(a) The issuance under this section of any permit or approval of plans, specifications, and other data shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of this code or of any other law.
(b) The issuance of a permit shall not prevent the building official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications or from halting building operations when in violation of the provisions of the chapters and this chapter or of any other law; nor shall it prevent the institution of criminal action and the imposition of penalty as prescribed under § 18-7.1 hereof for violation of the chapters and this chapter.
(c) Every permit shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its issuance, subject to satisfactory work progress as contained in § 18-5.4; provided that wherever time limit and appeal provisions are specified by other ordinances or regulations, such ordinances or regulations shall govern. Any building or structure that is not completed within the period of validity shall fall within the purview of unfinished buildings or structures.
(Sec. 18-5.3, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 18, Art. 5, § 18-5.3) (Am. Ords. 93-59, 96-50, 09-8)