Section 105.1 of the IEBC is amended as follows:

105.1 Required. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to repair, add to, alter, relocate, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or to repair, install, add, alter, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the code official and obtain the required permit. A building permit shall also be required for the installation or structural modification of a sign which will be attached to building or be self supporting with the top of the sign over 36 inches above grade. The obtaining of a building permit for the installation or structural modification of a sign does not exempt the applicant from obtaining the necessary sign permit.