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0534 ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODEr 1990 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary to adopt this ordinance governing requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems, and the use of electricity, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Southlake. NOWv THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS: SECTION 1 That the National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Southlake. A true and correct copy of this Code is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit SECTION 2 The National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition, is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached to this ordinance. The city of Southlake may from time to time determine that additional local $ l ake\e [ eccode, ord - 1 - modifications to the National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition, are necessary and appropriate to meet the unique construction needs of the City of Southlake. To effectuate these modifications, the city Council shall enact individual ordinances amending this ordinance fully setting forth the change to be made in the Uniform Code. These amendments shall be consolidated into Exhibit "B" to this ordinance. SECTION 3 The material contained in Exhibits "A" and "B" to this ordinance shall be maintained as a public record in the office of the City Secretary. These exhibits will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this conflict with the provisions of such ordinance are in direct ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 5 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted s [ ake\e [ eccode, orcl - 2 - by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. ~ECTION 6 Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION ? Ail rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances affecting electrical systems and electricity which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 8 The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof. s[ake\e[eccode.ord -3- SECTION 9 The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the proposed ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading of this ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance in the official city newspaper one time within ten days after passage of this ordinance, as required by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake. SECTION 10 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED ON ,,,,, % '... ... ~ PASSED ~ ~KoVED ON // FIRST READING ON THIS /~ DAY OF ~TY SECRETARY READING ON THIS ,7 DAY OF SECOND AT, ST: /cITY' S ~.-C~ TAR~ s [ake\e[eccode. ord -4- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date, 4'"/ "--~/ ADOPTED: s[ake\eteccode.ord -5- Ordinance No. 534, National Electric Code EXHIBIT "B" The following sections and paragraphs of the 1990 National Electrical Code are amended as shown herein: ARTICLE 310.2 Conductors (a) No change. (b) Conductor Material. Conductors in this article shall be copper. Section 333-4. Construction. Type AC cable shall have an armor of flexible metal type. The insulated conductors shall be in accordance with Section 333-5. Cables of the AC type, except ACL, shall contain a copper grounding conductor sized in accordance with Table 250-95. Fort Worth Star-Telegram ***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT*** 400 W.SEVENTH STE1EET• FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102 E STATE OF TEXAS unty of Tarrant Before me , a Notary Public in and for said County and State , this day Personally appeared KELLEY ALLARD Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ; and who , after being duly sworn , did depose and say that the Following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named Paper on the following dates : DATE DESCRIP .,r,e TOTAL RATE AMOUNT pPR 19 6684572 CL . 358 1X81 L 81 . 38 30 . 78 __ april 19__. NOTICE OF _. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given to al l Interested persons that thee- - --- -- - - ---- lakeaTexas,wilf the Cbe htiorgt a obelhedonlMnyy7li meeting ... _. 7:30a_m. SouthlaketltyMail, 667 North Carroll Avenue,it , Southlake,Texas. Purpose of the hearing is to - thee follllowing second dInnanceingof / ORDINANCE NO.534 / 4 AN ORDINANCE �X �L� Gf / ADOPTING THE NA- TIONAL [,'tt O 199900 EDITION S I G N ED _.. —Ir OVIDING FOR THE iOPT1ONOFLOCAL ND SWORN TO BEFORE ME , THIS THE , 19th DAY' OF AP IL 1991 6ERETOL S NOTARY PUE.LIC NA THAT`fL15 E CU- MULATIVE SHALL BE ALL ORDINANCESFPRO X A S VIDINGASEVERABIL- T RRANT A N T COC O ., ITY CLAUSE•PROVID I ��y� ING FORA PENALTY •,.