As for the persons you said you would send an application, you may have to just be honest and let them know that since they have pets, you are not going to send an application because you have decided not to permit pets.

@Ashni Modi here's just a few of the major investments happening in Detroit$2.5B New Center by Henry Ford Health, Pistons owner and Michigan State Universityhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/08/incredible-investment-in-our-city-25b-detroit-neighborhood-redevelopment-to-begin-in-2024/$1.5B Investment, 12,000 temp jobs, 6,000 New Jobs: District Detroit Developmenthttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/11/15/district-detroit-1-5b-development-to-include-housing-retail-hotels/69649853007/$1.4B Total as Hotel Added to Hudson Sitehttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/11/02/hudsons-site-hotel-plans-move-ahead-as-city-issues-permit/71426631007/$439M Gilbert Foundation investment in Detroithttps://www.henryfordmsu.org/news/september-2023/gilbert-family-foundation-announces-nick-gilbert-neurofibromatosis-research-institute

Sounds like a consult with a real estate attorney or perhaps start with a call to city permits/zoning. 

Hardwired and interconnected vs. solely battery operated depends on what municipality or police jurisdiction the property is in, the date of the requirements, the grandfathering rules, and the last time a permit was pulled, which would have probably eliminated grandfathering.

"Most" gets a little weird though - for example, in Michigan, you can strip and re-shingle a roof without a permit, but you have to pull a permit if you replace even a single square foot of the sheathing under your new roof.

There's no way the properties building permit wad issued in January and finished by April.

On our current STR Hot sheet for the Oregon Coast we’re showing about 100 active listings that are eligible for a vacation rental permit and nightly AirBnB rental usages. 

Purchase price: $99,000 Cash invested: $350,000 This is a fantastic multi family opportunity I sold my main contractor that came with stamped and approving plans and permits to build a new construction triplex in the heart of Temple.

Will I receive a permit for the outside shut off valve if the electrical panel is in the closet (ie, would we have to mention that)? 

You might get lucky.I'm dealing with my own issues right now as I have a 5 plex that is not nob and tube but is screw in fuses and the insurance company (auto owners) threw a fit and demand the fuse boxes all be replaced with breakers or they will drop me.I'm right down to the wire and they have issued a do not renew order until fixed because it has taken 7 months to get all the paperwork and consumers on board with the update.I have a really good electrician coming in two weeks now that he finally has his permits, parts and pieces, electrical company ready for the work to be done.The electrician warned that he was only doing this because he was friends with my PM.