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
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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
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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
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