(a) Any person desiring a permit under this chapter shall file a proper application therefor with the Superintendent of Public Works, upon forms prescribed by the Superintendent, and shall attach thereto detailed plans and specifications showing the nature, object and location for which such permit is desired.
(b) If the plans and specifications are in compliance with this chapter, any statutes of the State applicable thereto or any rules and regulations of the City or other governmental agency, then the Superintendent shall issue a permit in accordance with the application filed therefor. However, if the Superintendent refuses to issue such permit, he or she shall, within forty-eight hours after the filing of such application, return the plans and specifications to the applicant, together with his or her reasons, in writing, for the denial of the same.
(1979 Code Sec. 13.28.020)