+iorctry�;.r�•a.w'i•��'"• FOR VIOLATIONS ,��u�11 HEREOF,PROVIDING -ti v,pVol4l liatupvN i SPENCER � 01 A F F I D A V I S PROVIDING FOR PUB- I c: ! Iwtrn� PUB- LICATION FORM;PAM- PRO- VIDING •15 COM�A1SSigi4 EXPIRESr ^^I��4��^�ppvv QQ %w __�ttt`FUr�sl 2G 1995 PUBLICATION IN THE , OFFICIAL NEWSPA- ,►f �``� PER•ANDPROVIDING h4h.E,r AN Er-FECTIVEDATE. V1 SECTION 6 ratAion ehros oletre dis`obepys,1 TEAR ALONG THIS PERFORATION AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT * coomipineglects with or who rest sts the enforcement of any of the pro- bblslon•d this smore ordinance Twio. ■Band Dollars REMIT TO 400 W SEVENTH , FW, TX 76102 p ay for each offense. vernaEy/ilaY that s violation I-i Star-Telegram uu�yy�yy((��tt permlttedtoexisishallconsti- rirWII v 70: *• XFVX XX>X �?X4X•X>i X � �,X(X)YAX X6197 l separate offense. SECTION 7 All rights and remedies of ACCOUNT the City of Southlake are ex- NUMBER C I T 5 7 AMOUNT 30 . 78 DUE Dressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances affectinggelec- PAGE 10F 1 tricalsystemsandeledr icity which have accrued at the time of the effective date of thisordinance;and,astosuch accrued violations and all Pending litigation,both civil and criminal,whether pend- ing in court or not,under such ordinances,same shall not be affected by this ordinance but -nay be prosecuted until final yl•position by the courts. CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ORIGINA 667 N CARROLL PLEASE PAY 30 . 78 SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 0 THIS AMOUNT ATTN : SANDY LEGRAND „_,,,, PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED Fort Worth Star.'I1egram ***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT*** 400 W SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102 -HE STATE OF TEXAS ounty of Tarrant Before me , a Notary Public in and for said County and State , this day personally appeared KELT,FY ALLARD Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ; and who , after being duly sworn , did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named paper on the following dates : DATE DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOTAL INCH/LINE RATE AMOUNT MAY 10 6694683 CL . 358 1X53 L 53 . 38 20 . 14 may 1G ORDINANCE NO.534 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NA- TIONAL ELECTRICAL ......__.._.____.__.._.."..._.... _ ,.... CODE 1990 EDITION PROVIDING FOR THe ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO PROVID ING THAT THIS ORDI- MULATIVELOFEAL ORDINANCES; PRO- VIDINGASEVERABIL- ITY CLAUSEL•PROVID- ING FORA PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF;PR OVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; ....."......._ .... ,...... ,. ".""j.I. '/ /. I _ ... .... PROVIDING FOR PUB- LICATION IN PAM- PHLET SIGNaD VIDI FORM; FROO- PUBLICATION IN THE 13th' •• OFFICIAL NEWSPA- NDDING SWORN TO BEFORE ME , HIS THEDA OF Y, • it ANEFF EFFECTIVE ATE. NOTARY PUBLI-C� AN EPERFFECTIVE DATE. �"� �NII � %� SECTION 6 4\ Any person,firm or corpo- Jration who vlolates,dlsobeys,oommlip lvwhor whro esuest ho TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS -- nforcement of any of the pro- iIsionsofthis ordinance shall pt11".' ytiy�,d,• - ti be fined not more than Two ri¢R1•(,'G)h ; 01 AFFIDAVITS Thousand Dollars(12 Each ao) z ' 'tf.-IS KAT RYN J. SPENCER for each offense. Each day that a violation Is permitted to • exist shall constitute a seOa- 0�• ;'4 COM ISSION EXPIRES ? rate offense. �N. 'I�" . 'rz. JA ARY 28, .995_.__ PASSED AND APPROVED -- .......... F"......Fr- -� .....-- IN SECONDREADINGTHIS/ `.�.E.. THE 10th day of May,1991. I \ Gary Flckes I 1 Ma or of South lake ATTEST:SandraL.LeGrand �u City Secretary ''AR ALONG THIS PERFORATION AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT -- gqppproved as to form: Wayne K.Olson City Attorney REMIT T0 : 400 W . SEVENTH , FW, TX 76102 ort Worth Sta Ft EMI': T C. X8 7g7KX x 4 O)fL 1g*6197 6694683 / - ACCOUNT C I T 5 7 AMOUNT 20 . 14 -/,e / ;r. NUMBER DUE PAGE 1I CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ORIGINA*_. 667 N CARROLL PLEASE PAY 20 . 14 SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 0 THIS AMOUNT r ATTN : SANDRA LEGRAND PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED