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District of Columbia

For District of Columbia, source type is adopted code; permit type is building permit — extension of permit; extension rule is extensions of time not to exceed 180 days per extension. Not more than four extensions of time will be granted to any permit. The code official may issue an extension for a period of 365 days upon demonstration of need at the time of extension application, but, in no event, shall the aggregate extensions of time exceed two years; code citation is 105.5.1 Extension of Permit, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

Jurisdiction
District of Columbia verified
Source type
adopted code our reading
Permit type
building permit — extension of permit our reading
Extension rule
extensions of time not to exceed 180 days per extension. Not more than four extensions of time will be granted to any permit. The code official may issue an extension for a period of 365 days upon demonstration of need at the time of extension application, but, in no event, shall the aggregate extensions of time exceed two years verified
Code citation
105.5.1 Extension of Permit verified
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What the source says

105.5.1 Extension of Permit A <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> permit may be extended upon written request, prior to expiration and upon a showing of good cause. The code official is authorized to grant extensions of time not to exceed 180 days per extension. Not more than four extensions of time will be granted to any <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> permit . The code official may issue an extension for a period of 365 days upon demonstration of need at the time of extension application, but, in no event, shall the aggregate extensions of time exceed two years.

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