(A) It shall be unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, remove or demolish a building, or to install or alter any equipment for which provision is made or the installation of which is regulated by this subchapter, without first filing an application with the Code Administrator in writing and obtaining a permit therefor; except that ordinary repairs which do not involve any violation of this subchapter shall be exempt from this provision.
(B) Ordinary repairs to buildings may be made without application or notice to the Code Administrator, but such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exitway requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, 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.
(1990 Code, § 8.27) Penalty, see § 150.999