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Planning & Inspections

Who we are

We partner with the community in building and reinvigorating neighborhoods, engaging in visionary planning,
fostering economic and environmental sustainability, promoting exemplary design, protecting the health, safety and
welfare of the public, and assuring that all elements of the built environment are designed, constructed, installed and
maintained to community standards. We do this with exceptional customer service and by living the R‐SPIRIT values of
the City of North Richland Hills.

What do we do

1 Manage the Development Review Committee 5 Conduct rental/hotel licensing and inspections
2 Process zoning, plat and site plan requests 6 Review and issue building and other permits
3 Implement the Vision2030 Strategic Plan 7 Conduct building code inspections
4 Update development policies and regulations 8 Fulfill public records requests

Council Priorities

x Quality Community Development & Revitalization x Sense of Community
Efficient & Effective Transportation System x Targeted Economic Development
x Safety and Security Local & Regional Leadership
x Financial Stability x Efficient & Effective Delivery of City Services
x Positive City Image Goals & Measures

FY 2021‐22 Top Accomplishments

 The Development Review Committee facilitated the final approval of the plats, subdivision plans, and first set of
single family residential permits for City Point, a major development goal for City Council. City Point includes 365
single family residential lots, 60,000 square feet of commercial, 352 multi‐family units, and additional pad site for a
future hotel, grocer, or other commercial.

 Planning & Inspections began holding more regular interdepartmental coordination meetings with Neighborhood
Services, Engineering, Fire Prevention, Construction Inspections, and Economic Development to review the status
of current development projects.
 Three significant building permits were reviewed and issued and are currently under construction, including Iron
Horse Spanos, Tru by Hilton Hotel, and City Point Apartments. These three projects have a combined construction
value of over $84 million.

 Completed configuration and fully implemented new paperless permitting and plan review system (Energov) and
began an instructional campaign for customers on how to use the system.

 Approved permits for property valued at more than $300 million in FY 2021. In March 2022, the department was
on track to meet this same mark in FY 2022.

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