Ord 089-82 9/21/1982 s
ORDINANCE NO. 47-1,g2/
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2326
(THE 1967 ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS) ALTERING THE MEMBERSHIP
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AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF ELECTRICAL
EXAMINERS, REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF MASTER
ELECTRICIANS TO ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, PRO-
VIDING FOR MASTER ELECTRICIAN' S LICENSE-
EXAMINATIONS, INCREASING APPLICATION FEE FOR
MASTER ELECTRICIAN' S LICENSE, INCREASING
LICENSE FEE FOR MASTER ELECTRICIANS , INCREAS-
ING RE-EXAMINATION FEE FOR MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S
LICENSE, PROVIDING FOR RENEWAL FOR MASTER
ELECTRICIAN ' S LICENSES HELD BY PERSONS WHO
HAVE NOT OBTAINED PERMITS WITHIN A ONE-YEAR
PERIOD PRIOR TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL DATE,
INCREASING RENEWAL FEE FOR MASTER ELECTRICIAN' S
LICENSE, DELETING CLASSIFICATION OF "INDUSTRIAL
ELECTRICIAN" , PROVIDING FOR RENEWAL OF EXISTING
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN' S LICENSES, PROVIDING
FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS,
INCREASING APPLICATION FEE FOR JOURNEYMAN
ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE, INCREASING RENEWAL •
FEE FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN ' S LICENSE,
INCREASING LICENSE FEE FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS,
PROVIDING WHO MAY SUPERVISE APPRENTICES , TRAINEES
OR HELPERS, INCREASING ORIGINAL REGISTRATION
AND RENEWAL FEES FOR MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS,
DEFINING TERM "ACTUAL SUPERVISION" , DELETING
DEFINITION OF "INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN" , PRO-
VIDING FOR INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND BRANCH
CIRCUIT CABLE, PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF TEMP-
ORARY SERVICES PERMITS , INCREASING FEE OF __
INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL WORK AND PROVIDING
INSPECTION CHARGES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL
ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND BATHROOM, SPACE OR SUP-
PLEMENTARY RESISTANCE HEATERS .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Article I , Section I , Paragraph B is
hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
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"The Board of Electrical Examiners shall consist
of seven members, who shall serve without compensation,
selected as follows:
(1) Two (2) Master Electricians.
(2) One (1) Journeyman Electrician.
. (3) One (1) member who is an employee of the
Local Electric Utility Company (currently known as the
Texas Electric Service Company) .
(4) One (1) member who shall be a representative
of industry.
(5) One (1) member who shall be a home-builder
or otherwise associated with the home-building industry.
(6) One (1) member who shall be designated as a
member at large. This member shall not be connected
with the electrical contracting industry for monetary
gain.
a. Four members of this Board shall constitute
a quorum.
b. Any member of the Board involved in a
dispute before the Board, shall disqualify himself, and
an alternate member shall be selected by the Board to
serve in his place. "
SECTION 2 . Article I, Section I, Paragraph C is
hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows:
"The existing Board shall serve its regular appointed
term after the enactment of this ordinance. Thereafter all
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members shall be appointed for terms of two years each.
Any member of the Board may resign from his ap-
pointment by submitting a formal resignation to the
City Council at a regularly scheduled Council Meeting. "
SECTION 3. Article 3 , Section 1, Paragraph B
. is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"Any person, company, firm, partnership or- corp-
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oration engaged in the electrical contracting business
within the corporate limits of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, shall be or have continuously in
his/her employment a qualified Master Electrician and
shall file in the office of the Chief Electrical In-
spector the correct name, address and license number
of such Master Electrician, which Master Electrician
shall be available in person within twenty-four (24)
hours from the time the Electrical Inspector first
determines that the Master Electrician is needed for
consultation either on the job site or in his/her
established place of business within the corporate
limits of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, from which
place he/she shall have actual supervision over the
work being performed and shall be responsible for
carrying out the provisions of this chapter in its
entirety.
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SECTION 4 . Article III, Section II , Paragraph A
is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows:
"A person desiring a Master Electrician ' s license
shall be a citizen of the United States , shall have
reached the age of twenty-one (21) years and shall
make application in writing to the Board of Electrical
Examiners for an examination. Examinations shall be
held periodically as determined by the Board at a
regularly scheduled Board meeting. An applicant shall
be allowed to appear before the Board and request an
examination at a time other than as regularly scheduled.
