a. No person shall commence any construction or installation of any electrical wiring equipment, apparatus or fixtures in or about any house or building without first obtaining a written permit to do same from the Department of Housing and Community Development, Building and Inspection Division. Simple extensions of existing services, repairs or replacement of wire or devices without adding additional load such as replacement of lampholders, receptacles, switches, etc., shall not require a permit.
b. Every person making application for any permit to do electrical work under the provision of this Section may be required by the Electrical Inspector to file a set of plans and specifications in sufficient detail to enable such Inspector to determine if the work will be in compliance with the rules, regulations and provisions of this Subchapter. A key to the symbols used shall accompany all plans. If mains, feeders, branches and distributing panels are shown on the plans, it is desirable that they be designated by letters or numbers.
c. No permit shall be issued unless the applicant submits proof through an affidavit or other means deemed sufficient to the Building and Inspection Division, that the applicant has complied with all applicable licensing requirements. The provisions of this Section do not apply to a homeowner or farmer who does construction, alteration or repairs of any electrical wiring on their own premises. (Ord. BG80-63, S10-81, 7/15/80; Ord. BG84-17, 5/1/84; Ord. BG90-52, 10/2/90; Ord. BG91-1, 1/15/91; Ord. BG2001-14, 3/20/2001; Ord. BG2004-66, 12/21/2004)