§ 30-6. Permits.

(a)

Action on application.

(1)

If the plumbing inspector is satisfied with the work described in an application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith conform to the requirements of this Code, and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and upon payment of the required fees, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. If material changes are made after a permit is issued, the permit holder shall file an application for a revised permit to cover the work actually to be done.

(2)

If the application for permit and the drawings and the specifications which may be filed therewith describe work which does not conform to the requirements of this Code, or other pertinent laws or ordinances, the plumbing inspector shall not issue a permit, but shall return the drawings to the applicant with his refusal to issue such a permit. Such refusal shall, when requested, be in writing and shall contain the reasons therefor.

(b)

Conditions of the permit. The plumbing inspector shall act upon an application for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside any of the provisions of this Code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the plumbing inspector from thereafter requiring correction of errors in plans, or in construction, or in violations of this Code. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one (1) year after the time work is commenced; provided, that for cause, one (1) or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each, may be allowed in writing by the plumbing inspector.

(c)

Revocation of permits. The plumbing inspector shall revoke a permit or approval issued under provisions of this code, and ordinances of the city, when a false statement or misrepresentation of the material facts were used in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit or approval was based. In all such cases the permit fee shall not be refunded.

(d)

Exemption. Projects conducted upon property owned by the federal or state government or any state political subdivisions are exempt from the permit and fee requirements of this code; however, projects conducted upon privately owned property by any of the aforesaid exempt entities shall not be exempt from the permit and fee requirements.

(e)

No exemption. Where plumbing installations or work is to be conducted upon privately owned property for or by a permit exempt entity, a permit under this chapter shall be required similarly as in all cases of nonexempt property, including payment of all applicable fees.

(Ord. No. 10-044, § 2, 5-27-10; Ord. No. 15-045, § 2, 6-11-15 )