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DPP outlines permit backlog, new Clarity portal and SIVCheck to speed reviews for Bill 7 and other projects
Summary
DPP presented permit-processing data and said new digital tools—HNLbuild (Clarity) and SIVCheck (AI pre‑review)—plus training and hiring, are intended to shorten review cycles for building permits and aid complex Bill 7 affordable housing projects.
The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) briefed the zoning committee on June 26 about its building-permit backlog, staffing and planned software upgrades intended to accelerate reviews—issues that directly affect Bill 7 affordable-housing projects.
DPP reported average internal-review durations for code review cycles and a longer overall duration that includes applicant response time and interagency reviews. For residential code review DPP reported an average 12 days per review cycle (noting residential cycles may repeat) and a reported total average duration of roughly 374 days that includes multiple review cycles and applicant-side time. For commercial code review the department reported an average commercial code-review cycle of 84 days and a total average duration…
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