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DPW/LRB CONSTRUCTION CODE - DRAFT 5/26/20 For review and comment (2) Construction drawings for pre-approved model home designs, with the exception of the plot plan and/or cover sheet will not be required to be individually stamped by a person who is licensed in the State of Hawaii as an architect or professional engineer in accordance with this chapter and chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The plot plan and/or cover sheet shall bear the same architect or professional engineer's wet seal or signature as submitted on the pre-approved model home design,pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (3) After the requisite approvals from other departments or agencies have been obtained, the authority having jurisdiction will either approve the application or inform the applicant of deficiencies in the application within six working days after the authority having jurisdiction receives notice that all approvals have been obtained. (4) Once approved, the authority having jurisdiction shall issue the permit in accordance with section 5-5-1. Article 5. Permits. Section 5-5-1. Issuance. (a) Permits shall be issued in such form and detail as shall be prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction. They shall specify the geographical location of the premises whereon the work authorized thereby is to be done; be valid only for the location so specified; and be endorsed in writing or stamped on all sets of plans and specifications "REVIEWED." {5-28(b), 9-36.) (b) Once a permit is issued,plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified, or altered without authorization from the authority having jurisdiction, and all work shall be done in accordance with the approved plans. {5-28(b).) (c) The authority having jurisdiction may issue a permit for the construction of part of the building or structure before complete plans and specifications for the whole building or structure have been submitted or approved,provided adequate information and detailed statements have been submitted that are sufficient to indicate compliance with all pertinent requirements of the construction code. The holder of such permit shall proceed at the holder's own risk, without assurance that the permit for the entire building or structure will be granted. {5-28(c).) (d) The issuance of a permit shall not prevent the authority having jurisdiction from thereafter: (1) Requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications; (2) Revoking or suspending any permit when issued in error, on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of the construction code, any permit or variance issued pursuant to the construction code, or other applicable law; (3) Halting building operations when in violation of the construction code, any permit or variance issued pursuant to the construction code, or other applicable law; 25