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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 9 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, 1975 EDITION TO SUBSTITUTE A NEW SECTION 210-8 (a), PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THERE-
OF, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Article I, Chapter 91 Section 9-1 National Electrical
Code, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE I IN GENERAL
Section 9-1 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975
EDITION, REQUIRED
The National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition as previously
adopted is hereby amended by deleting Section 210-8 (a) in its
entirety and substituting a new Section 210-8 (a) which shall read
as follows
Section 210-8 (a) Residential Occupancies
For residential occupancies all 120-volt, single-phase, 15
and 20 ampere receptacle outlets installed out -doors and in bath-
rooms may have ground -fault circuit protection for personnel
Such ground -fault circuit protection may be provided for other
circuits, locations, and occupancies, and where used, will provide
additional protection against line -to -ground shock hazard
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
PART III
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00)
Each day such a violation shall continue or be permitted, shall be
treated as a separate offense
PART IV
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby
directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of
the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its
passage
PASSED AND APPROVED This the 3rd day of August, 1976
ELI OR HUGHES, MAY -OR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
Pnmts HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
G
L C I�,; C�TTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS