HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1994-021 �. _�
ORDINANCE NO. 94-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 7,
ARTICLE III THEREOF ENTITLED "ELECTRICAL CODE", BY
ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 1993 EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1 . That Chapter 7, Article I11 entitled "Electrical Code" of The Code of
Ordinances, City of Grapevine, Texas (the "City Code"), is hereby amended in the
following particulars, and all other existing divisions, sections, subsections,
"" � paragraphs, sentences, definitions, phrases and words of said City Code are not
amended, but shall remain intact and are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed:
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A. That definitions Approved, Registered, and Special Permission of Section 7-30 are
hereby amended by deleting said definitions, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu
thereof the following definitions which shall hereafter read as follows:
"Approved: Acceptable to the Building Inspection Division and/or the Electrical
Board of Appeals of the City."
"Registered: When used with the words electrical, contractor, electrician, or
the like shall mean that the person has made application to the Building
Inspection Division and has satisfied the building official that he/she is qualified
to do the work stated in the application, that he/she has paid the necessary
registration fees to date, been issued a license, and that his/her name is carried
in the records of the Building Inspection Division office as a person authorized
to do electrical work for which he/she is registered or licensed as defined in this
code."
"Special Permissron: Written consent of the Building Inspection Division of the
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City."
B. That Section 7-35 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-35, in its entirety,
and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-35, which Section 7-35 shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-35. Same - Applicability to federal government, state, county�
"��' city and school district buildings and premises.
� Buildings and premises owned and occupied by the federal government, state,
county, and city shall be subject to the provisions of this code, but they shall
be exempt from the payment of permit fees. This exemption shall be claimed
in writing in each instance. School districts shall be required to remit only
twenty-five (25) percent of the current fee schedule."
C. That Section 7-39 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-39, in its entirety,
and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-39, which Section 7-39 shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-39. Same - A�pointment of subordinate inspectors.
Electrical inspectors shall be appointed by the building official."
D. That subsection (f) of Section 7-41 is hereby amended by deleting said
subsection, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (f),
which subsection shall hereafter read as follows:
"(f) Special Permission: The regulations of this code, which includes the
"` `° National Electrical Code, may be modified or waived by special permission in
specific cases where such modification or waiver is reasonable and does not
�-T� differ from the intent of this code. Such permission shall in all cases be
obtained from the chief electrical inspector an confirmed in writing. A copy of
the permission shall be filed in the Building Inspection Division office."
E. That paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 7-43 is hereby amended by
deleting said paragraph, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
paragraph (3), which paragraph shall hereafter read as follows:
"(3) The other three (3) members shall be members-at-large as appointed by
the Grapevine City Council. Reference to the "board" shall mean the electrical
board of appeals."
F. That subsection (b) of Section 7-43 is hereby amended by deleting said
subsection, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (b),
which subsection shall hereafter read as follows:
"(b) Three (3) members of the board at any one meeting shall constitute a
quorum. Recommendations or changes to this code will require the approval
of a majority of the board present."
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G. That subsections (a►, (b), and (c) of Section 7-44 are hereby amended by deleting
� said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
subsections (a), (b), and (c), which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
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"(a) The electrical board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman at the first
meeting of each calendar year and shall prescribe a procedure and order of
business for hearing appeals from the decisions of the chief electrical inspector.
The decision of the board shall be final.
(b) Electricians holding a currently valid license or certificate of registration
from another city may apply for and receive a similar license or certificate of
registration from this city without taking an examination provided the following
conditions are complied with:
(1 ) Applicant shall submit a reciprocal letter from the applicant's base
city showing evidence satisfactory to the chief electrical inspector
that his license or certificate of registration was issued under
conditions not less restrictive than required by the City of
Grapevine for issuance of a license, and that an electrician holding
a license issued by this city would be permitted to apply and
receive a similar type of license or certificate of registration in
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such other city under reciprocal conditions.
(2) An applicant shall pay the registration fee required and comply
� � with all other requirements of this code.
