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B. The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees specified in Section 304A.2 and are in addition to the permit fees. C. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal items as defined in Section 302A.4.2, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at the rate shown in the Fees and Charges Table of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. 304A.4 Expiration of Plan Review. An application for a permit for any proposed work under review shall be deemed to have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the Building and Safety Official is authorized to grant one extension of time for an additional period not exceeding 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. An application shall not be extended if this code or any other pertinent laws or ordinances have been amended subsequent to the date of application. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. 304A.5 Investigation Fees: Work without a Permit. 304A.5.1 Investigation. Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a special investigation fee established by the Building and Safety Official that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. 304A.5.2 Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required by the Fees and Charges Table of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this code or the technical codes nor from the penalty prescribed by law. 304.6A Fee Refunds. The Building and Safety Official may authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The Building and Safety Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The Building and Safety Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any examination or inspection time has been expended. The Building and Safety Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment. 25