Ord. 0110E 1990-01-08ORDINANCE NO. 11O-E
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS 9-53, 9-69, 9-81, 9-90, 9-105,
9-107, 9-108, 9-116, 9-137, 9-140, 9-153, 9-157 AND 9-159
OF CHAPTER 9, ELECTRICITY, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; SAVINGS
CLAUSE, REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PUB-
LICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 9-53 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-53. Fees.
There shall be charged fees as established by the City
Council from time to time by minute order, and a fee schedule shall be
kept in the office of the City Secretary.
Section 2. That Section 9-69 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-69. Bond and insurance.
To apply for a license, an applicant must provide evidence
of the following to the Electrical Board:
(a) That the applicant is a master electrician, line
master electrician or a sign master electrician or has such a person
in his employment as a full-time employee.
(b) License and permit bond in the amount of $1,000.00
payable to the City of Pearland. Such bond shall be conditioned to
bind the principal to comply with this code, and:
(1) Indemnify the city for any loss or damages occasioned
by the violation of these laws and ordinances.
(2) Provide for payment to any injured third party or
parties for any damages, cost and expense caused by the electrical
contractor's or his employees' or agents' negligence or failure to
comply with the terms of such laws and ordinances.
(3) Provide that such bond shall remain in full force and
effect so long as the principal holds such license and any renewal
license unless the sureties shall notify the building official of
their desire to be released from any liability arising from any future
acts or omissions of the principal, or his employees or agents.
In the event the sureties shall request release, they shall be
released from any liability arising from any future acts or omissions
of the principal, his agents and his employees thirty (30) days after
the receipt of such notice. Unless the licensee, within such period,
furnishes a new bond duly approved as provided in this section, such
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license shall no longer permit the licensee to engage in business as
an electrical contractor.
(c)
Minimum insurance requirements:
(1) Workers' Compensation Insurance in accordance with
Texas state law.
(2) Comprehensive general liability insurance coverage
with limits of not less than $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury
and $100,000 per occurrence for property damage, with coverages
extended as follows:
Operations -premises liability;
Independent contractor's liability -broad form;
Contractual liability -broad form;
Completed operations and products liability.
All such insurance shall be issued by a company duly authorized to
write such insurance in the State of Texas. Compliance with this
section shall be considered as having been met when the policy, a copy
thereof, or a certificate of insurance has been filed with and
approved by the building official. Such policy shall include an
endorsement thereon that the building official will be notified at
least ten (10) days in advance in the event the policy or policies are
cancelled or permitted to lapse by nonrenewal before the expiration
date of the license.
(d) Each contractor must provide evidence that all work
will be performed by his designated master and properly licensed
journeyman and apprentices in accordance with this code.
(e) Scope of license. In the event that the applicant is
or has employed a line master electrician or a sign master electrician
in lieu of a master electrician then the scope of this electrical
contractor license will be restricted to that work for which he or his
master is licensed.
Section 3. That Section 9-81 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
See. 9-81. Examination fee.
Examination fees shall be set in accordance to Sec. 9-53.
Section 4. That Section 9-90 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-90. Bond.
Each applicant for an electrical sign contractor's license
shall as a condition for the issuance of same furnish a license and
permit bond and proof of minimum insurance requirements as stated in
Sec. 9-69 as the Mayor and City Council shall approve, and in a form
approved by the City Attorney. The bond shall state that the bonded
electrical sign contractor will comply with the provisions of this
Code, state laws and ordinances relating to the wiring and
installation of electric signs.
Section 5. That Section 9-105 of the Code of Ordinances of the
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City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-105. Qualifications.
(a) Applicants for a journeyman electrician's license
shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age; show four (4)
years' actual experience directly preceding date of application, such
experience to be practical experience in installing wires, conductors
and electrical equipment used inside of buildings for the transmission
of electrical current for light, heat or power purposes; and must
satisfy the board of electricians as to his/her qualifications.
(b) Applicants for a journeyman sign electrician's license
shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age; show two (2)
years' actual experience directly preceding date of application, such
experience to be practical experience in installing, repairing and
maintaining wires, conductors, electrical signs, including gas and
tube signs; and other equipment used for the internal transmission of
electrical current for signs, and must satisfy the board of
electricians as to his/her qualifications.
Section 6. That Section 9-107 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-107. Notice of intent to take examination.
Persons desiring to take the examination required by this
division shall notify the Building Inspection Division of such
intention at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the posted time of
such examination.
Section 7. That Section 9-108 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-108. Examination fee.
Examination fees shall be set in accordance to Sec. 9-53.
Section 8. That Section 9-116 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-116. Fees.
(a) Generally. Permits shall not be issued under this
article by the electrical inspector until the fees as established from
time to time by City Council have been paid.
Section 9. That Section 9-137 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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Sec. 9-137. Reinspections.
If, after the first visit to a job on written notice to
inspect same, it is necessary for the electrical inspector to
reinspect the same, or it is necessary to reinspect any work, whether
from a defect or the work not being ready, the inspector will return
only on another written notice, and not less than twenty-four (24)
hours thereafter, and shall charge a reinspection fee as established
by City Council for each trip thereafter, all other notices taking
precedence.
Section 10. That Section 9-140 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-140. Same -Prerequisite for service.
It shall be unlawful for any electrical supply company
operating under a franchise granted by the city or from any person
furnishing electric current for light, heat and power to connect his
system with any installation of wiring apparatus or fixtures installed
after this chapter becomes effective in, or to any building or other
structure within the jurisdiction of the city without having first
received permission from the electrical inspector to furnish current
for such wiring, apparatus or fixtures; such permission shall be given
by the electrical inspector at any time after the certificate of
insurance shall have been issued.
Section 11. That Section 9-153 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-153. Adopted.
(a) All electrical construction, and all materials and
appliances used in connection with the installation, maintenance and
operation of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for utilization
of the service for the supply company in providing electrical energy
for light, heat or power, inside or attached to buildings or property
within the jurisdiction of the city shall conform to such special
rules and regulations as may be embodied in this or other ordinances
of the City of Pearland, and to the 1990 edition of the rules and
regulations of the National Fire Protection Association (National
Electrical Code) for the installation of wiring and apparatus for
electrical purposes, as they are now established and such rules and
regulations are hereby adopted and approved as part of this chapter.
(b) The 1990 edition of the National Electrical Code is
amended as follows:
Delete (a) of 230-70, Location.
Section 12. That Section 9-157 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-157. Wiring generally.
(b) Gasoline filling stations will be wired according to
the latest rules and regulations of the National Fire Protection
Association.
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Section••13. That Section 9-159 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 9-159. Installation of service conduit, wires, etc.
(i) The service disconnecting means shall be installed
outside of a building or other structure at a readily accessible
location nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors.
Section 14. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
or fail to comply with the requirements of any provisions of the Code
herein adopted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon con-
viction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished as provided
in Section 1-11 of the City Code of Ordinances.
Section 15. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional 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 16. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 17. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, that this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's
official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 18. 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 become effective ten (10) days from and after its publica-
tion, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official
City newspaper.
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PASSED and APPROVED on first reading this /a day of
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Sgbretary
PASSED and APPROVED on second and final reading this
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ATTEST:
City Se
etary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ity Attorney
Robert E. Talton
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day
Mayor
VOTING RECORD - DECEMBER 18, 1989
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Tetens, Smith and Bost.
Voting "No" - None
Councilmember Wolff absent.
VOTING RECORD - JANUARY 8, 1990
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Tetens, Wolff, Smith and Bost.
Voting "No" - None
PUBLICATION DATE: January 12, 1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 1990
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.
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