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Elevate reports faster plan reviews, rising permit activity to Columbiana City Council
Summary
Elevate presented the Columbiana Building Department annual report, reporting rapid plan-review turnaround, increases in permits and construction investment and expanded inspection capacity.
Julie Needs, executive director of Elevate, told the Columbiana City Council on May 6 that the local building-permit program is processing plans far faster than before and that permit volume and construction investment have increased.
The report, presented during the council's reports of commissions and boards segment, showed 96 permits issued in 2024 through the Columbiana building department (82 commercial, 14 residential). Needs said plan-review turnaround has fallen from months to days: "Plan review times, I'm happy to report, are 6 business days." She told the council Elevate took over residential…
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