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Building Permit Helpful Tips

Ask the right questions to get your building permits released
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Your building permit documents do get lost!
5/31/2002 3:33:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Stamped and Sealed Drawings A Must
5/24/2002 3:26:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Special Inspection Requirements
5/20/2002 10:54:00 AM [view building permit tip]

The Cover Sheet -Property Identification
5/8/2002 3:38:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Cover Sheet - Code Summary
5/3/2002 3:28:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Cover Sheet - List of Design Consultants etc.
4/26/2002 3:09:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Cover Sheet
4/21/2002 2:46:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Drawing out your project � Eleven Tips
4/19/2002 1:03:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Leave the Cell Phone alone!
3/27/2002 1:25:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Water Availability Letter
3/9/2002 10:45:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Impact Fees Can Hurt
3/7/2002 10:31:00 AM [view building permit tip]

More submittal requirements
2/23/2002 11:26:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Four items required in all jurisdictions
2/16/2002 11:14:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Need Help With Environmental Permitting!
2/9/2002 10:50:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Americans With Disabilities Act
2/1/2002 8:57:00 AM [view building permit tip]

You may qualify for an annual permit
1/27/2002 5:42:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Knowing the local process is important
1/19/2002 11:13:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Permit Only Good for 180 Days!
1/12/2002 11:08:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Why use a permit processing consultant
1/5/2002 1:58:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Agency Information Not Always Correct!
12/28/2001 10:39:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Dummy of Year Awarded to wrong agency!
12/26/2001 4:11:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Innovation by Nashville Codes Administration
12/14/2001 11:26:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Commercial Land Use Permits
12/10/2001 11:41:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Interacting with the permitting staff
12/2/2001 2:40:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Is your permit lost in the system?
11/23/2001 10:40:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Getting Permits Faster
11/19/2001 9:45:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Not getting a permit can be bad news!
11/12/2001 5:59:00 AM [view building permit tip]

New Code Book Store
11/5/2001 10:23:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Good Judgment at King County FM Office?
10/26/2001 12:43:00 PM [view building permit tip]

A building permit does not guarantee occupancy
10/20/2001 8:05:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Getting Faster Approvals!
10/15/2001 1:02:00 PM [view building permit tip]

An expensive lesson about permits
10/5/2001 3:33:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Some rules need changing
10/1/2001 10:54:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Important Tip for Project Managers and Architects!
9/21/2001 10:47:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Do Fences Need Permits?
9/16/2001 8:37:00 PM [view building permit tip]

A Costly Building Department Error!
9/9/2001 8:21:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Speeding up the permit process!
9/2/2001 8:05:00 PM [view building permit tip]

When is a building permit required ?
8/25/2001 6:03:00 PM [view building permit tip]

What information is really required for a permit ?
8/19/2001 2:52:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Is your permit application lost ?
8/13/2001 7:11:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Yes! Up to one year to get a building permit!
8/6/2001 3:04:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The First Building Codes
7/30/2001 7:51:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Getting the Right Jurisdiction
7/23/2001 11:43:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Get Weekly Building Permit Information!
7/17/2001 8:17:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Shortening the Process
7/16/2001 9:52:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Allow no work until permit is issued
7/7/2001 4:55:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Make Sure Your Land Is Buildable?
7/1/2001 8:36:00 AM [view building permit tip]

A tip for all of us
6/25/2001 1:20:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Another Bonus Tip!
6/16/2001 11:40:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Making it Easier
6/16/2001 3:40:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Solving the Permitting Maze
6/11/2001 1:14:00 AM [view building permit tip]

BONUS TIP #2 FOR THIS WEEK!
6/2/2001 11:19:00 PM [view building permit tip]

More submittal roadblocks
6/2/2001 11:11:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Permit Submittal Roadblocks
5/26/2001 10:36:00 AM [view building permit tip]

International Codes New Changes and Supplement
5/18/2001 4:19:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Environmental Permit Assistance Centers
5/11/2001 3:56:00 PM [view building permit tip]

What States Require Contractor Licensing?
5/5/2001 10:25:00 PM [view building permit tip]

What goes on a site plan - Update 2/16 Tip
4/28/2001 1:05:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Penalties for Failure to Permit
4/22/2001 4:32:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Earth Day and Land Use Codes
4/15/2001 7:39:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Dummy of the Year Award!
4/6/2001 2:52:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Design your new project using the 2000 International Codes
4/1/2001 11:07:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Do I Need a Building Perrmit?
3/25/2001 6:15:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Construction Opportunities for Women
3/17/2001 9:59:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Prevent Personal Disaster
3/11/2001 9:34:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Building Department Responsibilities
3/3/2001 10:21:00 PM [view building permit tip]

A Good Vicinity Map
2/24/2001 3:26:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Site Plan Requirements
2/16/2001 6:32:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Right Stuff
2/11/2001 6:35:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Permit Fees Can Surprise You!
2/2/2001 1:25:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Zoning Laws and Ordinances
1/26/2001 8:36:00 PM [view building permit tip]

New codes need your support
1/20/2001 1:22:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Adopting the new I-Codes
1/13/2001 2:48:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Permit not always required
1/6/2001 10:23:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Special Inspections
12/31/2000 9:47:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Attitude and the Permitting Process
12/24/2000 7:08:00 PM [view building permit tip]

How many sets of drawings?
12/10/2000 6:19:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Review Process Part 3
12/2/2000 4:08:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Review Process Part 2
11/26/2000 6:14:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Review Process
11/18/2000 1:42:00 PM [view building permit tip]

When is a permit required
11/12/2000 3:13:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Permit Counter
10/29/2000 5:27:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Stop Work Orders
10/22/2000 5:27:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Permit Status
11/7/2000 4:53:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Good Contracts
10/7/2000 10:31:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Choosing a contractor
10/1/2000 10:29:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Appealing a building department decision
9/23/2000 12:59:00 PM [view building permit tip]

How long to get a building permit?
9/15/2000 3:41:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Federal Government role 9/8/2000 3:14:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Getting the right answer
9/1/2000 3:00:00 PM [view building permit tip]

A building permit should be forever
8/25/2000 6:27:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Approval does not always mean approved
8/18/2000 6:15:00 PM [view building permit tip]

A Permitting Experience
8/12/2000 6:12:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Deferred Submittals not automatic!
8/4/2000 7:54:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Early Occupancy
7/31/2000 12:38:00 AM [view building permit tip]

What about variances?
7/22/2000 1:47:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Your building permit must be renewed
7/14/2000 12:05:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Why do permits take so long?
7/7/2000 11:53:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The One and Two Family Residential Code
6/30/2000 11:38:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Changing the Use of a Building
6/23/2000 11:29:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Starting work after filing for a permit
6/17/2000 11:14:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Amendments can hurt you
6/10/2000 3:39:00 PM [view building permit tip]

The Fire Prevention Codes
6/3/2000 2:39:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Alternate Materials and Methods
5/27/2000 2:08:00 PM [view building permit tip]

John Wayne of the Solduc
5/20/2000 6:06:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Staying out of trouble
5/7/2000 12:04:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Keeping Informed Saves Time
4/30/2000 9:54:00 AM [view building permit tip]

Why use a contractor?
4/23/2000 5:56:00 PM [view building permit tip]

CC & R s
4/17/2000 11:39:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Get there first!
4/8/2000 12:57:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Get a Pre-submittal Conference
4/1/2000 12:55:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Identify the property properly
3/25/2000 12:52:00 PM [view building permit tip]

Remember The Three C s
3/18/2000 12:47:00 PM [view building permit tip]

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