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Building and Safety manager details permitting, inspections and seismic retrofit grant
Summary
Ben Galan described the city's permitting, plan-check and inspection workflow, gave 2025 activity figures (≈2,400 permits issued; ≈2,600 projects reviewed; ≈8,000 inspections), and summarized the city's seismic retrofit ordinances and a $10 million FEMA retrofit grant.
Ben Galan, the City of West Hollywood's Building and Safety manager, gave a step-by-step account of how the city processes permit applications, performs plan checks and coordinates inspections.
Galan said the department's permit technicians handle application intake and fee collection, plan checkers ensure compliance with California building codes, and inspectors verify in the field that construction matches approved plans.…
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