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Staff demos OpenGov permitting portal, says rollout is speeding reviews and flagging payment scams

Montgomery County Planning Commission · February 12, 2026
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Planning staff demonstrated the new OpenGov permitting and review portal, which county staff say centralizes permitting workflows, automates notices and legal ads, supports inspection scheduling, and exposes a nationwide payment-scam risk; staff said paper or staff-assisted submittals will remain available.

Miss Hopkins, a planning department staff member, demonstrated the county's new OpenGov permitting portal and described features designed to streamline land-development reviews and permit workflows. Hopkins said the system was loaded internally in mid-December and went live to staff and the public in early January; it allows applicants to create one account, submit permits, upload required attachments (flood-elevation certificates, as-built drawings), schedule inspections, and receive automated notices and fee calculations.

Hopkins said OpenGov…

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