No wiring, devices, appliances or equipment for the transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical energy for any purpose shall be installed within or on any building or structure nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing wiring, devices, appliances or equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Electrical Inspector, except as stated in the following subsections (a) through (c) hereof.
(a) No permit shall be required for minor repair work, for the replacement of lamps or for the connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed.
(b) No permit shall be required for the installation of wiring devices, appliances or equipment for the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence, where such wiring, devices, appliances or equipment operate at a voltage not exceeding fifty between conductors and do not include generating or transforming equipment capable of supplying more than fifty watts of energy.
(c) No permit shall be required for the installation, maintenance or alteration of electric wiring, devices, appliances or equipment to be installed by or for an electric public service corporation for the use of such a corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy or for the use of such a corporation in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence. (Ord. 739. Passed 6-21-37.)