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So it's not the codes that are the actual issue, but the bureaucracy?

• bombcar 2y ago
  The codes can be a bit of a problem but it's usually minor (like requiring sprinklers where they didn't before, adds $10k, etc - though enough of these and it adds up). In most places its the bureaucracy - sometimes two cities with identical rules on the books will be completely different, because one is using permits and permit re-application fees as a major budget item, the other has one inspector who is always gone fishing.