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'. ORDINANCE NO. 664-A Page 1 d"f 2 . ......--..... 'e ,.~ .':.'. .~ . ~, .' . I ORDINANCE NO. 6 t L; 1/ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECfIONS 39 and 40 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 664. WHEREAS, on the 18th day of January, 1963, the City Commission of the City of La Porte adopted Ordinance Number 664, popularly known as "La Porte Electrical Code,j. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has deter- :q1ined that Sections 39 and 40 of said Ordinance Number 664 are not satis- factory and that they should be amended; WHEREAS, Sections 39 and 40 of Ordinance Number 664 as adopted on the 18th day of January, 1963, contain the following words: Section 39. THE ELECTRIC PUBLIC SERVICE CONIPANY shall never require the placing of meters on the front of the building or .street side of a building, without written consent of the owners, and where riot practical in the opinion of the Chief Electrical In- spector ~o place metering devices on the exterior of the building, said location shall be at a point, or points, convenient to the electric public service company's service as determined by the Chief ~lectrical Inspector. ..1 Section 40. THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF SERVICE DROP CONDUCfORS shall be at the highest practical point but in no instance less than ten (10) feet or more than twenty-five (25) feet above mean ground level unless a greater height is necessary to obtain the required clearance; except on buildings not high enough to permit a point of attachment of at least ten (10) feet above mean ground level, the point of attachment shall be as high as possible but no less than eight (8) feet above mean ground level with no exposed conductors within eight and one-half (8 1/2) feet and the point of service drop attachment shall in general be six (6) inches below the service head. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMlSSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, THAT: Sections 39 and 40 of Ordinance Number 664 are hereby amended and shall contain the following words: Section 39. THE ELECTRIC PUBLIC SERVICE CONIPANY shall not , , ~ require the placing of meters on the front of the building or street side of the building without the written consent of the owners, and where not practical to place metering devices on the exterior of the building, said location shall be at a point, or points, convenient to the electric public service company's service as determined by the company's engineer.