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Development Services director outlines permit workload, electronic review gains and building-fund funding shifts
Summary
Director of Development Services Anthea Gignotis told the Delray Beach City Commission that the department handled thousands of permits and inspections last year, has moved to fully electronic building-permit submissions, and expects to shift some positions in Public Works, Utilities and Fire to be at least partially funded by the building fund.
Anthea Gignotis, director of Development Services, told the Delray Beach City Commission at a budget workshop April 22 that her department performed thousands of permit reviews and inspections last year and has completed a transition to fully electronic building-permit submissions.
Gignotis said the department issues roughly 6,500 permits annually that generate about 10,500 reviews and more than 25,000 on-site inspections. She said permit valuation totals currently show nearly $29 million in industrial and commercial permit value and over $190 million in residential permit value.
The move to an electronic application system, Gignotis said, produced measurable review-time improvements: "the city...achieved over 97% compliance with a 10 day review target. And in fact, the…
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