Ord 119-84 10/16/1984 ORDINANCE NO. /If-4V
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-71 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES , TO PROVIDE REVISED FEES FOR ELECTRICAL
WORK AND SETTING A FEE RATE FOR PERMITS ISSUED
OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS .
WHEREAS , Section 14-71 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Wichita Falls provides for the assessment of fees to cover the
cost of administration of the City's electrical inspection and
licensing program; and,
WHEREAS, these fees must be revised to recoup the costs of
administering such a program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 14-71 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows :
"Sec . 14-71 . Fees.
(a) Required: Fees required by this section shall be as
listed below and shall be for all new electrical work, repairs,
renewals, and additions . The minimum fee for any electrical work
at the same time and place shall be Ten Dollars ($10 . 00) .
(b) Payment: All permit fees shall be paid at the time the
permit is issued.
(c) Temporary: Temporary inspection fees shall be the same
as for a standard installation.
(d) Reinspection: A charge of Ten Dollars ($10 . 00) will be
made for each reinspection.
(e) Charges: Permit fees for all new construction shall be
based on the square footage of the building. This shall include
all new occupancies : Assembly, Business, Educational, Hazardous,
Factory-Industrial, Institutional, Mercantile, Residential and
Storage .
First 3 , 000 square feet 1 75 cents/per square foot
All above 3 , 000 square feet . . . . 1 .00 cent/per square foot
Additions to exisitng building of 1, 000 square feet or more
may use the above rate for the addition and that portion of the
building that is being remodeled.
New storage building and shell type buildings may, with approval
of the Electrical Inspector, use either the square foot rate or [the
rate applied for alterations to existing services (below) ] , or a
comgination of the two.
The permit fees for alterations to existing services of all
occupancies shall be:
Meter loop:
100 amperes or less entrance equipment, each. . .$ 2 . 00
Over 100 amperes through 200 amperes 4 00
Over 200 amperes through 400 amperes 7 50
Over 400 amperes through 1, 000 amperes 10 00
Above 1, 000 amperes 20 00
Fixtures :
Where fixtures, drop lights , switches or hot plugs on either
open or concealed work are installed by another person than the
original permit holder, inspection fees of twenty-five cents ($0 .25)
each shall be charged for all such fixtures, etc.
Outlets:
Ceiling, each $ 0 25
Brackets 0 25
Plugs 0 25
Motors :
Fractional h.p. each $ 0 50
1 h.p. and less than 2 h.p. , each 2 00
2 h.p. and less than 5 h.p. , each 3 00
5 h.p. and less than 10 h.p. , each 4 .00
10 h.p. and less than 25 h.p. , each 5 50
25 h.p. and over, each 7 50
Heaters:
Dryers (electrically heated) , each $ 1 50
Water, each 1 50
Bathroom, each 0 75
Space or supplementary resistance:
0-5 K.W. , each $ 3 00
5-10 K.W. , each 4 50
10 K.W. and up, each 6 00
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Ranges or Cooking Units:
Each $ 1 . 50
Signs :
Incandescent, per circuit $ 1 50
Neon, per circuit 1 .50
Transformers (not neon or low voltage) :
10 kva or less, each $ 3 .00
Over 10 kva through 20 kva, each 4 . 00
Over 20 kva, each 8 . 00
Panels :
10 circuits or less , each $ 2 .00
Over 10 circuits, each 3 .00
Generators:
25 K.W. or less $ 5 .00
Over 25 through 50 K.W. 10 . 00
Over 50 through 100 K W 20 .00
Over 100 through 200 K.W. 30 .00
Above 200 K W 40 . 00
Circuits :
Circuit connection for sign, each $ 1 .50
To neon transformer, not included in permanent
sign, first transformer 1 .50
Each additional transformer 0 .75
Circuit wiring only for equipment to be connected
by others (in other than dwelling) .
No. 1 A.W.G. or smaller, each 0 .75
Larger than No. 1 wire, each 1. 50
Motion Picture Machines :
Each $ 4 .00
Elevators :
Control panel and control wiring for three
floors or less , each $ 4 .00
Control wiring, each added floor 1 . 00
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Welders :
Transformer type, each $ 1 . 50
Carnivals, Circuses and Fairs:
Each concession $ 1. 50
Each generator 7 .50
Rewiring:
Same as new installation.
Other Electrical Work:
When fees are not fixed herein, the electrical inspector shall,
with board approval, set fees that are consistent with fees
fixed in this section.
(f) General inspection: A fee for general inspection shall
be Ten Dollars ($10 . 00) .
(g) Permit fees outside city limits : The standard electrical
permit fees shall be doubled for permits issued outside the city
limits of the City of Wichita Falls. "
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of October, 1984 .
A Y O R
ATTEST :
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City Clerk
Affidavit of Publication
• THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
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ORDINANCE NO.119.84 On this 2 day of November
ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC-
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Toni Belvedere , bookkeeper
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS.
ORDINANCE NO.120-84
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