A permit may not be required for ordinary maintenance or minor repairs that are primarily replacement of existing equipment with equipment of like type and capacity without changes in, or extensions of, any utility service line, nor for minor alterations that do not increase the floor area or affect any load-bearing structural element, provided that permits for such repairs, alterations or installations are not specifically required by this Code, and provided further that any such repairs, alterations or installations are made without violating any provision of this Code.
(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59.)