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THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 10 0 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF
THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; ADOPTING THE 2011 EDITION OF
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, REGULATING AND GOVERNING THE
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, ERECTION,
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION, RELOCATION,
REPLACEMENT, ADDITION TO, USE OR MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF CIBOLO; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND REGULATIONS IN CONFLICT AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS
CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY NOT IN
CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS,.the City of Cibolo is a Home Rule Municipality located in Guadalupe County,Texas, created
in accordance with provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and operating pursuant to its adopted
City Charter and all applicable laws and enabling legislation of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo is governed by a Home Rule Charter that was approved by the Citizens of
Cibolo in a duly called election held on September 11,2004; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 54.001 of the Texas Local Government Code provides the general authority for the
City of Cibolo to enforce each rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the City of Cibolo and to punish a
violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation; and
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo,Texas seeks to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Cibolo; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo, Texas seeks to regulate and govern the design, construction, quality of
materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or
maintenance of mechanical systems in the in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of
Cibolo.
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO DOES HEREBY
AMEND THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Code Amendment
That the Cibolo Code of Ordinances Section 14-2(a) (2) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) The National Electrical Code, 2011 edition, and Annexes A, B, C, E, F and H 80.1 thru 80.13 only,
as published by the National Fire Protection Association, are hereby adopted as the Electric Code of the
City of Cibolo except as amended as follows:
Section 90.1.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the National Electrical Code of the City of
Cibolo,herein after referred to as "the Code".
(a) In addition to those regulations within the Code the following regulations are hereby adopted as a
supplement to the Code:
i. All plans shall include load calculations using the appropriate method as indicated in the
Code. This shall include but not be limited to both feeders, and service entrance, and service
— lateral conduction. This must also be provided with the permit application and plan for a
new service on an existing dwelling.
ii. All accessible abandoned wiring systems and abandoned equipment both high voltage and
low voltage, shall be removed from all buildings or lease spaces when there is a change,
remodeling, etc.
iii. Electrical for all multi-family, commercial and industrial plans must be sealed by an
appropriate State of Texas licensed Engineer.
Section 2. Cumulative.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the City of Cibolo, Texas, except where the
provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such Ordinances, in which event
the more restrictive provision shall apply.
Section 3. Severability
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection,
clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 4. Continuation of Existing Regulations.
That nothing in this ordinance or in the Electrical Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any
suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or
causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 3 of
this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by
this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date.
That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and matters established
and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force and effective immediately upon the passage and
approval of the City Council of the City of Cibolo,Texas.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 13th day of December, 2011
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Je /'fer Hart
Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Cimics
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney's Office
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