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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 2201E, PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1947,
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ELECTRIC WIRING
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY
AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE
OFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITIES; ESTABLISHING STAN-
DARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION
AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL
TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
WITHOUT A PERMIT THEREFOR, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED;
PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND
CONTRACTORS; ESTABLISHING INSPECTION PERMIT FEES; PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE ",
AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 9 -7
PERMITTING ROMEX INSTALLATION IN CERTAIN DWELLING UNIT
STRUCTURES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLTCT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR PUBLI-
CATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAJAE0 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE ND, 2204, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1947, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ", ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ELECTRIC
WIRING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE
PUBLIC; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH;
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIP-
MENT WITHOUT A PERMIT THEREFOR, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED: PROVIDING
FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS; ESTABLISHING
INSPECTION PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE ",
AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 9 -7, TO
HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 9 -7: DISTRIBUTION TO AND IN BUILDINGS:
"(A) WIRING TO BE ENCASED IN CONDUIT: ALL ELECTRIC WIRING
FOR LIGHTS, HEAT AND POWER, OR OTHER PURPOSES, HEREAFTER TO BE IN-
STALLED IN OR ON BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, OTHER
THAN ONE OR TWO — FAMILY DWELLING RESIDENCES; MULTIPLE —UNIT DWELLING
STRUCTURES HAVING WOOD STUDDING AND DRY WALL CONSTRUCTION; AND DECORA-
TIVE STREET STRINGERS, SHALL,, IN ALL CASES, BE INSTALLED AND ENCASED
IN RIGID METALLIC CONDUIT, OR ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING."
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUB-
DIVISIONS CLAUSEo PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD
INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS RELATE.
SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH SHALL BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALEO.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLI-
CATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL
CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND
THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER
THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.
SECTION 6. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN
PERMITTING ROMEX INSTALLATION IN DWELLING UNIT STRUCTURES NOT EXCEED-
ING EIGHT UNITS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT
NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS AND HAVING REQUESTED
THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT
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AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, T IS
ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF ,
1961.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
Cep THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
CI SECR T Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF c , 1961:
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TO THE PEERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI' TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
, DAY OF lgz/
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
' GOING ORDINANCE* A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
THE SUSPENSION-OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED$ AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEE'T'INGS OF THE CITY
'COUNCIL; 1'* THEREFORE* HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
j OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED*
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY*
_ . Y,5/11 M1 1:7, _
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE%
BEN F. PRCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTHER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD CIL
JOSE R. DELEom
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN F. McDONALO
Tom R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
Jose R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG