Inspectors Protecting
Themselves?
To the Editor:
Why do some building inspectors
require construction plans to be stamped
by a licensed engineer to "certify" compliance
before they'll issue a permit — a
situation that seemingly is not required
by any specific laws in New York state,
where I work. One wonders if the inspectors
are not just protecting themselves
with such demands. Meanwhile, the
builder is powerless to disagree because
the desired permits won't be issued unless
the inspector gets what he wants, regardless
of legal requirements.
I have no formal educational "credentials"
in the form of degrees, yet I have
many years of construction and project
engineering/management experience,
and likely forgot more than many officials
ever knew. Still there's a barrier