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permit has been issued; except that the code official shall [A] 106.5.4 Extensions. A permittee holding an unexpired
have the authority to grant one or more extensions of time permit shall have the right to apply for an extension of the
for additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The time within which he or she will commence work under
extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable that permit when work is unable to be commenced within
cause shall be demonstrated. the time required by this section for good and satisfactory
reasons. The code official shall extend the time for action
[A] 106.4 Preliminary inspection. Before a permit is issued,
the code official is authorized to inspect and evaluate the sys- by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days if
tems, equipment, buildings, devices, premises and spaces or there is reasonable cause. A permit shall not be extended
areas to be used. more than once. The fee for an extension shall be one-half
the amount required for a new permit for such work.
[A] 106.5 Permit issuance. The application, construction [A] 106.5.5 Suspension or revocation of permit. The
documents and other data filed by an applicant for a permit
shall be reviewed by the code official. If the code official code official shall have the authority to suspend or revoke
finds that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of a permit issued under the provisions of this code wherever
the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect,
this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, and inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation of
that the fees specified in Section 106.6 have been paid, a per- any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this
mit shall be issued to the applicant.
code.
[A] 106.5.1 Approved construction documents. When [A] 106.5.6 Retention of construction documents. One
the code official issues the permit where construction doc- set of approved construction documents shall be retained
uments are required, the construction documents shall be by the code official for a period of not less than 180 days
endorsed in writing and stamped “APPROVED.” Such from date of completion of the permitted work, or as
approved construction documents shall not be changed, required by state or local laws. One set of approved con-
modified or altered without authorization from the code struction documents shall be returned to the applicant, and
official. Work shall be done in accordance with the said set shall be kept on the site of the building or work at
approved construction documents.
all times during which the work authorized thereby is in
The code official shall have the authority to issue a per- progress.
mit for the construction of part of an installation before the [A] 106.5.7 Previous approvals. This code shall not
construction documents for the entire installation have require changes in the construction documents, construc-
been submitted or approved, provided adequate informa- tion or designated occupancy of a structure for which a
tion and detailed statements have been filed complying lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise law-
with all pertinent requirements of this code. The holder of fully authorized, and the construction of which has been
such permit shall proceed at his or her own risk without pursued in good faith within 180 days after the effective
assurance that the permit for the entire installation will be date of this code and has not been abandoned.
granted.
[A] 106.5.8 Posting of permit. The permit or a copy shall
[A] 106.5.2 Validity. The issuance of a permit or approval be kept on the site of the work until the completion of the
of construction documents shall not be construed to be a project.
permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the
provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the juris- [A] 106.6 Fees. A permit shall not be issued until the fees
diction. A permit presuming to give authority to violate or prescribed in Section 106.6.2 have been paid, nor shall an
amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if
cancel the provisions of this code shall be invalid.
any, due to an increase of the installation, has been paid.
The issuance of a permit based on construction docu- [A] 106.6.1 Work commencing before permit issuance.
ments and other data shall not prevent the code official Any person who commences work on an installation
from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to
construction documents and other data or from preventing 100 percent of the usual permit fee in addition to the
building operations from being carried on thereunder required permit fees.
where in violation of this code or of other ordinances of
this jurisdiction. [A] 106.6.2 Fee schedule. The fees for work shall be as
indicated in the following schedule.
[A] 106.5.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the code
official under the provisions of this code shall expire by [JURISDICTION TO INSERT APPROPRIATE SCHEDULE]
limitation and become null and void if the work authorized [A] 106.6.3 Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize
by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the refunding of fees as follows.
the date of such permit, or is suspended or abandoned at 1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was
any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 erroneously paid or collected.
days. Before such work recommences, a new permit shall
be first obtained and the fee therefor shall be one-half the 2. Not more than [SPECIFY PERCENTAGE] percent of
amount required for a new permit for such work, provided the permit fee paid where work has not been done
that changes have not been and will not be made in the under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
original construction documents for such work, and fur- 3. Not more than [SPECIFY PERCENTAGE] percent of
ther that such suspension or abandonment has not the plan review fee paid where an application for a
exceeded one year. permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is

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