-FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS PART II— ELECTRICAL BOARD AND LICENSING CHAPTER 8 , ELECTRICAL BOARD SECTION 801. There is hereby created an Electri- cal Board composed of nine members, appointed by the City Manager, by and with the advise and consent of the City Councils as follows; PLACE 1. One Master Electrician, who is engaged in the business of installation of electrical equipment in the City, is licensed by the City. This place shall be nominated by the National Electrical Contractor's Association. PLACE Z. One Master Electrician who is engaged in the business of installation of electrical equipment in' the City is licensed by the City. This place shall be nominated by the Associated Independent Electri- cal Contractors of America. PLACE 3. One Electrical Engineer registered in the State of Texas who is not employed by the City of Fort Worth. PLACE 4. One Electrical Contractor who is en- gaged in the business of installation of electrical equipment within the City and who is a Master Elec- trician licensed by the City. PLACE 5. One Sign Contractor who is engaged in the business of installing electric signs within the City and who is a licensed Master Sign Electrician as defined by the Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth. PLACE 6. One licensed Journeyman Electrician who is licensed to engage in the electrical trade in the City of Fort Worth, and who is actively engaged with the tools of the trade as a Journeyman Elec- trician in the trade within the City. PLACE 7. One licensed Journeyman Electrician who is licensed to engage in the electrical trade in the City of Fort Worth, and who is actively engaged with the tools of the trade as a Journeyman Electri- ciao in the trade within the City. PLACES 8 AND 9• Two residents of the City of Fort Worth above the age of 25 years who are not engaged in any branch of the construction industry. SECTION 802. Six members of the Electrical Board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the carrying out of any duties, but any action taken at any meeting shall require the affirmative vote of at least five members. The Chairman of any meeting of the Board shall vote. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall not vote when the Board is reviewing appeals to the technical provisions of the code but may vote on those matters relating to licensing and during the formulation process of codes. SECTION 803. Each member of the Board shall serve without pay. The term of office of each member shall be for a period of two years or until his successor shall have been appointed, and his appoint- went confirmed by the City Council. The City Council may remove any member, and its decision thereon shall be final. SECTION 804. Employment of the Journeyman Electrician member of the Board by either of the Master Electrician members or the Master Sign Electrician member of the Board for as long as two consecutive months shall automatically disqualify the Journeyman Electrician from further membership on the Boardp and a successor shall be appointed forth- with to serve the remainder of the term of such disqualified member. SECTION 805. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall be Secretary of the Board, and shall keep a record of all examinations held and applicants examined and the results thereof, together with any other records as the Board may direct. The records of the names of each applicant and the number, date and result of the examinations taken by each applicant shall be kept permanently. SECTION 806. The absence of any board member from the regular scheduled monthly meeting of the board for three (3) consecutive meetings shall be removed, and a successor shall be appointed forthwith to serve the remainder of the term of such disquali- fied member. SECTION $07. The Electrical Board shall have the power to make and promulgate its own rules govern- ing its meetings and proceedings, including selection of a Chairman, subject to the provisions of this Code. CHAPTER 9 -- TESTING PROCEDURE SECTION 901. A .person wishing to be examined for one of the grades of electrical licenses issued by the City of Fort Worth shall file a written application for such examination with the Secretary of the Board at least thirty days before the date set for examina- tions. Such application shall state the grade of license for which he wishes to be examined, and shall have attached thereto such documentary information as is required by this Code and the Board. SECTION 902. The Board shall give written examinations to those applicants who have satisfied the provisions of Section 901 to determine whether each,applicant is qualified for the grade of license for which he has applied. SECTION 903. Each applicant for the Master Electrician's examination and each applicant for the Master Sign .9lectrician's examination shall pay an examination fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Secretary of the Board; and each applicant for the Journeyman Electrician's examination and each appli- cant for the Journeyman Sign Electrician's examinaw tion shall pay an examination fee of two dollars ($2.00) to the Secretary of the Board. SECTION 904. Examinations may be held in the City Hall. Such examinations shall be of four hour duration and shall be held, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the exact time of such period to be set by the Board. The Secretary shall notify each applicant of the exact time' and location of the examination. SECTION 905. Three or more members of the Board shall be present at all examinations, and shall supervise the applicants during the entire course of such examinations. SECTION 906. Examination questions shall be typed or mimeographed, and the answers shall be written in ink by the applicant. SECTION 907. (a) GENERAL. At least seventy- five percent (75%) of the total number of questions in each half of the Master Electrician's examination and the Journeyman Electrician's examination and of the Journeyman Electrician's examination shall be based upon the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, and this Code. Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) may be based upon additional electrical questions. (b) FIRST TWO HOURS. The first two hours of the four-hour Master Electrician's examination period and the first two hours of the four-hour Journeyman Electrician's examination period shall each be devoted to questions on this Code, the National Electrical Code, and the National Electrical Safety Code, and other electrical questions of a nature designed to test the applicant's technical competence and his general overall knowledge of and familiarity with this Code, the National Electrical Code, and National Electrical Safety Code. During the first two-hour section of such four-hour examination per- iods, the applicant shall not be permitted to use any codes, books, tables, or any other aids whatsoever. (c) SECOND TWO HOURS. The second two hours of such four-hour examination periods shall each be devoted to problems to determine the applicant's ability to use this Code, the National Electrical Code, the.National Electrical Safety Code, and their asso- ciated tables, and other technical,inf ormation'which, in the opinion of the Board, is necessary for technical competence. During the second twohour section of such four-hour examination period, the applicant will be permitted to use the National Electrical Code or any other books or tables. SECTION 908. The Master Electrician's examina- tion shall be based on the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, this Code and all amendments thereto, together with any additional technical problems which, in the opinion of the Board, will test the applicant's competence. SECTION 909• The Journeyman Electrician's examination shall be based on this Code and all amendments thereto, the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, and the addi- tional technical information generally, but shall not be as extensive or difficult as the Master Electri- cian'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 ordinar- ily be solved by electricians working under the supervision of a Master Electrician. SECTION 910. (a) FIRST TWO HOURS. The first two hours of the Master Sign Electrician's four-hour examination period and the first two hours of the Journeyman Sign Electrician's four-hour examination period shall each be devoted to questions based upon Article 600 of the National Electrical Code and all provisions of the Sign Code to determine the appli- cant's general over-all knowledge of and familiarity with such codes. During the first two-hour section of such four-hour examination periods, the applicant shall not be permitted to use any codes, books, tables or any other aids whatsoever. (b) SECOND TWO HOURS. The second two hours of such four-hour examination periods shall each be devoted to problems and/or sketches to determine the applicant's ability to use Article 600 of the National Electrical Code and the Sign Code, their associated tables and other technical information which, in the opinion of the Board, is necessary for technical competence. During the second two-hour section of such four-hour examination period, the applicant will be permitted to use this Code, the Sign Code and any other books and tables. SECTION 911. The Master Sign Electrician's examination shall be based upon the Sign Code and Article 600 of.the National Electrical Code and all respective amendments thereto, together with any additional technical problems which, in the opinion of the Board, will test the applicant's competence. SECTION 912. The Journeyman Sign Electrician's examination shall be based upon the Sign Code and Article 600 of the National Electrical Code and all respective amendments thereto, and technical infor- mation generally, 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 sign electricians working under the supervision of a Master Sign Electrician. SECTION 913. Each section of each examination shall be of equal value in determining the final grade. A minimum grade of seventy percent (70%) shall be required as a passing grade. The Electrical Board shall grade all examination papers and shall certify to the chief electrical inspector the name of each applicant passing the examination and the grade of license for which he has qualified. Upon such certification and the payment of the fee herein prescribed and filing of a bond in cases where a bond is required, the applicant shall be issued a license at the grade for which he has been certified, which license shall be signed by the Chief Electrical Inspector. SECTION 914. The Electrical Board shall notify an applicant of his grade within ten (10) days after the date of the examination. SECTION 915. No applicant for an electrician's license who fails to pass his first examination shall be examined again prior to the expiration of two (2) calendar months from the date of said first examina- tion. No applicant who fails to pass his second examination shall be examined again prior to the expiration of six (b) calendar months from the date of his last such examination. CHAPTER 10 -- LICENSING 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: (1) Take an examination given by the Board for the grade of license sought; or, (2) Be the holder of a valid electrician's license or certificate of registration issued by another city which license or certificate is of a grade equal to that for which he is applying; or, (3) Be the holder of a certificate of examination which states he has passed an examination qualifying him for the grade of license for which he is applying and which certificate was issued to him by an examining agency approved by the Board; and, (4) Comply with all other licensing requirements herein. There shall be four (4) grades of licenses and one (1) grade of temporary working permit. SECTION 1002. Either the holder of a valid electrician's license or certificate of registration issued by another city or the holder of a certificate of examination issued by an examining agency ap- proved by the Electrical Board may apply for the grade of license comparable to that which he holds or has qualified for elsewhere without taking the written examination given by the Board. Such application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Electrical Board and shall be accompanied by evidence showing: (1) That the applicant holds either a valid electrician's license or certificate of registration issued by another city which is of a grade equal to that license for which he is applying or a certificate of examination issued by an examining agency ap- proved by the Board which qualifies him for the grade of license for which he is applying; (Z) That such certificate of examination, electri- cian's license or certificate of registration was issued to the applicant by such examining agency or other city after the applicant had taken and passed a written examination administered to him by such agency or city; (3) That the examination and the applicant's passing performance thereon are equal to those required by the provisions of this Code; and that the other city from which the applicant holds a license or certificate of registration allows holders of electri- cian's licenses issued under the provisions of this Code to receive equivalent licenses from such city on a reciprocal basis and without written examinations. Upon receipt of such information the Board shall certify to the Chief Electrical Inspector that the applicant is qualified for the grade of license for which he is applying. Upon such certification, payment of the prescribed license fees by the applicant and the filing of a bond by applicant where required, a license shall be issued to the applicant of the grade for which he is certified. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall be the equivalent of a license of the same grade which is issued under the provisions of this Code. SECTION 1003. The Electrical Hoard may list agencies whose certificates of examinations the Board will accept in lieu of examinations given by the Board. The Board shall. determine whether the various grades of written examination given by the 818010" are the equivalent of those given by,the Board under the.paovisions of this Code. The Board shall further determine whether the standards required by such agency for the issuance of such a certificate of examination are equal to the standards. required by the Board for a psssing grade on an equivalent examination given under the provisions of this Code. The Board shall neither approve nor listar being approved MY examining which does not maintain examinations standards at least equal to those sequieed by this Code, S$CTION 1004. . To be qualified, an applicant for a lieease shall have passed a required examination, or hold a certificate of examination from an approved examining MI McyP or hold a license or certificate of registration from another city# and have the following minimum qualifications and experience; (a) MASTER MECTRICL46NS UCENS$ (1) Shall have had M least four (4) yearn experience as a Joufaeyman Electrician in the construction industry; -or$ shall be a graduate 'of a recognised electrical trade school�with a four (4) year curriculum and have had at least two. (Z) years experience as a journeyman electrician. (2) Shall have graduated after majoring in electrical engineering from an accredited col- lege or university which has not less than a four (4) year .curriculum and shall have had at least one (1) year of practical electrical experience. (b) JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE Shall have had at least four (4) years exper- ience in the electrical construction industry, or shall be a graduate of a recognized electri- cal trade school with a four (4) year curricu- lum. (c) MASTER SIGN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE Shall have had at least three (3) years of experience in the installation and/or manufac- ture of electrical signs, exclusive of exper- ience devoted to non-electric components, such as enclosures; or in lieu of such exper- ience, shall have graduated after majoring in electrical engineering from an accredited col- lege or university which has not less than a four (4) year curriculum 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 electri- cal experience. (d) JOURNEYMAN SIGN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE Shall have at least one (1) year of experience in the installation of electrical sign or outline lighting equipment, exclusive of experience