ICC CBO study plan

Outline the statutory chain of authority that gives a code official the power to adopt, interpret, and enforce a construction code

Define 25 core administrative terms (permit, owner, registered design professional, stop-work order, substantial damage) in your own words

Map the adoption-to-amendment process for a local code, including how local amendments and appeals boards are created

Distinguish the roles of the code official, the board of appeals, and the governing body in writing

Summarize the legal limits on inspections and entry, including warrant/consent concepts and right of entry provisions

Compare the permit types and when each is required versus exempt

Sequence the permit application intake process from submittal to completeness review

Identify the record-keeping and public-records obligations attached to permit files

Break down a plan review into its component checks: use group, occupancy load, egress, fire-resistance, and accessibility

Compute occupant load and required egress width for three worked examples

Draft a plan review comment that cites the specific code section, states the deficiency, and requests a correction

Explain the conditions that can be attached to a permit and how revisions are processed

Explain the permit issuance workflow, including issuance after review, conditional permits, and permit expiration and extension

List the inspection milestones in a typical project and what must be verified at each

Describe how approved plans and permit documents govern what the inspector verifies in the field

Practice writing a field observation note that is factual, dated, and code-referenced

Distinguish the purposes of progress, final, and specialized inspections and when each is triggered

Outline how to conduct an inspection: preparation, entry, observation, testing, documentation, and notification

State the criteria and procedure for issuing a stop-work order and for removing a hazardous condition

Describe how to handle a request for inspection that cannot be approved, including re-inspection and approval conditions

Classify violations by severity and select the appropriate initial response for each class

Draft a notice of violation that identifies the property, the provision violated, the corrective action, and the compliance deadline

Sequence the enforcement ladder from notice through hearing, penalty, and abatement, noting the due-process step at each stage

Explain the standards for unsafe or imminently dangerous structures and the emergency measures available

Outline the department's budget cycle, fee schedule rationale, and staffing/coverage model

Describe personnel practices including training records, conflict-of-interest limits, and performance documentation

Explain how records, reporting metrics, and interagency coordination support enforcement outcomes

Re-test the violation-notice drafting from week 6 and correct any weak citations

Synthesize all five domains into a single process map from adoption through enforcement

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set and categorize every miss by domain

Rewrite the weakest three domain summaries from memory and compare against your notes

Identify the top five remaining gaps and schedule targeted review before exam day