The Building Official is authorized to grant an extension of time for a period not more than 180 days, if requested in writing and a justifiable cause is demonstrated.(the APPROVED INSPECTION shall validate that work is continuing towards completion and will move the expiration date to 180 days from the date of the APPROVED INSPECTION) The expiration date shall be determined based on the date of an APPROVED INSPECTION by the Building and Safety /Inspection Services Division. “Every permit issued shall become invalid unless work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced.”

As described in Chapter 1, section 105.4 of the California Building Code: ALL PERMITS HAVE A TIME LIMITATION AND EXPIRATION.Payment of all applicable fees shall be due at this time. After review and approval of the permit application documents, Building and Safety Permit Staff shall issue the required permits for the project.This could be in the form of a submittal of plans that clearly detail the scope of work to be reviewed by Plan Check staff, or completion of the Permit Affidavit Form with itemized fixture and equipment information. To obtain a permit for work as described above, the applicant shall file an application for permit(s) with the Building and Safety Permit Counter.

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