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DBI expands instant online permits and upgrades permit-tracking system to improve transparency
Summary
The Department of Building Inspection highlighted incremental expansion of instant online over-the-counter permits for low-complexity kitchen and bathroom remodels and a July 27 enhancement to its permit-tracking system that adds line-by-line document history, revision tracking and new dispositions to better show where permitting time is spent.
Deputy Director of Permit Services Neville Pereira told the Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 16 that the department has continued to expand over-the-counter (OTC) and instant online permits and rolled out a notable permit-tracking-system (PTS) enhancement on July 27.
Pereira said the instant online permits—introduced for roofing during the pandemic and expanded in 2021 to certain kitchen and bathroom remodels—are currently limited to licensed contractors (B and B2) and to single-family and small multi-family dwellings with no structural work, active complaints or historic status. "It's a stepping stone," Pereira said, adding the contractor-only restriction exists because of…
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