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11 Residential Building Permit Guidelines ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING PERMIT APPLICATION: 1. Electrical and plumbing permit applications are submitted by the State of Hawaii licensed electrical and plumbing contractors and may be submitted with or separately from the building permit application. 2. Electrical section 9-40. Fee schedule and plumbing permit fee schedule section17-28. POSTING OF PERMIT PLACARD: Work requiring a permit cannot begin until the required building, electrical and/or plumbing permit placards are posted at the work site. Permit placards must be in a conspicuous place, readily visible for identification. Failure to post the permit placard may be subject to a $25 fine. INSPECTIONS: When any work required by the permit is ready for inspection, the authority having jurisdiction must be notified by the permit holder in writing, by e-mail, fax or phone that the same is ready for inspection. The notice (request for inspection) must be submitted not less than 48 hours and not more than 72 hours before any such inspection is desired BUILDING INSPECTIONS REQUIRED: 1. Footing and foundation inspections occur after excavations for footings are complete and any required reinforcing steel is placed. For concrete foundations, any required forms must be in place prior to inspection. Materials for the foundation must be on site, except where concrete is ordered and ready -mixed. 2. Concrete slab and under -floor inspections must be made after in -slab or under -floor reinforcing steel and building service equipment, conduit, piping accessories and other ancillary equipment are in place, but before concrete is placed or floor sheathing installed, including the subfloor. 3. Framing inspections must be made after the roof deck or sheathing, all framing, fire blocking and bracing are in place and pipes, chimneys and vents to be concealed are complete and the rough electrical, plumbing, heating wires, pipes and ducts are approved. 4. Lathing inspections, to be made after all lathing and gypsum board, interior and exterior, in construction required to be fire -resistive is in place but before any plastering is applied or before gypsum board joints and fasteners are taped and finished. 5. Final inspection must be made after all work required by the building permit is complete. ELECTRICALINSPECTIONS: 1. All electrical wiring or equipment must be inspected before being concealed, energized, or used. All fixtures, appliances, devices, or equipment must not be connected until the rough electrical wiring, including conductors, are inspected. 2. Final inspection must be made after all work required by the electrical permit is complete. PLUMBING INSPECTIONS: 1. All plumbing, gas and drainage systems must be inspected before being concealed. 2. Final inspection must be made after all work required by the plumbing permit is complete. EXPIRATION OF PERMITS: Upon expiration of a permit, all construction work must cease and must not recommence until a new permit is obtained.