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Council workshop discusses aligning Temple building code with 2023 National Electrical Code

3807258 · May 2, 2025
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City staff described a proposed code amendment to align Chapter 10 (electrical code) with state law and the 2023 National Electrical Code enforced through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). No formal council vote was taken at the workshop.

City building officials presented a proposed code amendment to align Chapter 10 of the Temple code with state law requiring electricians to be licensed to and to inspect work to the most current electrical code.

John McGowan, acting chief of building inspection, said the change would adopt the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) into local ordinance to match requirements already enforced by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).…

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