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Building Ordinance continued -7- Section 18. Examination Of Draw.iijs _ The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined each application for a permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith, and shall ascertain by such examination whether the electrical in- stallation indicated and described is in accordance with the require- ments of this code and all other pertinent laws or ordinances. Section 19. Action On Application. (1) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith conform to the require- ments of this code, and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. (2) If the application for permit and the drawings and 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 Building Official 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. Section 20. Condition Of The Permit. The Building Official shall act uuon 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 Building Official from thereafter requiring correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of 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, of if the work authorized by such permit is suspended (when work fails to progress at a reasonable pace or is halted temporarily, not to ex- ceed six months as per the records of the Building Official) or abandoned for a period of six (6) months after the time the work is commenced; provided, that for cause, one or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days, each, may be allowed in writing by the Building Official. Section 21. Schedule Of Fees. (1) No permit shall be valid until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid; nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fees, if any, shall have been paid. (2) If any person commences any work on an electrical installation before obtaining the necessary permit, he shall be sub- ject to the penalty prescribed herein. (3) When application for permit is approved and before a permit is issued, a fee therefor shall be paid as established in a Schedule of Fees by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida. Section 22. Inspections. (1) All new electrical work, and such portions of existing installations as may be affected by new work or any changes, shall be in- spected to insure compliance with all the requirements of this code and to assure that the installation and construction of the electrical system is in accordance with approved plans. (2) All piping or tubing to be concealed, shall be in place; all junctions shall be soldered and left untaped, or approved mechanical connectors may be used. If due to structural conditions panels cannot be set, such adapters shall be in place before meters are installed or system otherwise energized. No such wiring or instal-