Top 10 Developer Delays

In an effort help streamline your project we have compiled the most frequent situations that can delay a residential or commercial project.

We encourage you take a moment to review the typical situations that can occur on a project so you can enhance your project planning.

Residential

Building
  1. No plans on job site
  2. Smoke detectors required
  3. Door landings required
  4. Studs over-bored
  5. Foundation bolts required
  6. Weep holes required
  7. Hand/guard rails required
  8. Purlins and struts required
  9. Fire blocking required
  10. Stairs rise and run
Electrical
  1. House locked and unable to perform inspection
  2. Work covered up (sheetrocked / insulated)
  3. Too many conductors in a box
  4. Nail plates needed to protect conductors
  5. Wall spacing of outlets too far
  6. Spacing of outlets at kitchen counter too far
  7. In-use weatherproof covers not installed
  8. AC overcurrent protection too large
  9. Jacuzzi motor access door not provided
  10. Ground rod not properly installed
Mechanical
  1. Job covered up
  2. Flex duct supports
  3. Approved UL listed tapes & mastics
  4. Proper slope on condensate drains
  5. Clearance to combustible materials on venting
  6. Venting exceeding 45 degrees
  7. Dryer vent installation / missing
  8. Gas connection to mechanical equipment
  9. Condensing units 3 inches above grade
  10. House locked and unable to perform inspection
Plumbing
  1. Backfall on drain line
  2. Drain line not properly supported
  3. Work covered prior to inspection
  4. Water lines not properly strapped
  5. Need minimum of 15 inches to center of toilet drain and the nearest wall or obstruction
  6. Temperature and pressure (T&P) drain terminating too low or below grade
  7. Improper pressure for air test on gas line
  8. Not ready for full inspection
  9. Water service not at proper minimum depth
  10. Dishwasher drain line not properly run and strapped

Commercial

Building
  1. No plans on job site
  2. Post address
  3. Exit signs required
  4. Panic hardware
  5. Door landings
  6. Rated corridors
  7. Door swing
  8. Required number of exits
  9. Restroom vents
  10. Handrails required
Electrical
  1. Building locked or not accessible for inspection
  2. Work concealed
  3. Conduit not strapped/supported properly
  4. Boxes not properly supported
  5. Too many conductors in a box
  6. Working clearance in front of electrical equipment
  7. Dedicated space above electric equipment not being maintained
  8. Panel directory not installed
  9. Electrical junction boxes not properly bonded
  10. Building steel and cold water pipe system not properly bonded
Mechanical
  1. Smoke detection not sufficient in return air design for systems exceeding capacity.
  2. Type I hood, Type I duct clearances and grease duct enclosures are not sufficient.
  3. Equipment and appliances on elevated roofs exceeding heights 16 feet above grade are not provided with permanent ladder access or ladder does not extend to grade.
  4. Guards are not provided where appliances and equipment are located within 10 feet of roof edge.
  5. Duct length of clothes dryer exceeds the maximum allowable length.
  6. Shut off damper controls are not indicated on plans and should be of the gravity of motorized type per International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
  7. Duct and plenum insulation r-values are not designated on plans or do not meet minimum requirements per IECC.
  8. Source capture exhaust system(s) and ventilation rates not provided or do not meet the minimum exhausting rates for nail salons.
  9. Location of exhaust outlets and termination clearances are not met or are not provided on roof layout.
  10. Materials located in plenum space are not identified as plenum rated or not approved.
Plumbing
  1. Backfall on drain line
  2. Drain line not properly supported
  3. Work covered prior to inspection
  4. Water lines not properly strapped
  5. Need minimum of 15 inches to center of toilet drain and the nearest wall or obstruction
  6. Need proper bedding material for sewer line
  7. Improper pressure for air test on gas line
  8. Not ready for full inspection
  9. Low/flat venting not allowed
  10. Vent termination too close to air intake for building

Plan Review

We have compiled a list of most common delays and discrepancies caused during the review stage of a project.

Refer to Top Developer Delay Comments During Plan Review (PDF) for a list that pertains to both residential and commercial projects.

Areas addressed in this document include:

  • building
  • drainage
  • electrical
  • fire protection
  • irrigation
  • landscape
  • mechanical
  • plumbing
  • traffic
  • trees
Back to top