Chapter 5 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES*

Section 5-55 Exemptions from provisions of this article.

    The provisions of this article do not apply to:

    (1)    An authorized representative of the United States Government, state, county or city, provided that the operation of a trade is done by its own salaried employees of the exempt entity;

    (2)    An owner or tenant of residential property constructing, repairing, altering, modifying or improving the residential building occupied by him as a single-family or duplex residence, provided the owner or tenant does the work himself, electrical, gas and mechanical work excepted. Otherwise, the permit shall be issued only to a licensed contractor. It is the intent of this article to permit the owner or tenant, with the owner's written permission, to construct, repair, alter, modify  or improve the residential building occupied by him as a residence without qualifying for a  contractor's license, but the application for a building permit for more than one (1) building in one (1) year shall be construed as engaging in the contracting business and within the operation of section 5-60;

    (3)    The owner or tenant of business or commercial property repairing, altering, modifying or  improving an existing building occupied by the owner or tenant as his place of business, provided  the owner or tenant does the work himself, electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical work excepted. Otherwise, the permit shall be issued only to a licensed contractor. It is the intent of this article to permit the owner, or tenant with the owner's written permission, of business or commercial property to repair, alter, modify or improve the building occupied by him as a place of business without qualifying for a contractor's license, but the application for a building permit for  more than one (1) building in one (1) year shall be construed as engaging in the contracting business and within the operation of section 5-60;

    (4)    Sale of any finished product, material, or article of construction material;

    (5)    Craftsmen on the payroll of a certified contractor; and

    (6)    Subcontractors working under the  direction of a contractor who are not required by  subsection (a) of section 5-52 to have a contractor's license.

(Code 1958,  7-248; Ord. of 11-28-88(1),  I)