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Building department outlines move toward online permitting, but staff and signature rules slow rollout
Summary
The building department described progress toward digital permitting and online inspection requests but said state agency signatures for plumbing and electrical filings and staffing constraints limit how quickly the town can go fully paperless.
Terry Clark, the township’s construction official, told the council the building department is expanding online inspection requests and preparing for electronic permitting and plan review, but that some state-level requirements delay a full digital transition.
Clark said the department has moved inspection scheduling online, reducing phone traffic, and is piloting plan-review screens and blue-beam…
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