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] | null | building-permit-adopted-code-district-of-columbia | District of Columbia | building permit | null | https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit | permit issued shall become null and void if the authorized work is not begun and inspected pursuant to Section 109 within one year after the permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to Section 109 for a period of one year. In determining whether work has been suspend... | adopted code | https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/building-permit-adopted-code-district-of-columbia/ | [
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[
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[
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] | unless the permit is extended in accordance with Section 105.5.1 | premises-deemed-to-be-unsafe-or-unfit-for-human-occupancy-or-abandoned-or-deteri-adopted-code-district-of-columbia | District of Columbia | premises deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy, or abandoned or deteriorated property | null | https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit | permit issued for work on premises, including any buildings or other structures, that have been deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy (in accordance with Section 115), or abandoned or deteriorated property [in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 42-3171.01 et seq.(2012 Repl.)], shall become invalid if the a... | adopted code | https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/premises-deemed-to-be-unsafe-or-unfit-for-human-occupancy-or-abandoned-or-deteri-adopted-code-district-of-columbia/ | [
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] | 105.5.1 | invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 30 days after the permit is issued | null | completed within six months after the date work is begun |
[
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"source_type"
] | null | residential-code-adopted-code-district-of-columbia | District of Columbia | Residential Code | null | https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit | permit issued for construction regulated by the Residential Code shall become invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the date work is begun as evidenced by lack of continuous work. | adopted code | https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/residential-code-adopted-code-district-of-columbia/ | [
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[
"permit_type",
"source_type"
] | null | special-flood-hazard-area-adopted-code-district-of-columbia | District of Columbia | Special Flood Hazard Area | null | https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit | permit issued for work that is to occur on land designated as a Special Flood Hazard Area on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map shall become invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a p... | adopted code | https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/special-flood-hazard-area-adopted-code-district-of-columbia/ | [
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[
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] | null | building-permit-department-page-san-diego-county | San Diego County | building permit | One-half of current permit fees are due upon renewal unless progress has been made (and approved) so that only a final inspection is needed, then one-quarter of current permit fees are due | https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/bldg-perm-exp.html | San Diego County's Building Code sets timeline requirements when building permits are issued. The work authorized by the permit must begin and demonstrate progress by certain dates, and all work must be completed within three years. From the day the permit is issued, it will expire if the work is not started within two... | department page | https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/building-permit-department-page-san-diego-county/ | [
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Building permit expiry, progress and renewal rules by jurisdiction
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How long a building permit stays valid, what keeps it alive, what it costs to renew once it has lapsed, and how the local rule differs from the model-code section it amends. One record is one rule for one jurisdiction, placed next to the adopted code section it replaces. Answers 'how long is a building permit valid before it expires', 'does an inspection reset the permit clock', 'my building permit expired what do I do', 'building permit renewal fee after expiration', and 'IRC 105.5 permit expiration'. The memorised answer is 180 days and it is wrong in the places people ask about: unincorporated San Diego County allows two years to start work, then requires a passed inspection every 180 days, with an outer life of three years and renewal at one-half of current permit fees — one-quarter if only a final inspection remains. DC's adopted code gives one year to begin, with a 180-day carve-out for residential work and no more than four extensions per permit.
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Sources
- https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections
- https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit
- https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/bldg-perm-exp.html
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