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<br />Sees. 14.456 -14.600 Reserved. <br /> <br />DIVISION 2 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS <br /> <br />Sec. 14.601. Permit required; exception. <br /> <br />(a) It is unlawful for any person to install or cause to be installed or to permit any person to <br />install any electrical wiring, fixtures or equipment within or on any building, structure or premises, <br />publicly or privately owned, or to make any alterations, additions, changes or repairs requiring an <br />electrical permit, without applying for and obtaining a permit for the work from the building <br />inspection division. <br /> <br />(b) Electric signs and outline lighting. <br /> <br />(1) It is unlawful for any person to install or cause to be installed or to permit any person to <br />install an electric sign or outline lighting or to make any alterations, additions, changes or repairs to an <br />electric sign or outline lighting, without applying for and obtaining a permit for the work from the <br />building inspection division, except as otherwise specifically provided in this article. <br /> <br />(2) Only a licensed master sign electrician may apply for a permit to install, alter, make <br />additions to, change or repair an electric sign or outline lighting. <br /> <br />(3) If the sign is pre-manufactured, there is no need for an electrical permit to be obtained, <br />provided that no circuits are extended or added to the sign. <br /> <br />(c) If a person is properly licensed, no permit is required for the following work: <br /> <br />(1) Maintenance work or the making of minor repairs, including the replacement of lamps, <br />sockets, fuses, drop cords, snap switches or other similar items, or the replacement of any electrical <br />device, circuit or component with a part of similar nature, size and application. <br /> <br />(2) The connection of portable electrical equipment to suitable permanently installed <br />receptacles. <br /> <br />(3) Any work involved in the manufacture, testing, servicing, altering or repairing of electrical <br />equipment or apparatus, except that this exemption does not apply to any permanent wiring or <br />permanent attachment. <br /> <br />(4) Any work conducted under the Registered Industrial Plant Program, section 14.607. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.602. Permit application; fee. <br /> <br />( a) All electricians and property owners who intend to perform electrical work under this chapter shall <br />apply for and obtain a permit from the building inspections office, unless the person or work meets the <br />requirements of an exception in this article. <br /> <br />(b) Applications for permits will only be accepted from the following persons: <br /> <br />38 <br />