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under that permit where the permittee is unable to commence cial investigation shall be made before a permit is
work within the time required by this section for good and issued for such work.
satisfactory reasons. The building official has the authority to AE304.3.2.2 Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to
extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not
exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a per-
mit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation
showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permit- fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee
tee have prevented action from being taken. A permit shall required. The minimum investigation fee shall be the
not be extended more than once.
same as the minimum fee established by the building
AE303.5 Suspension or revocation. The building official official. The payment of such investigation fee shall not
may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under exempt any person from compliance with all other pro-
these provisions whenever the permit is issued in error or on visions of either these provisions or other pertinent
the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of codes or from any penalty prescribed by law.
any ordinance or regulation or any of these provisions.
AE304.3.3 Fee refunds.
AE304.3.3.1 Permit fee erroneously paid or col-
SECTION AE304 lected. The building official has the authority to autho-
FEES rize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder that was
erroneously paid or collected.
AE304.1 Permit fees. The fee for each manufactured home
installation permit shall be established by the building offi- AE304.3.3.2 Permit fee paid where no work done.
cial. The building official has the authority to authorize the
Where permit fees are to be based on the value or valua- refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee
tion of the work to be performed, the determination of value paid where no work has been done under a permit
or valuation under these provisions shall be made by the issued in accordance with these provisions.
building official. The value to be used shall be the total value AE304.3.3.3 Plan review fee. The building official has
of all work required for the manufactured home installation the authority to authorize the refunding of not more
plus the total value of all work required for the construction than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid where an
of accessory buildings and structures for which the permit is application for a permit for which a plan review fee has
issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire-extin- reviewing is done.
guishing systems and any other permanent equipment that is a
part of the accessory building or structure. The value of the The building official shall not authorize the refund-
manufactured home itself shall not be included. ing of any fee paid, except upon written application by
the original permittee not later than 180 days after the
AE304.2 Plan review fees. Where plans or other data are date of the fee payment.
required to be submitted by Section AE302.2, a plan review
fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifica-
tions for review. Said plan review fee shall be as established SECTION AE305
by the building official. Where plans are incomplete or INSPECTIONS
changed so as to require additional plan review, an additional
plan review fee shall be charged at a rate as established by the AE305.1 General. All construction or work for which a man-
building official. ufactured home installation permit is required shall be subject
to inspection by the building official, and certain types of
AE304.3 Other provisions. construction shall have continuous inspection by special
AE304.3.1 Expiration of plan review. Applications for inspectors as specified in Section AE306. The building offi-
which a permit has not been issued within 180 days fol- cial has the authority to require a survey of the lot to verify
lowing the date of application shall expire by limitation, that the structure is located in accordance with the approved
and plans and other data submitted for review shall there- plans.
after be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the build- It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the
ing official. The building official has the authority to work to be accessible and exposed for inspection purposes.
extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not Neither the building official nor this jurisdiction shall be lia-
exceeding 180 days upon request by the applicant showing ble for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any
that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant material required to allow inspection.
have prevented action from being taken. An application
shall not be extended more than once. In order to renew AE305.2 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the per-
action on an application after expiration, the applicant son doing the work authorized by a manufactured home
shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. installation permit to notify the building official that such
AE304.3.2 Investigation fees—work without a permit. work is ready for inspection. The building official has the
authority to require that every request for inspection be filed
AE304.3.2.1 Investigation. Whenever any work for not less than one working day before such inspection is
which a permit is required by these provisions has been desired. Such request shall be in writing or by telephone at
commenced without first obtaining said permit, a spe- the option of the building official.

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