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City staff report mechanical inspection delays, one vacancy and efforts to restore 5-day commercial review target
Summary
Development Services staff told the council that electrical and plumbing inspections are meeting a 1–2 day target, mechanical inspections face about a two-week delay due to staffing and licensing bottlenecks, and the office is working with SafeBuilt and the state while tracking a pipeline of large active construction projects.
A Development Services staff member reported that the department’s electrical and plumbing inspections are occurring within one to two days of request, while mechanical inspections remain delayed by approximately two weeks because of staffing and narrow licensing pathways.
"We have 1 vacancy right now, that we've had for about a year," the staff member said, adding that the deputy building official and building official are working with the state and that legislation is being evaluated to expand eligibility for mechanical-inspector…
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