Absolutely!! As a former AHJ I totally agree with you on this. On the inverse, some code officials need to be humble about their position and be willing to listen. That’s why it’s very important to be respectful and build a good rapport and reputation with the jurisdiction.
Being calm and respectful has definitely helped me out in the past. I had a situation where we were trying to get a final on an addition to a structure. The field inspector that came out for the final was not the one we had been seeing for all the other stages. He threw a temper tantrum and red flagged everything saying the other inspector didn't know what he was doing. I asked politely if we could escalate the decision to the chief inspector. The guy decides to call in right then so the chief could give me the 'what for' in real time. I pleasantly got to sit there and listen to the chief set the field inspector straight in no uncertain terms. We got our green sticker and final/CO that day😂.
I made the move from architecture to local government a few years ago and so many frustrating AHJ behaviors make more sense now. My biggest takeaway is that I often had months or years of time on a project by the time we submitted for permit but the city only gets it for a few weeks. Every request that seemed to come out of left field was actually people trying to accommodate me but it felt like obstruction at the time because I had so much more time to get comfortable with the project.
Every aspect of life should be taken into account when planning a structure. Light, heat, fresh air, vermin, fire, mold, risk zones (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes) accessibility, impact on neighbors, solar access, and cost amongst others.
Comments are a little out of scope: I have drafted and submitted permits for specialized industrial equipment with high safety/fire risks and this is sound advice. Not everyone knows everything. On the flip side I have had fire chiefs just flat out say 'I will not allow any equipment that is not of this type in this application' which is super annoying and we walked away from small jobs sometimes. On the bigger jobs, we got local licensed engineers to provide more detail on the safety and applicability of the equipment and when the money is there it was worth it. We would typically look for a local engineer(or firm) on those projects as well. Because it helps if the entire plan/approval/end user team can see the site and talk through the entire project. They really are a team too, you're all on the same side. I've also seen some absolutely silly permit resubmitted requests over what I can only chalk to the outsourced approval team verifying their cost to the city.
The U.S. Gov tested buildings to see what would hold up best for earthquakes and fires..Earthbag and strawbale homes rated the best.. why aren’t we finding more efficient ways of building to be more prepared for natural disasters? There is a hurricane, tornado, wild fire, earth quake, flood, ice storm, mud slide, snow storms, etc somewhere all year long anymore!! Be it Natural disasters or mad made Disasters.. it’s become a frequent problem in our country.. Isn’t it time to start building smart to better prepare for whatever the future throws at us?
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Absolutely!! As a former AHJ I totally agree with you on this. On the inverse, some code officials need to be humble about their position and be willing to listen. That’s why it’s very important to be respectful and build a good rapport and reputation with the jurisdiction.
Being calm and respectful has definitely helped me out in the past. I had a situation where we were trying to get a final on an addition to a structure. The field inspector that came out for the final was not the one we had been seeing for all the other stages. He threw a temper tantrum and red flagged everything saying the other inspector didn't know what he was doing. I asked politely if we could escalate the decision to the chief inspector. The guy decides to call in right then so the chief could give me the 'what for' in real time. I pleasantly got to sit there and listen to the chief set the field inspector straight in no uncertain terms. We got our green sticker and final/CO that day😂.
I made the move from architecture to local government a few years ago and so many frustrating AHJ behaviors make more sense now. My biggest takeaway is that I often had months or years of time on a project by the time we submitted for permit but the city only gets it for a few weeks. Every request that seemed to come out of left field was actually people trying to accommodate me but it felt like obstruction at the time because I had so much more time to get comfortable with the project.
Its called humility.
Every aspect of life should be taken into account when planning a structure. Light, heat, fresh air, vermin, fire, mold, risk zones (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes) accessibility, impact on neighbors, solar access, and cost amongst others.
Comments are a little out of scope: I have drafted and submitted permits for specialized industrial equipment with high safety/fire risks and this is sound advice. Not everyone knows everything. On the flip side I have had fire chiefs just flat out say 'I will not allow any equipment that is not of this type in this application' which is super annoying and we walked away from small jobs sometimes. On the bigger jobs, we got local licensed engineers to provide more detail on the safety and applicability of the equipment and when the money is there it was worth it. We would typically look for a local engineer(or firm) on those projects as well. Because it helps if the entire plan/approval/end user team can see the site and talk through the entire project. They really are a team too, you're all on the same side.
I've also seen some absolutely silly permit resubmitted requests over what I can only chalk to the outsourced approval team verifying their cost to the city.
The U.S. Gov tested buildings to see what would hold up best for earthquakes and fires..Earthbag and strawbale homes rated the best.. why aren’t we finding more efficient ways of building to be more prepared for natural disasters? There is a hurricane, tornado, wild fire, earth quake, flood, ice storm, mud slide, snow storms, etc somewhere all year long anymore!! Be it Natural disasters or mad made Disasters.. it’s become a frequent problem in our country.. Isn’t it time to start building smart to better prepare for whatever the future throws at us?
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