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County planning and development staff detail rising permit volume, staffing strain and digital-permitting rollout
Summary
Community Development leaders described large permit and inspection workloads, staffing shortages, and progress toward cloud-based permitting while highlighting recent projects and an in-house public recreation mapping tool.
Community development leaders told the Board of Supervisors that permit and plan-review volume has risen markedly and that staffing shortages have constrained review and inspection capacity, prompting an accelerated effort to recruit staff and implement a cloud permitting system.
Staff said the department processed 3,032 chargeable items in the latest fiscal year (up from 2,541) and that the total valuation of permits under review or issued increased substantially year over year (examples cited in the presentation: FY24 permit valuations around $87 million versus FY25 valuations exceeding $187 million for some categories). Staff reported…
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