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concealed until inspected and approved. Before any property service equipment is buried or covered it shall be inspected by the Building and Safety Official. When the installation of building and /or property service equipment is complete, a final inspection shall be made. Building and /or property service equipment regulated by the technical codes shall not be connected to the water, fuel or power supply or sewer system until authorized by the Building and Safety Official. 305A.7.2 Operation of building service equipment. The requirements of this section shall not be considered to prohibit the operation of building service equipment installed to replace existing building service equipment serving an occupied portion of the building in the event a request for inspection of such building service equipment has been filed with the Building and Safety Official not more than 48 hours after the replacement work is completed, and before any portion of such building service equipment is concealed by permanent portions of the building. 305A.8 Reinspections. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or re- inspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when inspections called for are not made. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise available on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building and Safety Official. To obtain a reinspection after a reinspection fee has been assessed, the applicant shall first pay the assessed re- inspection fee in accordance with the Fees and Charge as set forth in the Pleasanton Municipal Code. SECTION 306A — SPECIAL INSPECTIONS 306A.1 General. Where application is made for construction as described in this Chapter 17 of the California Building Code, the owner or the registered design professional in responsible charge acting as the owner's agent shall employ one or more approved agencies to perform inspections during construction on the types of work listed under Section 1704. These inspections are in addition to the inspections identified in Section 305A of this code. EXCEPTION: Special inspections are not required for work of a minor nature as approved by the Building and Safety Official. SECTION 307A — STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION Structural observation shall be provided when so designated by the architect or engineer of record, or when such observation is specifically required by the Building and Safety Official and comply with the requirements in Section 1710 of the California Building Code. 29