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I'm gathering 'Best Practice' permit streamlining examples for a program at the Atlanta convention, and would appreciate hearing about any examples you have experienced. 

I'm particularly interested in hearing about use of 'Permit in a Day' programs (such as Dallas' QTeam; Raleigh 'Express Review); "Prequalification" programs where plans prepared according to a 'plan check friendly template' get expedited review while the jurisdiction experiences quicker processing (one example uses the AIA Florida's "Guide to  Creating Code Compliant Documents"); and "Professional Certification" programs that are 'architect friendly' in how they are structured and implemented. 

With staff reductions of up to 80% in some building jurisdictions during the recession, there is increasing interest in finding ways to operate more efficiently and effectively in permit processing, which can be a 'win win' - with benefits to community economic development, jobs, adding to the high performance building stock, and lowering costs for both public and private sector.

Thanks for taking a moment to share, even if only a sentence or two.  If your story touches more on the 'dark side' of programs that are not so architect friendly - that's of interest as well.

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Michael Malinowski AIA
AIACC President Elect
Applied Architecture, Inc.
Sacramento CA
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Stockton, California instituted an expedited plan check process for certain small residential and commercial projects. 

You can view the process at the following link: http://www.stocktongov.com/government/departments/permitCenter/buildProc.html

I used this process when I obtained a building permit last year for a kitchen/laundry room remodel in my home. It was quick and easy and I had my building permit in less than 90 minutes. 

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Timothy Dearborn AIA
Architect
Architechnica
Stockton CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-05-2015 21:34
From: Michael Malinowski
Subject: Have a great permit process story to share?

This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Small Project Practitioners and Codes and Standards .
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I'm gathering 'Best Practice' permit streamlining examples for a program at the Atlanta convention, and would appreciate hearing about any examples you have experienced. 

I'm particularly interested in hearing about use of 'Permit in a Day' programs (such as Dallas' QTeam; Raleigh 'Express Review); "Prequalification" programs where plans prepared according to a 'plan check friendly template' get expedited review while the jurisdiction experiences quicker processing (one example uses the AIA Florida's "Guide to  Creating Code Compliant Documents"); and "Professional Certification" programs that are 'architect friendly' in how they are structured and implemented. 

With staff reductions of up to 80% in some building jurisdictions during the recession, there is increasing interest in finding ways to operate more efficiently and effectively in permit processing, which can be a 'win win' - with benefits to community economic development, jobs, adding to the high performance building stock, and lowering costs for both public and private sector.

Thanks for taking a moment to share, even if only a sentence or two.  If your story touches more on the 'dark side' of programs that are not so architect friendly - that's of interest as well.

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Michael Malinowski AIA
AIACC President Elect
Applied Architecture, Inc.
Sacramento CA
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