Barrie Building Permits

I hate the city of Barrie building department just build and don’t get a permit because they will never issue one

Moved into a new build with an existing builders deck. Applied for a permit mid March and followed their homeowners guide on obtaining a permit for a deck. To date it’s been returned back and forth over 5 times stating the most minimal details were done incorrectly (for example one line was not drawn properly and that got returned). Each time we resubmit the application there is always something done incorrectly in the most minuscule way possible. I am not being dramatic by this either - the permits department could easily just correct what we have done wrong and sent it back and let us know that this is the way it should be. I am not a professional engineer and the way they are acting is extremely disrespectful. When I tell you it is close to impossible to get a building permit I am sincerely not lying. I have consulted with contractors, engineers, neighbours, and every resource I exhausted let me know that this is not typical and Barrie is the most strict and disrespectful place to get a permit from. It has caused so many headaches in our family and I really feel hopeless about this house getting a deck. The deck is extremely ordinary and we did all the drawings almost identical to the guide that was on the permit website. Nothing is good enough and I am up to my wits end with this department. I cannot believe how ridiculous this is and most of my neighbours have given up trying to get a deck for their house. They never call you back, you have to wait 4-5 business days for any sort of reply (which you can automatically assume is rejected for the most ridiculous reasons). If you are reading this DO NOT MOVE TO BARRIE IF YOU PLAN ON DOING ANY RENOVATIONS OR HAVE TO SPEAK TO ANYBODY AT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. During COVID we are literally stuck in our homes, can’t go anywhere and we can’t even build our own deck.