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The Director of Building Safety of the City of Santa Ana is hereby vested with the authority to enforce all of the provisions of this Code and shall have the right to enter upon any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the in- stallation and working of all apparatus coming within the terms of this Article and no person shall interfere with the Director of Building Safety in making the inspections or refuse to permit the Director of Building Safety or his deputies to enter the premises for such purposes. SECTION 8304. penalties. Section 90-11 is hereby added to Article 90 to read as follows: 90-11. Penalties. (a) This Code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, con- trolling or installing any electric wiring, electric devices, or electric material for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the jurisdiction be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certificate of inspection issued as herein provided. (b) The Director of Building Safety is hereby authorized to determine the intent and meaning of any provision of this Code. (c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (d) Every person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of s~separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continued. (e) It is unlawful for any person, either as owner, architect, contractor, artisan, or otherwise, to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electrical wiring as defined in this Code in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this Code. SECTION 8905. Permits, Fees, and Inspections. Article 91 is hereby added to read as follows: ARTICLE 91 - PERMITS, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS 91-1. Permits. No electrical equipment shall be installed within or on any building, structure or premises, publicly or privately owned, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any such existing equipment without first securing a permit therefor from the Director of Building Safety, except, as provided in Subsection 91-1 (a) . (a) Minor repair work, such as the replacement of lamps or the repair and connection of portable electrical equipment to suitable permanently installed receptacles. 91-2. Permits may be issued only to a person, firm or corporation licensed by the State of California in the classification author- ized to perform the work and subject to the conditions and limitations of such classification, or to a person, firm, or corporation qualifying under Section 91-4, or to an owner qualifying under Section 91-5. 91-3. Applications for electrical permits, describing the work to be done, shall be made in writing to the Director of Building Safety. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installations as described will be in conformity with the requirements of the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity. If it shall be found that the installation as described will conform to all legal requirements, and if the applicant has complied with the provisions of the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity, a permit for such instal- lation may be issued upon receipt of fees therefor, as prescribed in Section 91-12. No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the written approval of the Director of Building Safety. -10-