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re-2011-00418_0003.jpg 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 permitvalue 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 110.3.3 Lowest floor elevation. In flood hazard areas, upon denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to placement th the lowest floor, including the basement, and meet the approval of the building official. Final building permit prior to further vertical construction, the elevation certifica- valuation shall be set by the building official. 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, 110.3.4 Frame inspection. Framing inspections shall be gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the neces- made after the roof deck or sheathing, all framing, sary permits shall be subject to a fee established by the building B eblockmg and bracing are in place and pipes, chimneys oicial that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. and vents to be concealed are complete and the rough elec- 109.5 Related fees. The payment of the fee for the construe- 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 110.3.5 Lath and gypsum board inspection. Lath and building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the gypsum board inspections shall be made after lathing and permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by 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 a fire- 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 effl- authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of cienc . S J S ee + Ac -p f1 r tic cg % ��""� } ° other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be 4.110.3.8 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 ;Spec or s ecial inspections, see building oillcial is authorized to examine or cause to be exam- Section ined buildings, structures and sites for which an application has been filed. 110.3.10 Final inspection. The final inspection shall be made after all work required by the building permit is com- 110.3 Required inspections. The building official, upon noti- pleted. fication, shall make the inspections set forth in Sections 110.3.1 through 110.3.10. 110.4 Inspection agencies. The building official is authorized 110.3.1 Footing and foundation inspection. Footing and to accept reports of approved inspection agencies, provided foundation inspections shall be made after excavations for such agencies satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and P 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. 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE® P U b +�� ELt� 1 +i h! 7 qa,S L.tNe.3 e��,ne Lr+sr ectrc. or Tests.