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(b) A fee of $50 shall be assessed upon the requestor or property owner for each courtesy inspection made. "Courtesy inspection" means a requested inspection wherein no permit has been issued or for general requirements regarding the health, safety, or welfare of people. (c) The administrative authority has the authority to waive inspection fees. Section 5 -38. Reserved. Section 5 -39. Reserved. Division 5. Inspections. Section 5 -40. Inspections. (a) All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official. 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 any other ordinance. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of any other ordinances shall not be valid. (b) 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 County shall be liable for any expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection. (c) A survey of the lot may be required by the building official to verify that the structure is located in accordance with the approved plans. Section 5 - 41. Inspection requests. (a) Whenever any work regulated by this chapter, or any portion thereof, is ready for inspection, the building official shall be notified by the permit holder that same is ready for inspection. The notice shall be in writing on forms furnished by the authority having jurisdiction, by e -mail to the area inspectors or may be faxed or by telephone at the option of the building official. The notice shall be filed with the department not less than forty -eight hours and not more than seventy -two hours before any such inspection is desired. (b) The building official shall proceed to inspect the same or to make inspection arrangements or notify the contractor of a reschedule within forty -eight hours, not including weekends or holidays, after receipt of such notice. When work conforms in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, a notice granting authority to proceed with installations shall be given. (c) No permitted work shall be covered or concealed until forty -eight hours have expired after a scheduled inspection or until the building official has approved the installation and given permission to cover or conceal the same. If the permitted work is covered or concealed without an inspection, the licensed contractor will provide verification that the concealed work complies with all the provisions of this chapter in a letter stamped and signed by an architect or structural engineer licensed in the State of Hawai`i. Should the building official condemn any of said work or equipment as not being in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, notice in writing to that effect shall be given to the permit holder engaged in the work or posted at the jobsite. (d) Within a reasonable time thereafter, the work or equipment shall be altered or removed as required, and necessary changes shall be made so that all such work and equipment may fully comply with the provisions of this chapter before further work is connected on or with the condemned work or equipment. In default, the electrical contractor shall be liable to the penalties provided in this chapter, and any and every owner, contractor or other person engaged in construction of the building or structure, or otherwise, covering or allowing to be covered such portion of work or equipment, or removing any notice not to cover same placed thereon by the building official shall likewise be liable to the penalties provided for in this chapter. (e) Owner builders will be required to have inspections, unless done by a licensed contractor or certified by licensed architects /engineers. 13