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Thanks for testing it out! I've been tinkering with GPTs lately and thought this might be a neat addition to the forum. I'm going to add GPTs for a handful of states (and probably for federal/Corps too) and see whether there's any kind of audience out there for this type of tool. Also, like I...

Thanks @Emily C and @Winny - I appreciate your sympathies on this. If nothing else, I wanted to share that experience as a way of shaking up our default "permit always good, non-compliance always bad" paradigm a little and adding some nuance to this thread :). I definitely consider not getting...

The Washington State Building Codes GPT incorporates the following codes, accessed at https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/washington: 2021 Washington State Building Code (Jul 2024) 2021 Washington State Energy Code - Residential Provisions (Jan 2024) 2021 Washington State Existing Building Code...

Hi Mike - yeah, I remember checking it out but didn't quite understand what it was at first and didn't end up digging into it too much :). Just read up on it a little more and took a look at your "reactions leaderboard." It's a very cool idea and I am impressed by the innovative stuff you're...

Mantis is right, the permit should be in your name. Also, maybe you already did this, but I'd probably take another look at the contract you signed (assuming you signed one) and see whether there was any breach of contract on the contractor's part. You said, "I can't blame the contractor for...

Got it, thanks. Bottom line is that these certifications are used as more of an administrative tool for properly regulating facilities that have higher, Title V-level PTEs but that are, in reality, operating more like minor source facilities. Makes sense. Interesting to hear, though, that...

I'm going to be a contrarian here and side (at least partially) with the contractor, because I don't know all the details and I think situations do arise where getting a permit isn't in the best interest of the homeowner. For example, over in this thread, I discussed a laundry room remodel I'm...

State DOTs, not just PennDOT, must have to do lots of outreach for this kind of driveway permitting requirement. I'm sure lots of driveways connect with government-owned roads in this kind of way, and when you're talking about that many people, it seems unlikely that everyone's going to be 100%...

I think it'd be interesting if permit offices were to make statistics available for all the expediters/consultants they work with showing the average number of additional information requests ("correction notices") they've had to issue for each expediter/consultant over some period of time. By...

It's great you're flexible and work with applicants' submittals as best you can before kicking things back. As permitting staff we often have a lot of discretion to decide what details are needed to move the process forward. Especially when workload is high, it can be tempting to quickly spot...

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 drawings? I was recently quoted $17,500 for remodeling work that's mostly drywall/flooring work, with only a small...

I suppose a permit may not be required for my Proterra 120V plug-in water heater then? I recently installed the dedicated circuit model in my house. They're also available in a shared circuit model that runs off a smaller compressor. These 120V units are designed to serve as "drop-in gas unit...

Thanks for sharing! I got married at Old Poway Park in San Diego back in 2013 and wouldn't change it for anything. Like you, I paid something like $100 to rent out the gazebo the morning of our wedding and it was perfect. We didn't have much budget so saving money on the venue helped us afford...

You'll want to hire an environmental consultant who works in the area your project is located in and specializes in the types of permits you'll need. When I hear "environmental permitting" I think of two broad categories: Land use/water quality/sensitive species permits and environmental...

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 various insights and opinions about the people and processes we encounter. We know that sharing such insights would be...

You could try talking to permit office staff. Generally they're not allowed to recommend one firm over another, but they're people just like you and me and you never know what kind of mood you might catch someone in. They might at least be able to steer you away from some of the less reputable...

I know a lot of people like requesting AJDs/PJDs and consider them to be good due diligence, like what you described. What you need to keep in mind, though, is that AJDs are really only meaningful to the permit process if the AJD is being used to exclude a feature from jurisdiction (e.g...

Yep, and it's the same in the environmental permitting world (and I'm sure all permitting for that matter). Permits are legal documents that authorize the project proponent (here, homeowner) to carry out some regulated activity subject to terms and conditions. Legally, permits only apply to two...

Great point, @SiteConEng. I'm a USACE regulator so my first thought was also whether the creek might be a WOUS. However, I think there's a strong possibility it's not Corps-regulated two reasons: 1) The creek is described as "seasonal," which probably means "intermittent" and "relatively...

There are two Permitting Talk features that are super helpful for communicating your professional credentials to others: signatures and username badges. You can edit your signature by clicking your username in the top right and then clicking "Signature" (circled blue below). To request a...