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SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** BLOWER DOOR TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 779 OR ASTM E 1827 BY AN APPROVED THIRD PARTY AGENCY **SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED FOR UNPERPINNING, STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION, CONCRETE AND SOILS **"},{"number":"SP-2023-000944","date":"2024-08-29","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for RP-2023-007989"},{"number":"FP-2025-002378","date":"2026-01-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A ONE-AND-A-HALF (1-1/2) INCH COMBINED DOMESTIC AND FIRE SERVICE LINE. 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