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permits shall be subject to a special investigation fee established by resolution 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 established by resolution 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 20.04.320 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80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any examination or inspection time has been expended The Building and Safety Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid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 20.04.330 Inspections. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building and Safety Official and the construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved In addition, certain types of construction shall have continuous inspection as specified in Section 20 04 380 Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code, the technical codes or of other ordinances of the City of Pleasanton Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code, the technical codes or of other ordinances of the City of Pleasanton 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 Building and Safety Official nor the City of Pleasanton shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection A survey of the lot may be required by the Building and Safety Official to verify that the structure is located in accordance with the approved plans Inspection Requests. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit to notify the Building and Safety Official that such work is ready for inspection The Building and Safety Official may require that every request for inspection be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired Such request may be made electronically, in writing or by telephone at the option of the Building and Safety Official It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required either by this code or the technical codes to provide access to and means for inspection of the work In addition to scheduled inspections required herein, the Building and Safety Official may inspect any existing building or structure for cause within the City or when requested to do so by an owner or person acting under authority of the owner Such request shall be made in writing by the property owner, who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority A statement of all findings shall be sent to the owner and a record shall be kept