O-2020-3803 Adopting the 2018 International Code editions for Building and 2020 National Electrical Code with local amendments

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Section 3: That Chapter 82, "Buildings and Building Regulations", Article IV "Electric Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: "ARTICLE IV. - ELECTRICAL CODE DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY Sec. 82-101. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Apprentice electrician means the holder of an apprentice electrician license. Electrical work means the installing, maintaining, altering, repairing or erecting of any electrical wiring, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or equipment for which a permit is required under the terms and provisions of the electric code. Inspector shall mean the chief building official of the city or any of the division construction inspectors under her/his supervision. Journeyman electrician means the holder of a journeyman electrician license. Master electrician means the holder of a master electrician license. Sec. 82-102. - Electrical work to be done only by or under licensed master electrician. (a) Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to do electrical work within the city unless such person is a master electrician licensed under the provisions of the Electrician's Occupations Code (a.k.a. The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act), or unless such person does such electrical work under the supervision, direction and control of a master electrician licensed under the provisions of said code. (b) Nothing in the Electrician's Occupations Code (a.k.a. The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act) shall ever be construed or operate to prevent any person from doing electrical work in or on his property which he owns, where he resides and which he maintains as a homestead. Such homeowner shall not be required to be a licensed electrician but shall otherwise conform to all other requirements of said code. In doing electrical work on his own property, as provided in this subsection, such owner shall not use any hired assistant unless such assistant is duly licensed under the terms of said code. (c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no electrical work shall be performed by any person not the holder of the required license. No person, firm or corporation shall employ any other person for doing electrical work unless such person proposed to be employed is the holder of the proper license. Sec. 82-104. -Tampering. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to bridge, tamper with or change from its original installation, except upon the approval of the inspector, and then only after a proper permit for alteration has been issued, any fuse of the plug, cartridge type or link type, installed in panel boards, main switches or switchboards, or to alter or change circuit breakers so that the original calibration will be affected, or to tie down or secure any circuit breaker so that it will not function properly. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person, in any manner, to interfere with any electrical wiring installed or being installed in, or on, within or without any structure or building. If in the course of erection of a building or structure the wiring is in such position as to interfere with the erection or completion of the