devoted to nonelectrical components, such as enclosures. (e) DUAL QUALIFICATION, DUAL LICENSING Neither this section nor this chapter shall be construed to prohibit: (1) The licensing of a Master Electrician as a Master Sign Electrician, provided such Master Electrician has duly qualified as a Master Sign Electrician; (2) The licensing of a Master Sign Electrician as a Master Electrician, provided such Master Sign Electrician has duly qualified as a Master Electrician; (3) The licensing of a Journeyman Electrician as a Journeyman Sign Electrician, provided such Journeyman Electrician has duly qualified as a Journeyman Sign Electrician; (4) The licensing of a Journeyman Sign Electrician as a Journeyman Electrician, pro- vided such Journeyman Sign Electrician has duly qualified as a Journeyman Electrician; and (5) Any other licensing combination, provided that the licensing prerequisites for the issu- ance of each such license are duly met. SECTION 1005. TEMPORARY WORKING PER- MITS shall be issued under the following conditions: (a) An applicant for a Temporary Working Permit shall file a written application with the Chief Electrical Inspector. (b) No examination is required for Temporary Working permits. SECTION 1006. Only the following licensees shall be permitted to do the electrical work specified below: (a) A Master Electrician may contract for and engage in the business of installing, repairing or replacing electrical wiring or equipment of any nature on or in buildings or structures other than signs. The Master Electrician may install, repair or replace-the primary wiring on signs and may employ and supervise Journeyman Electricians, Temporary Working Permit holders, helpers and apprentice elec- tricians. (b) A Journeyman Electrician shall be able to perform any type of electrical work under the supervision of a Master Electrician, or to perform any type of sign work as outlined by the ordinances of the City and under the supervision of a Master Sign Electrician, but in no case shall a Journeyman Electrician contract for or engage in the business of electical work of any nature, nor shall he perform electrical work of any nature, except under the supervision of either a Master Electrician or a Master Sign Electrician. A Journeyman Electrician shall be able to lay out work for and to supervise helper or apprentice electricians, but he shall not be able to employ same. (c) A Master Sign Electrician shall be able to contract for and engage in the business of manufac- turing electrical signs, luminous gas or electric discharge signs and luminous gas or electric discharge outline lighting from the secondary wiring power Source or transformer in the sign and to employ and supervise Journeyman Sign Electricians in the perfor- mance of such work on such signs and/or outline lighting. (d) A Journeyman Sign Electrician shall be able to perform any type of sign and/or outline lighting work of a Master Sign Electrician, provided that such work must be performed under the supervision of a licensed Master Sign Electrician. (e) A Temporary Working Permit holder may perform work in the capacity of a Journeyman Electrician, so long as the Temporary Working Permit is valid. (f) A helper or apprentice electrician may perform electrical work only when the work is laid out for him and supervised by a Master Electrician, a Master Sign Electrician, a Journeyman Electrician, a Journeyman Sign Electrician or a holder of a Temporary Working Permit. The supervising Master Electrician, Maste Sign Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Sign Electrician or holder of a Temporary Working Permit shall be on the job site. SECTION 1007. The following shall be required licensing fees: 5 (a) The first annual fee shall be paid in advance: Master Electrician License . . . . . . $100.00 Master Sign Electrician License. . 100.00 Journeyman Electrician License. . 10.00 Journeyman Sip Electrician License .. . . .. . ... . . . . . 10,00 (b) The annual renewal fee shall be payable in full on the first day of January of each year: Master Electrician License .. . . . $25.00 Master Sign Electrician License. . 2,5.00 Journeyman Electrician License. . 5.00 Journeyman Sign Electrician License .. . .. . . ... . . . ... . . 5.00 (c) Journeyman Electricians, Journeyman Sign Electricians or holders of Temporary Working Permits who are not the holders of valid Master Electrician Licenses or valid Master Sign Electrician Licenses shall carry their Journeyman Electrician licenses or Journeyman Sign Electrician licenses or Temporary Working Permits on their persons at all times while performing electrical work, and they shall produce and present such licenses or permits immediately upon request by any Electrical Inspector. (d) Each holder of a license of any grade or of a Temporary Working Permit shall furnish the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of his permanent address, and each holder of a Master Electrician license or Master Sign Electrician license shall furnish the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of the address and telephone number of his regularly established place of business and, if actively engaged in the electrical contracting busi- ness or electrical sign contracting business, a list of Journeyman Electricians or Journeyman Sign Electri- cians and other electrical workers employed by him. SECTION 1008. Any license issued under the terms of this Code shall expire thirty days after the annual renewal fee becomes due and payable unless such fee is paid within