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.