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Home My WebLink AboutORD 646 - ORD Repealing & amending Portion of ORD 535 Enacting Electrical Codde 162 ORDINANCE NO. 646 'AN ORDINANCE REPEALING Am) ,AMENDING A PORTION OF ORDINANCE n NO. 535 ENACTING AN EIECTRICAL CODE; CREATING AN EIECTRICAL I ' BOARD; PROVIDING FOR LICENSE; REQUIRING LIABILITY INSURANCE, U PERTiUNING TO ELEC~ICIANS, PROVIDING _,FOR EEGISTRATION OF JOURmlYMEN AND APPRENTI~, ELECTRICIANS; PROVIDING FOR ELECTRI- CAL SIGN CONTRACTOR; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPrIONS; ,REQUmING ~NATIONS, FIXING THE FEES; PROVIDING FOR LICENSE CERTIFICATES, SUSPENS+,-ON ,REVOCATIONS AND APPEAL TO THE, CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING 'FOR INSPECTORS AND IN~PECTIONS; REQUIRING PERMITS ; PROVIDING. FOR RULES FOR ELECTRICAL WORK; ADOPrING NATIONAL ELECTRICAL STANDARDS; EXONERATING THE CITY FROM LIABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, B~ PROVIDING FOR RE- VISED FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR INSPECTION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN .COIWLICT HEREWITH INSOFAR AS THEY MAY CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST ,UNIVER- SITY PLACE, TEXAS~ Sectien 1. That the previsions ef Sectien 27 ef Ordinance No.. 535 0.1' the City ef' West University Place, Texas, establishing certain fees to be charged fer inspectien ef electrical wiring, equipment and devices are hereby repealed. Sectien 2. Frem and after the effective datehereef Sectien 27 ef Ordinance No.. .535 ef the City ef' West University Place, Texas, shall pre- vide as fellews: o SECTION 27. SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR INSPECTI,ON: The helder 0.1' an electricians' license er electrical sign centracter's license, making er supervising the installatien er alter- atien ef electric wiring, apparatus, devices" appliances, fixtures er equipment, shall pay to. the City a fee in such amount as specified belew: SERVICES All services All meter leeps . . $1.00 each $1. 00 each OUI'LETS First feur (4) lighting outlets are included in service and ~eter leep fees. All ever feur (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .30 each All light, switch and receptacle epenings are classed as oQtlets, also. bell ringing transfermers. o 163 LIGHTING FIRURES Ii l i ---/ Fixtures 0.1' ene circuit or under and cembination ceiling fan and l+.ght,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Each additienal circuit, per fixture ... . . . . $ .20 each .50 each Any current-censuming device permanently attached to. an eutlet fer illuminating purpeses shall be classed as a fixture. MOTORS Up to. but not including ~ H.P. 1/2 H.P. and less than 2 H.,P. 2 H.P. and less than 10 H.E. ..... 10 H.P. and less than 25 H.P. ..... 25 H.P. and les,s than 100 H.P. 100 H.P. and less than 150 H.P. . . . . 150 H.P. and over .. . . . . . . .. . . $ .50 each .. 2.00 each 3.00 each 4.00 each 8.00 each . 10.00 each .08 per H.P. . . . . . The fee ef eight cents per herse-pewerapplies to. individual meters rated 150 H.P.and ever. Meter centrel equipment is included in meter fees. n ~ ! LJ When future moter eutlets are installed they shall be charged fer ene-half the regular meter rates applying, the ether ene-half shall be paid at the time the meters are installed. MISCELLANEOUS MOtien picture machines . . . . . . . . . . Seund equipment, up to. 10 watts eutput Seund equipment 10 watts to. 15 watts eutput . Seund equipment, ever 15 watts eutput . . Electric ranges net ever 12,000 watts Electric'Water Heaters. . . . . . . X';'Ray machines . . . . . . . . . . . Incandescent electric signs . . Gas er vacuum tube signs Peles, anchers and f!Py stubs .... . . '. . . . $ 2.00 each . . . 10.00 each . . . 15.00 each 20.00 each 1. 00 each 1.00 each 3.00 each 2.00 each 2.00 each .50 each . . . . . . Permanently cemiected electric' appliances and equipment- ef any nature net otherwise specified shall be charged f'er as fellews: Up to. ene K.W., Inclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allover 1 K.W. to. 10 K.W. . . . . . . . . Allover 10 K.W. to. 50 K.W. . . . . . All ever 50 K. W. to. 100 K. W . ..... .. . . . . . All ever 100 K.W. to. 100 K.W. at 10~ excess, K.W. at $ . 50 each .40 per K.W. .30 per K.W. .20 per K.W. .04 per K.W. II I I i , <---- Temperary installments, such as werk saws, fleer surfacing machines, paint spraying a.pparatus, and the like, shall be Charged fer at the rate ef Two. ($2.00) Dellars per installation, plus the regular service and T:rr::, ' I, ,) [: ,,1 164 meter leep charges., Teinp'erary 1 i'ghting' insta:1.lat'ien,s s~ll be charged fer at the rat'e e-r Twe', ($2.00) Dollars perirrsta:iJ.a.'tien, plus the regular service and meter loep charge. Additiens to. eld werk shall be charged fer at the same rate as new werk. The minimum inspectien fee shall be' Two. ($2.00) Dellar. On niayi11'g 'and re'-lbc~ti'ng 0.1' electrical equipment autherized to be d:ene 'by' a' maintena.rrc'e e:1.eotrieian and' a mast-er electrician o ' fer which a p'ermit fe'e 'is' not 'Otherwise previded fer in this sectien, the' minimum: ins-pectien fee 'sha:ll' apply. No fe~ shall be 'charged fer reutine re-inspectiens ef electri- cal insta1lat~ens', hO'We'Ver,' when the 'irrspecter is required to. make additienal trips to. the premise as a result 0.1' being unable to. perferm inspectien at time requested, a charge ef Two. Dellars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) will be made fer such inspect'ien. Sec'tien 3. All Ordinances and parts ef Ordinances in conflict wi~h the previsiens 0.1' this Ordinance are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become ef'f'ective immediately upen its passage and appreval. PASSED ~ APffiOVED this 13th day 0.1' July, 1953. COMMISSIONERS VOTING An ~ COMMISSIONERS VOTING NO ~ ~ )/2?~ MAYOR PRO TEM OF T$ CITY OF, WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE ATTEST: .~/ n ,-.U o II I_I