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Buildings and Inspections reports plan-review improvements, expands training academy to address inspector shortfall
Summary
The Department of Buildings & Inspections reported gains in commercial and residential plan-review timeliness after hiring and retraining, but said enforcement and lot-abatement response remain constrained by inspector vacancies; the department’s academy model is producing inspectors drawn from local neighborhoods.
Art Dahlberg, director of the Department of Buildings and Inspections, told the Budget & Finance Committee that plan-review timelines for commercial and residential permits have improved markedly after active hiring and that the department is scaling an in-house inspector academy to address chronic workforce shortages.
Dahlberg said the department’s goal is to complete 90% of commercial plan reviews within 15 days and 90% of residential reviews within 10 days; the department reported strong performance in the first two quarters and said it expects further gains once remaining plan-exam positions are filled. He…
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