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  1. J

    The legality of a City citing State and Federal properties

    Oh no, to answer your question I want to make sure it is legal. And, it is mostly out of personal curiosity, I don’t care about satisfying my boss if they are wrong. I just want to know if anyone working at a local level has had a similar experience or knows the actual legality of citing a...
  2. J

    The legality of a City citing State and Federal properties

    Say that the city attorney idea was hypothetically shot down because supervisor knows they will not like the answer and just wants to make the complainant happy as quickly as possible (library member who is upset about the sink being out of order, and I guess whoever is concerned about the grass...
  3. J

    The legality of a City citing State and Federal properties

    I reversed this, should behypothetical 1 is U.S. and 2 is GA. Sorry, I can't seem to be able to edit posts on this forum.
  4. J

    The legality of a City citing State and Federal properties

    Land and buildings are owned and occupied by the respective governments in both cases. (Hypothetical Example 1 Owner: "State of Georgia"). (Hypotheical Example 2 Owner: "United States of America").
  5. J

    The legality of a City citing State and Federal properties

    Two hypotheticals: A Post Office (Federal) has grass too high and the Supervisor tells the Code Officer to cite them. A State owned library (State property) had a leaking pipe under a sink in the public bathroom and the supervisor wants them to be cited. Basically, my hyptothical, can a...
  6. J

    Indoor Furniture Used on Outdoor Porches/Patios

    In my city we have an exterior property maintence ordinance (in addition to the adopted codes, 2012 IPMC, 2012 IRC). "Any objects, debris, rubbish, and unsafe trees cannot be on the front yard, side yard, front porch, driveway, carport and backyard (if not screened)" Debris and rubbish is...
  7. J

    B1 Exam Help

    I live in GA. Is there a state exam here? All building inspectors I spoke to who work for my city said they never heard of one, they just did the ICC B series? And, I can't find anything about it online?
  8. J

    Outdoor hedges - Code forcing cutting

    It's odd that no timeframes was given (you may receive a more formal notice in the mail with a required timeframes). But where I work there is a 50' visibility triangle for all corner lots (50' from the corner point, there are some good graphics posted that show what this means). In the...
  9. J

    B1 Exam Help

    Good Evening, I wanted to inquire about the B1 ICC exam (2018 edition)? What are some good study products for somebody with minimal knowledge of construction and building plans? Are there any good study guides or online classes that walk you through every aspect of the content of the IRC...
  10. J

    ICC Zoning Inspector Exam (ICZ) Advice

    What is the difference between the two exams? Other than the number of questions of course. They are the only 2 exams that I can find that have the exact same books (and only two very small books). So how different are the questions? My employer will only pay for required exams (which for...
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    ICC Zoning Inspector Exam (ICZ) Advice

    I did register for the 2015 IZC class on the ICC, it seems helpful. I also registered on a site called ibcode.com that a coworker advised, and they have a 2012 version. So hopefully between the two sites, I will get an idea for the test. I am pretty new to this type of work, and right now...
  12. J

    ICC Zoning Inspector Exam (ICZ) Advice

    Thank You for everyone's help. I did look at ICC, they only offer online classes and quizes for the 2015 version. I will probably not be taking it for at least a month.
  13. J

    ICC Zoning Inspector Exam (ICZ) Advice

    Hello, everyone. I am new to posting in this forum, but I have been reading for some weeks. I am posting because I need advice, my employer is now requiring me to get my Zoning Inspector Certification (2012 version). Is there any advice or study guides for this exam? It seems to be hard...
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