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Guideline for “BEST PRACTICES” Submittals
Contact Information:
Eric Browning, P.E. | Engineer/Architect Director | Interim Chief Building Official
Community Planning and Development | City and County of Denver
O: 720.865.2815 | eric.browning@denvergov.org
Program Description:
Collaborative Inspection Group (CIG)
The CIG process is an inspection protocol to assist customers and others receiving inspections
which are initiated by a range issues including illegal occupancy, unpermitted work, life safety
concerns, etc. A request for a CIG inspection can be generated by City and County of Denver
(CCD) staff or community residents. These inspections involve a team of Building, Fire, Public
Health, Zoning, Excise & Licensing inspectors, and sometimes a Police presence. The process
notifies our customers that a coordinated group of CCD agencies have visited the site and have
found violations that need to be corrected.
Costs / Benefits:
Resources from across different CCD agencies coordinate better their efforts and requirements.
Often in the past the recipients of a group of independently issued, single agency violation
notices were confused. The receipt of the group of notices, each with their own set of compliance
date(s), and potentially conflicting violation correction requirements, made compliance less
likely to occur. Combing our efforts and issuing one or two multi-agency coordinated notices, to
the same person, in the same email, letter, etc., has proven to be more successful and is very
much appreciated by our customers.
Another significant benefit includes a more thoughtful and consistent manner to determine when
the occupants of a building need to be vacated. Now when our teams issue an Order to Vacate,
both the Fire Chief and the Chief Building Official engage in a dialogue to determine the most
appropriate action.
Attached Documents:
See below.
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