{ "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "title": "Deck permit drawings: what three reviewing offices ask you to show", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "sample_type": "purposive official-document comparison", "observed_corrections": 0, "observed_project_outcomes": 0, "source_count": 7, "observation_count": 18, "sources": [ { "source_id": "NAP-1", "jurisdiction": "Naperville", "state": "IL", "title": "Deck, Patio, and Other Exterior Residential Improvements Permits", "url": "https://www.naperville.il.us/services/permits--licenses/deck-patio-shed-permit/", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated official web page, current-linked on retrieval", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" }, { "source_id": "NAP-2", "jurisdiction": "Naperville", "state": "IL", "title": "Residential Deck Resource Guide", "url": "https://www.naperville.il.us/contentassets/54387ac2d0054d7a862080d5ff0084e4/residential-deck-resource-guide.pdf", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Composite PDF: Deck Design revised 2024-04-23; site-plan example dated 2023-11-09; other sheets carry other dates", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14", "verification": "Official page still links this guide; text rechecked through the public web reader. Direct archive was unavailable; not described as a freshly downloaded origin snapshot." }, { "source_id": "WI-L", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "title": "Decks | Development Services Center", "url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/additions/decks", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Live official HTML body opened; links to WI-D and WI-F followed successfully.", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" }, { "source_id": "WI-D", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "title": "Decks — City of Madison Building Inspection", "url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/documents/Decks.pdf", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved document text.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Official deck page still links this handout; public web-reader text rechecked through that link. Direct download returned HTTP 403; no access restriction bypassed.", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" }, { "source_id": "WI-F", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "title": "Deck Data Sheet (One and Two Family Homes)", "url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/documents/forms/data-deck.pdf", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; Submittal Date is an applicant input, not a publication date.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Live official one-page PDF opened; linked as Deck application form and Deck Submission Checklist by WI-L.", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" }, { "source_id": "IN-L", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "title": "Permit Information", "url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/305/Permit-Information", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Live official HTML body opened. Guidelines & Requirements, item 2, links directly to IN-D.", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" }, { "source_id": "IN-D", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "title": "Deck Permit — Required Information", "url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "verification": "Live official one-page PDF body opened directly and again through the current official landing-page link.", "last_rechecked": "2026-10-14" } ], "observations": [ { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "NAP-01", "jurisdiction": "Naperville", "state": "IL", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission and related workflow", "reviewer_check": "Permit scope includes replacement of structural or safety components.", "theme": "scope", "applicability": "Existing residential deck: beams/joists, stairs or railings", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "NAP-1", "source_url": "https://www.naperville.il.us/services/permits--licenses/deck-patio-shed-permit/", "source_locator": "Decks; 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WI-D: page 1, step 2.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-D" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "WI-02", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction drawings identify beam sizes.", "theme": "framing", "applicability": "Residential deck construction drawings.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "WI-L", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/additions/decks", "source_locator": "WI-L: Submit Building Plans > What to Include > Construction drawings; WI-D: page 1, step 2.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-D" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "WI-03", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction drawings identify joist size and spacing.", "theme": "framing", "applicability": "Residential deck construction drawings.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "WI-L", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/additions/decks", "source_locator": "WI-L: Submit Building Plans > What to Include > Construction drawings; WI-D: page 1, step 2.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-D" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "WI-04", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction drawings show footing size; the data sheet specifically requests footing diameter.", "theme": "footings", "applicability": "Residential deck construction/framing plans.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "WI-D", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/documents/Decks.pdf", "source_locator": "WI-D: page 1, step 2; WI-F: page 1, Footing diameter size field and framing-plan labeling instruction.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved document text.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-F" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "WI-05", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Where a site plan is required, it shows the deck location, size, and distances to lot lines and other structures.", "theme": "site_plan", "applicability": "Conditional site-plan submission; sources differ at the exact three-foot-height boundary.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "WI-L", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/additions/decks", "source_locator": "WI-L: Submit Building Plans > What to Include > A site plan; WI-D: page 1, step 2.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-D; WI-F says 3 feet or more, while WI-L/WI-D say over 3 feet; boundary unresolved." }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "WI-06", "jurisdiction": "Madison", "state": "WI", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Deck drawings must use a scale.", "theme": "drawing_format", "applicability": "Residential deck plans; WI-L also specifies a scale for its conditional site plan.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "WI-L", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/additions/decks", "source_locator": "WI-L: Submit Building Plans > What to Include; WI-D: page 1, step 2; WI-F: page 1, final submission instruction.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date displayed in retrieved body.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "Corroborating source IDs: WI-D, WI-F" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-01", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "A plot, site, or GIS plan shows deck location and dimensions from property lines and setbacks.", "theme": "site_plan", "applicability": "Deck permit intake.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 1, subitem 2.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-02", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction plans show supporting-post size, location, and depth.", "theme": "posts", "applicability": "Deck construction plans.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 2, first sentence.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-03", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction plans show girder size, span, and spacing.", "theme": "framing", "applicability": "Deck construction plans.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 3, first clause.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-04", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction plans show floor-joist size, span, and spacing.", "theme": "framing", "applicability": "Deck construction plans.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 3, first clause.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-05", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "Construction plans identify the deck elevation above grade.", "theme": "elevation", "applicability": "Deck construction plans.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 3, second clause.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" }, { "study_id": "PP-2026-10-12-DECK-01", "observation_id": "IN-06", "jurisdiction": "Zionsville", "state": "IN", "project_review_type": "residential deck submission", "reviewer_check": "The drawing states whether the deck will attach to the primary structure.", "theme": "attachment", "applicability": "Deck construction drawings.", "evidence_category": "stated_requirement", "source_id": "IN-D", "source_url": "https://zionsville-in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/305/Deck-Permit-Submittal-Information-", "source_locator": "Page 1, item 6, first sentence.", "source_date": null, "source_version": "Undated; no publication/revision date in retrieved one-page document.", "retrieval_date": "2026-10-12", "outcome_status": "not_observed", "notes": "" } ], "cautions": { "Madison, Wisconsin": [ "WI-L/WI-D describe the site-plan trigger as over three feet; WI-F says three feet or more. Preserve this discrepancy and avoid resolving the boundary.", "WI-L Site plan review contains apparent shed-template wording. Selected observations use the deck-specific Submit Building Plans section instead.", "Do not use the obsolete /dpced/bi/documents/deck.pdf URL as the verified source. The working current files above were reached from the official landing page.", "Search crawl/publication metadata and footer copyright are not document revision dates." ], "Zionsville, Indiana": [ "The sheet remains linked by the current official landing page but is undated. Its presence does not independently establish that all embedded code references are current.", "Comparison deliberately omits numeric construction/code thresholds and does not infer stamping exemptions or approval outcomes.", "The observations are a selected sample, not the full submission checklist." ] }, "version": "1.0-publication", "publication_recheck_date": "2026-10-14" }