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CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE RQUIRED INSPECTIONS.ALSO AMEND PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PERMIT # 268411 TO REMOVE THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM"},{"number":"ZP-2024-002790","date":"2024-03-22","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":438000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0989904","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Active","businessName":"Ben Riley (Ben Riley)","legalName":"Ben Riley","address":"4301 TOWER ST","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-09-29","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-29","expirationDate":"2026-09-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0989904","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","businessName":"Ben Riley (Ben Riley)","legalName":"Ben Riley","issuedDate":"2025-09-29","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-29","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 268411 (EXPIRED).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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