An owner or person proposing to construct a building or structure exempt from the provisions of this chapter may elect to waive exemption and may submit an application for permit or permits to construct a building or structure otherwise exempt from the requirements of this chapter. If the permit or permits are issued and construction is undertaken thereunder, the exemption is waived, and this code of building regulations thereafter apply to the construction. (Ord. 696-02, 10-1-2002; amd. Ord. 840-21, 5-4-2021)