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[A] 106.2 Exempt work. The following work shall be have the authority to grant one or more extensions of time
exempt from the requirement for a permit: for additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable
vent pipe provided, however, that if any concealed trap, cause demonstrated.
drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes [A] 106.4 By whom application is made. Application for a
defective and it becomes necessary to remove and permit shall be made by the person or agent to install all or
replace the same with new material, such work shall be part of any plumbing system. The applicant shall meet all
considered as new work and a permit shall be obtained qualifications established by statute, or by rules promulgated
and inspection made as provided in this code. by this code, or by ordinance or by resolution. The full name
2. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in and address of the applicant shall be stated in the application.
pipes, valves or fixtures, and the removal and reinstal- [A] 106.5 Permit issuance. The application, construction
lation of water closets, provided that such repairs do documents and other data filed by an applicant for permit
not involve or require the replacement or rearrange- shall be reviewed by the code official. If the code official
ment of valves, pipes or fixtures. finds that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of
Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, and
not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done that the fees specified in Section 106.6 have been paid, a per-
in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or mit shall be issued to the applicant.
ordinances of this jurisdiction. [A] 106.5.1 Approved construction documents. When
[A] 106.3 Application for permit. Each application for a the code official issues the permit where construction doc-
permit, with the required fee, shall be filed with the code offi- uments are required, the construction documents shall be
cial on a form furnished for that purpose and shall contain a endorsed in writing and stamped “APPROVED.” Such
general description of the proposed work and its location. The approved construction documents shall not be changed,
application shall be signed by the owner or owner’s autho- modified or altered without authorization from the code
rized agent. The permit application shall indicate the pro- official. Work shall be done in accordance with the
posed occupancy of all parts of the building and of that approved construction documents.
portion of the site or lot, if any, not covered by the building or The code official shall have the authority to issue a per-
structure and shall contain such other information required by mit for the construction of a part of a plumbing system
the code official. before the entire construction documents for the whole
[A] 106.3.1 Construction documents. Construction doc- system have been submitted or approved, provided that
uments, engineering calculations, diagrams and other such adequate information and detailed statements have been
data shall be submitted in two or more sets with each filed complying with all pertinent requirements of this
application for a permit. The code official shall require code. The holders of such permit shall proceed at their
construction documents, computations and specifications own risk without assurance that the permit for the entire
to be prepared and designed by a registered design profes- plumbing system will be granted.
sional where required by state law. Construction docu- [A] 106.5.2 Validity. The issuance of a permit or approval
ments shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient of construction documents shall not be construed to be a
clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the
work proposed and show in detail that the work conforms provisions of this code or any other ordinance of the juris-
to the provisions of this code. Construction documents for diction. A permit presuming to give authority to violate or
buildings more than two stories in height shall indicate cancel the provisions of this code shall not be valid.
where penetrations will be made for pipes, fittings and
components and shall indicate the materials and methods The issuance of a permit based on construction docu-
for maintaining required structural safety, fire-resistance ments and other data shall not prevent the code official
rating and fireblocking. from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said
construction documents and other data or from preventing
Exception: The code official shall have the authority to building operations being carried on thereunder where in
waive the submission of construction documents, cal- violation of this code or of other ordinances of this juris-
culations or other data if the nature of the work applied diction.
for is such that reviewing of construction documents is
not necessary to determine compliance with this code. [A] 106.5.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the code
official under the provisions of this code shall expire by
[A] 106.3.2 Preliminary inspection. Before a permit is limitation and become null and void if the work authorized
issued, the code official shall be authorized to inspect and by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from
evaluate the systems, equipment, buildings, devices, prem- the date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such
ises and spaces or areas to be used.
permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the
[A] 106.3.3 Time limitation of application. An applica- work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such
tion for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first
have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing, obtained and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount
unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a required for a new permit for such work, provided that
permit has been issued; except that the code official shall changes have not been made and will not be made in the

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