A stop-work order, missing drawings, and a half-built addition — reconstructed into an as-built site plan and re-permitted in 9 hours.
A contractor walked off a half-built 300 SF addition and took the drawings with him. Denver issued a stop-work order, and the homeowner needed a new site plan reflecting as-built conditions within days to reinstate the permit.
On the rush track we rebuilt the site plan from the county parcel data, the original permit record, and the homeowner's photos and measurements — showing the addition as constructed, verifying it still met the 5-ft side setback, and flagging the one dimension that had drifted 4 inches (still compliant).
The reinstated permit was approved in 9 hours flat and a new contractor was on site the following Monday.
Use these free planning tools for an early check, then confirm every limit, definition, and submittal requirement with the local authority having jurisdiction.
Local-rule reminder: tool results and project examples are planning aids, not an approval guarantee. Your building or planning department makes the final determination.
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