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and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required [A] 106.5.3 Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize
for a new permit for such work, provided that changes the refunding of fees as follows.
have not been made and will not be made in the original 1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was
construction documents for such work, and provided fur- erroneously paid or collected.
ther that such suspension or abandonment has not
exceeded one year. 2. Not more than [SPECIFY PERCENTAGE] percent of
the permit fee paid where work has not been done
[A] 106.4.4 Extensions. A permittee holding an unexpired under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
permit shall have the right to apply for an extension of the
time within which the permittee will commence work 3. Not more than [SPECIFY PERCENTAGE] percent of
under that permit where work is unable to be commenced the plan review fee paid where an application for a
within the time required by this section for good and satis- permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is
factory reasons. The code official shall extend the time for withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort
action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 has been expended.
days if there is reasonable cause. A permit shall not be The code official shall not authorize the refunding of any
extended more than once. The fee for an extension shall be fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original
one-half the amount required for a new permit for such permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee pay-
work. ment.
[A] 106.4.5 Suspension or revocation of permit. The
code official shall have the authority to suspend or revoke
a permit issued under the provisions of this code wherever SECTION 107
the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, INSPECTIONS AND TESTING
inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation of [A] 107.1 General. The code official is authorized to conduct
any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this such inspections as are deemed necessary to determine com-
code. pliance with the provisions of this code. Construction or work
[A] 106.4.6 Retention of construction documents. One for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection
set of approved construction documents shall be retained by the code official, and such construction or work shall
by the code official for a period of not less than 180 days remain visible and able to be accessed for inspection pur-
from date of completion of the permitted work, or as poses until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection
required by state or local laws. One set of approved con- shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the
struction documents shall be returned to the applicant, and provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdic-
said set shall be kept on the site of the building or job at all tion. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or
times during which the work authorized thereby is in prog- cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of
ress. the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
[A] 107.2 Required inspections and testing. The code offi-
[A] 106.4.7 Previous approvals. This code shall not
require changes in the construction documents, construc- cial, upon notification from the permit holder or the permit
tion or designated occupancy of a structure for which a holder’s agent, shall make the following inspections and
lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise law- other such inspections as necessary, and shall either release
fully authorized, and the construction of which has been that portion of the construction or shall notify the permit
pursued in good faith within 180 days after the effective holder or the permit holder’s agent of violations that must be
date of this code and has not been abandoned. corrected. The holder of the permit shall be responsible for
the scheduling of such inspections.
[A] 106.4.8 Posting of permit. The permit or a copy shall
be kept on the site of the work until the completion of the 1. Underground inspection shall be made after trenches or
project. ditches are excavated and bedded, piping installed, and
before backfill is put in place. Where excavated soil
[A] 106.5 Fees. A permit shall not be issued until the fees contains rocks, broken concrete, frozen chunks and
prescribed in Section 106.5.2 have been paid, nor shall an other rubble that would damage or break the piping or
amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if cause corrosive action, clean backfill shall be on the job
any, due to an increase of the mechanical system, has been site.
paid.
2. Rough-in inspection shall be made after the roof, fram-
[A] 106.5.1 Work commencing before permit issuance. ing, fireblocking and bracing are in place and all duct-
Any person who commences work on a mechanical sys- ing and other components to be concealed are
tem before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject complete, and prior to the installation of wall or ceiling
to 100 percent of the usual permit fee in addition to the membranes.
required permit fees.
3. Final inspection shall be made upon completion of the
[A] 106.5.2 Fee schedule. The fees for mechanical work mechanical system.
shall be as indicated in the following schedule.
Exception: Ground-source heat pump loop systems tested
[JURISDICTION TO INSERT in accordance with Section 1210.10 shall be permitted to
APPROPRIATE SCHEDULE] be backfilled prior to inspection.

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