(a) No person, firm or corporation shall install or make alterations to any electrical, heating, air conditioning or ventilating equipment, fuel gas piping and /or plumbing systems in any building or at any site, prior to obtaining the necessary permits from the Building Inspection Department. All applications shall be made on a form provided by the Building Inspection Department. Fees for permits shall be as provided in Chapter 1442. No permit shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation to install or make alterations to electrical, heating, air conditioning or ventilating equipment, fuel gas piping or plumbing systems, unless such person, firm or corporation is on the register as provided in Section 1444.02.
(b) The owner of a single-family dwelling who performs electrical, heating, air conditioning, ventilating, fuel gas piping or plumbing work in the residence in which he or she resides or intends to reside, need not be registered. The owner shall sign an affidavit that he or she meets the residence requirements of this section.
(Ord. 20-93. Passed 9-20-93; Ord. 15-04. Passed 11-15-04; Ord. 16-04. Passed 12-20-04; Ord. 14-10. Passed 11-15-11.)