1976-035 NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 9 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, 1975 EDITION TO SUBSTITUTE A NEW SECTION 210-8 (a) , PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THERE-
OF, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE cOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Article I, Chapter 9, Section 9-1 National Electrical
Code, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE I IN GENERAL
Section 9-1 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975
EDITION, REQUIRED
The Natlonal Electrical Code, 1975 Edition as previously
adopted is hereby amended by deletlng Section 210-8 (a) zn mrs
entirety and substituting a new Section 210-8 (a) which shall read
as follows
Section 210-8 (a) Residential Occupancies
For resldentlal occupancies all 120-volt, single-phase, 15
and 20 ampere receptacle outlets installed out-doors and ~n bath-
rooms may have ground-fault circuit protection for personnel
Such ground-fault c~rcu~t protection may be provmded for other
cmrcuzts, locations, and occupancies, and where used, wall provide
additional protection against line-to-ground shock hazard
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances ls held ~nval~d by any court of competent
]urlsd%ctlon, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portmons of this ordinance, and the Cmty Council of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares at would have enacted such
remamnlng portions despite any such invalidity
PART III
Any person who violates any provlszon of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00)
Each day such a violation shall continue or be permitted, shall be
treated as a separate offense
PART IV
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary zs hereby
directed to cause the caption of th~s ordinance to be publzshed
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the offzclal newspaper of
the Czty of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its
passage
PASSED AND APPROVED Thzs the 3rd day of August, 1976
ELINOR HUGHES, MAY~)R
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST.~7
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS