HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-3080RECIPROCATION ORD. 94-3011 -AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 96-3080
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, HALE COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ELECTRICITY, SECTION 4.1 OF THE CITY OF
PLAINVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES TO DELETE THE BLOCK &
ASSOCIATES EXAM SCORE FROM SUBPARAGRAPH 2;
CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 84-2550, known as the City of Plainview Electrical
Code sets forth standards governing electrical work; requiring a person to be licensed
before performing such work and providing exceptions; and
WHEREAS, there currently exist a need tn :----'..-~-, ' '
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remove the Block & Associates exam score requirement for reciprocation with another
city; and
WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council that it would be in the best
public interest to amend the City of Plainview Electrical Code in the manner hereinafter
set forth in the body of this Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas that:
SECTION I
A master electrician, master sign electrician, journeyman electrician, or journeyman
sign electrician licensed to perform electrical work in other cities preceding application
to the City of Plainview may apply for and receive a license similar or equivalent to his
current license without taking the required examination under the following conditions:
He shall submit evidence satisfactory to the electrical inspector that his
current license was issued by a city operating under the "National
Electrical Code," currently adopted edition, or later edition of said code.
He shall submit evidence satisfactory to the electrical inspector that his
current license was issued under conditions not less restrictive than
required by this code for issuance of such a license.
He shall submit evidence satisfactory to the electrical inspector that an
electrician licensed by the board would be permitted to apply for and
receive a similar or equivalent license under reciprocal conditions from
the city issuing applicant's current licenses.
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He shall submit a signed, notorized letter, addressed to the electrical
inspector, from the electrical inspector of the city in which he is licensed,
indicating that the electrician is licensed, the date of said licensing, and
that he is in good standing with that licensing city.
He shall furnish all necessary certificates of insurance, pay all license
fees and comply with all other requirements of this code.
A license issued under this section may be revoked or suspended for any
of the reasons set forth in Chapter 7 of the Electrical Code of the City of
Plainview.
SECTION II
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and nothing herein shall prevent, alter, or
diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances restricting, regulating or
governing the subject matter herein.
SECTION III
All ordinances or portions of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas in conflict
herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
SECTION IV
Should any section, subsection, or any portion hereof be deemed invalid for any
reason, such holding shall not render or invalidate any other section, sub-section,
sentence, provision, clause, phrase, or word severable therefrom and the same shall
be deemed severable for this purpose.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be of full force and effect upon its passage and publication as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th day of May, 1996
ATTEST:
Lloyd Woods, Mayor
K~ren McBeth, City Secetary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
~1~ Castro, D~rector
of Community Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wally H~,~h,
Cft~ A'l~t°rney