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Building inspectors report busy 2025 permit year; third‑party reviews for Sutter clinic to be fee‑reimbursed
Summary
Building inspection staff told supervisors they issued dozens of permits in 2025 and will use third‑party professional review for Sutter tenant improvements; those professional fees will be reimbursed through building permit fees.
Building inspection staff outlined a busy 2025 for permits and inspections and explained a modest professional‑services ask tied to tenant improvements at a local clinic. Department staff reported issuing a range of permits in 2025, including single‑family residences, manufactured homes, accessory dwelling units, multifamily units and a large number of reroof and electrical/solar permits.
The department identified the Sutter tenant improvements at the former Washington Square clinic as requiring a specialized third‑party review that the office does not perform in‑house; staff said the expense will be fully reimbursed through the building permit fee. The department also said it had tested a spreadsheet workaround for software that had been proposed at roughly $20,000 but recommended delaying a vendor purchase until fiscal conditions improve so the county does not select a tool that fails to meet needs.
Inspectors told the board they perform multiple inspections per permit as required and that plan review is circulated across planning and engineering before final issuance. Supervisors praised the inspectors' flexibility and urged staff to provide permit and inspection statistics in future packet materials to better match workload with budget requests.
Representative quote: "Our planners reviewed over 100 building permits... we processed 4 coastal development permits, 5 minor subdivisions, 2 rezones, 19 use permits..." — Heidi (planning/permits report).
