Ord. 1416-2024 2024-02-26ORDINANCE NO. 1416-2024
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pearland,
Texas, amending Chapter 9, Electricity, of the City of Pearland
Code of Ordinances; having a savings clause, a severability
clause, and a repealer clause; and providing for codification -
and an effective date.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 9, Electricity, of the City of Pearland Code of
Ordinances, is hereby amended and adopted to read as follows:
“ARTICLE I. Electrical Code
Sec. 9-1. Adopted.
The 2023 edition of the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, as published by the
National Fire Protection Association is hereby adopted by reference and made
part of this chapter. A true and correct copy of this code shall be on file in the
office of the city secretary.
Sec. 9-2. Conflicts.
In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the code adopted by this
article and the provisions of this Code of Ordinances, state law or city
ordinances, rules or regulations, the provisions of this Code of Ordinances shall
prevail.
Sec. 9-3. - Penalty for violation.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or fail to comply with the
requirements or provisions of any section or subdivision of the electrical code
adopted by this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
offense, and each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
Sec. 9-4 --- 9-10. Reserved.
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ARTICLE II. Permits
Sec. 9-11. Required
Permits for electrical work shall be regulated as required per Section 105 of the
International Building Code adopted in Section 7.13 of this Code of Ordinances.
Sec. 9.12---9.15. Reserved.”
Section 2. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in
favor of the City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are
preserved for the benefit of the City.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid,
unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
thereof.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the
City's Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 6. Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of
the City of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then
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