PERMIT TECHNICIAN TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Answer : r-3 - ✔✔Apartment houses are permitted in a(n)___ doing district
A c-1
B r-1
C r-3
D r-2
✔✔Answer : applicable governing body - ✔✔Who shall appoint the members of the
board of appeals ?
A applicable governing body
B zooming official
C city manager
D building official
✔✔Answer : concrete slab - ✔✔During which of the following inspections does the
inspector check base full material type,thickness,and vapor barrier placement?
A framing
B final
C foundation
D concrete slab
✔✔Answer : the period required for the retention of public records - ✔✔Department
Records shall be retained in the official records for_____.
A 180 days after project is finaled
B the period required for retention of public records
C 1 year after the certificate of occupancy is issued
D 90 days after the project is finaled
✔✔Answer : |,|| - ✔✔Which of the following types of construction requires all building
elements to be of non combustible materials ?
A |||, |V
B |,||
C|,||,|||
DV
✔✔Answer : holding a public hearing - ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the
building permit process carried out by the permit tech?
A forwarding the application for plane review
B holding a public hearing
C issues a certificate of occupancy
D assists the applicant with the permit application
, ✔✔Answer cost of service study's - ✔✔What type of study is conducted by a local
government to determine the cost of operating a building department ?
✔✔Correct answer : Research reports - ✔✔Supporting data that helps to assist the
approval of alternative materials or assemblies not specifically provided in the code
shall consist of ______ from approved sources
✔✔Correct answer
Engineering details - ✔✔Engineering calculations are an example of which of the
following?
A. Special inspection requirements
B. Plan specifications
C. Engineering details
D. Standard specifications
✔✔Correct answer
Parapet - ✔✔What term is used to describe the extension of a building facade above
the line of a structural roof?
A. Fascia
B. Marquee
C. Wall
D. Parapet
✔✔Correct answer
FALSE - ✔✔True or False. In general, fire separation is required between accessory
occupancies and the main occupancy.
TRUE
OR
FALSE
✔✔Correct answer
Roof height of new structure - ✔✔The site plan within the construction documents
submitted for permitting is not required to include which of the following information:
A. Location of new and existing structures
B. Roof height of new structure
C. Distance from lot lines
D. Proposed finished grades
✔✔Correct answer
35 feet - ✔✔What is the maximum permitted building height of a structure located in an
R-2a zone?
A. 25 feet
B. 35 feet
C. 15 feet
D. 10 feet
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Answer : r-3 - ✔✔Apartment houses are permitted in a(n)___ doing district
A c-1
B r-1
C r-3
D r-2
✔✔Answer : applicable governing body - ✔✔Who shall appoint the members of the
board of appeals ?
A applicable governing body
B zooming official
C city manager
D building official
✔✔Answer : concrete slab - ✔✔During which of the following inspections does the
inspector check base full material type,thickness,and vapor barrier placement?
A framing
B final
C foundation
D concrete slab
✔✔Answer : the period required for the retention of public records - ✔✔Department
Records shall be retained in the official records for_____.
A 180 days after project is finaled
B the period required for retention of public records
C 1 year after the certificate of occupancy is issued
D 90 days after the project is finaled
✔✔Answer : |,|| - ✔✔Which of the following types of construction requires all building
elements to be of non combustible materials ?
A |||, |V
B |,||
C|,||,|||
DV
✔✔Answer : holding a public hearing - ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the
building permit process carried out by the permit tech?
A forwarding the application for plane review
B holding a public hearing
C issues a certificate of occupancy
D assists the applicant with the permit application
, ✔✔Answer cost of service study's - ✔✔What type of study is conducted by a local
government to determine the cost of operating a building department ?
✔✔Correct answer : Research reports - ✔✔Supporting data that helps to assist the
approval of alternative materials or assemblies not specifically provided in the code
shall consist of ______ from approved sources
✔✔Correct answer
Engineering details - ✔✔Engineering calculations are an example of which of the
following?
A. Special inspection requirements
B. Plan specifications
C. Engineering details
D. Standard specifications
✔✔Correct answer
Parapet - ✔✔What term is used to describe the extension of a building facade above
the line of a structural roof?
A. Fascia
B. Marquee
C. Wall
D. Parapet
✔✔Correct answer
FALSE - ✔✔True or False. In general, fire separation is required between accessory
occupancies and the main occupancy.
TRUE
OR
FALSE
✔✔Correct answer
Roof height of new structure - ✔✔The site plan within the construction documents
submitted for permitting is not required to include which of the following information:
A. Location of new and existing structures
B. Roof height of new structure
C. Distance from lot lines
D. Proposed finished grades
✔✔Correct answer
35 feet - ✔✔What is the maximum permitted building height of a structure located in an
R-2a zone?
A. 25 feet
B. 35 feet
C. 15 feet
D. 10 feet