Such a request shall be granted if the Board finds
that a denial of the request would substantially
injure the applicant, and finds that good cause exists
for the requested examination. The application shall
be presented tp the Secretary of the Board and shall
be accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50) . "
SECTION 5. Article III, Section II , Paragraph C
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"If the applicant is successful in passing the
examination, he shall obtain a bond from an approved
surety company doing business in the State of Texas, in
the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000) payable
to the City of Wichita Falls, Texas , and conditioned
upon the applican ' t strict and faithful compliance
with this ordinance. Said bond must be furnished by
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a firm having a representative in the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, which bond shall bear as principal the
successful applicant and such surety company and shall
be signed by the successful applicant and which bond
must be delivered to the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, within thirty (30) days prior to beginning of
any work; otherwise, the examination shall be null
and void.
A successful applicant shall pay to the secretary
the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) , as the first
year' s license fee. The Two Hundred Dollars ($200)
must be paid within thirty (30) days after the grading
of the examination paper and prior to the beginning
of work; otherwise, the examination shall be null
and void. In case of failure to pass the examination,
an applicant must wait ninety (90) days before being
allowed to take another examination, and a waiting
period of six (6) months will be required between the
second and third examination and between all subsequent
examinations. The waiting periods commence on the date
the examination paper is graded. The fee of Twenty-five
Dollars ($25) shall be required for each examination.
When a Master Electrician has not obtained permits
for electrical work within a one (1) year period in the
City of Wichita Falls, it will be his responsibility to
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prove that he is actively engaged in the electrical
business as a Master Electrician in order to obtain a
license renewal. If such evidence of activity is
found by the Electrical Advisory Board to be lacking,
they shall require the applicant to take the applicable
examination to show that said applicant is qualified.
Qualified applicants who comply with the above
provisions shall be issued a license signed by the
Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Examiners. The
license shall be valid for the remainder of the calendar
year.
All present and future licenses shall expire each
December 31, annually. "
SECTION 6. Article III , Section II , paragraph D
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"The license holder shall have a grace period of
thirty (30) days for renewal of such licenses. If
license is not renewed by 5: 00 P.M. on January 31, the
license holder shall be required to take a new examination,
and pay all applicable fees.
The license may be renewed by paying to the secretary
the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) within thirty (30)
days after the expiration date of the original license. "
SECTION 7. Article 3, Section 3 , Paragraphs A,
B, C, E, and F are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 8 . Article III , Section III , Paragraph D
is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows:
"The license holder shall have a grace period of
thirty (30) days for renewal of the Industrial Electrician
Licenses.
The license may be renewed by paying to the secretary
the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25) within thirty (30)
days after the expiration date of the original license. "
SECTION 9. Article III, Section IV, Paragraph A
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"A person desiring a Journeyman Electrician' s License
shall be a citizen of the United States , reach the age
of twenty-one (21) years, and shall make application
for the issuance of a license to the secretary. Exam-
inations shall be held periodically as determined by
the Board at a regularly scheduled Board meeting. The
application shall be presented to the Secretary of the
Board, and shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars
($10) . "
• SECTION 10. Article III , Section IV, Paragraph E
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"The license may be renewed by paying to the secre-
tary the sum of Ten Dollars ($10) not later than the
31st day of each year. If a license is not renewed prior
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to the 31st day of January, it shall thereafter be
void. "
SECTION 11. Article III , Section IV, Paragraph F
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"A license shall be issued to an individual and
shall not be assignable.
No person shall engage in the occupation of
Journeyman Electrician within the City of Wichita Falls
without having his license on his person at all times.
No person shall allow the use of his Journeyman
Electrician' s License, directly or indirectly, by any
other person for the purpose of constructing electrical
installations. In addition to the penalty provided in
this chapter, any person convicted of violating this
provision shall forfeit his license, and it shall there-
after be void. / It may be renewed only after a waiting
period of one (1) year, and then only after he has
successfully passed a Journeyman Electrician ' s examination
and has paid the fee of Ten Dollars ($10) for the re-
mainder of the calendar year. "
SECTION 12 . Article III , Section V, Paragraph A
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"Apprentices, trainees or helpers shall be super-
vised in the presence of a master Electrician, Journeyman
Electrician or a Maintenance Electrician at all times.
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Nothing shall justify an Apprentice Electrician in per-
forming any phase of electrical installations unless
a Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician or Maintenance
Electrician is actually present during such installation. "
SECTION 13 . Article III , Section VI , Paragraph B
%s hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"There shall be a charge of Ten Dollars ($10)
for the original registration and Ten Dollars ($10) for
each renewal. "
SECTION 14 . Article IV, Definitions, is hereby
amended to add the definition of "actual supervision" ,
and shall hereafter read as follows:
"Actual supervision shall mean the authority to
determine, regulate and specify the methods, procedures,
materials, design or construction used in the installation ,
maintenance or repair of electrical systems, components,
materials or devices. " .
SECTION 15. Article IV, Definitions, is hereby
amended to delete the definition of "Industrial Electrician. "
SECTION 16. Article VI, Section IV, Paragraph E
is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"All conduits underground shall be rigid galvanized
conduit or approved raceway and EMT shall not be permitted
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underground.
