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EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. Install new HVAC, 2 ton, 3 returns & 8 supplies."},{"number":"EP-2025-004669","date":"2025-05-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Stop Work","completedDate":null,"scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-005056 Install 200 AMP service & rewire."},{"number":"GM-2025-000689","date":"2026-01-14","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-07-15","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. 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