(a) No work shall be done in the City, except in case of emergencies, such as water or sewer leaks, without a permit being first issued to the contractor who has been retained to perform the building, plumbing, heating, electrical or other construction work. If no contractor has been retained, then the property owner shall obtain such permit. Applications for permits by the contractor or the property owner shall be made on blank forms provided by the City, and each application for a permit shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this chapter. No permit shall be issued to the contractor or property owner unless he or she first provides a complete listing of the names and addresses of all subcontractors who are to perform work on the project. In addition, the permit holder shall advise the City, in writing, of any change in such subcontractors, within five working days of such change.
(b) Permits shall be required for all new work of any size or character and for all work of remodeling, extension, alteration or reconstruction. Permits shall be required for the setting of any complete new fixture in replacement. Permits shall not be required for the repairing or replacing of any part of an old fixture, faucet or valve by a new one to be used for the same purpose, forcing out stoppages, repairing leaks or relieving frozen pipes or fittings, but such repairs or alterations shall not be construed to include cases where new vertical or horizontal lines of soil, waste„ vent or interior leader or conductor pipes are used, or their relative location changed. In a building condemned by the proper authorities because of the unsanitary condition of the house drainage or plumbing, no such drainage or plumbing shall be considered as coming under the head of repairs but, as in the case of new buildings, shall require a permit.
(Ord. 2832. Passed 7-16-84.)