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Resident says simple driveway permit took two months to process; city offers follow-up
Summary
Elizabeth Bell told commissioners a driveway permit submitted in October may not be issued until Dec. 17 and urged staff to address long turnaround times for straightforward residential permits; the mayor asked her to leave contact information for staff follow-up.
Elizabeth Bell, a New Smyrna Beach resident, told the commission she applied for a building permit in October to replace an existing driveway and was told the permit might not be available until Dec. 17. Bell said the delay felt excessive for a simple, in-kind driveway replacement and urged the city to investigate permit-processing bottlenecks.
The mayor asked Bell to leave her contact information with the city clerk and said staff would follow up. City staff later told commissioners they would provide reports on building-permit trends and the city manager offered to deliver comparative commercial and residential permit data to commissioners.
