1982-091242L
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 9-1 OF CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE I OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS RELATING TO THE
~ 78 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND REENACTING SAID
SECTION, ADOPTING THE ~81 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE WITH CERTAIN DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, REPEALING AND
REENACTING SECTION 9 -6 OF CHAPTER 9 , ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, RELATING TO MINIMUM
STANDARDS OF WORK AND REQUIRING WIRING IN METAL CONDUIT WITH
CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF NOT IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Section 9-1 of Chapter 9 , Article I of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, relating to the National
Electrical Code, ~78 Edltlon, is hereby repealed and reenacted
to hereafter read as follows
SECTION 9-1 ADOPTING NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ~ 81 EDITION,
DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS
The National Electrical Code, ~ 81 Edztlon, as recommended by
the National Fire Protection Assoczation, a copy of whlch shall
be filed with the Office of the City Secretary as Document No 3
and be available for public inspection, is hereby adopted and
designated as the Electrical Code of the City of Denton, Texas,
the same as though said Edition of such code were copzed at
length herein, sub]ect to the deletions and amendments enumerated
hereafter
(1) Section 210-8(a), Ground-Fault Protection for Personnel,
Dwellzng Units, is hereby deleted and amended to read as follows
"Sectzon 210-8 Ground-fault Czrcult Protectzon
(a) Dwelling units
1 All one hundred twenty-five-volt, szngle-phase,
fifteen-ampere and twenty-ampere receptacles
installed in bathrooms may have ground-fault
circuit-znterrupter protection for personnel
2 Ail one hundred twenty-fzve-volt, szngle-phase,
fifteen-ampere or twenty-ampere receptacles
installed in garages may have ground-fault
circuit-interrupter protection for personnel
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3. Ail one hundred twenty-five-volt, s~ngle-phase,
fifteen-ampere and twenty-ampere receptacles
installed outdoors where there is direct grade
level access to a dwelling unit and to the
receptacles may have ground fault circuit
interrupter protection for personnel
Bathroom A bathroom is an area including a
basin with one or more of the followIng A
toilet, a tub, or a shower
Such ground-fault circuit interrupter protection
may be provided for other circuits, locations,
and occupancies, and where used, will provide
additional protection against line-to-ground
shock hazard"
(2) Section 210-8(b), Construction Sites, is hereby deleted
and amended to read as follows
"Section 210-8(b) Construction Sites
All 120 volt, single-phase, 15-ampere and 20-ampere
receptacle outlets which are not a part of the
permanent wiring of the building or structure, and
which are in use by employees, may have ground-fault
circuit-interrupter protection for personnel"
(3) Section 250-81(a), Metal Underground Water P~pe, is here-
by deleted and amended to read as follows
"Section 250-81(a), Metal Underground Water Pipe
If available on the premises, the unspl~ced
grounding electrode conductor shall be run to a
metal water pipe in direct contact with the earth
for ten (10) feet (3 05m) or more (including any
metal well casing effectively bonded to the pipe)
and electrically continuous (or made electrlcally
continuous by bonding around insulating joints or
sections of insulating p~pe) to the point of
connection of the grounding electrode conductor and
the bonding conductors Continuity of the
grounding path or the bonding connection to the
~nterior piping shall not rely on water meters
Where a metal water pipe ~n direct contact w~th the
earth is not available on the premises, a rod or
pipe electrode complying with Section 250-83 shall
be required "
(4) Section 336-3, Uses Permitted or Not Permltted, is hereby
deleted and amended to read as follows
"Section 336-3 Uses Permitted or Not Permitted
Type NM and Type NMC cables shall be permitted to
be used in one and two-family dwellings, or multi-
family dwellings not exceeding three (3) floors
above grade For the purpose of this section, the
first floor of a building shall be that floor
designed for human habitation which is level with
or above finished grade of the exterior wall line
of fifty (50%) percent or more of its perimeter"
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PART II
That Section 9-6 of Chapter 9, Article I of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas relating to minimum
standards of work is hereby repealed and reenacted to hereafter
read as follows
"Section 9-6 Minimum Standards of Work
(a) In all new work or revisions of old work, new knob
and tube wiring systems shall not be used for
interior wiring in the City
(b) All work shall be in metal conduit except Interior
wiring in s~ngle and multi-family dwellings not
exceeding three (3) floors above grade Other
specific exceptions may be permitted with written
permission from the City Electrical Inspector
authorizing such specifications
(c) Aluminum wire and copper-clad aluminum wire smaller
than No 6 gauge shall be prohibited Aluminum
wire and copper-clad aluminum wire No 6 gauge and
larger may be used only with approved connectors
and terminals"
PART III
That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and
provigion of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton in
conflict herewith and, as to all other ordinances or provisions
of said Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance
shall be and is hereby made cumulative
PART IV
That if any section, part of section or provision of any
section of this ordinance shall be held to be void, ineffective
or unconstitutional by a court of competent Jurisdiction, the
holding of such section, part of a section or provision of any
section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any cause
whatsoever shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
sections and provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect
PART V
Any person, firm or corporation violating a provision of this
ordinance, or who fails to comply wlth the terms of a permit or
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certificate issued hereunder, shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a f~ne not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars ($200 00), each and every day that such such v~olatton
contlnues shall constitute a separate and d~st~nct offense and be
punishable as such
PART VI
That this ordinance shall beoome effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of ~ts passage, and the City Secretary ~s hereby
directed to cause the caption of th~s ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of
the C~ty of Denton, Texas, w~thin ten (10) days of the date of
its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of November, ~ 82
~IC~D O/ STEWAVRT, MA~7~
CItY OF ~NTON, TEXAS
ATTES/
~ICKI WES~LING, DEPUTYL~LT~ SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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