Kingman development staff unveil faster review timeline, new 'due diligence' step

Development Services Director Jason Moquin told the Economic development advisory commission that his department has restructured its permitting and plan-review workflow and will shorten some staff review timelines in an effort to cut multi‑month delays for applicants. Moquin said the city reduced its administrative completeness check from 10 working days to five and aims to shorten the first substantive plan check so that “first plan check” review occurs within roughly 10–30 days where appropriate. He said those reductions are possible only if applicants submit more complete plans and use registered design professionals for commercial projects. The change is part of a larger rebranding of the development review process that replaces an optional “pre‑application” with a more formal “due diligence” meeting aimed at helping small businesses and large projects identify…