4/8/20
By: Tom Ward Governor Brian Kemp recently passed an executive order allowing residential builders to immediately employ private inspectors to perform required plan reviews or inspections without having to wait out the time frames required by O.C.G.A. 8-2-26(g)(4). The relevant text of the Order, which can be accessed by this link (https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders), provides as follows: …
When is Engineering Required? City of Atlanta Issues New Code Interpretation
10/18/17
By: Cheryl H. Shaw The City of Atlanta recently published its second International Residential Code interpretation of 2017, confirming that structural designs utilizing Structural Composite Lumber (SCL) must be designed and sealed by an engineer licensed to practice within the State of Georgia. The stated purpose of the binding interpretation is to provide consistency between…