E-2702.1 General: Electrical wiring or equipment shall not be installed within or on any structure or premises, nor shall any alteration be made in any such existing installation, without first securing approval and an electrical permit from the department except as provided for in the administrative code. It shall be unlawful to use or allow the use of, or to supply current for, an electrical system in a building or structure, unless the required permit has been issued by the department. An electrical permit will only be issued to an electrical contractor licensed under the provisions of Section E-2707.0.

E-2702.2 Annual permit: In lieu of an individual permit, an annual permit may be issued to any qualified Licensed and Insured Electrical Contractor to perform routine maintenance or replacement work on an already approved electrical installation in all existing building or buildings as described in Section 2701.8.

Exception #1 The department is authorized to issue an annual permit to a firm or corporation employing one or more licensed electricians to perform routine maintenance on an already approved electrical installation. This permit shall not apply to renovation or retrofit work or can it be used in lieu of an individual permit.

E-2702.3 Annual records: The person to whom an annual permit is issued shall keep a detailed record of all alterations to an approved electrical installation made under such annual permit, and such records shall be accessible to the code official at all times or shall be filed with the department as designated.

E-2702.4 Construction documents: in addition to the requirements of the administrative code, construction documents shall show the location and capacity of all lighting facilities, electrically operated equipment and electrical circuits required for all service equipment of the building or structure except as modified by the code official.

E-2702.5 Alterations: Alterations shall not be made to any existing installations of electric wiring or equipment for which a permit is required within or on any structure or premises, except as provided for in Section E-2701.3 and the administrative code, without first securing a permit from the department.

E-2702.6 Additional loads: When additional electrical loads are to be connected to existing services in buildings or structures in other than occupancies in Use Group R, the existing load shall be established as not less than the actual maximum demand figures. New loads shall be computed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 70.

E-2702.7 Signs: It shall be mandatory for all sign contractors or sign erector's installation crews to have in their possession a record or copy of the permit number issued by the department for the sign, signboard, or structure they are installing. All electrical work must be performed under the provisions of this chapter by a qualified Licensed and Insured Electrical Contractor.

E-2702.8 Permit for other person: It shall be unlawful for any Licensed and Insured Electrical Contractor to secure or furnish a permit for the installation, alteration, and repair of electrical wires and apparatus to any person not entitled to such permit under the regulations set forth by this code.