1335.07 PERMITS.

   (a)   Permit to Do Work Required.

      (1)   No person, firm or corporation, unless herein specifically exempt, shall install any electrical work as set forth in Section 1335.02 without the holder of a registered electrician first making written application and securing a permit therefor, setting forth the nature of the work to be performed.

   (b)   Emergency Work. In case of emergency, a registered electrician may proceed with the work and file the application for a permit within twenty-four hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted.

   (c)   Plans Required. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by all necessary plans, in duplicate, for the proposed construction, installation or alteration and with all proper and sufficient information relating thereto, as required by the Building Superintendent.

   (d)   Minor Work Requires No Permit. No permit shall be required for work as follows:

      (1)   Minor repair work such as repairing flush and snap switches, replacing fuses, changing lamp sockets and receptacles, taping joints and repairing drop cords, the replacement of lamps or the connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed or the repair or replacement of motors and/or motor controls with motors and/or motor controls of equal or smaller capacity where no change of wiring other than terminal connectors is required.

      (2)   The installation of wiring, devices or equipment for the operation of signals or for the transmission of intelligence where such wiring devices or equipment are an integral part of a communication system owned or operated by a telephone or telegraph company, and the installation of electric wiring, devices or equipment installed for the use of such company to provide lighting for drive-up, walk-up and telephone booths.

      (3)   The installation of electric wiring, devices or equipment installed for or by a public utility corporation operating under a franchise from the City to transmit and sell or use electrical energy, provided such wiring devices or equipment are for the use of such corporation in its operation as a public utility on its own premises.

      (4)   Any electrical work performed as a part of a manufacturing process in a manufacturing plant.

   (Ord. 46-13. Passed 5-28-13.)