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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-01-1288)-08/08/2001 ORDINANCE 0-01-1288 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 111- ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS TO ADOPT THE 1999 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE REGIONAL CODES COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Colleyville has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Colleyville, Texas to adopt the 1999 Edition of the National Electrical Code; and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing before the City Council was published in a newspaper of general circulation in Colleyville at least 15 days before such hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: Sec. 1. THAT Section 18-56 entitled "Definitions" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: For the purpose of this article, certain terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall be construed as set out in this section. Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural includes the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, and the feminine includes the masculine. Words used in the National Fire Protection Association Standard for Electrical Practice have the meanings assigned them in that document if any. Where terms, phrases, and words are not defined, they shall have their ordinary acceptable meanings within the context with which they are used. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language. Unabridged copyright 1986, shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings. Annual permit means a permit authorizing a firm or corporation to perform electrical work on its own premises for the calendar year in which the permit is issued to a firm or corporation that has in its employ a master electrician who qualifies the firm or corporation as an electrical contractor. Approved means approved by office of the chief electrical inspector or the National Fire Protection Association or any equivalent or similar organization whose approval is signified by a UL label or its equivalent. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 2 of 11 Authorized person means any individual, firm, or corporation who or which is licensed under the provisions of this article to do the work as permitted under the specific provisions of this article. Board means Construction Board as described by this chapter. Building official means the duly authorized representative of the City of Colleyville responsible for supervision over all inspectors. City means the territory within the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas, or the legally constituted governing body thereof, its agents and its officers. City Council means the City Council of the City of Colleyville, Texas. Conductor means a wire or cable suitable for carrying electric current or potential. Contractor's Board means the Construction Board of Appeals of the City of Colleyville, Texas. Electrical construction means and includes all work and materials used in installing, maintaining or extending a system of electrical wiring and all appurtenances, apparatus or equipment used in connection therewith, inside of or attached to any building structure, lot or premises. Conductors placed under at least two inches of concrete beneath a building, or conductors within a building in conduit or duct and enclosed by concrete or brick not less than two inches thick, shall be considered outside the building. Electrical contractor means any person engaged in the business of installing or altering, by contract, electrical conductors or equipment. Such term shall include any authorized person, whether actually doing electrical work or not, and any authorized person who subcontracts to do such work, but it shall not include bona fide employees employed by such contractor to do or supervise such work. Electrical equipment means electrical conductors, fittings, devices, motors, appliances, fixtures, signs and gaseous tubing. Electrician means any person who is engaged in the trade or business of electrical construction and who is qualified under the terms and provisions of this article. Persons while engaged in the manufacture, fabrication, or assembly of products where equipment is installed, incorporated, or otherwise attached or used are specifically exempt from this article. Exception means affirmative defense for all purposes. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 3 of 11 Homeowner means any person who resides in his own property. Inspector means any individual who has been authorized by the chief electrical inspector to approve or disapprove electrical installations. Journeyman electrician means any individual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to install, maintain, and extend electrical conductors and equipment and is capable of doing the work in accordance with plans and specifications furnished him or her and in compliance with applicable laws. Maintenance electrician means any individual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to repair, operate, and replace electrical conductors and equipment in a specific building, buildings, or premises. Master electrician means any individual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to plan, layout and supervise the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment. Person means individual, firm, corporation, partnership, and any other legal or business entity. Registered when used with the words "electrical contractor, "electrician" or the like, means that the person has made application to the chief electrical inspector and has provided proof that he is qualified to do the work stated in the application, that he has paid the necessary registration fees to date, been issued a certificate of registration, and that his name is carried in the records of the chief electrical inspector as a person authorized to do electrical work for which he is registered. Residential electrician means any individual who possesses the necessary qualifications to construct, repair, install, or maintain specific electrical conductors and equipment under the specific classification of electrical work for which the residential electrician is qualified. Special approval means written consent of the department of inspections of the City of Colleyville, Texas. Temporary electrical installation means installation of electrical work that is intended to be in place for a period of time not in excess of ninety (90) days. