Question 11

A decision of the local building official MUST first be appealed to the local Board of Building Code appeals.

An appeal of a decision made by the local building official must be directed to the local Board of Building Code appeals, as it serves as the appropriate body for reviewing such decisions.

A) the local Board of Building Code appeals.

This option is correct because the local Board of Building Code appeals is established to handle appeals regarding decisions made by building officials. It is the designated authority that reviews and adjudicates these matters.

B) the local building official.

This option is incorrect as appealing a decision to the same official who made it does not provide an avenue for dispute resolution. The process requires an independent body to review the decision, which the local building official cannot fulfill.

C) ICC.

This option is incorrect because the International Code Council (ICC) does not serve as the first level of appeal for local building official decisions. Appeals must first go through local mechanisms before escalating to national organizations like the ICC.

D) the State Building Code Technical Review Board.

This option is also incorrect since the State Building Code Technical Review Board typically handles appeals at a state level, but not as the first point of appeal for local building official decisions. Local processes must be followed initially.

Conclusion

The correct answer is definitively A, as it accurately identifies the local Board of Building Code appeals as the first step in the appeal process for decisions made by local building officials. All other options fail to provide the appropriate venue for such appeals, highlighting the necessity of local governance structures in the building code enforcement process.