2002-061-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING ARTICLES II AND IV OF CHAPTER 11
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ORDINANCE NO. 2002-061
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING ARTICLES II
AND IV OF CHAPTER 11 THEREOF; REPEALING SECTION 11-44,
ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BOND BY APPLICANTS
FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS' LICENSES; REVISING SECTION
11-91, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, 2002 EDITION; REPEALING SECTION 11-92; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES ORP ARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 11-44 of Chapter 11, Article II, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, repealed and declared of no further force and
effect.
Section 2. That Section 11-91 of Chapter 11, Article IV, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 11-91. National Electrical Code - Adoption
II (a) For the purpose of practical safeguarding of persons and of buildings and
their contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power,
radio, signaling, and for other purposes, that certain electrical code knows as the
National Electrical Code, 2002 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection
Association, save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended by
this article, is hereby adopted as the minimum standard for the city, and the same is
hereby incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. A copy of such code has
been and is now on file in the office of the City Clerk, and the provisions thereof
shall be controlling in the installation of all electrical wiring, devices, and equipment
within the corporate limits ofthe city.
"(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each and every day's continuance of any violation
of the above enumerated section shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense."
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Section 3. That Section 11-92 of Chapter 11, Article II, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, repealed and declared of no further force and
effect.
Section 4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above enumerated section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2003.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2002.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: