1309.01 WHEN REQUIRED.
(a) Whoever desires to construct, excavate for, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to install, alter, or repair wiring, fire extinguishing apparatus, engines, dynamos and other mechanical or electrical equipment; or to install or repair a furnace, heater, incinerator, or other heat producing apparatus, fuel tanks, fences over four feet in height, signs, swimming pools over 24 (twenty-four) inches in depth, awnings; erection and connection of radio and television antenna, or other appurtenances the installation of which is regulated by this Code or the Zoning Ordinance; or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the Building Superintendent and obtain the required permit therefor, except that certain mechanical permits may only be applied for by duly authorized registration holders or by owner-occupants of single-family residences hereinafter provided for in this Code.
(1) Each separate building or structure shall require a separate permit.
(2) The application shall be signed by the owner or his authorized agent; and if signed by other than the owner, it shall verify that the proposed work is authorized by the owner and that the applicant is authorized to make such application and obtain such permit.
(b) Ordinary minor repairs where the cost of the work shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) may be made without filing an application or obtaining a permit, except that ordinary minor repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exit requirements; nor shall minor repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety. In addition, a permit is required for re-roofing or siding a structure.
(c) Manufacturing plants, as herein defined, having a bona fide maintenance department and employing a graduate engineer, or employing a plant engineer having at least ten years experience, whose name shall be on file with the Building Superintendent, may secure an annual permit for all work covered by this Code and performed by the maintenance department at their manufacturing site, except for new building construction and additions or alterations affecting more than thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the physical structure of an existing building. Such permit may be secured during the month of January, shall be in lieu of all other charges hereunder, and the fee shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per year for those plants employing more than 2,000 employees and one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per year for those plants employing less than 2,000 employees. Such plant shall, at all reasonable times, be subject to inspection by the Building Superintendent, the Fire Chief and the Board of Health representative to assure compliance with the provisions of this Code. (Ord. 46-13. Passed 5-28-13.)