<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-26. - Permit; fee; persons exempted.</div>
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               (a)
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               On and after January 1, 1978, no person may, for a consideration, install, alter or
               restore, within any unincorporated part of the county and within any city which adopts
               this article pursuant to the authority granted G.S. 153-122, any insulation or other
               materials or energy utilization equipment designed or intended to meet the state building
               code requirements for insulation and energy utilization standards without first securing
               a permit for the work to be done. Such permit shall be either:
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               (1)
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               A general building permit, secured from the county inspection department and evidencing
               full compliance with all applicable requirements of the state building code and other
               state and local laws; or
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               (2)
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               An insulation and energy utilization permit, secured from the county inspection department
               and evidencing full compliance with the insulation and energy utilization standards
               in the state building code. For each such insulation and energy utilization permit
               issued, there shall be a fee of $0.01 per square foot, with a minimum fee of $10.00.
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               (b)
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               The following are exempted from the requirement of obtaining a permit:
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               (1)
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               An owner working upon his own building; and
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               (2)
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               Any person working under the supervision of a registered architect or professional
               engineer.
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               (Code 1984, Â§ 4-24; Ord. of 12-19-1977, Â§ 8)
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