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Building; Ordinance continued -7- (c) lihere installation is commenced• before a permit is obtained, the Permit Fees shall be doubled, (2) Form. Application for permit shall be made on a form provided by the Building Official and shall be accompanied by the fees set forth in the Schedule of Fees. The application shall be signed by the owner or,his autho- rized agent. Section 17. •DRAIHMGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Whenever, in the opinion of the Building Official, drawing sand specifications are needed to show definite- ly the nature and character of the -work for which the- application is made, the applicant shall furnish such drawings and- specifications. These drawings and specifications shall be dra.-in to scale and submitted in duplicate. If approved, one set shall be returned to the applicant" marked approved, and one set shall be retained and filed as a perr:anent record in the -office of the Building Official.. The applicant's approved set shall remain -at -all times on the job.. Such infor- mation or drawings and specifications shall be specific, -and this code shall not be cited as a whole or in part, -,nor shall the to "legal" or its equiva- lent be used as a substitute for specific information. Section 18.-E:Ahtit!ATIOth OF DRAWINGS.- - The• Building Official shall exannine or cause to be examined each applica-Li on"for a permit"and the drawings and specifications which may -be filed- the•rewith", and -shall ascertain by such examination whither the electrical - installation indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of this-code:and all other pertinent laws or ordinances. . •- . ,, Section 19. ACTION OM APPLICATION. (1) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the drati•rings and specifications which may be filed thereviith conform to the requirements of -this code, and other pertinent la::s and ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. _ (2) If the application for permit and the drati•rings and specifica- tions which may be filed therewith describe work which does not conform to the requirements of this code or other pertinent la:,rs or ordinances, the Building Official shall not issue a permit, but shall return the drawings to the appli- cant :•rith his refusal to issue such a permit. Such refusal shall, when request- ed,. be in writing and shall contain the reasons therefor. Section 20. CONDITION OF THE PERMIT. The Building Official shall act upon an application for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, 4rith- out 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 Building Official from thereafter requiring correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of th is code. Any permit issued shall became invalid unless the;ork authorized by it shall have been commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, or- if the %.,ork authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one year after the time the work is commenced;' provided, that for cause, one or rare extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each, may be al"loaed in irriting"by the Building Official. Section 21. SCHEDULE OF FEES. (1) rlo permit shall be valid until the fe s prescribed in this section sll hav^ been paid; nor shall an aa!en:;--:!nt to a permit be approved unt-il tr:e ::itional fees, it any, shall have b^en paid. (2) If any person co.�:m-2nces any work on an electrical installation he - 'ore obtaining the necessary permit, he shall be subject to the penalty pro- s--:-:b---d herein.