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Building inspection reports heavy permit workload; third‑party plan reviews for clinic projects expected
Summary
Building officials reported 2025 permit activity — including 18 single‑family permits, 6 manufactured homes and 116 electrical/gas/solar permits — and said professional fees in the current budget are for third‑party reviews of a Sutter tenant-improvement clinic project reimbursed through permit fees.
Del Norte County building inspection staff told supervisors the division issued substantial permit activity for calendar 2025 and that some professional fees in this year's budget are tied to specific tenant improvements that require outside plan review.
Staff listed calendar‑year 2025 permit issuances: 18 single‑family residence permits, 6 manufactured homes, 9 accessory dwelling units, 14 duplex/multi‑family permits, 25 demolitions, 47 reroofs, 116 electrical/gas/solar permits, 22 garage/storage building permits, 85 miscellaneous permits, 34 heating permits, 38 remodels, and 35 septic permits. The building official said a planned tenant‑improvement project for Sutter's former Washington Square clinic will require third‑party plan-review services the department does not provide in‑house; those professional fees will be reimbursed through building permit revenue.
Supervisors questioned a removed $20,000 software request; staff recommended postponing that purchase until finances stabilize to avoid selecting a vendor that might not meet needs. Board members also flagged revenue estimates for mobile home permits, asking staff to verify whether deposits were coded incorrectly given higher recent receipts.
