A. General. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Code Official, and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of the Code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the Code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the Code Official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection.
B. Required inspections. A list of the minimum required inspections shall be on file with the Director of Code Enforcement for distribution upon request.
C. Inspection agencies. The Code Official is authorized to accept reports of approved inspection agencies, provided such agencies satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and reliability.
D. Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the holder of the building permit or their duly authorized agent to notify the Code Official when work is ready for inspection. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for inspections of such work that are required by the Code.
E. Approval required. Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of the Code Official. The Code Official, upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply with the Code. Any portions that do not comply shall be corrected, and such portion shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by the Code Official.