A. Permit Required; Exemptions: No electrical equipment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises, publicly owned, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Electrical Inspector except that no permit will be required to execute any of the following classes of electrical work:
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to installations used by electrical supply or communication agencies in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity or for the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence, and located within or on buildings or premises used exclusively by such agency or on public thoroughfares.
2. Public service corporations shall not be required to obtain permits or inspection for work upon or in connection with their own properties.
3. Manufacturers shall not be required to obtain permits or inspection for work incorporated within equipment as a part of product manufacturing.
4. Permits shall be granted only to holders of master electricians’ licenses who are registered and bonded by the State; except, that licensed journeymen electricians and qualified apprentices may wire their own property and be granted a permit to do same hereunder.
B. State License Required: Every applicant for permit in the City shall furnish a certificate from the State Board of Electricity stating that they have passed the examination as master electrician as prescribed by such Board and that they hold a master electrician’s State license.
C. Application for Permit; Issuance: Application for a permit under this Chapter, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the Electrical Inspector by the person installing the work. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter. If it shall be found that the installation as described will conform with all legal requirements and if the applicant has complied with all provisions of this Chapter, a permit for such installation shall be issued.
D. Deviation from Installation Procedures: No deviation may be made from the installation prescribed in the permit without the written approval of the Electrical Inspector.