The current administrative policy is to charge a fee to change the name or other information on an existing permit or certificate. Effective April 1, 2022, the administrative policy will also include changes to the permit application. For reference, this change can be found in the administrative provisions of Section [A]105.4 of the recently adopted 2015 IBC.
[A] 105.4 Validity of permit. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code or of any other applicable laws, or ordinances of the jurisdiction. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
The issuance of a permit based on construction documents, specifications, and other data shall not prevent the building official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in the construction documents, specifications, and other data, or from preventing construction, occupancy or use of a structure when in violation of this code or of any other applicable law.
A permit and all its privileges are issued to the owner of the property for which the permit is issued, regardless of who submits the application or pays the permit fees. A permit shall be valid only for the person listed on the application as performing the work and for the scope of work identified on the permit.
A name change on an application or an existing permit must be obtained if the person performing the work listed on the application or existing permit is no longer responsible for the work performed. Provided that a refund has not been issued, the property owner has not changed, and written authority for the name change has been provided by the property owner to the building official, the building official shall process the request and issue an amended permit. A name change fee and an administrative fee shall be charged as provided in Section 118.1 of the Building Code and the city fee schedule.
In the case of the death or dissolution of the original property owner or person performing the work listed on the existing permit, pursuant to a timely name change request within 45 calendar days after such death or dissolution, the permit will be transferred to the new property owner or amended to include the name of the new person performing the work at no fee except for the administrative fee established in Section 118.1.1 of the Building Code and the city fee schedule. Failure to apply for a name change within the requisite 45 calendar days shall subject the property owner to applicable permit fees established in Section 118 of the Building Code and the city fee schedule based on the scope of work for all remaining construction and uninspected work.
Last update: February 2, 2022