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(b) Where work for which a permit is required by this code is begun prior to obtaining a permit, the application fee shall be $100 plus the additional fees specified in subsection (a). Payment of such fees shall not relieve any person, firm, or corporation from the obligation to comply with the requirements of this code. This provision shall not apply to emergency work performed under circumstances that did not allow time to obtain a permit. To qualify for this exception, it must be proved to the satisfaction of the administrative authority that the unpermitted work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefore before the commencement of the work. In all such cases a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so. Any delay in obtaining a permit as soon as it is practical to do so will subject the petitioner to the doubled permit fees. (c) The County and all agencies and contractors doing County jobs shall be exempt from the requirement to pay any permit fee except for fees imposed pursuant to subsection (b), when applicable. Section 17 -29. Inspection fees. (a) A fee of $50 shall be assessed upon the permittee or requestor for each extra inspection made. "Extra inspection" means a requested or scheduled inspection wherein the work to be inspected is not complete or ready for inspection. (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. Division 6. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties. Section 17 -32. General provisions. (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to install, alter, repair, remove, replace, or maintain any plumbing, gas or drainage piping work or any fixture, gas appliance or water heating or treating equipment, or cause or permit the same to be done, in violation of this code. (b) Failure to comply with any provision of this code, any rule adopted pursuant to this code, or with conditions imposed as part of any permit or variance from the provisions of this code, shall constitute a violation of this code. Section 17 -33. Notice of violation. Whenever any person, firm or corporation violates any provision of this code, the administrative authority shall serve a notice of violation upon the parties responsible for the violation, including but not limited to the owner /lessee of the property where the violation is located, to make the building or structure or portion thereof comply with the requirements of this code. Such notice of violation shall include: