1989-0772557L
NO 99 D!2 9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE IV (ELECTRICAL CODE) OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS 9-46 AND 9-47, ODELE DELETING THE REQUIREMENT EOFS AN B ELECTRICAL
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS
NOT EXCEEDING 4,599 SQUARE FEET IN FLOOR AREA AND NEW MULTI-
FAMILY COMPLEXES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $500 00 FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 9-46 of Article IV of Chapter 9 of
the Co e o rdinances of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby
amended to read as follows
Sec 9-46 Permit Required
it shall be unlawful for any person to install, change, alter
or repair any electric wiring or apparatus
(except the routine replacement of fuses and lamps and the
alleviation of short circuits) unless such person has
provided o however, that building official
obtained per form such permit work, writing
to building
permit shall be required for the construction of new one and
two family dwellings of 4,599 square feet or less in floor
multi-family area and new shall be issuedonly toholderspof ea valid Electrical a electrical
contractor's license
SECTION II That the portion of Section 9-47 of Article IV
of C apter of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton,
Texas entitled Separate Permits is hereby amended to read as
follows
Sec 9-47 Separate Permits
A separate electrical permit shall be
obtained for each building or structure
except that only a building permit shall
be required for each new one and two
family dwelling not exceeding 4,599 square
feet or less in floor area and for each
new multi-family complex
SECTION III That rase any word ectionin subs
t istlordinance,apor
sentence cause, P
application thereof to any person or circumstance 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
SECTION IV All ordinances or parts of ordinances in force
when t e prow sions of this ordinance become effective hick are
inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
any such conflict
SECTION V Any person who shall violate a provision of this
ordinance, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the
requirements thereof, or of a permit or certificate issued
thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) Each such person
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every
day or portion thereof during which any violation of this
ordinance is committed, or continued, and upon conviction of any
such violations such person shall be punished within the limits
above
SECTION VI That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen 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 4a day of
1989
Y 4- , M OR
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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