Plan Examiner Refuses to Quote Section of Code not in Compliance

[UnderBug]

Hello all. I am in a situation with a non cooperating plan examiner. This woman has made every effort to not help with permit issuance. Plans already have been through Building Review committee and were approved. (She was part of it). Does anybody know if plan examiners have a duty to quote the section of the code that they interpret not in compliance or it can be secret.(ICC code or related) Nobody in the Department will help as she is in a position of power.

 

[jayrod12]

You're going to need to add some description to what exactly about your plans she's rejecting. The plans examiners have to tell you what exactly they deem is in non-compliance. I don't know where you'd find that in any sort of job description/duty.

 

[JedClampett]

You might want to reach out to some colleagues that have got work permitted to see what her common issues are. Maybe she's super knowledgeable or particular on egress or roofs, or something.
Unless it's a personal problem (maybe she's a racist or your ex wife is her sister) you should be able to find out what she wants.
I got a project permitted in Miami Dade County and it was awful.

 

[EZBuilding]

From the FBC 2020:

[A]105.3.1Action on application.
The building official shall examine or cause to be examined applications for permits and amendments thereto within a reasonable time after filing. If the application or the construction documents do not conform to the requirements of pertinent laws, the building official shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefor.

Your local IBC version may have something similar.

I got a project permitted in Miami Dade County and it was awful.

Yes it's rough especially on small single family project. On the larger projects which have peer review requirements it feels justified - but lot's of horror stories about small building departments requiring home owners to jump through multiple hoops on fires to get an addition approved.