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Program Description
Please provide a brief description of the program, i.e., Commercial Plan Review; Residential Inspection; How-To
Guides; etc.
The building department has created a formal process for plan reviews prior to the “official”
permit submittal. While the contractor/developer is processing the plans through other
departments, the building department allows for unofficial submittal for a review of the plans.
Effectively, providing for concurrent reviews and not consecutive. This pre-review guarantees
that the permit will be issued immediately following reviews by other city departments and
agencies.
Costs / Benefit
Please provide a paragraph or two elaborating on the program, its estimated costs in human or financial resources,
and the program benefits. Benefits may include public safety, cost-recovery, legal protection, etc.
The ultimate benefit of the pre-review process is the time savings to the contractor and the
owner. It provides for concurrent reviews and not consecutive reviews. To the owner time is
money and an additional four to six weeks in building plan review could financially hamper the
plans of the owner with financing and building occupancy.
There is minor additional cost related to the pre-review. Pre-reviews are subject to a nominal
fee to cover an additional review at official permit submittal. This feature will bring a project to
“shovel-ready” status in weeks rather than months.
If there is a back-up in the pre-review queue, the submitter has an option of expedited prereview for a fee that covers the overtime cost only.
Attachments
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