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<font face="Verdana" size="2">A continued source of frustration and
inconvenience for the Needham homeowner appears to be the <b><u>OPEN BUILDING
PERMIT!</u></b> With few exceptions (siding & roofing permits, etc.) all
building permits in the Needham Building Department system culminate with the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (indicating that the work has been
completed and the permit has been closed). The </font>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Certificate of Occupancy (or Certificate of
Completion) is generated after a final building inspection has been scheduled
and successfully completed.</font><p style="margin:1 5; text-indent: 0; " align="justify">
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">The frustration and inconvenience are most often
brought to bear when a homeowner (or prospective buyer) discovers these open
permits at the time they place their home on the market FOR SALE, or when they
apply for an additional building permit. Often, considerable time has
elapsed since the project has been completed and the appropriate paperwork
(permits, plans, plot plans surveys, etc.) have been lost or misplace. The
homeowner must then relocate their contractor, try to duplicate the paperwork,
schedule the appropriate inspections (final electrical, plumbing & gas, fire
department or building) and try to organize and complete the process.</font><p style="margin:1 5; text-indent: 0; " align="justify">
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">The <u>typical</u> building permit process has
several levels of inspections as follows: footings or foundation inspection,
rough inspection (rough electrical, plumbing & gas and fire department, as
applicable, and then rough building inspection), insulation inspection, and a
final inspection (final electrical, plumbing & gas and fire department, as
applicable, and then final building inspection). Each project is unique,
however, these are the <u>typical levels of inspections</u>, all culminating
with a FINAL BUILDING INSPECTION which produces a CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY or a
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. This Certificate is then issued to the
homeowner indicating that the work has been completed and that the permit has
been closed.</font><p style="margin:1 5; text-indent: 0; " align="justify">
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Some homeowner's chose to co-ordinate the receipt
of this Certificate of Occupancy with their final payment to their contractor as
a method to ensure that the project has been completed.</font><p style="margin:1 5; text-indent: 0; " align="center">
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