I was yacking with the structural inspector and my mason today and apparently there was a recent meeting in the building department where they were all told they should be a little more cooperative with "owner/builders" so they would come in for permits.
I like to think my complaining may have had something to do with it.
It is really a win-win if homeowners would get a permit and right now the inspectors have the time to help them out a little. I had the suggestion that they double the permit and plan review fees for people who want some extra guidance through the process. I would have paid triple if they could have shaved 3 or 4 weeks off the permit process.
It really took me 10 weeks but I was in a funk for 5 weeks over the idiotic bureaucracy and lost the will to go on. My wife finally kicked me back into the game.
