(A) The Building Commissioner shall have the power and authority to administer and enforce this subchapter and any other ordinance or code adopted now or thereafter that regulates construction, repair, alteration or extension of building, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing construction, and further to implement this subchapter.
(B) It is hereby directed as follows.
(1) No building or any part thereof, no extension, repair or alteration of any existing building, no plumbing, no electrical work, no heating work, no ventilation work nor air conditioning work shall be started until a proposal, in writing, of the work proposed to be done shall first be submitted to and approved by the Building Commissioner and a permit issued by such officer for the proposed construction, alteration, repair or extension work. Prior to the constructions, extension or alteration of any building, dwelling or other structure, the estimated total cost of any portion is more than the herein state minimum per permit, the contractor, owner or individual in charge of the work shall obtain a permit from the Building Commissioner.
(2) Permits are required if the projected costs of the work meet or exceed the following:
(a) Plumbing permit, for any plumbing work over $250;
(b) Electrical permit, for any electrical work over $250;
(c) Heating and air conditions permit; for any heating any air conditioning work over $250; and
(d) Structural permit, for any structural work over $750.
(C) The Building Commissioner, before issuing a permit therefore may require the applicant to submit and file a set of detailed plans and specifications subject to the approval of the Building Commissioner, a copy of which may be retained in such office. No changes from such approved plans or specifications shall be made until a revised copy thereof has been submitted to and approved by the Building Commissioner.
(1991 Code, § 32.51)