§ 22-91. Permits required.

(a)

Building permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement to another site, removal or demolition of any building or other structure, or any part thereof, without a written permit therefor from the building inspector. Provided, however, that no building permit shall be required for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration costing $5,000.00 or less in any single-family residence or farm building unless the work involves: the addition, repair or replacement of loadbearing structures; the addition (excluding replacement of same size and capacity) or change in the design of plumbing; the addition, replacement or change in the design of heating, air conditioning, or electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment, the use of materials not permitted by the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code; or the addition (excluding replacement of like grade of fire resistance) of roofing. Provided further, that no building permit shall be required from any state agency for the construction of any building or structure, the total cost of which is less than $20,000.00, except public or institutional buildings. In all cases of removal or demolition of a building or structure, a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $500.00 may be required by the chief inspector, at his discretion, to be posted by the property owner or by his 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 contractor to completely demolish, remove, clear the premises, and properly dispose of the rubble, after 30 days' notice by the building inspector, shall be cause for forfeiture of such bond.

(b)

Plumbing permit. 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, however, that no plumbing permit shall be required for minor repairs or replacement on the house side of an existing system of the plumbing if such repairs or replacements do not disrupt the original water supply or the waste or ventilating systems or the changing of water heaters. In cases where the building will not be connected to a public sewage system, no permit will be issued until the owner receives a certificate of approval of his proposed method of sewage disposal from the county health department.

(c)

Heating or air conditioning permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any central heating or cooling equipment system without a written permit from the heating and air conditioning inspector; provided, however, that no heating or air conditioning permit shall be required for minor repairs or minor burner services or filter replacements of warm air furnaces or cooling systems.

(d)

Electrical permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment without a written permit therefor from the electrical inspector; provided however, that no electrical permit shall be required for minor repair work such as the replacement of a lamp or the connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed. Work in new or remodeled residences, commercial buildings, and farm shops shall be subject to inspection. No permit shall be required for the electrical wiring, devices, appliances and equipment installed by or for an electrical public utility corporation for the use of such corporation in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electrical energy, or for the use of such corporation in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence.

(e)

Fire code permits. Fire code permits will be required for all new structures and for change of occupancy of existing buildings, except as exempted by section 103 of Volume V, North Carolina amendments to the fire prevention code.

(Ord. of 6-1-92(1), § 3-1)