§ 420-6.808. Permit procedure.

(a)

Application; issuance. An application for a construction permit required under Section 420-6.806 or 420-6.1004 must be submitted to the health officer. The health officer will accept an application for a construction permit only if the application is complete and accompanied by payment of a permit fee established by the board by resolution. The health officer will approve a permit application and issue a permit based solely on compliance with this chapter and the sewage regulations.

(b)

Expiration. Every construction permit issued by the health officer under this chapter becomes void if the work authorized by the construction permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty days from the permit's date, or if the work is suspended or abandoned for one hundred eighty days without excuse satisfying the health officer as being beyond control of and remedy by the permittee. Work under a construction permit will be deemed to have commenced if at least one health officer inspection of construction has been completed within one hundred eighty days of the permit issuance date. Once a construction permit becomes void, a new construction permit must be obtained before any work is commenced or recommenced, and a new permit fee must be paid.

(c)

Renewal. Any permittee holding an unexpired construction permit may apply to the health officer for a permit extension upon a showing of good and satisfactory reason acceptable to the health officer. If the permittee is unable to commence work within the time required by this section, the health officer may extend the time of the permit for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee. No permit may be renewed more than once.

(d)

Permit not approval of violations. The issuance of a construction permit under this chapter will not be construed as a permit for an approval of any violation of this chapter or code or determination that the permittee is the owner of the subject property or otherwise authorized to do the work for which the permit has been issued. No construction permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this chapter will be valid except insofar as the work that it authorizes is lawful. The issuance of a construction permit based on plans and specifications does not prevent the health officer from later requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications or from preventing work under the permit in violation of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2018-25 § III, 9-11-18)