Escondido Municipal Code § 6-18 Special inspections

In addition to e inspections required by section 6-17, the owner or the registered design professional in responsible charge acting as the owner's agent shall employ one or more special inspectors who shall provide inspections during construction of the types of work listed in the Building Code for Special Inspections.

The building official may waive the requirement for the employment of a special inspector if the construction is of a minor nature.

Special inspections required by this section and elsewhere in this code or the technical codes shall not be required where the work is done on the premises of a fabricator registered and approved by the building official to perform such work without special inspection. The certificate of registration shall be subject to revocation by the building official if it is found that work done pursuant to the approval is in violation of the technical codes. The approved fabricator shall submit a certificate of compliance to the building official and to the engineer or architect of record stating that the work was performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The approved fabricator's qualifications shall be contingent on compliance with the following:

reflecting key quality control procedures which will provide a basis for inspection control of workmanship and the fabricator plant.

as outlined in the fabrication procedural manual shall be by an approved inspection or quality control agency.

control agency to monitor the effectiveness of the quality control program.

the approving authority in writing of any change to the procedural manual. Fabricator approval may be revoked for just cause. Reapproval of the fabricator shall be contingent on compliance with quality control procedures during the past year.

(Ord. 2008-02R, § 5, 2-6-08)