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- 70 ~ \1- - - ORDINANCE 1991- 19 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER NINE, ELECTRICAL CODE, OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ADO PT THE 199Ø NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; ADDING ALTERNATIVE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, DELETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTRICIAN TEST VALIDATION; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPIRATION OF ELECTRICAL LICENSES ON THE LICENSEE'S BIRTH MONTH AND REVISING THE LANGUAGE WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF ELECTRICAL LICENSES; REMOVING THE FEE SCHEDULES; AMENDING SECTION 9-7.1 REGARDING THE USE OF NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED CABLE AND METAL CONDUIT; REQUIRING THAT ALL STRUCTURES BRING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODE PROVISIONS WHENEVER THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS : SECTION 1. That Section 9-1 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: Sec. 9-1. National code adopted. There is hereby adopted by the City for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the safe installation and maintenance of electrical equipment and systems, the National Electrical Code, 199Ø edition, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, of which a copy is on file with tne city secretary and a copy is on file with the building inspection division and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this section shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the installation of electrical systems within the corporate limits of the city. SECTION 2. That Sections 9-1.1 and 9-1.2 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances are hereby deleted in their entirety. SECTION 3. That subsection (b) of Section 9-3 is hereby amended to add alternative licensing requirements of the electrical inspector, to read as follows: (b) The Electrical Inspector shall possess: 1. A Master Electrician's License, issued by the City and obtained through testing or reciprocal agreement; or 2. Four (4) years experience as journeyman electrician licensed by the City and certification as an electrical inspector by the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI), International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), or International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI). The Electrical Inspector shall be well versed in the National Electrical Code and the contents of this Chapter and the Code of Ordinances of the City.