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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION
PERMIT PROCESSING SECTION
PROGRAM MISSION: To
provide a one-stop resource for helping customers obtain appropriate permits
that will result in a safe community.
The Construction Codes Technicians (counter staff) are
the first to greet permit applicants who want to build in the County. The staff
takes applications; perform a cursory review of plans to ensure completeness;
route them to the appropriate reviewer; file the necessary documents; create
and update an electronic record of the permit; and calculate and collect the
appropriate fees. Before a permit is
issued, staff ensures the plan has been approved by the technical review staff
in other agencies, as required, through the automated permit tracking system. Also, staff provides technical information
regarding procedures; logs requests for inspections; updates information; and
schedules elevator and fire protection inspections.
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Permit
Processing Section
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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%
Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to
'04
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Personnel
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$426,653
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$430,612
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$430,785
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-
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Non-Personnel
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120,649
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83,135
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81,430
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-2%
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Total
Expenditures
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547,302
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513,747
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512,215
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-
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Fees
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1,610,196
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527,711
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751,953
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42%
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Grants
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total
Revenues
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1,610,196
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527,711
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751,953
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42%
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Net
Tax Support
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($1,062,894)
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($13,964)
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($239,738)
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1617%
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Authorized
FTEs
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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Funded
FTEs
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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SIGNIFICANT
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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The increase in revenue is based on an
increase in permitting activity and a
fee increase that is projected to
generate $20,000 in new revenue.
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Division-wide revenues for FY 2002, FY
2003, and FY 2004 have been allocated to show full cost recovery in the Code
Compliance and Plan Review Sections, with the remaining revenues allocated to this program.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY 2001
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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FY 2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
Customers
Served at Counter
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16,286
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17,144
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18,000
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18,500
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18,500
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Objective: To carry out the program mission in a manner
that is both timely and in conformance with the principles of government
service and to provide high quality customer service.
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FY 2001
Actual
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Estimate
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FY 2004
Estimate
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FY 2004
Target
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Workload Measures
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Construction permits issued
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10,609
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11,370
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12,000
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12,000
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12,000
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Valuation
of buildings (millions)
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$537
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$488
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$660
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$660
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$660
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Square
footage of permits (millions)
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11.7
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10.6
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12.2
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13.0
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13.0
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Efficiency Measures
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Inspections
scheduled through the Interactive
Voice Response (IVR) System
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13,361
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17,122
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18,000
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18,000
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18,000
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Architects and others in the construction
industry have inquired about the availability of online permitting and plan
submission. In order to prepare for
service expansions such as these in the future, we will need to fund hardware
and software, and staff training.
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