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What Is a Plan Check Comment?

What a plan check comment (or correction) is, why reviewers issue them, and how to cut them down before you submit for permit.
By InspectMind··About 3 min read
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A plan check comment (also called a correction or redline) is an issue a building department's plan reviewer flags on your submitted construction drawings. Each comment must be resolved and resubmitted before the permit is issued. Comments typically cite a code section, missing information, or an inconsistency between sheets or disciplines. More comments mean more resubmittals, and a slower permit.

Why comments happen

  • Code-compliance gaps: egress, accessibility (ADA), fire rating, occupancy
  • Missing or unclear details referenced from the plans
  • Spec-vs-drawing contradictions (the spec says one thing, the drawings another)
  • Cross-discipline coordination conflicts (MEP vs. structure, fixtures vs. architecture)
  • Copy-paste and revision errors carried across sheets

How to reduce plan check comments

The fastest way to fewer comments is a thorough pre-submission review of the entire set, drawings, specs, and applicable codes, so issues are resolved on paper before the reviewer ever sees them. That is exactly what AI plan checking does: it flags code gaps, spec-vs-drawing conflicts, and coordination issues with evidence for each, so your team fixes them first. See how to reduce plan check comments for a deeper playbook.

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