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(1) A contractor licensed under this article. (2) An employee of a contractor designated by the contractor to obtain permits under his or her license. A letter of authorization must be on file with the building official and will be in effect for no more than one year. (3) A property owner who certifies that the work will be performed by the property owner's own hands, in a residence owned and occupied by the property owner as the property owner's homestead. If the residence is also used as a business, then only a licensed contractor may apply for a permit. ( c) Once a permit application is determined by the building inspection division to be complete, the division will inform the applicant of the amount of the permit fee. An application will not be considered to be filed with the building inspection division unless and until this completeness is verified and the full amount of the permit fee is paid. A permit fee may be wholly or partially waived in a written development incentive agreement with the city. (d) The building official may require that a plan review fee be paid by a permit applicant at the time an application is submitted. The payment of the plan review fee will not be deemed to constitute the filing of the application, and the application will not be considered to be filed with the building inspection division unless and until the application is verified to be complete and the full amount of the permit fee is paid. (e) If the scope of work is increased during the construction period relative to the work authorized to be done under the permit, the permit holder shall file an amended permit application and pay additional fees that are assessed based on the increase in scope prior to beginning any work not covered by the original permit. (f) A minimum permit fee may be charged. Sec. 14.453. Issuance of permit. (a) Only one permit required under this division will be issued per proposed job. (b) Upon receipt of a permit, the contractor may start the proposed job and perform the work described in the application, requesting inspections by the building official in the proper sequence as the work progresses. (c) If the contractor holding a permit dies or becomes unable to supervise the permitted work, all work under the permit shall cease immediately, and work shall not be resumed until the contractor's disability is remedied or a new permit is issued to a qualified contractor. Sec. 14.454. Permit cancellation. (a) When the holder of a permit issued under this division fails or refuses to complete work, in whole or in part, the building owner, the owner's general contractor, or the person in charge of the construction on behalf of the owner may submit a written request to the building official the cancellation of the original permit to allow another licensed contractor to secure a permit to complete C:\TEMP\bldg code 2-13-02 inc. doc 38