(a) Where any person, firm, or corporation in the course of normal maintenance procedures proposes to install, alter, or repair any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, plumbing, drainage systems, septic tanks, seepage pits, leaching lines, heating, ventilating, refrigeration, or water conservation equipment in an existing facility located on property under the direct control of such person, firm, or corporation and is able to, and does in fact, furnish inspection service which meets the requirements and rules and regulations of the San Bernardino County Code, and whose operations are under the continuous supervision of a qualified person who shall demonstrate competence, to the satisfaction of the Building Official, such person, firm, or corporation shall not be required to obtain approval at each consecutive inspection step of the installation, alteration, or repair but shall be required only to obtain an annual permit or annual permits and assure that the work in progress is accessible to the Building Official for such periodic inspections as he or she may deem necessary.
(b) The fee for each separate annual permit (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) shall be based upon the number of employees doing work in the crafts covered in each annual permit in accordance with Division 6 of Title 1 of the San Bernardino County Code.
(c) The designated responsible individual shall file with the Building Official a written report specifying the work done under the issued annual permit. Such written report shall be filed with the Building Official within 30 days following the end of the fiscal year for which the permit was issued.
(Am. Ord. 2159, passed - -1977; Am. Ord. 2473, passed - -1980; Am. Ord. 2815, passed - -1983; Am. Ord. 3130, passed - -1987; Am. Ord. 3627, passed - -1995; Am. Ord. 4285, passed - -2015)