City Manager's Bi-Weekly Report Volume 2 | Issue 1 | January 2018 | Page 10
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
• The Building Department received
a record number of permits applied
for in December 2017. We accepted
3,058 total permits, which included
217 single-family homes and 176
multi-family units.
• The Building Department is in the
process of implementing a procedure
to allow homeowners to choose
a timeframe for A/C changeout
inspections.
• The next stakeholder meeting will be
January 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. with
the Commercial Contractors.
• On Thursday, December 28, 2017
the Building Department processed
a daily record of 307 permits.
• The NEW 6th Edition of the Florida
Building Code became law for
all building permits submitted on
January 2, 2018.
• The Building Department is in the
process of proposing additional
permit fee reductions to online
permits.
• On January 8th the Building
Department conducted a stakeholder
meeting with Screen Enclosure and
Aluminum Contractors. Based on
feedback from the stakeholders,
we have drafted a proposal for
a reduction in some aluminum
structure permit fees.