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Building & planning

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Threads: 357

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Tips for vetting firms

Friday at 2:35 PM
ap1268

Environmental

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Total posts: 495

Threads: 125

Total posts: 495

Do I need a permit to destroy invasive plants?

Mar 18, 2025
Overtime

Business, health, & safety

Threads: 137

Total posts: 584

Threads: 137

Total posts: 584

False alarms are bogging down emergency services

Wednesday at 5:30 PM
W3 Planning and Research

Recreation

Threads: 74

Total posts: 336

Threads: 74

Total posts: 336

Early access lottery for a camping permit

Mar 18, 2025
JoeT

Thread 'Software for tracking permits through their lifecycle'

What type of software do your municipalities use for tracking building permits through their life cycle? As more and more inspectors use tablets in the field, we need to find something that works...

ClaxtonRR
Mar 17, 2025
Replies: 7

Thread 'What is your building permit turn-around time?'

We usually tell our customers 2-3 weeks for the first review. I've heard that is pretty timely compared to some jurisdictions but i'm curious how it is in other jurisdictions because we *still*...

dollyachie
Nov 1, 2024
Replies: 19

Thread 'Building an inground pool by myself, bad or good idea?'

This summer I would like to build my own in-ground swimming pool, as it's always been a dream of mine to have one. What is needed in order to get the ball rolling? I know I need to make sure where...

Jake
Apr 9, 2024
Replies: 4

Thread 'How would you handle.....'

Hey all! I have a fun real life scenario that I was brainstorming with a colleague yesterday, and I thought it'd be fun to get your thoughts... For context, we do not have a property maintenance...

Emily C
Mar 14, 2025
Replies: 6

Thread 'HGTV flippers hit with building violations'

Have you guys heard about the scandal around a popular HGTV show where the stars have been hit with building violations? Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama are in hot water after renovating homes without...

KayWard
Mar 12, 2025
Replies: 5

Thread 'Could Higher Permit Fees Speed Up Review Times? A Genuine Inquiry'

I have spoken with many colleagues in the development community, and a recurring theme is that the biggest cost driver is not usually the permit fees but the time spent in long review processes...

Anonymous
Thursday at 8:28 PM
Replies: 4

Thread 'Building permit self-certification program'

The disastrous fires in California have decimated our housing stock. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes months to receive the proper building permit in order to rebuild. That timeline is bound to...

Cass
Feb 21, 2025
Replies: 4

Thread 'False alarms are bogging down emergency services'

Burglary alarms and other monitoring systems used to be the purview of businesses, but today you can find them in most modern homes as well. All those additional systems on the network, means...

Overtime
Mar 15, 2025
Replies: 4

Thread 'Does your permitting office have a "performance culture"?'

One of DOGE's reforms is for the federal government to adopt a performance culture a la Silicon Valley. As stated in the "Fork in the Road" email that went out to all federal workers on Jan 28...

Eric
Feb 13, 2025
Replies: 5

Thread 'ICC Certified Zoning Inspector?'

Hi All! I am currently only ICC certified as a Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector but I am looking into the Zoning Inspector certification as well. Is anyone else a certified Zoning...