(c) Any person may file an appeal with the electrical board for a review of any
decision of the chief electrical inspector, provided that such appeal is made in
writing within five (5) days after such person shall have been notified of such
decision by the electrical inspector. Upon receipt of such appeal the board shall
proceed to determine whether the action of the chief electrical inspector
complies with this code and within five (5) days shall make a decision in
accordance with its findings. The decision of the electrical board shall be
final."
H. That Section 7-45 entitled "Same - Prescribing examinations; issuing certificates"
is hereby repealed by deleting said Section 7-45 in its entirety, and furthermore said
Section 7-45 is hereby reserved for future use.
I. That subsections (a), (b), and (c) of Section 7-46 are hereby amended by deleting
said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
subsections (a�, (b�, and (cl, which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
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"(a) The electrical board shall keep minutes in which shall be recorded all
transactions and business of the board.
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�fN� (b) The minutes and other records shall be maintained in the Building
Inspections Division office.
�,, (c) The chief electrical inspector shall keep a record of all persons qualified to
whom a license and certificate of registration has been issued, provided that he
shall not be responsible for the record of any person whose registration has not
been renewed and thereby lapsed for a period of two (2) years."
J. That subsection (a) of Section 7-50 is hereby amended by deleting said
subsection, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (al,
which subsection shall hereafter read as follows:
"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in Section 1-5, who is not
licensed and registered as qualified electrician in accordance with the provisions
of this code to engage in the business of electrical construction or to make any
repairs, alterations, additions, or changes to any existing system of electrical
conductors, wiring apparatus, or equipment within the city, except as provided
in Sections 7-63 and 7-67."
K. That Section 7-51 entitled "Term of temporary licenses" is hereby repealed by
deleting said Section 7-51 in its entirety, and furthermore said Section 7-51 is hereby
reserved forfuture use.
L. That subsections (a), (b), (c1, (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 7-53 are hereby
�-� amended by deleting said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof
the following subsections (a), (b), (c), (d1, (e1, (f), and (g) which subsections shall
hereafter read as follows:
"(a) To secure a certificate of registration as a qualified and competent
electrician in any of the classes set out in Section 7-52, an application shall be
made out on forms available in the office of the Building Inspection Division.
(b) Electricians holding a currently valid license or certificate of registration
from another city may apply for and receiv� a similar license or certificate of
registration from this city without taking an examination provided the
conditions specified in Section 7-44(b) are complied with.
(c) An electrical contractor may have laborers or apprentices on any of his
jobs, but they must be under the direct supervision of a licensed master or
journeyman electrician.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person holding a license to transfer same or
,,� allow the use of same, directly or indirectly by any other person for the purpose
of obtaining a permit to do any electrical work therein specified.
�. (e) Applicants for a certificate of registration as an electrical contractor,
lighting maintenance contractor or elevator contractor shall file with the
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application an affidavit, setting forth the names of the persons who are the
� � owners of the business or who are the officers of the firm who own the
business, and the name and address of the person who shall be responsible for
,��, the business.
(f) Applicants for master electricians' licenses shall appear in person before an
approved testing agency as recognized by the Board and be examined as
prescribed by an approved testing agency.
(g) Any applicant who fulfills the requirements of this code and pays the
required fees will be issued a license by the chief electrical inspector and
registered in the records kept for that purpose."
M. That subsections (a) and (c) and Table 1 of Section 7-54 is hereby amended by
deleting said subsections and Table 1 , in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof
the following subsections (a) and (c) and Table 1, which subsections and Table 1 shall
hereafter read as follows:
"(a) Fees for licenses as set out in Table 1 shall be payable at the building
official's office.
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(c) The fees are as provided in the following table:
TABLE 1
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LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES
Annual
license
Classification upon registration
Electrical contractor 575.00*'
Lighting Maintenance
contractor 75.00*
Elevator contractor 75.00*
Master electrician 25.00
Journeyman electrician 7.50
Maintenance electrician . 7.50
Specialist electrician 7.50
* If the registering contractor is also the master electrician, then no additional charge will be
required.��
'� N. That subsections (a), and (b) of Section 7-55 are hereby amended by deleting said
subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsections
,�,,, (a1, (b1, and new subsection (d) which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
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"(a) Every license or certificate of registration provided for in this code shall
expire at midnight on December 31 st of the year it was issued, and shall be
renewed by the chief electrical inspector upon request and payment of the
,�„ required fee, provided that if during the preceding year the applicant has been
convicted of a violation of this code, it will be necessary for him to be re-
examined by an approved testing agency recognized by the Board.
