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Oh Well
Remember the applicant has a right to be able to know the rules prior to submitting the application.
What you call rules, we call codes. The codes are not hidden from them. Applicants that don't know the code as it applies to their proposed work are engaged in a folly of their own making. We as the AHJ are along for the ride.
The AHJ has the right to expect applicants to know the code. It is not my lot in life to teach the code to any and all. As a matter of fact, it is damned aggravating when contractors haven't a clue.