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Council directs staff to study one‑stop permit counter at Banner Tower; asks architect cost estimate and lease terms by Feb. workshop
Summary
After a lengthy briefing, council gave staff direction to have Miller Architects estimate costs to build a one‑stop permitting counter in 101A at the Banner (Vanner) building and to review the landlord’s maintenance responsibilities and lease terms; staff will return by the second meeting in February.
The San Bernardino City Council directed staff Wednesday to develop more detailed cost estimates and lease information for a proposed “one‑stop” permit counter in the Banner Tower (also referred to as Vanner Tower) and to return with findings in a staff workshop by the second council meeting in February.
Management analyst William Lampi and several department directors briefed the council on options for consolidating the city’s decentralized permitting counters. Staff said existing counters are spread over multiple floors and buildings, creating an inefficient experience for residents and developers; the recommended approach is to centralize planning, building, public‑works and business‑registration services into a…
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