such thirty-day period. SECTION 1009• The holder of any grade of license who fails to pay the annual renewal fee due for such license within thirty 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 fele for the first full year. SECTION 1010. The holder of a license of any grade who fails to pay the renewal fee due for such license within one 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 year period. SECTION 1011. Any applicant who passes an examination for any grade of license and fails to obtain the license for the grade of license as prescribed herein within a period of 60 days of such examination date shall forfeit his right to obtain such license until he again qualifies himself by passing another examination or applies for a license as required herein. SECTION 1012. (a) If, after a permit is issued to a named licensee under the provisions hereof, said licensee abandons the job, becomes incapacitated or his services are terminated prior to final inspection and approval by the Building Official, the permit holder of the person engaging the services of the Licensee shall immediately notify the Building Offi- cial in writing. Upon such notification, the Building Official shall immediately have an inspection made of the work completed to that time, and he may revoke the outstanding permit and require that a new permit be obtained before the work is allowed to resume. (b) A license or permit may be suspended, repealed or revoked by the Building Official by reason of the occurrence of one or more of the following: 1. Adjudication of insanity; 2. Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license or permit; 3. Violation of a provision of this ordinance, the Plumbing, Mechanical, or Building Codes or any other regulating ordinances of the City applicable to the installation or alteration of appliances, equipment or systems as set forth in Ordinance No. 76a as amended; 4. Conviction of defrauding a person for whom he has rendered or contracted to render service; 5. Failure to obtain a permit or the attempted assignment of a permit; 6. The voluntary or involuntary filing of bank- ruptcy proceedings by or against the firm, partnership, association, or corporation; and 7. The sending of six (6) notifications within a six (6) month period that the licensee is in violation of Ordinance No.?���, as amended. Section 1013. (a) Upon suspension or revocation of said Master Electricians or Master Sign Electricians License, same shall be null and void and no work thereafter may be performed thereunder. (b) Upon appeal to the Electrical Board, said Board may affirm, revise, or modify such suspension or revocation. SEC77ON 1014. (a) All persons who are currently licensed shall be licensed under this Code, and such licenses shall expire at the expiration date set out on such licenses unless renewed as provided in this Code. (b) No license shall be issued under the terms of this Code to any other than a natural person. (c) No license in effect, issued, or renewed under the terms of this Code shall ever be transferred to or used by any other person other than the one to whom or to which the same is issued, nor shall a holder of a license allow his name or license to be used by any other person to obtain a permit or to perform work under such license. (d) Journeyman Electricians or holders of Tempor- ary Working Permits who are not the holders of valid Master Electrician's licenses shall carry their Jour- neyman Electrician's licenses or Temporary Working Permits on their persons at all times while perform- ing electrical work, and they shall produce and present such licenses or permits immediately upon request by any Electrical Inspector. (e) Each holder of a license of any grade or of a Temporary Working Permit shall furnish the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of his permanent address, and each holder of a Master Electrician's license shall furnish the Chief Electrical Inspector with a written notice of the address and telephone number of his regularly established place of business, and if actively engaged in the electrical contracting business, a list of Journeyman Electri- cians and other electrical workers employed by him. (f) Each licensed Master Electrician and Master sign Electrician shall have his company name and his Electrician's license number as follows: FW E 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, equipment or signs within the city, in letters and numerals of at least two and one-half (2%") inches in height. Such name and number shall be the same for all vehicles so operated by any one Licensed Master Electrician or any one Licensed Master Sign Electri- cian. Such name and number shall not be of the plastic magnetic type. (g) This Code shall not be construed to affect the responsibility or liability of any party owning, opera- ting, controlling or installing any electrical equip- ment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect in such equipment or in the installation thereof, nor shall either any Electrical Inspector or the City assume any liability by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized in this chapter or by reason of the certificates of conformance or nonconformance or by reason of the approval or disapproval of any equipment authorized in this chapter or by the issuance of any permits or licenses. (h) The regulations provided in this Code are hereby declared to be governmental and for the benefit of the general public. Any member of the City Council, any City official or employee