Has anyone ever dealt with situations where the renovation work requiring permitting is relatively minor compared to what the building department is requiring in terms of plan...
Found another reddit discussion that I feel would make for a great discussion here, you can view the reddit post here. A UT student wants to organize a bake sale/lemonade stand...
I found an interesting question on Reddit that I thought would be worth sharing here. The Reddit poster is very frustrated with their local government's slow and unresponsive...
I had no idea that it was a possibility until Friday when it happened to me. The city approved my permit to build an addition to our home. The contractor had already started when...
When the contractor quits before the project is finished, does the building permit still remain active, or does the homeowner have to apply for another permit? My gazebo project...
This GPT incorporates the following currently adopted building codes for the State of Washington:
2021 Washington State Fuel Gas Code
2021 Washington State Existing Building Code...
I wanted to take a moment to make everyone aware of Permitting Talk's Anonymous Posting feature.
Through our day-to-day experiences in the permitting world, we inevitably gain...
I volunteer with Samaritan's Purse, and we're always looking for ways to move our permit applications through the system more efficiently. There are a few firms that claim to...
Let's be honest, try as we might to understand the permitting requirements surrounding our projects, we often fall short, so we rely on other professionals to sort them out. Now...
Do you believe I'd need a permit to dam up the stream that runs through my property? I'm not sure where the stream originates; I also don't know where it ends exactly. I'd like to...
I found an interesting situation on reddit recently and I think it's the perfect scenario to share here. The reddit post can be viewed here - r/HomeOwners
The post is about a...
Hey guys, I got a question that I came across on Reddit recently, and figured this would be the perfect place to post it. A user on Reddit is interested in starting their own Airbnb...
Was there ever a time where you filed for a permit, but for some reason you were denied? What was the reason for your denial? Did you end up re-submitting your claim and it finally...
I have some family in Sunbright, Tennessee. Sadly, a devastating tornado tore through the city earlier this month. Unfortunately, neither the state nor the federal government...
An interesting thing happened at my local farmers market yesterday when a vendor got fined for selling organic produce that wasn't certified. The vendor isn't new to selling, so...
I was on reddit earlier and came across an interesting post from someone who is interested in setting up a bounce house for a preschoolers birthday party in Southside Park...
This summer I would like to build my own in-ground swimming pool, as it's always been a dream of mine to have one. What is needed in order to get the ball rolling? I know I need to...
Last September, when New York City Mayor Eric Adams presented his City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, I saw it as an exciting step forward for New York and for the people...
Stormwater runoff is one of the fastest-growing sources of pollution in the United States. The solution to improving stormwater runoff requires every community to put a renewed...