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101 GLOSSARY General Building Department concepts • ICC: The International Code Council. The governing body for the building /development codes used by all jurisdictions who've adopted the ICC guidelines. MOST of the US has done this. Canada, Mexico, and other countries use ICC codes books and guides as well. There are a few states who have added guidelines to the ICC codes to better fit their needs. For example, California has added seismic retrofit requirements for most commercial structures. ■ Building Department (Permitting Authority, Building Codes, Inspections Department, Building and Inspections): This is the department in a jurisdiction where an owner or contractor goes to obtain permits and inspections for building, tearing down, remodeling, adding to, re- roofing, moving or otherwise making changes to any structure, Residential or Commercial. ■ Jurisdiction: This is the geographic area representing the properties over which a Permitting Authority has responsibility. ■ GC: General Contractor. Usually the primary contractor hired for any Residential or Commercial construction work. ■ Sub: Subordinate contracting companies or subcontractors. Usually a "trades" contractor working for the GC. These contractors generally have an area of expertise in which they are licensed like Plumbing, Electrical, Heating and Air systems, Gas Systems, Pools etc. (called "trades "). ■ Journeymen: Sub contractors who have their own personal licenses in one or more trades and work for different contracting companies, wherever they are needed or there is work. ■ HVAC (Mechanical, Heating & Air companies): HVAC = Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. ■ ELEC (Electrical, TempPole, TPole, TPower, Temporary Power, Panel, AMP Change, Power Release): Electrical permits can be pulled for many reasons. The most common reason is to increase the AMPs of power in an electrical power panel. This requires a permit in almost every jurisdiction. Other commons reason for Electrical permits is to insert a temporary power pole at a new construction site. Construction requires electricity, and in a new development, power has yet to be run to the lot. The temporary power pole is usually the very first permit pulled for new development. The power is released to the home owner when construction is complete and this sometimes takes the form of a Power Release permit or inspection. • "Pull" a permit: To obtain and pay for a building permit. • CBO: Chief Building Official • Planning Department: The department in the development process where the building /structural plans are reviewed for their completeness and compliance with building codes • Zoning Department: The department in the development process where the site plans are reviewed for their compliance with the regulations associated with the zoning district in which they are situated. ■ Zoning District: A pre- determined geographic boundary within a jurisdiction where certain types of structures are permitted / prohibited. Examples are Residential structure, Commercial /Retail structures, Industrial /Manufacturing structures etc. Each zoning district has regulations associated with it like the sizes of the lots, the density of the structures on the lots, the number of parking spaces required for certain types of structures on the lots etc. ■ PIN (TMS, GIS ID, Parcel #): Property Identification Number and Tax Map System number. ■ State Card (Business license): A license card issued to a contractor to conduct business. ■ Building Inspector (Inspector): The inspector is a building department employee that inspects building construction for compliance to codes. ■ C.O.: Certificate of Occupancy. This is the end of the construction process and designates that the owners now have permission to occupy a structure after its building is complete. Sometimes also referred to as a Certificate of Compliance.