Presentation to the Building Codes Board of Adjustments and Appeals to provide an update on the progress of the Regulatory Streamlining Task Force and the changes in Land Development technology.

1. Regulatory Streamlining
Task Force
BCBAA Board
August 22, 2012

2. Presentation Outline
• Process Changes
• Draft Recommendations
• Changes in Technology

3. Presentation Outline
• Process Changes
• Draft Recommendations
• Changes in Technology

4. Process Changes
• Vertical Permitting
– New and reinforced tracking measures
– New field supervision procedures
– Plan submittal appointments
– Procedures for quick cures

5. Process Changes
• Development Review Committee
– Pre-ap meetings with the DRC
– Informal PDF review of revisions
– Plan sheet replacement
– Streamlined DRC meetings
– Joint PD/PSP review process

6. Process Changes
• Changes in the works
– PDF Plan submittal for the DRC
– Remote payment of fees for DRC
– Land Development Code clean-ups

7. Presentation Outline
• Process Changes
• Draft Recommendations
• Changes in Technology

8. • Restructure the DRC to a staff
technical review committee
• Project Managers
• Overhaul Land Development Code
• Direct infrastructure investments
to provide incentive for infill
Draft Recommendations

9. Draft Recommendations
• Expand one stop permitting to
include commercial permits
• Small Scale Comprehensive Plan
Amendments scheduled monthly
• Establish committee to monitor
implementation

10. Presentation Outline
• Process Changes
• Draft Recommendations
• Changes in Technology

11. Changes in Technology
• Land Development Management
System (LDMS)
– Single system for development
– Integrates process
– Improved customer notification
– Enforces staff accountability
Development
Review
Plat
Subdivision
Plans
Building
Plans
Inspections
Certificate of
Occupancy

12. Changes in Technology
• LDMS Phase 1 – Development Review
– Review Boards (DRC, RAC, PZC, BZA)
– Construction Plan Review
– Environmental Permitting
– Platting

13. Changes in Technology
• LDMS Phase 2 – Building Permitting
– Residential and commercial
– Sub-trade permits
– Business use permits
– New on-line system

14. Changes in Technology
• Future Enhancements
– Additional funding recommended by
Streamlining Task Force
– Expand electronic permitting
– Streamline fee management
– Provide public access to development
information

15. Changes in Technology
• Expand electronic permitting
– Offer on-line applications
– Ability to submit plans electronically
for vertical construction

16. Changes in Technology
• Expand electronic permitting
– Improve access to development
review comments in real-time

17. Changes in Technology
• Expand electronic permitting
– Enhance inspection capabilities
– Provide smart phone applications

18. Changes in Technology
• Streamline fee management
– Ability to pay on-line by credit card
– Automation of impact fee process
– Assessment & credit accounts
– Eliminate capacity use receipts (CUR)
– Impact fee committee & appeals

19. Changes in Technology
• Public access to information
– Provide development records and
documents on-line

20. Changes in Technology
• Public access to information
– Publish service level benchmarks
– Turn-around times
– Performance indicators

21. Changes in Technology
• Public access to information
– Deliver graphs for public reporting
– Development trends
– Activity levels

22. Questions
BCBAA Board
August 22, 2012