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1979-075 ORDINANCE NO ~q - 7~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE III "MASTER AND JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN", SECTIONS 9-29, 9-30, 9-30 1, 9-31, 9-32, AND 9-35, PROVIDING A SEVER- ABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS PART I That Chapter 9, Article III "Master and Journeyman Elec- trician'', Sections 9-29, 9-30, 9-30 1, 9-31, 9-32, and 9-35 are hereby amended to read as follows "Section 9-29 License-Required It shall be unlawful for any person to ~nstall electric wiring or apparatus or to make any repairs, alterations, additions or changes to electric wiring or apparatus used In connection w~th electric lighting, heating, or power, unless such person shall have previously obtained a master or journey- man electrician's license from the chief building official of the c~ty, or unless such person is a bona fide employee working under the direct supervision of a licensed electrician" A temporary work permit may be issued for a Journeyman electrician which will be valid only until the next Denton electrical examination is given In order to qualify for the temporary permit, the applicant must be sponsored by a master electrician having a current Denton license and a permit fee of Two Dollars ($2 00) must be paid "Section 9-30 Same-Examination To obtain a master or journeyman electrician license, an application shall be made In writing through the office of the chief building official of the City of Denton The application shall show the applicant's name and such other information as hereinafter prescribed by this ordinance or by the electrical code board Applicants for master electrician's license shall show evidence of having had at least five (5) years experience in the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of electrical equipment, wiring and apparatus and/or experience considered equivalent thereto by the electrical code board Applicants shall furnish the name and address of former employers, period of time employed and in what capacity, proof of which shall be furnished in a manner satisfactory to the electrical code board Every applicant shall be required to answer a reasonable number of questions ~n writing to show sufficient knowledge and technical training to plan, perform and/or supervise the work and the installation, alterations, repair of electrical equip- ment, wiring, and apparatus authorized by permits issued by the chief building official's office There shall be two classifications of journeyman electri- cian's licenses, Class A and Class B, the unqualified phrase used elsewhere in this ordinance generally refers to journeymen of either class, except as restricted and defined explicitly A Class A journeyman license permits the licensee, under the supervision of a person holding a valid Denton master electri- cians l~cense to perform any electrical work permitted by th~s code Applicants for a Class A license shall show evidence of having had at least three (3) years experience in the Instal- lation, alteration, and repair of electrical equipment, wiring and apparatus A Class B Journeyman license permits the licensee, under the supervision of a person holding a valid Denton master electri- cians license to perform all wiring assoc}ated with single and multi-family dwellings not exceeding three floors above grade Applicants for a Class B license shall show evidence of having had at least eighteen (18) months experience in the Instal- lation, alteration, and repair of electrical equipment, wiring, and apparatus Every applicant for a journeyman license shall be requ}red to answer a reasonable number of questions in writing to show that he has sufficient knowledge and technical training to perform the work After having successfully passed the required examination, a master or journeyman electrician shall be issued a certificate of licensing showing that he has the necessary qualifications to perform the work so licensed by the requirements of this code Every holder of a certificate of master or journeyman elec- trician's license shall carry his registration card or certifi- cate on his person at all t~mes wh~le doing electrical work in the City of Denton and shall produce and exhibit ~t when requested by any inspector or officer of the city Whenever any person makes application for a master or jour- neyman electrician's license, the chief building official shall so inform the electrical code board in sufficient time to permit the board to review the pending application and if t~me permits, examine the applicant at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board When considered necessary the chairman of the elec- trical code board can set a special time and date for examining the applicant The electrical code board shall prescribe a reasonable examination of a uniform, fair and Impartial nature to determine the applicant's familiarity w~th the provisions of this code and the National Electrical Code and generally accepted trade practices and that the applicant is capable of making and supervising ~nstallatlons ~n accordance therewith Examinations shall be in writing, provided, (1) that under certain conditions when considered necessary by the electrical code board the examination may be given orally, provided that oral examinations shall be witnessed by a majority of the board and attested to the secretary in the form of a written report which shall be f~led for record, (2) that the board shall conduct examinations w~th utmost fairness and patience and should any applicant fall ~n any examination, the board shall appraise the applicant, so far as ~t may be practicable to do so, where~n the applicant is delinquent or fa~ls to meet ~n a reasonable manner the requirements of examinations, (3) that any unsuccessful applicant may make application for re-examination at such time as may be prescribed by the rules adopted by the board, (4) that nothing herein contained shall deny any appli- cant the right to be heard on any new application at a later t~me, provided the applicant shall comply with the other pro- VlSlOnS of the ordinances and the rules adopted by the board If application for a journeyman's license is made prior to January 1, 1973, along with the payment of the required fee for a journeyman's license, the chief building offlclal may issue a -2- certificate of license, wlthout oral or written examination, to any journeyman electrician who shall submit evidence satis- factory to the board that he is qualified ~n accordance w~th provisions of this section provided that such applicant was practicing Journeyman electrician's work at the time this ordinance became effective After December 31, 1972, the chief building official shall issue certificates of l~cens~ng only by written or oral examination as provided for in this chapter "Section 9-30 1 Recognition of licenses or certificates of registration from other c~t~es An electrician holding a currently valid license or cer- tificate of registration in another c~ty may apply for and receive a similar l~cense or certificate of registration in the C~ty of Denton without taking an examination, provided the following conditions are complied w~th (1) He shall submit evidence satisfactory to a majority of the Electrical Code Board that h~s license or certificate of registration was issued under conditions not less restrictive than required by the Denton Electrical Code for issuance of an electrician l~cense of the classification that he ~s applying for, and that an electrician holding a license ~ssued by the C~ty of Denton would be permitted to apply for and receive a similar l~cense or certificate or registration in such other c~ty under reciprocal conditions (2) He shall pay the l~cens~ng fee required and comply w~th all other requirements of the Denton Electrical Code SECTION 9-31 Same-Fees Examination and Llcensin~ Fee An examination and l~censlng fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) shall be paid ~n advance by each person taking the master electricians examination and an examination and licensing fee of Twenty Dollars ($20 00) shall be paid in advance by each person taking the Class A or Class B journeyman electrician's examination Examination and l~censlng fees are not refundable Renewal Fee A fee of Twenty Dollars ($20 00} shall be paid annually by each holder of a master electrician's l~cense for the renewal of the l~cense, and a fee of Five Dollars ($5 00} shall be paid annually by each holder of a journeyman elec- trician's license for the renewal of the license Section 9-32 Same-Issuance, Term (a) Each applicant approved by the examining board shall be issued a master or journeyman electrician's license by the chief building official upon the payment of the required fees (b) License renewal fees are due each January l, but may be paid on or before the follow~ng February 1 w~thout payment of a delinquency fee After February l, a l~cense which has lapsed not more than one (1) year (from December 31) may be renewed upon payment of a Twenty-F~ve Dollar ($25 00) delinquency fee ~n addition to the normal renewal fee A license which has lapsed for more than one (1} year shall not be renewable and re-examination shall be required Section 9-35 Chief Electrician Appointment by partnershlps~ assoclatlons~ firms, etc ~ Any partnership, association, firm, company, corporation or ~ndlvldual desiring to engage in the business of -3- installing, repairing, changing, or altering any electrical wiring or apparatus shall first appoint a chief electrician whose name and address shall be on file with the city and who shall obtain a master electrician's license before any such partnership, association, firm, company, corporation or indi- vidual shall be authorized to engage in such bus~ness ~n the City Responslbilit~ of chlef electrician Any chief electrician shall be fully responsible for the work of all employees of the partnership, association, f~rm, company or corporation and shall be d~rectly liable for all damages, ~njurles or violations of law arising from the work of such employees PART I That ~f any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or c~rcumstances 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 ~t would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity PART II That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which are inconsistent or ~n conflict w~th the terms or provisions contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict PART III Any person who shall violate a provision of this ordinance, or falls to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or of a permit or certificate ~ssued thereunder, shall be guilty of a m~sdemeanor punishable by a fine not less than One Dollar ($1 00} nor more than Two Hundred Dollars {$200 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 any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, or continued, and upon conviction of any such v~olat~ons such person shall be punished within the limits above PART IV That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of ~ts passage, and the City Secretary ~s hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published 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 th~s the 18th d~aJj~..~September, A D ~BIL~NASH'[,' MAY(TR- - ~ CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM B~RT R SOLOlVFONS, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS -4-