or any member of the Electrical Board charged with the enforcement of this chapter, acting for the City in the discharge of his duty, shall not thereby render himself personally liable and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as the result of an act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties. Any Suit brought against such official or employee because of such act performed by him in the enforcement of any provision of this chapter shall be defended by the Department of Law until the final adjudication of the proceedings. "(i) Agencies of any federal, state or local government shall be exempt from the payment of licensing fees in cases where the electrician perform- ing the work is an employee of such agency and the work is to be performed on premises owned or controlled by such agency. This exemption shall not void the requirements of the other sections of Ordinance No. the 1978 National Electrical Code or this ordinance." CHAPTER 11 --FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 12 FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 13 --FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 14 --FOR FU'T'URE DEVELOPMENTS PART III-- STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 15 -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION 1501. All installations of electrical equipment and wiring made within the City shall be made so that they will be in safe condition and will conform with the provisions of this Code, and all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. SECTION 1502. (a) If electrical equipment and installations conform with all applicable regulations set forth in the National Electrical Code and the National Electrical Safety Code, then such conform- ity shall be prima facie evidence that such equipment and installations are in safe condition, provided that such conformity does not conflict with this Code or any other Ordinances of the City, or any State or Federal laws or regulations. (b) All installation of electrical wiring and equipment shall conform to requirements of Articles 90 through 820 and the accompanying tables of the 1978 edition of the National Electrical Code (Nation- al Fire Protection Association No. 70-1978) except as modified by the provisions of this Ordinance. (c) Installations of electrical wiring and equipment not in conformance with the requirements of the 1978 edition of the National Electrical Code or not in conformance with this Ordinance are not in a safe condition and are a violation of this Ordinance. SECTION 1503. If electrical equipment or wiring conforms with all applicable standards of Under- writers Laboratories, Inc., such conformity shall be prima facie evidence that such equipment or wiring is in safe condition. SECTION 1504. All unused electrical equipment within or on public or private buildings or premises shall be removed if such equipment, in the opinion of the Electrical Inspector, constitutes a hazard or danger to life or property. SECTION 1505. The location and illumination requirements for emergency exit electrical lighting systems shall be as required. in the Fort Worth Building Code and installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code. CHAPTER 16 — GENERAL WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS SECTION 1601, All electrical wiring methods used within or on all buildings hereafter erected and all alterations in and additions to such wiring in or on buildings now existing shall be: (a) Type MI cable. (b) Approved metal raceway system and/or approv- ed multi-outlet assemblies. (c) Aluminum sheathed cable systems. (d) Limited use of interlocking armored power cable for feeder circuits in accessible locations is permitted, provided the cable is not subject to mechanical injury, the cable is #1/0 or larger, and is supported by and securely fastened to a suitable metal rack or tray which is designed for such purpose and which is made electrically continuous throughout its length and property grounded at the source end. SPECIAL EXCEPTION: (1) The provisions of this Section shall apply to all buildings used as a combina, tion living quarters and a business, commercial, or industrial establishment. 11(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Group H apartment houses, Group I Occupancies and Group J Occupancies, three stories or less in height, as same are defined in the Fort Worth Building.Code. The provisions of this section shall apply to the separate branch service conductors to individual apartment breaker panels, to occupancies other than Group H apartment houses, Group I Occupancies and to occupancies where two or more washing machines or drying machines are located, and to mechanical buildings and other nonresidential occupancies." SECTION 1602. Flexible metal conduit shall not be used in exposed locations where flexibility is required because of vibration or adjustment needs, and then only in lengths not greater than needed and in no case shall such sections be greater than six feet in length except by special permission. SECTION 1603. Electrical Metallic Tubing shall not be installed in the ground or in concrete slabs poured on the ground. r "SECTION 1604. Exposed raceways and cables shall be run parallel or at right angles to building lines and securely fastened .to structural parts of buildings." SECTION 1605. A minimum of a one and one- fourth inch (1%") 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; however, if the electric furnace is 10 KW or smaller the raceway size may be reduced.