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5. Investigation Fees —Work Without a Permit: (a) 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 a permit may be issued for such work. (b) 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 the building permit fee required by this code. The minimum investigation fee shall be the same as the minimum fee set forth by the city council. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code or from any penalty prescribed by law. (c) Penalty. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Article 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 building 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. 6. Fee Refunds: (a) The building official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. (b) The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80 %) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code. (c) The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80 %) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done. (d) The building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee payment. SECTION 109 INSPECTIONS 109.1 General. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the building official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection. 15