A. Electrical Permits. An electrical permit shall be required for the installation, alteration, repair, replacement, or remodeling of any electrical equipment on or within any building, structure, or premises in the city; except that an electrical permit shall not be required for the following:
l. Electrical equipment exempted from the electrical standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
2. Portable electrical equipment not permanently connected to an electrical supply system;
3. Replacement of lamps and fuses;
4. Minor repair work to electrical equipment.
B. Mechanical Permits. A mechanical permit shall be required for the installation, alteration, repair, replacement, or remodeling of any mechanical equipment on or within a building, structure, or premises in the city; except that a mechanical permit shall not be required for the following:
l. Mechanical equipment exempted from the mechanical standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
2. Portable heating appliances, portable ventilating equipment, portable cooling units, or portable evaporative coolers;
3. Any closed system of steam, hot or chilled water piping within heating or cooling equipment;
4. Replacement of any component part or assembly of any appliance which does not alter its original approval and complies with all other requirements of the mechanical standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
5. Refrigerating equipment which is part of the equipment for which a mechanical permit has been issued pursuant to this chapter; and
6. Any unit refrigerating system.
C. Plumbing Permits. A plumbing permit shall be required for the installation, removal, alteration, repair, or replacement of any plumbing equipment on or within any building, structure, or premises in the city; except that a plumbing permit shall not be required for the following:
l. Plumbing equipment exempted from the plumbing standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
2. Repair work undertaken to stop leaks in drains, soil, waste, or vent pipes not requiring the removal or replacement of any trap, drain pipe, soil, waste or vent pipe or any part thereof; and
3. Work undertaken to clean stoppages or repair leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures when such work does not involve or require the rearrangement or replacement of valves, pipes, or fixtures.
(Ord. 1646 §4 (part)