County says permitting speed and completeness improving; launches code update and inspection app pilot
Planning and development staff reported improved permit timeliness and first-submittal completeness, a new BKF-led code update phase, and a mobile inspection scheduling pilot that staff say saves about two hours per inspection in the field.
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Matt Machado, director of the County's Community Development and Infrastructure department, updated the board on Streamline Santa Cruz, a multi-project effort to accelerate permitting and clarify development processes including disaster (CZU) rebuild permitting. Machado said planning staff had secured a contract to begin phase 1 of a comprehensive code update and that the county has seen eight new CZU building permit applications since August.
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