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e . . Ordinance No. l355 , Page 4. "Section 8-67. Mechanical Work - Bond. The Building In- spector is instructed to prescribe the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) as the requirement for bonds executed in accordance wi th the Southern Standard Mechanical Code, provisions concerning mechanical work." Section 11. Section 8-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, to-wit: . "Section 8-16. Standard Building Code Amended. The Standard Building Code, heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: Section 1125. Fire Detection Systems. Every newly constructed dwelling, and every newly constructed dwelling unit within an apartment house, condominium, townhouse, and every guest room in a hotel or motel, and every basement or cellar wi thin such dwellings, shall be provided with an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., approved smoke detector, which may be either l20-volt A.C., or battery operated. I Detector shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centerly located in the corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes. In an efficiency dwelling uni t, the detector shall be centrally located on the ceiling of the main room. Where sleeping rooms are of an uppper level, the detector shall be placed in the center of the ceiling directly above the stairway. All detectors shall be located within twelve (12) inches of the ceiling. Care shall be exercised to insure that the installation will not interfere wi th the operating characteristics of the detector. When activated, the detector shall provide an audible alarm." Section 12. A new section is hereby added to Chapter 8, Article 2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, said section being numbered 8-21, which is to hereafter read as follows, to-wit: "Section 8-21. General and Mechanical Contractors - Liability Insurance. No permit shall be issued for any general or mechanical contracting work, as said work is defined wi thin the Southern Standard Building Code, 1982 Edition, until the general or mechanical contractor or his employer shall have arranged to carry the following insurance: I (a) workers' compensation insurance on each and everyone of his employees as required and in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Texas~