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Department Name:
Building Safety

Mission Statement:
To ensure the safe and lawful use of buildings and properties by enforcing building and construction codes. Facilitate compliant
development with integrity, efficiency and professionalism.

Services Provided:
1. The Building Safety Department is responsible for accepting building permit applications, performing plan review, issuing building
permits, performing related inspections and keeping records related to those building projects.
2. Ensure compliance by enforcement of the building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy, pool and spa codes, and certain
state statutes relating to construction to ensure safe and sound construction of structures.
3. Issues certificate of occupancies for buildings that are deemed compliant with adopted codes.
4. Ensure compliance with industry standards, specifications and State regulations required for construction and public safety through
the enforcement of safe construction practices.
5. Work with design teams to achieve code compliance through design and permitting process.

CITY COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES N O R T H

Noteworthy Organizational Remarkable Together Healthy
Essentials Excellence Experiences as One Economy
Consistently Strong team Distinctive Create Sustainable assets,
high-quality and internal services and community financial strength &
services culture amenities connections growth

N O R T H
Goal #1 ● ●

Provide timely plan review in accordance with established department policy.

Objectives
1. Provide plan review response or approval within 7-10 days of receipt of commercial applications.
2. Provide plan review response or approval within 3-4 days of receipt of residential applications.

Actual Actual Budget Budget
Performance Measures 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
All residential permit applications requiring plan review 1,310 1,744 2,000 2,000
Residential review cycles 1,189 2,053 2,396 2,396
Residental review average days 1.08 1.73 2 2
Residential met department plan review policy 100% 100% 100% 100%
All commercial applications requiring plan review 157 171 180 180
Commercial review cycles 175 375 500 500
Commercial review average days 4.08 4.39 5 5
Commercial met department plan review policy 100% 100% 90% 100%

N O R T H
Goal #2 ● ●

Maintain 100% next day inspection

Actual Actual Budget Budget
Performance Measures 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Number of inspections conducted 26,945 39,381 42,000 42,000
Met department policy of next day inspections 100% 100% 100% 100%

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