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ATTACHMENT C 177 pursue recourse as provided by law to secure entry. 178 5. Identification. The code official shall carry proper identification when 179 inspecting structures or premises in the performance of duties under thiscode. 180 6. Notices and orders. The code official shall issue all necessary notices or orders to 181 ensure compliance with this code. 182 7. Department records. The code official shall keep official records of all business and 183 activities of the department specified in the provisions of this code. Such records shall 184 be retained in the official records as long as the building or structure to which such 185 records relate remains in existence, unless otherwise provided for by otherregulations 186 for the period required for retention of public records. 187 8. Coordination of inspections. Whenever in the enforcement of this code or another code 188 or ordinance, the responsibility of more than one code official of the jurisdiction is 189 involved, it shall be the duty of the code officials involved to coordinate their inspections 190 and administrative orders as fully as practicable so that the owners and occupants of the 191 structure shall not be subjected to visits by numerous inspectors or multiple or conflicting 192 orders. Whenever an inspector from any agency or department observes an apparent or 193 actual violation of some provision of some law, ordinance or code not within the 194 inspector’s authority to enforce, the inspector shall report the findings to the code official 195 having jurisdiction. 196 E. Approval 197 1. Modifications. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the 198 provisions of this code, the code official shall have the authority to grant modifications 199 for individual cases, upon application of the owner or owner's authorized agent, provided 200 thatthe code official shall first find that special individual reason makes the strict letter of 201 this code impractical and the modification is in compliance with the intent and purpose of 202 this code and that such modification does not lessen health, life and fire safety 203 requirements. The details of action granting modifications shall be recorded and entered 204 in the department files. 205 2. Alternative materials, methods design and methods of construction and equipment. 206 The provisions of this code are not intended to prevent the installation of any material or 207 to prohibit any design or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code, 208 provided that any such alternative has been approved. An alternative material, designor 209 method of construction shall be approved where the code official finds that the proposed 210 design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this code, and that 211 the material, method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, not less than at least the 212 equivalent of that prescribed in this code in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, 213 durability and safety.Where the alternative material, design or method of construction is 214 not approved, the code official shall respond in writing, stating the reasons why the 215 alternative was not approved. 216 3. Required testing. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the 217 provisions of this code, or evidence that a material or method does not conform to the 218 requirements of this code, or in order to substantiate claims for alternative materials or 219 methods, the code official shall have the authority to require tests to be made as evidence 220 of compliance at no expense to the jurisdiction. 221 a. Test methods. Test methods shall be as specified in this code or by other recognized 222 test standards. In the absence of recognized and accepted test methods, the code official 5