A. Application Review: Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the application plans and data filed by an applicant for a building permit shall be checked by the building official. Said application may be reviewed by other government agencies or departments to check compliance with the laws and ordinances under their jurisdiction. If the building official is satisfied that the work described in an application for a building permit and plans filed therewith conform to the requirements of this title and other pertinent ordinances and laws and that the required fees have been paid, the building official shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. The building official may issue a permit for the construction of part of a building or structure before the entire plans and specifications for the whole building or structure have been submitted or approved, provided adequate information and detailed statements have been filed complying with all pertinent requirements of this title. The holder of such permit shall proceed at his or her own risk without assurance that the permit for the entire building or structure will be granted.
B. Expedited Plan Review: A building permit applicant may seek an expedited building plan review, provided that the applicant pay the expedited plan review fee set forth in section 18.32.035 of this title. The expedited building plan review may be conducted by a qualified third party with significant experience conducting building plan reviews, as selected and approved by the building official. The person(s) assigned to conduct the expedited building plan review shall provide initial comments, including corrections to be made to the building plans, within ten (10) business days of the date the application was filed.
C. Plan Review Expiration: If a building permit applicant fails to submit corrected building plans in accordance with the comments and requirements of the building services division or its authorized representative within one hundred eighty (180) days of the division transmitting such comments and requirements to the applicant, or if the applicant fails to pay the required building permit fee within one hundred eighty (180) days of the division informing the applicant that its building plans are approved and the building permit fee is due, the plan review shall expire at the end of such period and the review become null and void. An expired plan review may be renewed, provided that the applicant pay the plan review renewal fee established in section 18.32.035 of this title, however, no plan review may be renewed after three (3) years from the original submission date. (Ord. 15-10 § 2, 2010)