For light and power, all underground service
conduit shall be a minimum size of two (2") inches internal
diameter.
Installation of underground branch circuit cable
(Type UF) shall comply with the provisions of the current
addition of the National Electrical Code, as specifically
. approved.
Underground branch circuit cable may be used, in-
cluding direct burial in the earth, as branch circuit
cable when provided with overcurrent protection not in
excess of the rated current carrying capacity of the
individual conductors. Single conductor cable shall
not be installed under any circumstance. The conductor,
Type UF cable, with one conductor grounded securely to
all metal portions of the circuit, may be buried directly
in the earth, at the minimum depth of eighteen inches (18") .
This type cable is approved solely for use in
residential areas , and for residential home use, and
is to be exclusively restricted to the outside installation
of area lighting and general purpose receptacles. This
approval is not to be construed to allow the connection
of motors or similar type permanent electrical installations.
This type cable shall not be used (1) as service
entrance cable, (2) in commercial garages , (3) in theaters ,
(4) in motion pictures studios, (5) in storage battery
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rooms, (6) in hoistways, (7) in hazardous locations ,
(8) imbedded in poured cement, concrete or aggregate,
nor (9) in air void in masonry block or tile walls,
nor (10) in shallow chases in masonry, concrete or
plaster walls, nor (11) in similar types of concealment.
Direct burial cable, when not installed in race-
ways, shall be installed in pre-inspected trenches at
a minimum depth of eighteen inches (18" ) below the
finished grade. If the trench bottom is not of a smooth,
even soil, it shall be covered with a two inch (2") soil
fill to protect the cable against sharp objects.. The
cable shall be protected, at the point of entry and
exit of the trench, by rigid metal conduit extending
to a minimum depth of twelve inches (12") below the
surface of the finished grade. "
SECTION 17 . Article VII, Section V is hereby
amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"Permits may be granted for temporary services to
any licensed Master Electrician for a predetermined and
limited time by application for a temporary permit and
the payment of proper inspection fee.
The application shall state time required for
temporary service. Temporary service installations
shall generally conform to Attached Drawing No. 1. Any
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• temporary service installation that does not fully
conform to code specifications shall not be approved by
the Electrical Inspector. Inspection fees shall be the
same as for a standard installation.
The Electrical Inspector may cause the electric
supply company to disconnect any temporary service promptly .
on the expiration date of each temporary permit after
proper written notification. "
SECTION 18 . Article VIII, Section II , is hereby
amended and shall hereafter read as follows:
"When any electrical work covered by this ordinance
is reported to the Electrical Inspector as ready for
final inspection, and upon such inspection, the electrical
work does not meet all requirements of this ordinance,
the permit electrician shall be notified by telephone
and tag of the1defects existing, and he shall correct
such defects promptly, and request a reinspection to
the Electrical Inspector; and the permit holder shall
pay an additional fee of Ten Dollars ($10) for each
reinspection required before final approval is given.
If for reason of faulty work, negligence or omission,
changes or additions are required by the inspector or
if an incorrect address is given on the permit necessitating
an additional trip by the inspector, a reinspection permit
must be taken out, and a charge of Ten Dollars ($10)
will be made for each extra trip.
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This rule shall not apply where periodic inspection
is required during progress of construction. "
SECTION 19. Article VIII , Section IV, Paragraph E,
under the heading "outlets" is hereby amended and shall
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• hereafter read as follows:
"New construction residential outlets, each $1. 00
per 100 square feet with a minimum fee of Ten Dollars
($10) per residence. "
SECTION 20. Article VIII , Section IV, Paragraph.
E, under the heading of "heaters" is hereby amended and
. shall hereafter read as follows:
"Dryers (electrically heated) , each. . . $100
Water, each 1 00
Bathroom, each 50
Space or supplementary resistance.
0-5 K. W. , each 2 00
5-10 K. W. , each 3 00
10 K. W. and up, each 4 00. "
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of September, 1982.
