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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13962ORDINANCE NUMBER l ?j q (p~, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH MECHANICAL CODE, BY PROVIDING FOR THE ABILITY TO ALLOW HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE OUT MECHANICAL PERMITS ON THEIR HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION 1N PAMPHLET FORM, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 Section 7-167 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is amended by inserting new amendments as follows SECTION C02 *Section C02.7. added to read ase ollows. C02.7 Homestead owner Permits maybe issued to a property owner who wishes to do Mechanical work m a building owned and occupied by him as his homestead. The term "to do mechanical work" shall be construed to mean work actually done personally by the owner Under State law, work that deals with refngerants and equipment containing refrigerants may require additional certificates or licenses that are not waived under this permit provision. SECTION 2 This article shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this article are m direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, m which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 3 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000 00) for all violations involving fire safety, or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be pumshable as herein provided. SECTION 4 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Crty 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~udgment or final decree of any court of competent ~urisdichon, 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 m this ordinance of any such void, ineffective, or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION 5 This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Mechanical Code of the Crty of Fort Worth, as provided m Section 2, Chapter XXV, and Section 9, Chapter XXVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth. The Development Department of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance, as so published, shall be admissible m evidence m all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 6 The City Secretary of the Crty of Fort Worth, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause, and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas as authorized by Section 2, Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by Section 52.013 (a) of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 7 This ordinance shall be m full force and effect thirty (30)` days after rts passage and publication, and rt is so ordained. ~ ~~~~ Assistant City Attorney Date• Adopted. ~ (~j - ~ -~ vl Effective• 9-24-99 City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ayar And Caunc~l C,ammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 10/5/99 G-12687 06AMEND 1 of 1 SUBJECT AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE AND THE MECHANICAL CODE TO ALLOW HOMEOWNERS TO PULL PERMITS FOR CERTAIN WORK AT THEIR HOMESTEADS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amendments to the Electrical Code and the Mechanical Code to allow homeowners to pull permits under these codes DISCUSSION Currently, the Electrical and Mechanical Codes require that a contractor licensed with the City of Fort Worth pull any permit to perform work under these codes This is unlike the Building Code which allows a homeowner to take out a permit, and the Plumbing Code which allows a homeowner to have a permit on his homestead property The attached amendments would allow a homeowner to pull a permit to perform work under these codes under the following conditions 1 The permit is for work on the homesteaded residence of the person pulling the permit. Proof of homestead (available from the Tarrant Appraisal District) must be provided at the time of permitting This matches the state law requirement for the plumbing permits 2 Electrical permits will be issued only for work on the wiring and other components of the home's electrical system after the first main breaker behind the electrical meter 3 Homeowners who are Fort Worth journeymen or master electricians may permit work for any portion of the electrical system on their homesteaded residence As with other permits, all work permitted must be inspected for compliance with the appropriate code by a City development inspector FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies this action will have no material effect on City funds MGj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) ~'RQV~D Mike Groomer 6140 ^^ Cj~ l l 4/ouNUl~ Originating Department Head: ~ O ~ T $ Ann Kovich 8901 (from) ~~ ~)) l~e,.v../ ~ , Additional Information Contact: ,~ .. 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