(a) No permit required to be issued by the Division of Building, Building Commissioner, any other person or by the provisions of any building code shall be issued for work to be undertaken by contract, except to a registered contractor.
(b) No provision of this chapter shall be interpreted or applied so as to require that the owner of a one or two family dwelling shall be registered to personally perform work upon the premises occupied or to be occupied by the owner thereof as such owner's established legal residence. All such work shall be done by such owner with the assistance only of any member of his family or household. Such work shall be done in conformity with the provisions of the Building Code and no work shall be done unless all permits, inspection and approvals required by the Building Code are secured.
(c) The provisions of this chapter shall not be interpreted or applied to require registration for officials or employees of Federal, State, County or Municipal governmental agencies or to employees or officials of public utilities who engage in the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance or utilization of any device, appliance, installation or appurtenance forming part of the equipment for generation, transmission or distribution of any commodity or service which such public utility organization is authorized by law to furnish or provide, except that should work covered by the Building Code be contracted to outside concerns, then such contractors shall be registered, as provided herein.
(Ord. 1994-93. Passed 9-26-94.)