No application is required and no permit shall be necessary in the case of ordinary repairs and maintenance. However, repairs that include alteration, that is the removal or cutting away of any part of a bearing wall, the removal or cutting away of any beam or support, the change or enclosure of any stairway or exit, the change in size or enclosure of any window, the construction or alteration of any part of the plumbing system, the addition to or replacement of any components of the electrical service or wiring, or any change in the heating apparatus, of any building shall not be exempt.
(a) No permit shall be required for the replacement of light fixtures or devices, receptacles or switches, when the connection is to be made in existing wiring and the work is to be done by the property owner.
(Ord. 09-46. Passed 5-26-09.)