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Allentown committee backs Bill 33 to consolidate building permits, standardize valuations
Summary
The Allentown City Community and Economic Development Committee voted to forward Bill 33, which combines multiple trade permits into a single permit, standardizes project valuations and extends permit expiration to five years under the Pennsylvania Construction Code.
The Allentown City Community and Economic Development Committee voted to forward Bill 33 with a favorable recommendation to the full City Council after hearing staff explain changes that would streamline permitting, include plan review in permit fees and standardize project valuations.
Bill 33 would amend the city code to consolidate building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits into a single permit per project, set a standardized valuation method for calculating fees, and change permit expiration from one year to five years to follow the Pennsylvania Construction Code. Committee members voted by voice to send the measure on to the full council.
Heidi Westman, director of building standards and safety, told the committee the city has moved to the EnerGov permitting system and studied five years of valuation and revenue data to determine fees. "This whole process is gonna be streamlined for the customer…
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