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 4 of 11 Sec. 2. THAT Section 18-59 entitled "National Electrical Code adopted; conflicting provisions" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby re-titled to read as follows: Section 18-59. National Electrical Code adopted; conflicting provisions; local amendments. Sec. 3. THAT Section 18-59 entitled "National Electrical Code adopted; conflicting provisions" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, paragraph (a) is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Adopted. The National Electrical Code, 1999 edition, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association, one copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and made a part of this article as the electrical code of the City, subject to and including by reference such amendments, corrections, and additions as shall appear in this article. Sec. 4. THAT Section 18-59 entitled "National Electrical Code adopted; conflicting provisions" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to add paragraph (c) to read as follows: (c) Amendments. The National Electrical Code, 1999 edition, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association is hereby amended to include the recommendations of the Regional Codes Committee of the North Central Texas Council of Governments for electrical installations in the City of Colleyville, Texas, which are as follows: A. Section 230-2 Number of Services, paragraph (a), add a sixth Special Condition to read as follows: (6) In supplying electrical service to multifamily dwellings, two or more laterals or overhead service drops shall be permitted to a building when both of the following conditions are met: a. The building has six or more individual gang meters and all meters are grouped at the same location. b. Each lateral or overhead service drop originates from the same point of service. B. Section 230-71 Maximum Number of Disconnects, paragraph (a), add an Exception to read as follows: Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 5 of 11 Exception: Multiple-occupancy buildings. Individual service disconnecting means is limited to six for each occupant. The number of individual disconnects at on location may exceed six. C. Section 250-50 Grounding Electrode System, add a fifth paragraph after the Exception to read as follows: Where a metal underground water pipe, as described in item (a), is not present, a method of grounding as specified in (b) through (d) below shall be used. D. Section 250-104 Bonding of Piping Systems and Exposed Structural Steel, paragraph (b), change to read as follows: (b) Metal Gas Piping. Each interior portion of a metal gas piping system upstream from the equipment shutoff valve shall be electrically continuous and bonded to the grounding electrode system. The bonding jumper shall be sized in accordance with Table 250-122 using the rating of the circuit that may energize the gas piping. E. Section 310-15 Ampacities for Conductors Rated 0 to 2000 Volts, paragraph (b) (6), change to read as follows: (6) 120/240-Volt, 3-Wire, Single-Phase Dwelling Services and Feeders. For dwelling units, conductors, as listed in Table 31 0-15(b)(6), shall be permitted as 120/240 -volt, 3-wire, single-phase service-entrance conductors, service lateral conductors, and feeder conductors that serve as the main power feeder to a dwelling unit and are installed in raceway or cable with or without an equipment grounding conductor. For application of this section, the main power feeder shall be the feeder(s) between the main disconnect and the lighting and appliance branch-circuit panel board(s), and the feeder conductors to a dwelling unit shall not be required to larger than their service-entrance conductors. The grounded conductor shall be permitted to be smaller, than the grounded conductors, provided the requirements of Sections 215-2,220-22, and 230-42 are met. This section shall not be used in conjunction with Section 220-30. F. Section 336-5 Uses Not Permitted, paragraph (a)(1), add an Exception and a tenth restriction to read as follow: Exception: An additional level shall be permitted in multi-family dwellings where the entire structure is protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 6 of 11 (10) In non-residential metal frame structures. Sec. 5. THAT Section 18-69 entitled "Anchorage for service drops" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended and re- titled to read as follows: Section 18-69. Electric Service Provider rules and regulations. The rules and regulations of the applicable electric service provider relating to service and meter installations for the kind and character of service to be provided are incorporated in this chapter and made a part thereof. Sec. 6. THAT Section 18-74 entitled "Proof of insurance" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby deleted and re-titled to read as follows: Section 18-74. Reserved Sec. 7 . THAT Section 18-127 entitled "Grades of licenses" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 18-127. Grades of licenses. A person registered in one of the following electrical registration classifications may perform the work of that classification. (a) Electrical contractor (b) Master electrician (c) Journeyman electrician (d) Maintenance electrician (e) Residential wireman electrician (f) A master electician's license shall entitle the holder to contract for and engage in the business of electrical wiring of any nature, and