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That's generally at the inspector/building official level.

wanted to add, we are complaint driven, so I'm not out hunting for things.

Yes, I do! in terms of land use/building violations. I am not in the field doing it, but I do draft letters for things like tall grass or signage violations and have the building inspector take photos when he's in the field. The code compliance officer who handles things like nuisances, animal...

That's what I'm hoping we get too. We are small as well, our population is less than 9k. :)

Yes! Will do! :) I used Dude Solutions (aka/fka SmartGov) at my previous job and I loved it, so I've always been a bit impartial to it. Tyler seems to have what we will need (and is loads better than Vision) so I am excited....but I'm also nervous to go 100% digital due to our demographic.

Right now we have Vision, but we are implementing Tyler and hoping to go live in Mid-October.

Hi all! I stumbled upon a thread on Reddit last night that I wanted to share with this group about this person's regret for not waiting for a permit. The thread is here, basically, they applied for a permit to build a shed, ordered materials, and then got a call from the city that let him know...

COMMUNICATE! I had this issue recently, I had everyone signed off except one person, and I kept bugging them because the contractor kept bugging me (nicely, surprisingly)....We just have to be open and honest with our clients....some can smell the bs, so it's not worth it.

We are currently accepting them in person or via email (preferred). We will be implementing software later this year that will have us go 100% online.

Our over the counter permits are: Re-roof (residential and commercial) Mechanical (commercial permit cost is based on valuation) Demolition Solar Installation (commercial permit cost is based on valuation) Once I receive a complete packet, I usually get these issued within a day or two.

What are some of the most frustrating things about being a permit tech? I'll go first. I'll preface it by saying that my team is great...communication is, for the most part, awesome. My current issue is when one or two departments are ready to issue, and I'm waiting on the last to sign off with...

Woo! Welcome!

Having handouts at the counter, having a station where they can DIY (esp. for electronic submittals). Just being willing to help out those who don't have a clue and are trying to do the right thing.

Hey! I was watching a youtube video as part of my WABO class and the inspector was doing a final on a home and he was walking thru making sure everything was to the plans/code. He looked at the smoke detectors but didn't test them, just said "they're hard wired in"....I'm wondering what you all...

I agree with checking with the code compliance office, but I also wonder if the county has adopted a property maintenance code? If so, that may help her a little. She should also look into tenant rights for that area. Sometimes, especially if the building dept. does not have an adopted PMC...

Thank you - that's basically what he said and clarified that LNI does the wiring component. So all is good!

I ended up asking my building official because he's OOO till next week and I need to process the permit (or not). He said that electrical does the wiring only and everything else is thru us, basically. He worded it more eloquently than that, but I understand it now.

I received a submittal for a "wireless fire alarm communicator"..and I'm not very privvy to a lot of the fire alarm/suppression types, but this feels electrical to me? How do you all know when it is? I'm only asking because our jurisdiction doesn't handle electrical permits, so I want to let the...

Interesting! My jurisdiction encourages electronic submittals, but we're not 100% there yet. We are actually in the process of a software conversion & should be going live in October. I'm worried mostly about my demographic, the elderly who "don't do computers" or the contractors who come in...

I'm not in Texas, so forgive me, but my local jurisdiction's policy would depend on the location of the proposed stand. Is it on private property? Does the seller have permission from the property owner to be on their property? If it's not in the right of way, that's really all they'd need.