HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 286 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTION 6-2 TO PROVIDE FOR ADOP-
TION OF THE 1984 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE AND AN
AMENDMENT THERETO; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, SEC-
TION 6-3 RELATING TO AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR RE-
PEAL OF ALL INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas, is hereby amended in Article I, Section 6-2, so that said section
shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 6-2. Electrical Code - Adopted.
(a) The National Electric Code, 1984 Edition, published by the
National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the
electrical code of the city. A true and correct copy of said
National Electric Code shall be kept in the office of the city
secretary and be made available for inspection during regular
business hours.
(b) The electrical code herein above adopted, is hereby amended
as follows:
Section 300-22(c). Exception No. 6 is hereby added to read
as follows:
"(Exception No. 6: This section does not include the return
air spaces of a dwelling unit.)"
Section 2. That Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas, is hereby amended in Article I, Section 6-3 to add subsections (8)
and (9) which subsections shall read as follows:
"(8) Whenever electrical or any other utility service, including but
not limited to natural gas, telephone, or cable television, is
provided via underground cable or pipe, the cable or pipe shall run
parallel to and be located within two (2) feet of a property line.
No cable or pipe shall run or be located diagonally across any
portion of a lot.
(9) All underground utility services shall be buried to the following
minimum depths:
(a) Electrical: 24 inches.
(b) Natural gas: 24 inches.
(c) Telephone: 12 inches.
(d) Cable television: 12 inches.
(e) Ail other services: 12 inches."
Section 3. Ail ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas, inconsistent
or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or the Codes adopted hereby
is hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the
ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective from and after the date
of its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the /~ day of /~c./ , 1984.
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ATTEST:
City Se~'~e'tary, City of The Coldny, Texas
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: