2018-65 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 67.2 Residential Building Code

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11. WORK DONE WITHOUT PERMIT. Should any work for which a permit is required be commenced or be done before such permit is issued and obtained, the required permit may nonetheless be issued for such and subsequent work;however,the amount of the required fee as provided herein for all work, both that commenced before and that proposed to be done after said permit is issued, shall be double that otherwise so provided, and issuance of such permit shall not, and shall not be, and shall not be construed to be, an excuse from, or waiver of, or defense to or absolution from any penalty, liability or action otherwise provided for in said Code or this Chapter but shall be cumulative of and in addition thereto. 12. RISK OF INJURY. Whenever application for a permit indicates that a part of a public way or other property of the City will be used for storage of material, or be closed, or otherwise used appurtenant to the work to be done under such permit, or application is made for a permit to move a building or structure, or application is made for a permit to demolish a building or structure other than one not exceeding 20 feet high above grade and with a minimum separation from the nearest other existing structure of five feet and the nearest property line of a public way of not less than ten feet, if by reason of the size, condition, or location thereof it appears to the building official there will exist the possibility or risk of injury to persons or property, such official may withhold such permit unless there is on file with the Finance Department an enforceable contract of insurance, with the person or the entity that is to perform the work and the City as named insured,affording coverage for each occurrence of personal injury of not less than$500,000 and for property damage of not less than$100,000 and expressly provided that the same remain in effect for the term thereof absent written notice of cancellation received by said Clerk, in which event said permit shall automatically terminate to the same extent as if the same had been physically withdrawn and canceled.