# Foundation Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes

For Foundation Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Creve Coeur, Missouri; order is 2; what must already be done is after the top of the footing has been cleaned, the foundation forms have been properly set, the reinforcing steel has been cleaned and tied in place and the proper anchor bolts are on-site; what may not proceed until it passes is No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Step:** Foundation Inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Process:** Residential building inspection sequence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Jurisdiction:** Creve Coeur, Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Order:** 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must already be done:** after the top of the footing has been cleaned, the foundation forms have been properly set, the reinforcing steel has been cleaned and tied in place and the proper anchor bolts are on-site _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What may not proceed until it passes:** No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2. Foundation Inspection A foundation inspection is required after the top of the footing has been cleaned, the foundation forms have been properly set, the reinforcing steel has been cleaned and tied in place and the proper anchor bolts are on-site. A city-approved barrier must be in place around the excavation until backfilling has occurred. No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved.

## Source

- https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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