ePermits Working Group Meeting Thursday, June 19, 2014

ePermits Working Group Meeting Thursday, June 19, 2014

1. Working Group approval to submit to BORA Uniform application forms

2. Notarized property owner signature required

3. File Naming Conventions4. Status of the Design Professionals

electronic signature5. Presentation6. Open discussion

Agenda

Approval to submit to BORA:• Uniform Permit Application• Uniform Permit Revision Application

Decisions

Is a notarized property owner signature required?

Decisions

Accept File Naming Conventions• File naming conventions for

uploaded drawings• Cloud Reference # convention

Decisions

Application Reference Number:LLL-YY-######e.g. FTL-14-000001

Upload plans should have this naming conventionEXAMPLES:

0001 Cover Sheet.PDF0002 A1.PDF0005 Mechanical.PDF0010 Plumbing.PDF0010.01 – Plumbing Update.PDF

City

Cloud Server

Design Professionals electronic signature

Status Update

Broward City County Management Association 5-15-14 Presentation

Presentation

Broward City County Management Association

Thursday, May 15, 2014

1. What ePermits Is2. Efforts to date

a. Broward ePermitting Systemb. Preparing the environment

3. The turning tide4. Ongoing collaborative effort

Agenda

Development Review Environmental Review Fire Mechanical Structural Electrical Plumbing Zoning Surface Water Storage Tank Air Quality Hazardous Materials Wetlands Solid Waste Remediation

Broward EPGMDCustomer

WEB &GIS

Project Information

Permits

Project Information

PlusPermitting

Requirements

What ePermits Is

What ePermits IsTop 10 Reasons for ePermit

1. Improve customer service2. Promote economic activity3. Improve transparency of the permit

process 4. Reduce applicant processing time

What ePermits IsTop 10 Reasons for ePermit

5. Reduce cost by elimination of paper-based submittals

6. Eliminate redundancies among multiple permitting sections

7. Simultaneous review of permit applications

What ePermits IsTop 10 Reasons for ePermit

8. Transition to more green work processes

9. Improve regulatory checks and balances

10. Meet changing industry expectations

Efforts to dateBroward ePermitting System

• 2012– Began developing concept

• 2013– Capital budget commitment– Hardware acquisition– Began building solution– Introduction to the permitting community

Efforts to dateBroward ePermitting System

• Component 1, 2013 – 2016– 19 business lines (1 live)– Electronic plans processing and review

• Component 2, 2016 – 2018– Same 19 business lines– Electronic Customer Requests– Online permit issuance

• Component 3, 2014 – 2018– Of 19, 15 business lines– eInspection

Efforts to datePreparing the Environment

PE sign & seal

Architect or interior

designer sign and seal

eInspections

Worker’s Compensation

The Turning Tide?

The Turning Tide?

The Turning Tide?

1. Learn from others2. Leverage efforts3. Keep abreast of changes4. Maintain momentum and positive pressure5. Habit 1 and Habit 2

a. Be proactiveb. Begin with the end in mind

6. Realize a triple bottom linea. Peopleb. Profitc. Planet

Considerations for Involvement Now

Ongoing Collaborative Efforts

Armando Linares Environmental Protection and Growth Mgmt.Chris Zimmerman American Institute of ArchitectsJames Dipietro Board of Rules and AppealsSergio Ascunce Building Officials Association of FloridaD. K. Mink Building Owners and Managers AssociationJohn Siegle Construction Associates of South FloridaSteven C. Bassett Florida Building CommissionMustafa Albassam Florida Engineering SocietyMason C. Jackson Greater Fort Lauderdale AllianceVicki Morrow GIS Broward County Carlos Alvarado IT Broward County

ePermits Working Group

Working Group

Users Group

IT GIS

Design Professionals

MarketingBuildingOfficials

Building Official’s Subcommittee Tasks1. Uniform Permit Application2. File Naming Convention3. Uniform Permit Revision Application

Ongoing Collaborative Efforts

WWW.BROWARD.ORG/EPERMITS

Jeffery HalseyDirectorPollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division954-519-1468, [email protected]

QUESTIONS

Open Discussion

Discussion

Set Next Meeting Date

Meeting Adjourned