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• 180 days upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. (f) Investigation Fees: Work Without a Permit. (1) Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation may, in the sole discretion of the Building Official, be made before issuance of a permit for such work. (2) Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of a permit fee that would be required if a permit were to be issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law. (3) Penalty. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, the Building Official may impose a penalty for said action in an amount equal to three (3) times the amount of the permit fee as set forth in the applicable fee schedule resolution adopted by the City Council. Payment of any penalty imposed shall be a condition precedent to issuance of a building permit. (g) Fee Refunds. (1) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. (2) 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 Article. (3) 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 3