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Members urge planning for internal post-disaster permitting to handle surge in rebuilding needs
Summary
Commissioners recommended adding internal emergency-recovery processes—permitting, inspections and house-tagging—to the city’s emergency planning after a training illustrated the need to handle hundreds of damaged homes without overloading normal operations.
A Committee member recounted an emergency-disaster training and urged the commission to include internal post-disaster recovery processes in planning — specifically how permitting and inspections would be handled if many homes were damaged simultaneously. The Committee member described a scenario: “500 homes in our city are destroyed or damaged by wind event or the earthquake. That's gonna influx into this building with 500 residences need permits and inspections and house tags and things.”
Speakers suggested developing an internal recovery plan for permitting and inspections (separate from police/fire field response), public education on homeowner recovery steps, and processes for surge staffing and communication so the city can handle a high volume of permit requests without shutting public services.
