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Council approves ordinance allowing phased building permits for public projects to reduce construction delays
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance amending permit rules to permit phased building permits for public projects after county staff said the change will prevent costly schedule and material cost overruns; staff used a new fire‑station project as an example of delays that can occur while awaiting local approvals.
Summit County Council voted to amend county permit rules to allow phased (phased/phase) building permits for public projects, a change county staff said will reduce construction delays and avoid cost overruns when certain approvals are not immediately available.
County staff said the amendment to section 105.07 of the county codified ordinances enables the county to issue phased permits for public projects even when downstream local approvals (for example, final design approvals…
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