re-2011-00162_0002.tif SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
109.3 Building permit valuations. The applicant for a permit 110.3.2 Concrete slab and under -floor inspection. Con -
shall provide an estimated permit value at time of application. crete slab and under -floor inspections shall be made after
Permit valuations shall include total value of work, including in -slab or under -floor reinforcing steel and building service
materials and labor, for which the permit is being issued, such equipment, conduit, piping accessories and other ancillary
as electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and perma- equipment items are in place, but before any concrete is
nent systems. If, in the opinion of the building official, the valu- placed or floor sheathing installed, including the subfloor.
ation is underestimated on the application, the permit shall be
denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to 110.3.3 Lowest floor elevation. In flood hazard areas, upon
meet the approval of the building official. Final building permit placement th the lowest floor, including the basement, and
valuation shall be set by the building official. tion to further vertical construction, the elevation certifica-
tion required in Section 1612.5 shall be submitted to the
109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person building official.
who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical,
made gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the neces- m 4 Frame inspection. Framing inspections shall ,
sary permits shall be subject to a fee established by the building made after the roof deck or sheathing, all framing,
official that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. and v e n ts and bracing are in place and pipes, chimneys
and vents to be concealed are complete and the rough elec-
109.5 Related fees. The payment of the fee for the construc- trical, plumbing, heating wires, pipes and ducts are
tion, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in approved.
connection to or concurrently with the work authorized by a
building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the gypsum Lath and gypsum board inspection. Lath and
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permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by YPsum board inspections shall be made after lathing and
law. gypsum board, interior and exterior, is in place, but before
any plastering is applied or gypsum board joints and fasten -
109.6 Refunds. The building official is authorized to establish ers are taped and finished.
a refund policy.
Exception: Gypsum board that is not part of afire- resis-
tance -rated assembly or a shear assembly.
SECTION 110 110.3.6 Fire- and smoke - resistant penetrations. Protec-
INSPECTIONS tion of joints and penetrations in fire- resistance -rated
assemblies, smoke barriers and smoke partitions shall not
110.1 General. Construction or work for which a permit is be concealed from view until inspected and approved.
required shall be subject to inspection by the building official
and such construction or work shall remain accessible and 110.3.7 Energy efficiency inspections. Inspections shall
exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a be made to determine compliance with Chapter 13 and shall
result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval include, but not be limited to, inspections for: envelope
of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordi- insulation R- and U- values, fenestration U- value, duct sys-
nances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give tem R- value, and HVAC and water- heating equipment effi-
authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of ciency.
other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be 110.3.8 Other inspections. In addition to the inspections
the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain specified above, the building official is authorized to make
accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the or require other inspections of any construction work to
building official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense ascertain compliance with the provisions of this code and
entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required other laws that are enforced by the department of building
to allow inspection. safety.
110.2 Preliminary inspection. Before issuing a permit, the 110.3.9 Special inspections. For special inspections, see
building official is authorized to examine or cause to be exam- Section 1704.
ined buildings, structures and sites for which an application has
been filed. 110.3.10 Final inspection. The final inspection shall be
110.3 Required inspections. The building official, upon noti- made after all work required by the building permit is com-
fication, shall make the inspections set forth in Sections pleted.
110.3.1 through 110.3.10. 110.4 Inspection agencies. The building official is authorized
to accept reports of approved inspection agencies, provided
110.3.1 Footing and foundation inspection. Footing and such agencies satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and
foundation inspections shall be made after excavations for reliability.
footings are complete and any required reinforcing steel is
in place. For concrete foundations, any required forms shall 110.5 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the holder of
be in place prior to inspection. Materials for the foundation the building permit or their duly authorized agent to notify the
shall be on the job, except where concrete is ready mixed in building official when work is ready for inspection. It shall be
accordance with ASTM C 94, the concrete need not be on the duty of the permitholder to provide access to and means for
the job. inspections of such work that are required by this code.
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