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"Section 17 -24. Inspection required. <br /> (a) All plumbing, gas, and drainage systems shall be inspected by the administrative <br /> authority to ensure compliance with all the requirements of this code. Approval as a <br /> result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the <br /> 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 ordinance <br /> shall not be valid. <br /> (b) It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and <br /> exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the authority having jurisdiction nor the <br /> County shall be liable for any expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any <br /> material required to perform the inspection." <br /> SECTION 7. Chapter 17, article 2, division 4, section 17 -25 of the Hawai`i County <br /> Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 17 -25. Notification to administrative authority that work is ready for <br /> inspection. <br /> (a) It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify <br /> the administrative authority orally or in writing, that said work is ready for <br /> inspection. [.. - . ' . . - - . - • : .. - <br /> work is to be inspected.] The authority having jurisdiction may require that every <br /> request for inspection be filed and ready at least forty -eight hours before such <br /> inspection is desired. Such request may be in writing or by phone at the option of <br /> the authority having jurisdiction. <br /> (b) It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit, to make <br /> sure that the work will stand the tests prescribed elsewhere in this code, before <br /> giving the above notification. <br /> (c) It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required by this code to <br /> provide access to and means for proper inspection of such work. <br /> (d) Whenever any work regulated by this chapter, or any portion thereof, is ready for <br /> inspection, the authority having jurisdiction shall be notified by the permit holder <br /> that same is ready for inspection. The notice shall be in writing on forms furnished <br /> by the authority having jurisdiction, by e -mail to the area inspectors or may be faxed <br /> or by telephone at the option of the authority having jurisdiction. The notice shall be <br /> filed with the department not less than forty -eight hours and not more than seventy - <br /> two hours before any such inspection is desired. <br /> (e) The authority having jurisdiction shall proceed to inspect the same or notify the <br /> contractor of a reschedule within forty -eight hours, not including weekends or <br /> holidays, after receipt of such notice. When work conforms in all respects with the <br /> provisions of this chapter, a notice granting authority to proceed with installations <br /> shall be given. <br /> ff No plumbing work shall be covered or concealed until forty -eight hours have <br /> expired after the scheduled inspection or until the authority having jurisdiction has <br /> approved the installation and given permission to cover or conceal the same. If the <br /> 3 <br />