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Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. C1-74. Expiration of permit, fee refunds.

(a) Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official shall expire and become null and void if the building or work authorized by the permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of the permit, or if the building or work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned for, a period of 180 days at any time after the work is commenced. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be obtained first, and the fee therefor shall be in the amount required for a new permit for the remaining uninspected work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided further that the suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year.

Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which he may commence work under that permit when he is unable to commence work within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.

(b) Fee refunds.

(1) The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.

(2) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

(3) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code.

(4) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.38, § 1, 11-2-71; Ord. No. NS-1100.72, § 4, 8-18-87)

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