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City seeks renewal of six third-party plan-review contracts to speed building permits
Summary
The Department of Code Enforcement asked to renew agreements with six firms to continue third-party building-code plan review, saying the firms have significantly reduced permit-review backlogs; councilors requested performance data comparing pre- and post-contract throughput.
Jake Dishaw, deputy commissioner of code enforcement and zoning, asked the council to renew contracts with six third-party plan-review firms used to augment the city's permit-office capacity.
Dishaw said the arrangement has reduced the backlog of construction-plan reviews and effectively adds the capacity of multiple full-time reviewers. "Prior to having third party plan review, we would…
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