Roof framing on a new-constuction hip roof

We asked for the blueprints. The city official agreed that what he was viewing did not look right to him, and then made mention of the unapproved plan change to what the city had on file. He offered to meet us again, so we could review the blueprints, and then his boss apparently shut that down, determining the potential ramifications of sharing them with us.
I suspect the blueprints do not reflect, in any way, this disasterous framing that was approved, but the city has pushed back that it is “beyond the window of discovery”, and they have no legal obligation to verify compliance at this point. We will see if they make good on their assurance to reach out to the builder. More than likely, this issue will die a slow, silent death, unless the homeowner wishes to pursue it.
At the end of the day, my recommendation does not change, but I am a compassionate person, and these types of issues rub me the wrong way.

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