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Sponsor seeks a right to request code citation after stop‑work orders; cities and architects warn of unintended safety, liability risks
Summary
House Bill 427 would let a builder or developer request the specific building‑code citation used as the basis for a stop‑work order; if the jurisdiction fails to provide the citation within seven business days the bill would waive application of the identified code sections to the permit or construction. Proponents say the change forces clearer,
Representative Katie Zolnikov told the Senate Business and Labor Committee House Bill 427 would give a permit applicant the right to request the specific code citation a building department relied on when issuing a stop‑work order or delaying a permit. If the jurisdiction fails to respond within seven business days, the bill as drafted would waive the applicability of those code sections to the permit application or the construction process.
Zolnikov said the bill addresses cases where developers received stop‑work orders without clear, written code citations and subsequently endured long, discretionary delays that blocked construction. She…
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