(A) Permits required. Except as specified in divisions (B)(2) and (B)(3) below, no electrical system regulated by this code shall be installed, altered, repaired, replaced, or remodeled unless a separate electrical permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the Building Official, or his or her authorized representatives.
(B) Exempt work.
(1) An electrical permit shall not be required for the following.
(a) Portable motors or other portable appliances energized by means of a cord or cable having an attachment plug end to be connected to an approved receptacle when that cord or cable is permitted by this code.
(b) Repair or replacement of fixed motors, transformers, or fixed approved appliances of the same type and rating in the same location.
(c) Temporary decorative lighting.
(d) Repair or replacement of current-carrying parts of any switch, contractor, or control device.
(e) Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles, but not the outlets therefor.
(f) Repair or replacement of any overcurrent device of the required capacity in the same location.
(g) Repair or replacement of electrodes or transformers of the same size and capacity for signs or gas tube systems.
(h) Taping joints.
(i) Removal of electrical wiring.
(j) Temporary wiring for experimental purposes in suitable experimental laboratories.
(k) The wiring for temporary theater, motion picture, or television stage sets.
(2) However, any such exempted work that is to be performed in other than a single-family home by the home owner shall be performed or directly supervised by a state licensed electrician.
(3) Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in violation of the provisions of this code, or any other laws or ordinances of the city.
(Prior Code, § 6-13-26)