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DBI outlines plan to separate planning and construction permit reviews in site‑permit reform
Summary
Deputy Director Neville Pereira presented a proposal to bifurcate the entitlement (planning) and construction (building permit) review processes, aiming to reduce duplicative reviews and speed permit issuance; commissioners and the city attorney raised questions about appeals and which code cycle locks in.
Deputy Director Neville Pereira presented the Building Inspection Commission with an update on the site permit reform project, describing a multi‑phase effort to separate planning entitlements from construction document review so that planning certifies a project’s massing and discretionary approvals before the building permit intake.
Pereira said the proposed process would give applicants a discrete planning decision — a ‘‘golden ticket’’ — that would speed…
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