(b) Should any license lapse more than thirty (30) days, the holder shall be
considered a new applicant.
(d) The registration of a contractor may be denied by the building official, or
the registration may be revoked by the Board if the registration is issued on the
basis of incorrect information supplied by the contractor."
O. That Section 7-56 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-56, in its entirety,
and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-56 and subsection (a), which
Section 7-56 and subsection (a) shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-56. Suspension or revocation of license.
If the holder of an electrical license willfully violates any provision of this code
or is incompetent to comply with such provisions, the building official may
"�""m revoke or suspend a contractor's registration and/or license up to one (1) year.
After one (1 � year revocation, the contractor may reapply for registration as a
�� new contractor as set forth in Section 7-53.
(a) In the event that a contractor wishes to appeal the decision of the
building official for revocation or suspension, the contractor shall file a
written notice in the office of the building official within ten (10) days of
receipt of the notice for revocation or suspension.
(1 ) A hearing shall be held before the electrical board of
appeals after the contractor has been given notice of the
hearing by personal service or certified mail, return receipt
requested, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date.
(2) After the hearing, the contractor shall be notified in writing
of the determination of the electrical board of appeals by
personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested."
P. That subsection (b) of Section 7-57 is hereby amended by deleting said
subsection, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (b),
,�„�, which subsection shall hereafter read as follows:
"(b) To secure a license as a qualified and competent electrician in any of the
�� classes set out in this section, an application shall be made in writing on forms
available in the Building Inspections Division office."
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Q. That subsections (a), (b), (c), (d1, (e), (f), (g), (h), and li) of Section 7-58 are
hereby amended by deleting said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu
� thereof the following subsections (a), (b), (c1, (d), (e), (f), and (g) which subsections
shall hereafter read as follows:
"la) Any person holding an electrical contractor's license shall be a qualified
master electrician. The master electrician shall be responsible for all work
performed by employees, regardless if the master is present or not, as
authorized by the electrical contractor.
(b) Any person who has been appointed or employed as a master electrician
by a registered electrical contractor shall register with the chief electrical
inspector in writing on a form to be furnished by the Building Inspection
Division office.
(c) When an applicant has complied with the requirements of this code, the
chief electrical inspector shall register him as a master electrician to a specific
registered electrical contractor by placing his name on the contractor's
registration certificate and by identification card issued to the registered master
electrician.
""'� (d) The master electrician shall perform the work or supervise and direct the
installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of electrical conductors and
�Nx equipment authorized by permits issued under the authority of this code. The
master electrician is responsible for all work performed, regardless if he is
present for all work performed, for which he has been issued a permit, applied
for a permit, or requires a permit by this code.
(e) Whenever a master electrician shall leave or be discharged from the employ
of any person who is required by this code to appoint or employ a master
electrician, a notice in writing thereof shall be given immediately by both the
employer and the master electrician to the chief electrical inspector's office,
and the permit privileges of such person shall without further order or action
stand suspended until the employment or appointment and qualifying of another
master electrician as provided for in this code.
(f1 No master electrician shall be permitted to use his certificate of registration
in order to qualify more than one electrical contractor's license at any time.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any master electrician to permit his name to be used
or to knowingly permit himself to be held out as the officer or employee in a
supervisory capacity of any person holding an electrical contractor's certificate
unless he is in fact an officer or employee and does in fact supervise the
installation of electrical work performed by such persons."
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R. That subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 7-59 are hereby amended by deleting
said subsections, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
subsections (a) and (b), which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
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"(a) A journeyman electrician's license shall entitle the holder thereof to engage
himself in the employ of any person registered under the provisions of this
code; provided, however, a journeyman's license has been issued by the
Building Inspection Division office.
Ib) A license shall be issued to each registered journeyman electrician."
S. That subsection (a) of Section 7-60 is hereby amended by deleting said
subsection, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (a),
which subsection shall hereafter read as follows:
"(a) Applicant must apply for a license as a maintenance electrician."
T. That subsections (a1, (b) and (c) of Section 7-61 are hereby amended by deleting
said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
subsections (a) and (b), which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
"(a) Applicant may be a registered master electrician or may apply for a
�` " certificate of registration as a specialist electrician in one of the following
classes:
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(1 � Master Sign electrician
(2) Journeyman Sign electrician
(3) Elevator electrician
(4) Residential Wireman electrician
(b) A specialist electrician's license shall entitle the holder thereof to engage
himself in the employ of any person holding a license to do the work for which
the specialist has been qualified."
U. That subsections (b) and (c) of Section 7-73 are hereby amended by deleting said
subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsections
(b) and (cl, which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
"(b) The Building Inspection Division shall keep complete records of all permits
issued and inspections made and other official work performed under the
requirements of this code.
� (c) The applicant for a permit shall represent that the statements contained in
said application are true and correct and any misrepresentation or false
statements thereon shall be grounds for revocation of the applicant's license
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and cancellation of the permit issued. The work indicated on the application
shall be performed only by the applicant and no other person shall perform any
of the electrical work shown on the application."
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V. That Section 7-79 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-79, in its entirety,
and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-79, which Section 7-79 shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-79. Lapse of permits.
Each specific permit issued by the Building Inspection Division under the
provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the
work authorized by such permit has not been started within six (6) months
from the date of the issuance of such permit, or if the work authorized by such
permit is suspended or abandoned at any time for a period of six (6) months
after the work is started. Before such work can be started again, a new permit
shall be obtained."
W. That paragraph (6) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and (c) of Section 7-81
are hereby amended by deleting said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting
in lieu thereof the following paragraph (6) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and
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(c), which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
"(6) Mobile Home Service: 525.00
�-�� Temporary Pole Service: 525.00
Service Change: 525.00
(b) Reinspection: Any inspection called for that is not ready when called,
when the inspector is not provided proper access to the work or the same
violation exists when recalled, a thirty dollar (530.00) reinspection fee will be
charged.
(c) Minimum for unscheduled inspection: For any inspection not herein
prescribed, a minimum charge may be made at thirty dollars (530.00) per hour
with a minimum of a two (2) hour charge."
X. That subsections (a), (b), and (c) of Section 7-91 are hereby amended by deleting
said subsections, in their entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following
subsections (a1, (b), and (c), which subsections shall hereafter read as follows:
"(a) There is hereby adopted by the City of Grapevine, Texas, for the purpose
of prescribing regulations, governing conditions hazardous to life and property,
,�, that certain 1993 Edition of the National Electrical Code, with the exception of
such sections thereof as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, and the
same is hereby adopted and incorporated herein as if the same were copied in
�.,,. its entirety, and from the date on which this section shall take effect, the
provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city with
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amendments as herein noted in section 7-97. This article titled "Article III.
Electrical Code:, its contents, the 1993 Edition of the National Electrical Code,
and the amendments as herein noted in section 7-97 shall be known as the
,�, "Grapevine Electrical Code," and a copy of said code shall be maintained in the
office of the city secretary.
(b) The building official, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to
enforce all the provisions of this code. For such purpose, he shall have the
power of a law enforcement officer.
(c) Any person violating any of the terms or provisions of the Grapevine
Electrical Code shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-6 of the
Code of Ordinances, and in this article."
Y. That Section 7-95 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-95, in its entirety,
and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-95, which Section 7-95 shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-95. Same - Service poles.
Temporary service on poles for construction purposes shall be adequately
braced, safely constructed, and electrically grounded. It is the responsibility of
�`"" the authorized electrical supplierto inspect and approve temporary service poles
prior to connection of the power. Specifications for temporary poles may be
�•� obtained from authorized electrical supplier or from the Building Inspection
Division office."
Z. That Section 7-97 entitled "Amendments to National Electrical Code" is hereby
amended by deleting said Section, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the
following Section 7-97, which Section shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-97. Amendments to National Electrical Code.
The following are amendments to the 1993 Edition of the National Electrical
Code:
(1 ) Article 210-1 is hereby amended to add 210-1 .1 ., to read as
follows: " 210-1 .1 . Bathtubs and shower areas. Conductors run
around and by the bathtub and shower areas shall be installed
below the bathtub or in an approved raceway."
(2) Article 230-71 (a) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a)
�„� General. The service disconnecting means for each service
permitted by Section 230-2, or for each set of service-entrance
conductors permitted by Section 230-40, Exception No. 1, shall
� consist of not more than six switches or six circuit breakers
mounted in a single enclosure, in a group of separate enclosures,
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or in or on a switchboard. There shall be no more than six
disconnects per meter grouped in any one location."
� (3) Article 230-2 is hereby amended to add Exception No. 8 to read
as follows: "Exception No. 8: For Single-Family Lots. There shall
be only one meter per single-family lot as zoned by the City of
Grapevine and as described by the Grapevine Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance. By special permission, a second meter may be
requested for a single-family lot and shall be in writing to the
building official stating the reason(s)a second meter is necessary.
A permit mistakenly issued for a second meter without written
consent of the building official is immediately null and void."
(4) Table 290-94 is hereby amended to delete all Aluminum or
Copper-Clad Aluminum grounding electrode conductors.
(5) Article 310-14 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows: "There shall be no aluminum wire on the load side of the
service meter smaller than No. 1/0."
(6) Article 348-1 second paragraph is hereby deleted in its entirety.
'� � (7) Article 555-1 is hereby amended to add 555-1 .1 ., to read as
follows: "555-1 .1 . Inspections. An inspection of all electrical
°�_ � wiring, ground connections, conduit, hangers, supports,
connections, outlets, appliances, devices, and portable cables
installed or used in a marina, boatyard, boat basin, boat houses,
floating buildings or structures, or similar establishment shall be
made at regular intervals in conjunction with and at the request of
the Grapevine Lake Corps of Engineers to assure a complete
inspection at least annually. All corroded, worn, broken or
improper materials shall be replaced or repaired immediately. The
use of tape to repair broken or cracked insulation of jackets on
flexible cables or cords shall be prohibited. The inspection shall
take particular notice of the following conditions, but is not limited
to the following conditions, and corrective action shall be taken as
appropriate:
(a) Areas being used for the purpose not originally
contemplated and that introduce hazards greater
than those for which the electrical system was
designed.
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(b) Locked or otherwise restricted areas or equipment
being left open.
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(c) The use of grounding-type portable electrical
equipment that is not properly and adequately
grounded.
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(d) Special attention is to be given to shore power cable
sets used by vessels for connection to shore power
outlets. Shore power cable sets shall not be
permitted to lie on or across pier walkways or to trail
into the water.
(e) Flexible cords being used for purposes not in
accordance with the Grapevine Electrical Code, i.e.
used for permanent wiring.
(f► Damaged or inoperative switches, lighting fixtures,
and receptacle outlets.
(g) Overloading of electrical circuits."
(8) Article 680-70 is hereby amended to add 680-70.1 ., to read as
follows: "680-70.1 . Location of Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter.
The ground-fault circuit-interrupter shall be located in an adjacent
�'`"° closet or a ground-fault circuit-interrupter breaker shall be located
in the electrical panel."
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(9) Article 680-70 is hereby amended to add 680-70.2., to read as
follows: "680-70.2. Bonding. Hydro-massage bathtub motor
shall be bonded to the cold water metal piping system with a
minimum of size #8 copper conductor, or as recommended by
manufacturers specifications."
AA. That Section 7-103 is hereby amended by deleting said Section 7-103, in its
entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 7-103, which Section
7-103 shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 7-103. Inspection of new commercial and industrial buildinqs.
The building official may be called as many times as necessary to inspect
portions of new commercial and industrial buildings in the course of
construction upon request, in order not to delay construction, and must inspect
such work within forty-eight (48) hours from the time notice is received,
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted."
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Section 2. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
,�, unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby
declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas do not adequately regulate the traffic within the City creates an
emergency and the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires that
this ordinance take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 1st day of March , 1994.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
,�w,�, Mayor
ATTEST:
Li a Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
� City Attorney
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