The owner is ultimately responsible for all development within their property. In many cases owners pass the responsibility of the project during the review process onto the general contractor or designer, who manages and coordinates a project during this phase. This does not relieve the owner from being responsible for a project. In all cases it is suggested the owner monitor the progress of a project from design, review permitting and inspection to confirm that the appropriate steps are being followed. Failure to submitted complete information during the review process could delay obtaining a permit and/or a Certificate of Occupancy for the project.

• THE CONTRACTORS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS.

The contractor is responsible to see that project is constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications for the project. They are also responsible to see that work is not commence without first obtaining a permit and that such work is conducted in accordance with applicable code provisions.

• THE INSPECTION AGENCIES ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS.

It is the inspection agency responsibility to review submitted plans thoroughly and in an expeditious manner. Generally, the policy of the inspection agency is to review a project within 20 working days of complete submittal. It is desirous that the agencies that are involve in the review of a project be involved as early on as possible, partnering with the designer and contractor to see that the development is designed in accordance with applicable codes and ordinances.

• THE DESIGNERS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS.

The Designer is often required to certify and take professional design responsibility for a project they designed. In many cases, clarification or modifications to the design is required as a project is reviewed. The designer should be expected to have taken into consideration all the applicable code provisions while preparing the design of a project. It is recommended the designer conduct a code analysis of the project, prior to submitted the plans for review and permitting. A copy of this code analysis, submitted with the construction documents, assists the reviewers in identifying how the designer interpreted code when preparing the design.