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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1309
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; ADOPTING THE 1987
EDITIO.N OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING AN
'EFFECTIVE DATE AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND RELATED
PROVISIONS.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY tOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 8-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of West University Place, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
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Section 8-16. Adoption.
There is hereby adopted by the city and declared operative therein
for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the
erection, construction, alteration, repair, removal, conversion
and maintenance of electrical facilitie$, installations and
equipment in homes, buildings and other installations, and for the
issuance of permits, collections of fees therefor, and the making
of inspections thereof, the National Electrical Code, 1987
Edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association,
of which not less than three copies have been and are now on file
in the office of the city secretary, and the same is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein as fully as if set out at length
herein, and shall be controlling and binding within the city.
Section 2. That Section 8-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of West University Place, Texas, is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
All window air conditioning units, attic fans, washing machines,
electric driers, electric water heaters and all other devices or
appliances (whether fixed in place or not) drawing 600 watts or
more which may be installed or reinstalled in the City shall be
s.erviced by an independent or separate electrical circuit for each
such appliance or device, and each such circuit must be wired with
number 12 or larger conductors.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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Ordinance Number 1309
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Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof. '
Section 6. This ordinance takes effect on the tenth day following
its publication, as required by Section 2.12 of the City Charter.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this 14th day of
December , 1987.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Mayor Pro Tern Bryan, Councilmembers
Bell, Britton, Schwartzel
Councilmembers Voting No:
None
Councilmembers Absent:
Mayor Parks
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this -.2Bt.h day of
December , 1987.
Councilmembers Voting Aye: Mayor Parks, Councilmembers,dBryan, Bell,
Britton, Schwartzel
Councilmembers Voting No: None
Counci lmembers Absent: None
Signed:
Michael L. Parks, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audrey Nichols,
City Secretary
Approved as to Form:
James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City Attorney
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