1975-019NO 75-l9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DENTON BY ADOPTING
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975 EDITION, WITH CERTAIN DELE-
TIONS AND AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE
NEW CODE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Sections 9-1 and 9-6 of Article I, Chapter 9 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 National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition, as recommended by
the National Fire Protection Association, copies of which are on
file in the office of the City Secretary, is hereby adopted and
designated as the Electrical Code of the City the same as though
said volume of such code were copied at length herein, subject to
the deletions and amendments enumerated hereafter
(1) Section 210-8 (b) is deleted
(2) The following sentence from Section 336-3 is deleted
Type NM and Type NMC cables shall be permitted to be
used in one and two family dwellings, or multi-family
dwellings and other structures not exceeding three
floors above grade
Section 9-6 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF WORK
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
All work shall be in metal conduit except single and multi-
family residences Other specific exceptions may be permitted with
a written permit from the city electrical inspector authorizing such
specifications
All wiring in single and multi-family residences may be in-
stalled with non metalic sheathed cable which shall not be less than
No 14 Gauge as approved in the National Electrical Code
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 connec-
tors and terminals
PART II
That Section 9-32 (b) of Article III, Chapter 9 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended,
and shall hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE III MASTER AND JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
Section 9-32 SAME - ISSUANCE, TERM
(b) Licenses shall expire on December 31 following the date
of issuance or renewal License fees are due January 1 and shall
be renewed annually on or before February 1 upon payment of the re-
quired fee A license which has lapsed not more than one year may
be renewed upon payment of a Twenty-Five ($25 00) Dollar delinquency
fee A license which has lapsed for more than one year shall not be
renewable and re-examination shall be required
PART III
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be
shall be deemed guilty of
be punished by a fine not
Each day such a violation
treated as a separate off
PART IV
That if any section,
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
to exceed Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars
shall continue or be permitted, shall be
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subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances 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
PART V
That this ordinance shall become effective sixty (60) 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 1st day of July, A D 1975
TOM D JEST` , , OR
CITY OF DE4O , TE
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ATTEST
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~ROOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS