As used in this chapter, the term APPLICANT shall include any person who shall be the owner of record of any real property upon which is contemplated or undertaken any erection, alteration, demolition, or repair of or any addition to any building or other structure of any nature or kind, and shall further include any person who undertakes to perform or performs on behalf of the owner of record such erection, alteration, demolition, repair, or addition.
(1998 Code, § 10-7)