5328

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

APPLICATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED A NEW APPLICATION AND
SHALL BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
CHAPTER.

(D) ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION OR
PARTNERSHIP TO WHOM A LICENSE HAS BEEN DENIED OR WHOSE
LICENSE HAS BEEN REVOKED OR SUSPENDED OR ANY SUCH PERSON,
FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP WHO BELIEVES
HIMSELF AGGRIEVED BY ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD OR DIRECTOR
MAY APPEAL TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF APPEALS BY FILING A
NOTICE OF SUCH APPEAL WITH THE CLERK OF THE APPEALS BOARD
WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE
OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OR DIRECTOR. NOTICE OF ACTION
OF THE BOARD OR DIRECTOR SHALL BE PERSONALLY SERVED OR BE
MAILED BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE LAST ADDRESS ON FILE WITH
THE BOARD.

ARTICLE IV
PERMITS

17-29. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

(A)    REQUIRED. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 17-1
OF THIS CHAPTER, NO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE INSTALLED UNTIL
A PERMIT THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(B)    APPLICATION. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS
SHALL BE IN WRITING AND IN SUCH FORM AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED
BY THE DEPARTMENT. ALL APPLICATIONS EXCEPT THOSE BY
HOMEOWNERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-18 SHALL BE SIGNED BY A
MASTER ELECTRICIAN OR MASTER ELECTRICIAN LIMITED. EACH
APPLICATION SHALL DESCRIBE THE WORK TO BE DONE AND THE
LOCATION THEREOF AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES AS SHALL BE NECESSARY TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE INSTALLATION WILL BE IN CONFORMITY
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND, IF NECESSARY
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 8, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BUILDING
CODE.

(C)    CONTENTS; CONFORMITY WITH PERMITS; EXPIRATION
UPON NON-COMMENCEMENT OF WORK, ETC. EACH PERMIT SHALL
DESCRIBE WITH PARTICULARITY THE INSTALLATION TO BE DONE
THEREUNDER AND NO PERSON SHALL INSTALL ANY ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMIT. ALL
PERMITS SHALL EXPIRE AND BE NULL AND VOID UNLESS THE WORK
AUTHORIZED THEREUNDER IS COMMENCED WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM
THE DATE OF ISSUANCE; PROVIDED, THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY
UPON GOOD CAUSE SHOWN EXTEND A PERMIT ONE OR MORE TIMES
FOR PERIODS NOT EXCEEDING SIXTY (60) DAYS.

(D)    REPAIRS EXEMPTED. NO PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED
TO REPAIR PORTABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OR LIGHTING
FIXTURES, OR TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SOCKETS, RECEPTACLES OR