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6. Be signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized 2.1. Listed or preliminarily determined to be eli-
agent. gible for listing in the National Register of
Historic Places.
7. Give such other data and information as required by the
building official. 2.2. Determined by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Interior as contributing to the
R105.3.1 Action on application. The building official historical significance of a registered historic
shall examine or cause to be examined applications for district or a district preliminarily determined
permits and amendments thereto within a reasonable time to qualify as an historic district.
after filing. If the application or the construction docu-
ments do not conform to the requirements of pertinent 2.3. Designated as historic under a state or local
laws, the building official shall reject such application in historic preservation program that is
writing stating the reasons therefor. If the building official approved by the Department of Interior.
is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the require- R105.3.2 Time limitation of application. An application
ments of this code and laws and ordinances applicable for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to
thereto, the building official shall issue a permit therefor as have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing
soon as practicable. unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a
permit has been issued; except that the building official is
R105.3.1.1 Determination of substantially improved authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for
or substantially damaged existing buildings in flood additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The
hazard areas. For applications for reconstruction, extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable
rehabilitation, addition, alteration, repair or other cause demonstrated.
improvement of existing buildings or structures located
in a flood hazard area as established by Table R105.4 Validity of permit. The issuance or granting of a
R301.2(1), the building official shall examine or cause permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an
to be examined the construction documents and shall approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this
make a determination with regard to the value of the code or of any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. Permits
proposed work. For buildings that have sustained dam- presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provi-
age of any origin, the value of the proposed work shall sions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall
include the cost to repair the building or structure to its not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on construction
predamaged condition. If the building official finds that documents and other data shall not prevent the building offi-
the value of proposed work equals or exceeds 50 per- cial from requiring the correction of errors in the construction
cent of the market value of the building or structure documents and other data. The building official is authorized
before the damage has occurred or the improvement is to prevent occupancy or use of a structure where in violation
started, the proposed work is a substantial improvement of this code or of any other ordinances of this jurisdiction.
or repair of substantial damage and the building official R105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become
shall require existing portions of the entire building or invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is com-
structure to meet the requirements of Section R322. menced within 180 days after its issuance or after commence-
For the purpose of this determination, a substantial ment of work if more than 180 days pass between
improvement shall mean any repair, reconstruction, inspections. The building official is authorized to grant, in
rehabilitation, addition or improvement of a building or writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more
structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 per- than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writ-
cent of the market value of the building or structure ing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
before the improvement or repair is started. Where the R105.6 Suspension or revocation. The building official is
building or structure has sustained substantial damage, authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under the
repairs necessary to restore the building or structure to provisions of this code wherever the permit is issued in error
its predamaged condition shall be considered substan- or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete informa-
tial improvements regardless of the actual repair work tion, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of
performed. The term shall not include either of the fol- the provisions of this code.
lowing: R105.7 Placement of permit. The building permit or a copy
1. Improvements to a building or structure that are shall be kept on the site of the work until the completion of
required to correct existing health, sanitary or the project.
safety code violations identified by the building R105.8 Responsibility. It shall be the duty of every person
official and that are the minimum necessary to who performs work for the installation or repair of building,
ensure safe living conditions. structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems,
2. Any alteration of a historic building or structure, for which this code is applicable, to comply with this code.
provided that the alteration will not preclude the R105.9 Preliminary inspection. Before issuing a permit, the
continued designation as a historic building or building official is authorized to examine or cause to be
structure. For the purposes of this exclusion, a examined buildings, structures and sites for which an applica-
historic building shall be any of the following: tion has been filed.

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