§ 72-5.002. Annual maintenance permit.

(a)

Annual building maintenance permits, annual grading maintenance permits, and annual electrical maintenance permits may be issued pursuant to this section for construction maintenance and repair work, grading maintenance and repair work, and electrical maintenance and repair work at oil refineries and chemical plants.

(b)

Application and Scope. Applications for annual maintenance permits shall be submitted on forms and in such detail as required by the director of building inspection. Annual maintenance permits may be issued for periods not to exceed twelve months, covering work identified in the permit to be done within the permit period. An annual maintenance permit issued pursuant to this section authorizes only the following maintenance and repair work:

(1)

Foundations less than five feet deep;

(2)

Structural steel supporting equipment less than ten thousand pounds;

(3)

Utility line trench excavations less than six feet deep and excavations for lines less than thirty-six inches in diameter for the routine maintenance, repair, or replacement of existing piping including piping for water (potable, raw, processing, fire), sewage, wastewater, electrical and storm drainage facilities;

(4)

Individual grading projects (fill and/or excavation) for routine work within the refinery or chemical plant site on trenches, dikes, roadways, parking or storage areas that comply with all of the following:

(A)

Cuts and fills are no greater than four feet,

(B)

Graded material does not exceed one thousand cubic yards,

(C)

Existing and new slopes are no steeper than five is to one (except repair/maintenance of existing dikes),

(D)

No work takes place within any drainage course, wetland, or environmentally sensitive area,

(E)

Work complies with NPDES and the county's clean water programs.

(5)

Electrical work associated with work covered by a permit issued pursuant to this section.

(c)

Excluded Work. An annual maintenance permit does not cover any of the following:

(1)

Construction of, or major modifications to, a building;

(2)

Foundations five feet or deeper;

(3)

Structural steel supporting equipment ten thousand pounds or heavier;

(4)

Utility line trench excavations six feet or deeper.

(d)

Amendments. Annual maintenance permits issued pursuant to this section may be amended from time to time upon application to, and approval of, the director of building inspection. Work covered by such amendments are subject to the provisions of Section 72-5.010.

(Ords. 2007-54 § 8, 98-39 § 4).