HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 98-25 EFFECTIVE DAV'
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P.O. No. 4901
04/17/98 -pw
ORDINANCE NO. 98
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV (ELECTRICAL
CODE)OF CHAPTER 6 BUILDING CODE TO ALLOW A NEW
CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM
ELECTRICAL WORK ON ONE AND TWO FAMILY
DWELLING UNITS ONLY IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
AND MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS RELATED THERETO.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Port Arthur desires to allow
for an additional category of electricians to operate in the City of Port Arthur;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur is considering certain amendments
to the electrical code to lower the cost of electrical repair to one and two family
dwelling units; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and opinion in the preamble is true and correct.
Section 2. That Article 4 (Electrical Code)of Chapter 6 (Buildings) is
amended as follows:
Sec. 6-17. A. Definitions.
"Definitions" is amended to add the following category.
(e) One or two family dwelling unit electrician.
A qualified individual who has passed the SBCCI standard
electrician's test.
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Sec. 6-55. Examining Board for Qualified Electricians.
This Section is amended by adding the following paragraph:
The City will also be a member of the Southern Building Code
Congress International Corporation Testing Program Exam Service
Department(SBCCI)which administers a standard electrician's test for
potential electrical contracts.
Sec. 6-57. Registering name in records; certificate of registration.
Section 6-57 is amended to include the following language:
"(c) The individual must supply the City with a driver's license
and social security number and indication that he has taken
and passed the test given by SBCCI."
Sec. 6-59. Classifications
Section 6-59 is amended to include the following language:
Table I. Fees and Bonds
(5) One and two family electrician:
Annual Registration Fees-$25.00
Surety Bond-$2,000.
Sec. 6-81 (a)Application; information.
Section 6-81(a) is amended to include the following language:
Applications by qualified electrician shall include those individuals
who have passed the SBCCI exam and are classified as one or two
family dwelling electricians."
Sec. 6-87 (b) Obtaining by homeowners or renters.
Section 6.87 (b) is amended to include the following language:
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"Owner may have said permit obtained by a duly qualified one or two
family dwelling electrician."
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars as provided in
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances, and each day such violation shall be
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 6. This Ordinance or its caption and penalty shall be published
at least one (1) time within ten days after final passage hereof in the official
newspaper of the City of Port Arthur. This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately after the date of such publication. ��
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this the % /'�"�ay of
,IP - - A.D., 1998,at a Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:AYES:
Mayor ,Councilmembers
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MAYOR- FrO T677-/
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CITY SEC' av'RY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER
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TO.TO. PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED
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EFFCTIVE DATE:Apr1251998
The State of Texas,
County of Jefferson,
City of Port Arthur.
Marie States. being first duly sworn deposes and says:
That she is a resident citizen of Jefferson County, Texas and that she is of lawful age;
that she is the Classified Representative of the PORT ARTHUR NEWS, APAC-90 Texas
Holdings, a division of American Publishing Co., same being a newspaper published and
having a general circulation in the City of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; that said
newspaper has been continuously and regularly published for a period of more than one year
in Jefferson County, Texas, and othat the advertising of J V �C�} 'a- 1 A TN
P,O.314 q 7Y•)S was published in said newspaper in the issue of
--,. ' (-- 1998. Ad#\,S`V)owhich were the regular publication days of
said issues; and that said issues were actually published, circulated and distributed.
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SUBSCRIBED AND sworn to before me, this the d day of 0 ;i , A.D. 1998.
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549 Fourth St. P.O.Box 789 Port Arthur,TX 77641 (409)985-5541