<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-58. - Application for permits.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Each application for a permit shall be filed with the inspections department; in writing,
               on a form furnished for that purpose, and shall contain a general description of the
               proposed work and its location. The application shall be signed by the owner or his
               authorized agent.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Each application shall indicate the proposed use or occupancy of all parts of the
               building and of that portion of the site or lot, if any, not covered by the building,
               and shall contain other pertinent information as may be required by the inspections
               department.
               
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               (c)
               
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               When required by the inspections department, two or more copies of specifications
               and of drawings, drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the
               nature and character of the work, shall accompany each application. Such drawings
               and specifications shall contain information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as
               to the quality of materials, where quality is essential to conformity with this Code.
               The inspections department may require details, computations, stress diagrams, and
               other dates necessary to describe the construction and basis of calculations and they
               shall bear the signature of the person responsible for the design. Plans for all buildings
               shall indicate how required structural and fire-resistive integrity will be maintained
               where a penetration of a required fire-resistive wall, floor, or partition will be
               made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and communication conduits, pipes, and
               systems and also indicate in sufficient detail how the fire integrity will be maintained
               where required fire-resistive floors intersect the exterior walls.
               
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               (d)
               
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               No permit shall be issued unless the plans and specifications are identified by the
               name and address of the author thereof.
               
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               (e)
               
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               Where state law requires that plans for certain types of construction be prepared
               only by a registered architect or a registered engineer, no permit shall be issued
               unless the plans and specifications bear the state seal of a registered architect
               or registered engineer.
               
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               (f)
               
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               Where state law requires a licensed contractor for certain types of construction,
               no permit shall be issued for such construction except in compliance with state statutes.
               
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               (g)
               
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               The inspections department may require drawings showing the location of the proposed
               building and of all existing buildings on the site or lot. The department may also
               require a boundary line survey and a map prepared by a registered land surveyor.
               
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               (h)
               
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               Where necessary to determine compliance with code standards, the inspections department
               may require tests or test reports. Such tests must be made by an approved testing
               laboratory or other approved agency, at the expense of the applicant. Copies of test
               reports or the results of tests shall be kept on file in the inspections department.
               
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               (Ord. No. 1985-1, Â§ 3.3, 10-7-1985)
               
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