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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Book 18, Page 231, Ordinance Number 73-5-829231/ ORDINANCE NO. 73-5-829 AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION (a) (8) AND AMENDING SECTION (b) (3) AND SECTION (d) OF SECTION 7-38 "LICENSE REQUIRED OF ELECTRICIANS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That there be created Section (a) (8) of Section 7-38 "License required of electricians", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and that said section as created shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec. 7-38. License required of electricians. (a) Definitions. (8) "Industrial electrician" shall mean any electrician licensed under this ordinance doing work of supervising and/or installing, repairing or maintaining any electrical wiring or equipment for only his employer within the confines of his employer's industrial complex. SECTION 2. That Section (b) (3) of Section 7-38 "License Required of Electricians" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: Sec. 7-38. License required of electricians. (b) Application of section. (3) Equipment and wiring owned by, installed and used on facilities, such as railroad rolling stock and other transportation systems, and premises and equipment of a governmental agency where the equipment and wiring are installed by employees of said governmental agency. SECTION 3. That Section (d) of Section 7-38 "License required of electricians", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended and reordained so that said sub -section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 7-38. License required of electricians. (d) Types of licenses. (1) There shall be tura types of licenses, a master electrician's license and a journeyman electrician's license. General contractors need not have an electrician's license, but no electrical work shall be performed except by licensed electricians. An electrical contractor employing more than one licensed electrician, other than himself, must either hold a valid master electrician license or employ a master electrician. Apprentice electricians 232 shall be issued a registration card. There shall be no fee charged for electricians' licenses, but any person not an employee of a duly licensed business in the City of Paducah shall possess a current occupational license from the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and no electrician's license shall be issued or maintained as valid unless the applicant and holder shall have such occupational license. It shall be the responsibility of the city inspector to coordinate this activity with the business license inspector. The city license inspector shall have the right and power to issue limited licenses for applicants desiring to be licensed for limited purposes only. Limited licenses may be issued for the following types of electrical work which would include but not be limited to: Residential wiring only, oil equipment installation, air conditioning and refrigeration installations, electrical sign installation and industrial electricians. An applicant for a limited lisense shall be required to pass an examination related to his specialization. The examination shall be prepared as otherwise set out in this ordinance. Any limited license shall specifically be limited for the purpose of which the license is issued. (2) All wiring installed in industrial plants may be installed by their regular employed maintenance personnel which need not be licensed, providing that all work shall be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed master and/or industrial electrician regularly employed by the company. SECTION 9. Sections 1, 2 and 3 above amend a portion of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 72-8-689, which was adopted August 29, 1972, and which ordinance was last amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 72-12-731, which was adopted December 12, 1972. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 22 1973 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 22 ,1973.