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Building department reports April inspections, flags plumbing partial passes and documentation gaps
Summary
A building-department representative told the council the department completed roughly 104 inspections (with a separate cited count of 124 for April 26), reported an 85.6% pass rate, and called out contractor readiness, missing documentation and plumbing partial passes as primary issues.
A representative of the Richmond Heights building department presented an inspection summary for the month, reporting an overall pass rate of 85.6% and noting contractor readiness and missing documentation as recurring issues.
The presenter said the department had completed "a total of 104 inspections" and separately stated that April 26 included 124 inspections across residential, commercial, mechanical, electrical, zoning and concrete categories. The speaker attributed a high number of partial passes and failures to plumbing inspections.
The department noted it has started performing certain roofing and flat inspections in-house (citing "our own housing inspector, Mr. Peter") to reduce contracted inspection costs and concentrate contracted resources where the workload is highest. Staff also described integrating a new inspection software system intended to provide access for certain events (lawn-cutting or related operational triggers) and to enable some fee assessments through the platform.
The building representative said detailed tables and year-to-year comparisons are included in the written report and encouraged council members to review the packet and email for clarifications. The report concluded that construction activity is ramping up and staff expects increased inspection volume in the coming months.
What happens next: Staff offered to answer follow-up questions by email and indicated the department will continue to monitor contractor performance and inspection outcomes; April financials will be published at the next council meeting.
