§ 3.218. Permit application.

(a)

An application for a permit shall:

(1)

Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit;

(2)

Describe the property where the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address, or other address that will identify the location of the proposed electrical work;

(3)

Indicate the use and occupancy for the location of the proposed work;

(4)

Be accompanied by construction documents that shall:

(i)

Be drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail to show the nature and character of the work to be performed;

(ii)

Be signed in one of the following methods:

a.

The appropriate Maryland State professional engineer shall seal, sign, and date all sheets of all sets; or

b.

If allowed by The Building Official, be signed by the licensed contractor doing the proposed work and include that contractor's name, license number, daytime phone number, and date of signature; and

(iii)

Have at least one set that shall bear the original seal or signature and the date;

(5)

State the valuation of the proposed work;

(6)

Be signed by the Applicant or the Applicant's authorized agent; and

(7)

Give other information as may be required by the Building Official.

(b)

(1)

An application for a permit is valid for six months after filing and, at the end of the six-month term, is considered to have been abandoned unless:

(i)

The application has been diligently pursued; or

(ii)

A permit has been issued.

(2)

(i)

An Applicant may request, in writing, one or more extensions of a permit application upon a showing that the electrical work has been diligently pursued.

(ii)

The Building Official may grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time.

(iii)

Each extension shall be for a period of time not to exceed 180 days.

(C.B. 41, 2005, § 7; C.B. 9, 2015, § 1)