A wrench in paperless building plans
Building departments still require hard-copy submissions
By Arrol Gellner, Friday, January 5, 2007.Nowadays, it's routine to pay bills, transfer funds or buy stock solely by electronic media. Both faxed and electronic signatures are widely accepted as valid. Yet in the midst of such digital expedients, submitting plans for a building permit remains a process right out of the Middle Ages.
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