HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6730 ORDINANCE NO. r07,30
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF EXHIBIT "B" OF
THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, SAID
ORDINANCE CONCERNING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRE-
SCRIBED METHODS OF WIRING; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER
ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Special Exception (2) of Section 1601 of Chapter 16,
"General Wiring Methods and Materials" of Exhibit "B, " attached
to and incorporated by reference in the Electrical Code of the
City of Fort Worth, be and the same is hereby amended and, after
being so amended, shall hereafter read as follows:
" (2) The provisions of this section shall not
apply to Group H apartment houses, Group I Occupan-
cies 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 Occu-
pancies and Group J Occupancies located in the same
building, and to occupancies where two or more wash-
ing machines or drying machines are located, and to
mechanical buildings and other nonresidential occu-
pancies."
SECTION 2.
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 the 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, para-
graphs and sections hereof, since the same would have been en-
acted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of
any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be
cumulative of the provisions of the Electrical Code of the City
of Fort Worth and amendments thereto, regulating and controlling
the installation and alteration of electrical equipment, except
in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with such Code, in which instances said conflict-
ing provisions of such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
That all pending litigations and existing violations, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under the
Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth and amendments thereto
superseded by this ordinance shall not be affected by this ordi-
nance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the
courts.
SECTION 5.
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 punished by a fine of not to exceed
two hundred dollars ($200.00) , and each day that a violation
exists is hereby declared to be a distinct and separate offense
and punishable as such, all as provided for in Section 1-5 of
Chapter I of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as
amended.
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SECTION 6.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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EFFECTIVE:
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to Electrical PAGE
NUMBER
Code - Restricting Use of Non-
10/2/72
on-10 2 72 G-2073 Mgtallic-Sheathed Cable
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On June 12, 1972, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 6683 amending the
Electrical Code to permit the use of nonmetallic-sheathed cable (Romex) in
Group H--Apartments--construction.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, in conjunction with its
review of the City's application for Workable Program certification, has
advised that this provision must be restricted to apartment structures of
three stories or less. It is therefore proposed that the Code be amended
to this effect.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted revising the Electrical Code
to limit the use of nonmetallic-sheathed cable in Group H construction to
apartment structures of three stories or less.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
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