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ARTICLE IV. - ELECTRICAL CODE
<br />DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
<br />Sec. 82-101. - Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed
<br />to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
<br />Apprentice electrician means the holder of an apprentice electrician license.
<br />Electrical won< means the installing, maintaining, altering, repairing or erecting of any electrical
<br />wiring, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or equipment for which a permit is required under the
<br />terms and provisions of the electric code.
<br />Inspector shall mean the chief building official of the city or any of the division construction inspectors
<br />under her/his Supervision.
<br />Journeyman electrician means the holder of a journeyman electrician license.
<br />Master electrician means the holder of a master electrician license.
<br />(Ord. No. 1637, §§ l(1.01, 1.03, 2.05, 2.15, 2.21, 2.22, 2.30), 3-13-89; Ord. No. 96-2079-E, § 3,
<br />5-10-04; Ord. No. 96-2079-H, § 1, 9-12-05)
<br />Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2,
<br />Sec. 82-102. - Electrical work to be done only by or under licensed master electrician.
<br />(a) Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to do electrical work within the
<br />city unless such person is a irnaster electrician licensed under the provisions of the Electrician's
<br />Occupations Code (a.k,a, The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act), or unless such person
<br />does such electrical work under the supervision, direction and control of a master electrician licensed
<br />under the provisions of said code,
<br />(b) Nothing in the Electrician's Occupations Code (a.k.a. The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act)
<br />shall ever be construed or operate to prevent any person from doing electrical work in or on his
<br />property which he owns, where he resides and' which he maintains as a homestead. Such
<br />homeowner shaUl not be required to be a licensed electrician but shall otherwise conform to all other
<br />requirements of said code. In doing eIectricai work on his own property, as provided in this
<br />subsection,, such owner shall not use any hired assistant unless such assistant is duly licensed under
<br />the terms of said code.
<br />(c) Except as provided' in subsection (b) of this section, no electrical work shall be performed by any
<br />person not the holder of the required license. INo person, firm or corporation shall employ any other
<br />person for doing electrical work unless such person proposed to be employed is the holder of the
<br />proper license.
<br />(Ord. No. 1637, § 1(1,02), 3-13-89; Ord. No. 96-2079-H, § 2, 9-12-05)
<br />Sec. 82-1.03. - Reserved.
<br />Editor's note— Ordinance No. 96-2079-E, § 3, adopted May 10, 2004, repealed § 82-103 in its
<br />entirety. Formerly, such section pertained to electrical maintenance work to be done by licensed
<br />maintenance electricians; exceptions and derived from Ord. No,. 1637, § 1(2,23), 3-13-89.
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