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REPAIR STUCCO AS NEEDED TO MATCH EXISTING. HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW SAMPLES OF CUTTING OUT, POINTING AND STUCCO IN FIELD FOR APPROVAL"},{"number":"132879","date":"2008-02-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-02-25","scope":"INSTALL BFP"},{"number":"832965","date":"2017-11-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-12","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING LIGHTS WITH NEW T8 INDRECT/DIRECT PENDANT LIGHTS, ADD NEW RECEPTS TO EXISTING BRANH WIRING ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT WITH NO ADDITONAL WIRING AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"1005582","date":"2019-08-27","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-11","scope":"INSTALL A 22KW STAND BY GENERATOR TO BACK UP A 100AMP EM PANEL NEXT TO THE NEW ATS. THE ATS WILL BE 200AMP SER EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT A MAIN PANEL. THE EXISTING MDP WILL REMAIN UNTOUGHED. 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