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The city seems to to have comingled several facets
(building/heating/cooling/plumbing/electrical) into
The Dept of Community Development. My assumption about the requirement was
based upon the NEC. Part of my project includes the installation of a new
subpanel.
One will be able to see if from the street and I don't want to ever have
to
answer any
hard questions about how it got there. In different circumstances, I
might
be more cavalier.

I didn't pull a permit to add my electrical panel, nor am I for the
finishing
job on the room above the garage (my shop, some day). I did when I added
a
garage, twenty years ago and that included a sub panel.


If you would have had to make a fire-related claim with your home owners
insurance company
you may have been up a creek (worth the risk?).

I don't want to waste the approximately $600/yr I spend for my coverage.
Where I live, the permit is $25--cheaper than pills to help me sleep.
Not only that, the idea pleases SWMBO! : ) Not only that, I've never
worked through the process
before so I will learn something from it. From my perspective, I don't see a
big downside.
I want to emphasize: YMMV!

Bill