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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY
ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1968 EDITION, WITH CER-
TAIN DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS, PROVIDINC PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART ONE
That Seotlons 9-1 and 9-6 of Article I, Chapter Nine, of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, are hereby amend-
ed and supplanted, and which said sections shall hereafter read as
follows
Sec 9-1 Compliance with National Flectrlcal Code, 1968
Edition required
(a) Ail electrlcal construction, alteration, replacement,
repair and all mater~al and apparatus used in connec-
tion with electrical work and the placement and ope-
ratlon of all electrical apparatus in the city shall
be ~n strict compliance with the standards established
by the 1968 edlt~on of the National Electrical Code,
such code being the publication of the National Board
of Fare Underwriters for Electric Wiring and Apparatus
as recommended by the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation
(b) The electrical inspector shall keep a copy of the 1968
Edition of the National Electrical Code in his office
at all times for public inspection and use
Sec 9-6 Minimum Standards of Work
In all new work or revisions of old work, knob and
tube wiring systems shall not be used for ~nterlor
wiring ~n the c~ty
Ail work shall be in metal conduit except single and
multi-family residences Other specific exceptions
may be permitted w~th a written permit from the City
Electrical Inspector authorizing such specifications
Ail wiring an single and multi family residences may
be installed w~th non-metallic sheathed cable which
shall not be less than No 14 gauge as approved an
the National Electrical Code
PART TWO
That the penalty provision of Section 1-5 of the Code of the
City of Denton, Texas, is expressly made part hereof, and shall
apply hereto
PART THREE
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase,
clause 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
rema~nlng prot~ons of th~s ordinance, and the C~ty Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
PART FOUR
That this ordinance shall become and be effective fourteen
(14) days from the date of its passage, and the C~ty Secretary Ks
hereby directed to publish the caption of th~s ordinance twice in
the Denton Record-Chronicle w~thln ten (10) days of the date of
~ts passage
PASSED AND APPROVED Th~s the 26th day of October, A D 1971
ALEXANDER ff FINLAY, ~- MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS/V
ATTEST
~Ro~{S HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
~CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
Q BARTON, CITY'ATTORNEY
OF DENTON, TEXAS