HomeMy WebLinkAbout02308 ORD - 06/29/1948AN ORDINANCE 2 3 d
A121ZING SECTION 9-7 (a) OF ORDINANCE NO. 2204 ,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY TIM CITY COUNCIL ON THE
30TH DAY OF DEct -amR, 1947, COMMONLY MOWN AS
THE ELECTRICAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEW, REGULATING WIRING TO BE ENCASED
IN COMUIT AND DECLARING AN E!,3RGENCY.
AIMREAS. heretofore on the 330th day of December, 1947, the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed finally an
Ordinance entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING ELECTRIC ITIRIIiG ,TITNILa THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR
SAFEGUARDIIuG PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROWTING
THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE OFFICE
OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL ISPECTOR AA PRESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING
STANDARDS NUR ELECTRICAL EQUIPAGNT AND FOR ITS
INSTALLATION AND REQUIRIKG CONFURDZITY THERE-
WITH; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAIM THE IN-
STALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPIZNT WITRODT A
PERMIT THEREFOR, EXCEPT AS OTHEMSE PROVIDED;
PROVIDING FOR TEE REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS; ESTABLISHING IN-
SPECTION PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING PEFAITIES FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REPEALING
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE. "'
WHEREAS, it is considered to the best interests of the City
that said Section 9 -7 (a) of said Ordinance be amended in the particulars
hereinafter at forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TEE .CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 9-7 (a) of Ordinance No. 2204 is hereby
amended and the same shall be as follows, to -wit,
"WIRING TO BE ENCASED IN CONDUIT. ALL
ELECTRIC WIRING FOR LIGHTS, NEAT AND POFIER, OR
OTHER PURPOSES, HEREAFTER TO BE INSTALLED IN OR
ON BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
OTHER THAN ONE OR TWO FARILY DWELLINGS OF WOOD
FRWIZ COIISTRUCTION AND DECORATIVE STREET
STRINGERS, SHALL, IN ALL CASES, BE INSTALLED ATD
ENCASED IN RIGID LETALLIC CONDUIT OR ELECTRICAL
NETALLIC TUBING. WHERE THERE ARE NO D-ORE THAN
TWO, FIWZ, SINGIE- FAIULY DWELLING UNITS ON ONE
SEPARATELY OWNED PARCEL OF LAID, THESE UNITS
PRAY BE WIRED IN NONMETALLIC SHEATHED CABLE.
TOURIST COURT OR GROUPED COBRCIAL RENTAL
COTTAGES SRALL NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS A ONE OR TWO
aLY DWELLING HEREIN."
SECTION 2. The necessity for providing proper regulations
regarding all electrical wiring within the City of Corpus Christi
C),
oreates a public emergency cad publio imperative necessity requiring
the suspension of the Charter Rule 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 several meetings of
the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public
emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested
that such Charter Rule be suspended, and that this Ordinance be
passed finally on the date of its introduction, and tare effect and
be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS
ACCORDIFIGLY ORDAIIED.
PASSED APJ APPROVED this day of June, A. D. 1948•
ATTEST;
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City of Corpus ''hristi, Texas
City S'0' '
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM;
CityAttorns y
sis ant City ttorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
June-40Z, 1948
TO THE IwMERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the rs emergency set forth in the clause of the
Foregoing ®
Crdinanca, 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 meetings of the City Council; 1, therefore, hereby request
that you suspend said Charter role or requirement and pass this
Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present
meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
t oR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
'Georg. R, Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The above Ordinance was passed b he following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
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