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Sec. B11-43. Plan approval.

(a) Issuance. The application, plans, specifications, computations, and other data filed by an applicant for approval will be reviewed by the Director. Upon approval, the Director will endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications "APPROVED." The approved plans and specifications must not be changed, modified, or altered without authorization from the Director, and all work must be done in accordance with the approved plans.

(b) Expiration of application for plan approval. Applications, for which no approval is granted within 180 days following the date of application, will expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Director. The Director may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 60 days upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action to be taken. No application will be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant must resubmit plans and pay a new plan check fee.

(c) Retention of plans. One set of approved plans, specifications, and computations will be retained by the Director for a period of not less than 90 days from date of completion of the work covered by approval; and at least two sets of approved plans and specifications will be returned to the applicant, one set of which must be kept on the site of the work at all times during which the work approved is in progress.

(d) Validity of approval. The granting of approval of plans, specifications, and computations is not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any other jurisdiction. The granting of approval based on plans, specifications, and other data will not prevent the Director from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in the plans.

(e) Expiration. Every approval granted by the Director under the provisions of this chapter will expire by limitation and become null and void if the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or other work authorized by the approval has not commenced within 180 days from the date of approval. Before the work can be recommenced, a new approval must be obtained. The fee for the new approval will be 25 percent of the amount required for the original plan check fee. Any applicant holding an unexpired plan approval may apply for an extension of the time within which work may commence under that plan approval. The Director may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request by the applicant. No approval will be extended more than once.

(f) Suspension or revocation. The Director may, in writing, suspend or revoke an approval whenever the approval was issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation.

(Ord. No. NS-517.72, § 2, 4-15-03)

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