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245 member of the Development Services Department pertaining to the state building code or any other state building law shall be taken to the commissioner of insurance or other official specified in G.S. 143-139, by filing a written notice with him and with the Development Services Department within ten days after the day of the order, decision, or determination. Further appeals may be taken to the state building code council or to the courts as provided by law. (c) Remodeling or repair by property owner. This article shall apply to all situations where a property owner desired to do remodeling or repair work on his own personal residence. This article is designed to protect the public and the property owner from faulty workmanship and mistakes. (d) Testing of unlicensed applicant for work on personal residence. Whenever any person who is not a licensed contractor applies for a permit for any plumbing, electrical, heating, or cooling work on his own personal residence, the applicant shall be given a test by a tester designated by the Development Services Department. The test may be written or oral at the discretion of the tester. A person may take the test more than one time. If the test shows that the person is capable of performing the work for which the permit is sought and shows that the applicant is knowledgeable of the state and local building codes, the application will be considered in the same manner as any other application for a building permit. (e) Article does not give warranty. Nothing in this article shall be deemed a warranty either as to the ability of any particular person to do a particular job or as to the safety, quality, or suitability of any work which is done. Neither the issuance of a permit nor the inspection and approval of any work shall constitute a warranty. (f) Codes do not constitute warranty. Nothing in a building, plumbing, electrical or heating or cooling code or ordinance, or any other provision relating to construction or alteration of any building or component of a building, shall constitute a warranty or guarantee of any kind relating to a building or component. Neither the issuance of a permit, nor the completion of an inspection, nor a certificate of occupancy shall constitute a warranty or guarantee either that the construction or alteration complies with all applicable laws and ordinances or that it is free of defects or will perform or last in any particular way. (Ord. of 5-13-91, §6) State law reference -- Time limitation on validity of permits, G.S. 153A-358. Sec. 14-31. Permit fees. (a) All applicable fees must be paid before a certificate of occupancy is issued. (b) A reinspection charge shall be assessed for any required subsequent inspections if the contractor, subcontractor, or owner is at fault, thereby necessitating the reinspection. (c) All permit fees must be paid at the time of application unless the applicant posts a performance security bond. Should a bond be posted, the applicant shall be billed by the Development Services Department for the permit. (d) No permits will be issued under the billing procedure above if the applicant's account is 60 or more days in arrears and not paid in full. (e) The fee for day care inspections shall be set from time to time and a schedule of such fees is on file in the county offices. (f) The schedule of fees shall be established for all new construction and is available in the county offices. (g) All mobile homes are required to have a permit to locate in the county. This permit fee includes the electrical and plumbing hookup charges. In addition, a plumbing permit fee shall be assessed on all new spaces for all mobile home. (Ord. of 5-13-91, § 7: Ord. of 6-21-93, §1) Sec. 14-32. Inspections. (a)The senior codes enforcement officer shall also serve as codes enforcement officer for the following municipalities: Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, and Mt. Pleasant. (b)As the work pursuant to a permit progresses, local codes enforcement officers shall make as many inspections of the work as may be necessary to satisfy them that it is being done according to the provision of the applicable state and local laws and local ordinances and regulations and the terms of the permit. Strings showing outside wall locations and grade markers are required to show depth of concrete. In exercising this power, each member of the Development Services Department has a right, upon presentation of proper credentials, to enter on any premises within the territorial jurisdiction of the department at any reasonable hour for the purposes of inspection or other enforcement action. (c)The Development Services Department shall make periodic inspections, subject to the board of commissioners' directions, for unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise hazardous and unlawful conditions in buildings within its