(A) Permit required. A permit is required when any owner or owner's authorized agent intends to perform or causes to be performed any such work listed below. The owner or owner's authorized agent shall first make application to the village and obtain the required permit to:
(1) Construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure;
(2) To erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, or mechanical system, the installation of which is regulated by this chapter;
(3) Accessory structures;
(4) Window awnings supported by an exterior wall that project more than 48 inches (1,372 mm) from the exterior wall and do not require additional support;
(5) Finish out a previously unfinished basement;
(6) Make a change of use within a structure or on a lot or tract of land;
(7) Construct, install or alter a fence;
(9) Roof mounted solar systems.
(B) Work exempt from permit. Exemption from permit requirements of this chapter shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. Permits shall not be required for the following:
(1) Structures.
(a) One-story detached accessory structures, provided that the floor area does not exceed 64 square feet;
(b) Retaining walls under two feet in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall;
(c) Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work;
(d) Swings and playground equipment.
(2) Electrical.
(a) UL listed cord-and-plug connected temporary decorative lighting;
(b) Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles but not the outlets therefor;
(c) Replacement of branch circuit overcurrent devices of the required capacity in the same location;
(d) Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment operating at less than 25 volts and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts of energy;
(e) Minor repair work, including the replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles.
(3) Gas.
(a) Portable heating, cooking or clothes drying appliances;
(b) Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe;
(c) Portable-fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid.
(4) Mechanical.
(a) Portable heating appliances;
(b) Portable ventilation appliances;
(c) Portable cooling units;
(d) Steam, hot- or chilled-water piping within any heating or cooling equipment regulated by this chapter;
(e) Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe;
(f) Portable evaporative coolers;
(g) Self-contained refrigeration systems containing 10 pounds (4.54 kg) or less of refrigerant or that are actuated by motors of one horsepower (746 W) or less;
(h) Portable-fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid.
(5) Where equipment replacement and repairs must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be submitted within the next working business day to the Building Official.
(6) Application or notice to the Building Official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures, replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles. Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the egress requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any 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.
(7) A permit shall not be required for the installation, alteration or repair of generation, transmission, distribution, metering or other related equipment that is under the ownership and control of public service agencies by established right.
(Ord. 19-12-15, passed 12-17-2019; Ord. 23-03-03, passed 3-28-2023)