(a) No provision of this Code shall be interpreted to require that the owner of a one- to three-family dwelling or individual row house, or a member of his or her immediate family who does work on said dwelling, be registered to hold a certificate of qualification to personally perform work upon their premises. An owner may obtain all building permits under this exception to perform work upon the owner’s one- to three-family dwelling or individual row house.
For purposes of this code section, “immediate family” is defined as: spouse, child, parent, foster parent, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, stepchildren, foster children, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, legal guardian or other person who stands in place of a parent.
(b) All such work shall be done in conformity with the provisions of this Code and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, and no work shall be done unless all permits, inspections and approvals required by this Code are secured.
(c) Any person who misrepresents any material fact in securing a permit under the provisions of this section shall be in violation of this Code and subject to the penalties provided therefor.
(Ord. 121-1970. Passed 6-15-70; Ord. 46-2012. Passed 4-16-12; Ord. 156-2012. Passed 10-15-12; Ord. 32-2014. Passed 4-7-14.)