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ATTEST:
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
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ORDINANCE NO.88-82 5tb �'jc•td yt„af
ORDINANCE CLOSING, On this day of
VACATING,AND ABANDON-
ING A FIFTEEN (15) FOOT
UTILITY EASEMENT LYING,' A.D j Lf 9 personally appeared before me,the undersigned authority
,ADJACENT TO AND SOUTH
OF THE NORTH PROPERTY
LINE OF LOT 29, BLOCK 3, rc,P9f 3e bookkeeper
KEMP AND NEWBY SUB-
DIVISION,AN ADDITION TO
THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS,TEXAS. for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
ORDINANCE NO.89-82
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Times, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, and
ORDINANCE NO. 2326 (THE
1967 ELECTRICAL CODE OF
THE CITY O F WICHITA upon being duly sworn by me,on oath states that the attached,advertisement is a true
FALLS) ALTERING THE
MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS
OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD and correct copy of advertising publishc a7- OtP (1) issues
OF ELECTRICAL EXAMIN-
ERS, REQUIRING AVAILA- thereof on the following dates:
BILITY OF MASTER ELEC-
TRICIANS TO ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR, PROVIDING , Oct* 4
FOR MASTER ELECTRI-
CIAN'S LICENSE EXAMINA-
TIONS, INCREASING APPLI-
CATION FEE FOR MASTER , /J ✓
ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE,
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INCREASING LICENSE FEE FOR MASTER E L E C- Bookkeeper for Time hing Company
TRICIANS'S, INCREASING
RE-EXAMINATION FEE of Wichita Falls
FOR MASTER ELECTRI-
CIAN'S LICENSE, PROVID-
ING FOR RENEWAL FOR
MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S Subscribed and sworn to before me this t day and year first above written.
LICENSES HELD BY PER-
SONS WHO HAVE NOT OB-
TAINED PERMITS WITHIN A' 1(:. :7...aerovitoemp)
ONE-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR
TO THE LICENSE RENEWEL
DATE, INCREASING RE- ORDINANCE NO.90-82
NEWAL FEE FOR MASTER AN ORDINANCE MAKING
ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE, APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DELETING CLASSIFICA- SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE,
TION OF "INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE-
ELECTRICIAN", PROVID- MENTS FOR THE CITY OF {-
ING FOR RENEWAL OF EX- WICHITA FALLS FOR THE ����*£ Notary Public,State of Texas I �/
ISTING INDUSTRIAL ELEC- FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING I '.. My Commission ExpirsNov.30,19_+Wv
TRICIAN'S LICENSES, PRO- OCTOBER 1,1982,AND END- '>>-�-��
VIDING FOR JOURNEY ING SEPTEMBER 30, 1983, 'eavi:* S.S.446-42-2662
IELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE,
EXAMINATIONS, INCREAS- ADOPTING THE BUDGET
ING APPLICATION FEE FOR FIGURES AND ACCOUNTS
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRI-I AS PART-OF SAID APPROP-
CIAN'S LICENSE, INCREAS- RIATIONS, DECLARING AN
ING RENEWAL FEE FOR ' EMERGECNY.
I JOURNEYMAN ELECTRI- ' ORDINANCE NO.91-82
CIAN'S LICENSE, INCREAS- AN ORDINANCE NO. 91-82
ING LICENSE FEE FOR AN ORDINANCE LEVYING,
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRI- ASSESSING AND FIXING
CIANS, PROVIDING WHO THE TAX RATE FOR THE
MAY SUPERVISE APPREN- USE AND SUPPORT OF THE
TICES, TRAINEES OR HEL- MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
PERS, INCREASING ORI- OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
GINAL REGISTRATION AND ! FALLS, TEXAS, AND PRO-
RENEWAL FEES FOR I VIDING FOR THE INTEREST
MAINTENANCE ELECTRI- ' AND SINKING FUND FOR
CIANS, DEFINING TERM I THE FISCAL YEAR 1982-83
"ACTUAL SUPERVISION", AND APPORTIONING EACH
DELETING DEFINITION OF LEVY FOR THE SPECIFIC
"INDUSTRIAL ELECTRI- ' , PURPOSE AND PROVIDING
CIAN",PROVIDING FOR IN- I FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF
STALLATION OF UNDER- ANNUAL OCCUPATION TAX-
GROUND BRANCH CIRCUIT ES PROVIDED BY LAW,AND
CABLE,PROVIDING FOR IS- D E C L A R I N G A N
'SUANCE OF TEMPORARY EMERGENCY.
SERVICES PERMITS. IN- ORDINANCE NO.92-82
CREASING FEE OF INSPEC- AN CRDINANCE MAKING
TION OF ELECTRICAL AN APPROPRIATION FROM
WORK AND PROVIDING IN- THE GENERAL FUND EQUI-
SPECTION CHARGES FOR ' TY TO ACCOUNT NUMBERS •
NEW CONSTRUCTION RESI- LISTED BELOW, AND DEC-
DENTIAL ELECTRICAL LARING AN EMERGENCY.
OUTLETS AND BATHROOM, ORDINANCE NO.93-82
SPACE OR SUPPLEMEN- AN ORDINANCE MAKING
TARY RESISTANCE HEA- AN APPROPRIATION FROM
TERS. THE GENERAL REVENUE
ORDINANCE NO.90-82 SHARING FUND TO AC-
AN ORDINANCE MAKING COUNT NUMBERS LISTED
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BELOW, AND DECLARING
SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, AND EMERGENCY.
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE-