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5. Investigation Fees-Work Without a Permit: <br />(a) Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has <br />been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation may, in <br />the sole discretion of the building official be made before a permit maybe issued for <br />such work. <br />(b) Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or <br />not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the <br />amount of the building permit fee required by this code. The minimum investigation <br />fee shall be the same as the minimum fee set forth by the city council. The payment <br />of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other <br />provisions of this code or from any penalty prescribed by law. <br />(c) Penalty. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Article has been <br />commenced without first obtaining said permit, the building official may impase a <br />penalty for said action in an amount equal to three (3) times the amount of the <br />building permit fee as set forth in the applicable fee schedule resolution adopted by <br />the city council. Payment of any penalty imposed shall be a condition precedent to <br />issuance of a building permit. <br />6. Fee Refunds: <br />(a) The building official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which <br />was erroneously paid or collected. <br />(b) The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent <br />(80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in <br />accordance with this Code. <br />(c) The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent <br />(80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan <br />review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done. <br />(d) The building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon <br />written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty <br />(180) days after the date of fee payment. <br />SECTION 109 <br />INSPECTIONS <br />109.1 General. <br />Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building <br />official and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection <br />purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an <br />approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. <br />Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of <br />other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be the duty of the permit applicant <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2007-022 15 <br />