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the government's way of saying prove you won't kill anyone before you build it.
means official government approval required before building, renovating, or demolishing structures, confirming plans meet safety, zoning, and building codes.
from traces to post-fire london in 1666, when rebuilding rules followed the great fire's devastation, and formalized in the u.s. through early 1900s municipal codes after tenement fires and structural collapses killed thousands.
average waitcan take weeks to over a year
skip it penaltyforced demolition, even if finished
nyc backloghundreds of thousands of open permits exist
inspections includedfoundation, electrical, plumbing each checked separately
for instance
nyc dob — processes over 100000 permit applications yearly
california title 24 — energy code permits added since 1978 statewide
tokyo building law — seismic permit standards rewritten after 1995 kobe quake
grenfell tower inquiry — 2017 london fire exposed permit and cladding failures