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Home My WebLink About1999-2419 - Ordinance - 11/11/1999ORDINANCE NO. 2419 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, "BUILDING REGULATIONS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That Chapter 3, "Building Regulations", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes. PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect. PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station. PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 1 lth day of November, 1999. ATTEST: CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary APPROVED: - LYI~ MclLHANEY, Mayor APPROVED: Ordinance No. Page 2 EXHIBIT A LICENSING 1. Licensing as Master Electrician Reo. uired ;shall be unlawful for any. person to ,d.o electrical, work within the City of oJlege Station un!.e, ss sucn person is ficensed unoer the provisions of.this oroi,nan, ce. b.y t, he C, ity of C.ollege ,Stati,on .a,s a master, elec~.ric, ian, or un~ess s, ucn.e~ectnc, a~ WOrK IS g...e, rror~mea, unger [ne perso.na~ c, on~.ro~, sup..e, rvi.sion, airection ana responsibdiw OT sucn a licensea master e~ectric~an. Tne term 'electrical work' as used in this ordinance shall mean the insta, lling, maintaining, altering, repairing or erecting of any electrical w~nng, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or e.quipment for which a permit ~s required under the terms and provisions of th~s ordina,nce, except po, les an,61,.guy apchors installed by a.n .el.ect,ric. t,ele. Dhone, .telegraph, signa~ or pUD~C service company as a pan or its aistriDuaon system. 2. Building Official to Administer Licensing Provisions The Building Official shall review applicants for master electrician.s to d,ete, rmine irt. heir .,expe...r.!.ence. i..s such t.h.a.t they are qua. lifted t.o p.err,orm,, e~ectrical WOrK in [ne uity oT L;olleee Stat on. The Builaina Orric~a~ sna,- also determine when licenses shall-be revoked for cause.'lf the Buildiqg~ Official revokes a license for cause, the individual whose license ~s rev. oked_shall c.e.a, se all elec. trical.work withi.n the _City u..nles.s or. unti. LI said. a.ctjo,n, of. the .Builai,n~Offic!a~ is altered by action of the L;onstruction uoara oT Aajustments ana Appea~s. - Qualifications for Master Electrician LicellSe Anyone.,desiring to qualify for a 'Master Electrician's License' shall proceed in me fouowing manner: (a) Application for License fAopply in. writing.to the Building 9ffi.c. ial by c,9m. pleting an a@p. lic.a, tion r master electrician. The application ,sl~a, state tl~e qualifications and experience of the applicant and snail be accompanied by an applicat!on fee of T,wentv-fiye Dollars ($25.00). (The, minim.urn requireo experience snail be tour [4] years full time employment in electrical work under direct supervision of a licensed master electrician)., A..Iong with the ap,plication.shall be two 12). letters of recommenoadon. The etters snail be Trom master e~ectricians or electrical inspectors who can recommend, the aj3picant, for r..egistration. The a~plica~ must also provide certification Trom southern Buildi,ng ~,-od.e uongress In. ternational (SBCCI) that he passed the master_e~ectrician examination._ (b) Examination: Administration of Ta, ke th.e examination requi.r, ed by the C. ity of College Stat!on an,d. aominis[ered by SBCCI. Tne examination will be gi,ven tour (4) times each year, once during each quarter of the calenoar year. u[o. Igroupkleve_serllance~eleccbdordl doc 11/18/99 Ordinance No. Page 3 (c) Issuance of License; Terms of Upon ce, rtificatio, n by SBCCl that the applicant has passed the exa..minadon ano upon approval by the Building Official that the app!icant is eligible for registration as a 'Master Electrician' the- applicant shall De issued said license by the Building Official ~Don payment of a Twenty-five Dollar ($25 00') fee Said li~:ense shal/be good for the period of that calendm: year u'nless revoked by the Building Official and only after jus, t cause has been demonstrated. All licenses shall expire upon the oa,te of January 31 of the following year in which the license was issueo. uio igroupldeve_ser~lanceleleccbdordl doc 11/18/99