(A) (1) No person shall commence or proceed with the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of any building or other structure, or any part thereof, without a written permit therefor from the Building Inspector; provided that no building permit shall be required for work the total cost of which does not exceed $100 and which does not involve any change of the structural parts or the stairways, elevators, fire escapes or other means of egress from the building or the structure in question.
(2) In all cases of removal or demolition of a building or structure, a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $500 shall be posted by the property owner or by his or her contractor at the time of application for a permit, to insure complete removal or demolition, including all rubble and debris. Failure on the part of the property owner or his or her contractor to completely demolish, remove and clear the premises, after 30-days’ notice by the Building Inspector, shall be cause for forfeiture of the bond.
(B) No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension or general repair of any plumbing system without a written permit therefor from the Plumbing Inspector; provided, that no permit shall be required for minor repairs or replacements on the house side of a trap to an installed system of plumbing if repairs or replacements do not disrupt the original water supply or the waste or ventilating systems.
(C) No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any heating or cooling equipment system without a written permit from the Heating-Air Conditioning Inspector; provided that no permit shall be required for minor repairs or minor burner services or filter replacements of warm air furnaces or cooling system.
(D) No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any electrical wiring, device, appliance or equipment without a written permit therefor from the Electrical Inspector; provided, that no permit shall be required for minor repair work, such as the replacement of lamps or the connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed; provided, further, that no permit shall be required for the installation, alteration or repair of the electrical wiring, devices, appliances and equipment installed by or for an electrical public utility corporation for the use of a corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy, or for the use of a corporation in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence.
(Prior Code, § 5-1)