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(b) A fee of $50 shall be assessed upon the requestor or property owner for each courtesy inspection <br /> made. "Courtesy inspection" means a requested inspection wherein no permit has been issued or <br /> for general requirements regarding the health, safety, or welfare of people. <br /> (c) The administrative authority has the authority to waive inspection fees. <br /> Section 5 -38. Reserved. <br /> Section 5 -39. Reserved. <br /> Division 5. Inspections. <br /> Section 5 -40. Inspections. <br /> (a) All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the <br /> building official. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a <br /> violation of the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance. Inspections presuming to give <br /> authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of any other ordinances shall not be <br /> valid. <br /> (b) It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for <br /> inspection purposes. Neither the building official nor the County shall be liable for any expense <br /> entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection. <br /> (c) A survey of the lot may be required by the building official to verify that the structure is located in <br /> accordance with the approved plans. <br /> Section 5 -41. Inspection requests. <br /> (a) Whenever any work regulated by this chapter, or any portion thereof, is ready for inspection, the <br /> building official shall be notified by the permit holder that same is ready for inspection. The notice <br /> shall be in writing on forms furnished by the authority having jurisdiction, by e -mail to the area <br /> inspectors or may be faxed or by telephone at the option of the building official. The notice shall <br /> be filed with the department not less than forty -eight hours and not more than seventy -two hours <br /> before any such inspection is desired. <br /> (b) The building official shall proceed to inspect the same or to make inspection arrangements or notify <br /> the contractor of a reschedule within forty-eight hours, not including weekends or holidays, after <br /> receipt of such notice. When work conforms in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, a <br /> notice granting authority to proceed with installations shall be given. <br /> (c) No permitted work shall be covered or concealed until forty-eight hours have expired after a <br /> scheduled inspection or until the building official has approved the installation and given <br /> permission to cover or conceal the same. If the permitted work is covered or concealed without an <br /> inspection, the licensed contractor will provide verification that the concealed work complies with <br /> all the provisions of this chapter in a letter stamped and signed by an architect or structural engineer <br /> licensed in the State of Hawai`i. Should the building official condemn any of said work or <br /> equipment as not being in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, notice in writing to that <br /> effect shall be given to the permit holder engaged in the work or posted at the jobsite. <br /> (d) Within a reasonable time thereafter, the work or equipment shall be altered or removed as required, <br /> and necessary changes shall be made so that all such work and equipment may fully comply with <br /> the provisions of this chapter before further work is connected on or with the condemned work or <br /> equipment. In default, the electrical contractor shall be liable to the penalties provided in this <br /> chapter, and any and every owner, contractor or other person engaged in construction of the <br /> building or structure, or otherwise, covering or allowing to be covered such portion of work or <br /> equipment, or removing any notice not to cover same placed thereon by the building official shall <br /> likewise be liable to the penalties provided for in this chapter. <br /> (e) Owner builders will be required to have inspections, unless done by a licensed contractor or <br /> certified by licensed architects /engineers. <br /> 13 <br />