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I think this discussion is way too black & white. I for one don't think all building codes are bad, but it's trivial to imagine a case of too many building codes. Now the question is, what are all the codes out there, and how much sense do they make? Is there a process of exceptions? What are the costs involved?

Because, based on the article, it sounds like absolutely no common sense is used for exceptions.

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Sometimes there are too many building codes, when they are silly.

But some of those codes one doesn't have to pay attention to as much: Requiring grounded plugs with minimal construction standards. If you just buy your stuff, you won't have to worry about the construction standards of your outlet unit, merely that you buy the grounded sort.

"Absolutely no common sense is used for exceptions"

To me, this looked more like ignorance on both sides. If the inspector has no real training in construction, all he really has is the code - the stickers for the wood (for example). And the man building should have checked codes upfront to see what he needed to do to work around it.