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Port Orchard building-inspection report shows high daily workload; committee asks for more detail
Summary
Staff presented a year-end building-inspection workload report showing heavy inspections per inspector; committee members requested trend and failure-rate data and praised improving compliance among roofers and siding contractors.
City staff presented a quarterly/year‑end report on building inspections that showed a high per‑inspector workload and prompted committee requests for additional context, including failure rates and trend comparisons.
Nick Bond, community development director, said the plans examiner has produced reports that summarize inspection activity and workload. “This just shows kind of month‑over‑month what we did in terms of inspection workload,” Bond said, and staff offered the report for the committee’s information. He noted that three city inspection staff plus on‑call consultants handled the volume and that “ten inspections a day for one inspector is a lot.”
Committee members asked for more detail. Jay Rosapepe, council member, asked how the report compares to previous years and about inspection outcomes for failed or noncompliant work; another member asked for discrepancies/failure statistics and trend analysis. Staff said the report can be expanded to include historical comparisons, failure rates and other metrics if the committee wants additional detail.
Several committee members also commented on site safety. One council member noted improved compliance by roofers and siding contractors and thanked inspectors for reducing on‑site risk. Bond said he would ask the inspections team whether the observed safety improvement was a result of inspection emphasis or other factors.
Ending: Staff will follow up with a refined inspection report if the committee requests added metrics (trend comparisons, failure/discrepancy rates) and will report back on whether safety improvements stem from inspection activity or other causes.
