A basic building permit shall be required for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, improvement, moving, removal, conversion, or demolition of any building or structure in the city; except that a basic building permit shall not be required for the following:
A. Buildings or structures exempted from the basic building standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
B. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses if the projected roof area does not exceed 120 square feet;
C. Fences not over 6 feet high;
D. Movable cases, counters, and partitions not over 5 feet high;
E. Retaining walls not over 4 feet in height, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding flammable liquids;
F. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity of the tank does not exceed 500 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 2 to 1;
G. Platforms, walks and driveways not more than 30 inches above grade and not over any basement or story below;
H. Painting, papering, and similar finish work;
I. Temporary motion picture, television, and theater stage sets and scenery;
J. Window awnings supported by the exterior wall of a building or structure classified as a Group R, Division 2 and Group M occupancy under the basic building standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title when projecting not more than 54 inches;
K. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a building or structure designated as a Group R, Division 3 occupancy under the basic building standards adopted by or pursuant to Chapter 16.06 of this title if the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent grade and the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons;
L. Satellite dish antennas, if the antenna is ground mounted, does not exceed 12 feet in diameter or height and is used in connection with the occupancy of a single family dwelling.
(Ord. 1646 §4 (part))