Not sure the issue here is anything more than one persons opinion over another,
Even when a state has a uniform statewide code, as NJ has since 1975, where the inspectors needed to be certified by the state and go through the state training programs. And the local authority employing the inspector is following state law and requirements with enforcement, much like the police department in every town does for the state law, not talking about local ordinances.
Where you can request from the state division of codes an interpretation and are given the states opinion on the code as the state see's it adopted.
The opinion always comes back, that they have no authority to overrule the local inspectors call, you can only use it as a simple letter, this is how the states see's what is required.
Thus, the bottom line is the information is worthless unless for some reason the original AHJ wants to listen. And from my experience, does not matter who provides you with the information, its more about the delivery of the information, and telling someone they are wrong never really ends well, when they have the final call.