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In Construction , the AHJ is typically the ''' Municipality '''. For a ''' Building ''' that is ''contemplated'', drawings are reviewed and must be accepted by both the buidling department and the fire department's plan reviewers, following the application of a '''building permit'''. The AHJ during the construction of a building is the municipal building inspector, who is enforcing the local Building Code . Once construction is complete and a final inspection has been passed, an ''' Occupancy permit''' may be issued. An ''operating'' building must comply with the fire code. The fire code is enforced by the fire prevention officer, who works for the local '''fire department'''. Any changes made to a building including its use, expansion, its structural integrity, Fire Protection items require acceptance by the AHJ. A fire prevention officer may accept small changes, but anything affecting basic safety functions, no matter how small they may appear to the novice, may require the owner to apply for a building permit, to ensure proper review of the contemplated changes against the building code. SEE ALSO |
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