to emply and supervise journeyman electricians. (9) A journeyman electrician's license shall entitle the holder thereof to perform any type of electrical work under the supervision of a master electrician, or to perform any type of sign work under the supervision of a master sign electrician, but in no case shall a journeyman electrician contract for or engage in the business of electrical work of any nature, nor perform electrical work of any in any nature, except under the supervision of either a master electrician or a master sign electrician. (h) A residential wireman license shall entitle the holder thereof to perform only electrical work for a one or two family dwelling under the supervision of a master electrician, but in no case shall a residential wireman contract for or Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 7 of 11 engage in the business of electrical work of any nature, nor perform electrical work of any in any nature, except under the supervision of either a master electrician or a master sign electrician. (i) A maintenance electrician license shall entitle the holder thereof to perform the keeping in safe repair of any and all electrical installations, apparatus, equipment and appliances and the keeping in safe repair of electrical equipment within a building or in or on the premises where the maintenance electrician is regularly employed on a permanent basis, for which an electrical permit is not required under the terms and provisions of this chapter. Sec. 8. THAT Section 18-128 entitled "Reciprocal agreement" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 18-128. Reciprocal agreement. An electrician holding a valid license or certificate of registration from another city participating in the Southern Building Code Congress International's Examination Program may apply for and receive a certificate of registration for the same classification from the City of Colleyville without taking an examination if he or she: (a) Submits evidence satisfactory to the chief electrical inspector that his or her license or certificate of registration was issued under conditions not less restrictive than those required by the chief electrical inspector for issuance of a certificate of registration and that an electrician holding a certificate of registration issued by the City of Colleyville would be permitted to apply for and receive a similar type of license or certificate in the city the applicant is licensed or registered by without taking an examination, and (b) Pays the required registration fee and complies with all other requirements of this chapter. Sec. 9. THAT Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-128.1 to read as follows: Section 18-128.1. Contractor registration. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to offer to do electrical work in the city if the person is not properly registered in compliance with this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of electrical contractor without being registered in the city in compliance with this article. To be eligible for registration, any applicant for an electrical certificate of Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 8 of 11 registration of any grade shall pass an examination prescribed by the chief electrical inspector. (c) Applicants for a certificate of registration as electrical contractor shall file with the chief electrical inspector an application setting forth the names of the person or persons who are the owners of the business or who are the officers of the firm. and the name and address of the persons who are responsible for the business. No person shall be issued a certificate of registration as electrical contractor who is not a qualified master electrician, or who does not have continuously in his employ a qualified master electrician who has active supervision over and is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this article. (d) The holder of an electrical contractor's certificate of registration may engage in the business of and secure permits forthe installation, addition, alteratiion, servicing, replacing, removing, or repairing of any electrical conductors, apparatus, appliances, devices and equipment. A person performing the actual work of installation or alteration shall be under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman electrician. (e) An electrical contractor engaging in the installation, alteration, or repair of any electrical equipment or conductors shall obtain a contractor's certificate of registration before beginning the work. (f) A registered electrical contractor shall correct any defect, error, or deficiency in any work installed under the authority of any electrical permit issued to him or her within ten (10) calendar days after written notification by the electrical inspector or within a reasonable time the electrical inspector prescribes. The electrical inspector may without further notice, stop routinely inspecting a building or premises until corrections he or she requires have been made, inspected, and approved. Sec. 1 O. THAT Section 18-129 entitled "Licensing procedure and requirements" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ord inances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 18-129. Licensing procedure and requirements. (a) Examinations. An applicant for an electrical license or certificate of registration who has successfully passed an examination in a category offered by the Southern Building Code Congress International's Examination Program and satisfies the minimum requirements of this article may be issued an electrical license or certificate of registration. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 9 of 11 (b) Failure to obtain license. Any applicant who passes an examination for any grade of electrician's license and fails to obtain the license of that grade by paying the fee as prescribed in this chapter within a period of two years shall forfeit his right to obtain such license until he again qualifies himself by passing another examination as required in this section. (c) Requirements for master electrician license. Applicants for a master electrician's license shall have had at least four years of experience as a journeyman electrician or in lieu of such experience shall have graduated, after majoring in electrical engineering, from an accredited college or university, and shall have had at least one year of practical electrical experience as defined by this article; or in lieu of either of the above requirements, shall have had either two years of college credit while majoring in electrical engineering in an accredited college or university or be a graduate of a recognized electrical trade school, and shall have had at least two years of practical experience. The electrical board shall be the sole judge as to whether or not the trade school is recognized. Any person holding an electrical contractor's certificate of registration shall appoint or employ, or shall be, a qualified master electrician. Any person who has been appointed or employed as a master electrician by a registered electrical contractor, shall register himself or herself with the chief electrical inspector in writing on a form furnished by the electrical inspectors office. When an applicant has complied with the requirements of this chapter, the chief electrical inspector may certify him or her as a master electrician to a specific registered electrical contractor by placing his or her name on the contractor's registration certificate and on the certificate issued to the registered master electrician. The master electrician shall perform the work or supervise and direct the installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical conductors and equipment authorized by permits issued under the authority of this chapter. Whenever a master electrician shall leave or be discharged from the employ of any person who is required by this chapter to appoint or employ a master electrician, a notice in writing shall be given immediately by the master electrician to the chief electrical inspectors office, The permit privileges ofthe contractor shall without further order or action stand suspended until he or she employs or appoints a qualified master electrician. No master electrician shall use his or her certificate of registration in order to qualify more than one electrical contractor's registration at any time. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 10 of 11 (d) Requirements for journeyman electrician license. Applicants for a journeyman electrician's license shall have had at least four years of experience in the installation of electrical equipment, as defined by this article. (e) Requirements for residential electrician license. Applicants for a residential electrician's license shall have a minimum of two (2) years electrical working experience, or the equivalent, and furnish the names and addresses of former employers, period of time employed and in what capacity, with proof of his or her experience furnished in a manner satisfactory to the chief electrical inspector. A residential electrician's certificate of registration issued by the chief electrical inspector entitles its holder to engage himself in the employ of any person holding a certificate of registration to do the work for which the residential electrician has been qualified. (f) Requirements for maintenance electrician license. Applicants for a maintenance electrician's license shall have a minimum of two (2) years electrical working experience, or equivalent and furnish the names and addresses of former employers, period of time employed, and in what capacity with proof of his or her experience in a manner satisfactory to the electrical inspector. Sec. 11. THAT Section 18-150 entitled "Electrical Permit Fees" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Reserved. (b) If the office of the chief electrical inspector is not notified within 72 hours (Sundays and legal holidays excepted) after a specific job is started in an emergency situated, an investigation fee equal to the amount of the permit shall be charged. (c) The permit fees prescribed in this article shall include the cost of all required inspections. If the electrical inspector is required to make are-inspection, the applicable re-inspection fee shall be charged to the electrical contractor for the re-inspection and for each re-inspection required thereafter. Failure to pay such charges as provided in this section may result in the forfeiture of the rights of such contractor to obtain other permits or otherwise engage in the installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical conductors or equipment until such charges are paid. (d) All electrical permit fees shall be due when the permit is issued. (e) An electrical permit may be cancelled by the applicant at any time within six months of the date of its issuance. If no work has been done under such permit, the chief electrical inspector, when requested in writing by the applicant, shall refund 75 percent of the permit fee paid. Ordinance 0-01-1288 Page 11 of 11 (f) If any electrical job is commenced without first obtaining a permit, an investigation fee equal to the amount of the permit shall be charged. Sec. 12. THAT Section 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas, shall remain in full force and effect, except where amended by this ordinance. Sec. 13. THAT any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each and every day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. Sec. 14. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause hereof as an alternative method of publication provided by law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. The first reading and public hearing being conducted on the //7.~ day of ~ J A..{ 2001. d ....J The second reading and public hearing being conducted on the ~ day of tl./-/~I ,2001. ATTEST: CITY OF COLLEYVILLE 07A~~ ~ Cynthia Singleton, TRMC City Secretary Donna Arp Mayor o FORM AND LEGALITY: