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performance of construction work requiring special skill such as, but not limited to, electrical, drywall, painting and decorating, landscaping, flooring, carpet laying by any installation method, plumbing, or roofing work, and others whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts. Section 5-4-5. Review of application. (a) The application, plans, specifications, and other data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the authority having jurisdiction. Plans shall also be reviewed by other appropriate departments and divisions of the County and the State to verify compliance with laws under their jurisdiction. (b) Nothing contained in the construction code shall be construed to require the authority having jurisdiction to accept or reject any permit application before completion of reviews required pursuant to the construction code and other applicable laws. Section 5-4-6. Action on application. (a) If the application, plans, specifications, and other data filed by an applicant for a permit do not conform to the requirements of pertinent laws, the authority having jurisdiction shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefor. (b) If the authority having jurisdiction finds that the work described in an application for a permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed therewith conform to the requirements of the construction code and all other pertinent laws, and the fees specified in article 7 have been paid, the authority having jurisdiction shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. Section 5-4-7. Cancellation of application. (a) Thirty days to pick up permit or plan review letter. Upon notice to applicant that their application is ready for pick up with either a "recommend for issuance" or "recommend return with correction,"the applicant shall have thirty working days to pick up their permit or application respectively. If the permit application is not picked up within thirty working days, the application will be canceled. The thirty-day period will begin on the working day following the day that notification is electronically sent to the applicant. (b) Sixty days to take action on deficient application. If an applicant picks up an application designated"recommend return with correction," the applicant shall have sixty working days to take action on the deficiencies noted in the application. The sixty-day period will begin on the working day following the day the application is picked up. 32