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A. Permits Required. Permits required by this code shall be obtained from the code official. Permit fees, if any, shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit. Issued permits shall be kept on the premises designated therein at all times and shall be readily available for inspection by the code official.

1. Types of Permits. An owner, authorized agent or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace electrical systems or equipment, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause such work to be done, shall first make application to the code official and obtain the required permit for the work.

EXCEPTION:

Where repair or replacement of electrical systems or equipment must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be submitted within the next working business day of the department of electrical inspection.

2. Work Exempt from Permit. The following work shall be exempt from the requirement for a permit:

a. Listed cord and plug connected temporary decorative lighting.

b. Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles, but not the outlets therefor.

c. Repair or replacement of branch circuit overcurrent devices of the required capacity in the same location.

d. Temporary wiring for experimental purposes in suitable experimental laboratories.

e. Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment operating at less than twenty-five volts and not capable of supplying more than fifty watts of energy.

Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for work to be done in violation of the provisions of this code or other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.

B. Application.

1. General. The code official is authorized to receive applications for and issue permits as required by this code.

2. Application. Application for a permit required by this code shall be made to the code official in such form and detail as prescribed by the code official. Applications for permits shall be accompanied by such plans as prescribed by the code official.

3. Action on Application. The code official shall examine or cause to be examined applications for permits and amendments thereto within a reasonable time after filing. If the application or the construction documents do not conform to the requirements of pertinent laws, the code official shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefor. If the code official is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of this code and laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the code official shall issue a permit therefor as soon as practicable.

4. Inspection Required. Before a permit is issued, the code official is authorized to inspect and approve the systems, equipment, buildings, devices, premises, and spaces or areas to be used.

5. Time Limitation of Application. An application for a permit for any proposed work or operation shall be deemed to have been abandoned one hundred eighty days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the code official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.

C. Conditions.

1. Conditions of a Permit. A permit shall constitute permission to conduct work as set forth in this code in accordance with the provisions of this code. Such permission shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel or set aside any of the provisions of this code or other applicable regulations or laws of the jurisdiction.

2. Posting the Permit. Issued permits shall be kept on the premises designated therein at all times and shall be readily available for inspection by the code official.

3. Validity. The issuance or granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on construction documents and other data shall not prevent the code official from requiring the correction of errors in the construction documents and other data. The code official is also authorized to prevent occupancy or use of a structure where in violation of this code or of any other ordinances of this jurisdiction.

4. Information on the Permit. The code official shall issue all permits required by this code on an approved form furnished for that purpose. The permit shall contain a general description of the operation or occupancy and its location and any other information required by the code official.

5. Suspension or Revocation. The code official is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code wherever the permit is issued in error, on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information; in violation of any ordinance, regulation or any of the provisions of this code; or if any one of the following conditions exist:

a. The permit is used for a location or establishment other than that for which it was issued.

b. The permit is used for a condition or activity other than that listed in the permit.

c. Conditions and limitations set forth in the permit have been violated.

d. There have been any false statements or misrepresentations as to the material fact in the application for permit or plans submitted or a condition of the permit.

e. The permit is used by a different person or firm than the name for which it was issued.

f. The permittee failed, refused or neglected to comply with orders or notices duly served in accordance with the provisions of this code within the time provided therein.

g. The permit was issued in error or in violation of an ordinance, regulation or this code.

D. Fees.

1. Payment of Fees. A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid.

2. Schedule of Permit Fees. A fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority. The fees for electrical work shall be as indicated in the fee resolution adopted by the city council.

3. Work Commencing before Permit Issuance. Any person who commences any work before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a civil penalty established by LMC 14.17.080(C), which shall be in addition to the required permit fees.

4. Related Fees. The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in connection with, or concurrently with, the work authorized by a permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law. (Ord. 1467 §11, 2015).