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Luckily our Planning Consultant/soon to be interim Director agrees with me and feels my frustration, so I think we're getting things going in the right direction. :)

I agree. I also do minutes for Planning Commission, and that definitely requires special attention and focus, which is hard when I'm in the "open." :)

Thank you for taking the time, Karah, and for your feedback! :)

I just got out of a meeting where we discussed our upcoming redesign of the second floor where I work. My department is small; we have our Director, an intern, our Building Official, our Senior Planner, and then me. The director, building official, and planner all have offices. The intern has a...

Hello! This is a two-part question. For context, I am revamping my department's webpages, trying to make everything flow and make sense, so to speak. Feel free to check it out here: https://www.sequimwa.gov/1066/Community-Development My question is, what do you wish you knew before you got into...

Can confirm that Tyler has lots of random little bugs on the backend. They and Bluebeam love blaming eachother for the issues, too. It's wonderful.

This is what happened in my jurisdiction - Finance was getting Tyler so permitting got Tyler. The systems don't talk to eachother though, so I love that for us.

LOL! I almost spit out my water!! We just went live with Tyler in October 2024. I have thoughts. My previous jurisdiction used SmartGov, and I really liked it. I think any software has its issues. Prior to Tyler, we used Vision, and everything was manually entered.

It has its perks, but it is also stressful when there are a lot of land use projects in or building permits in. I'm constantly working on educating people on timelines and things like that.

I am the only permit tech. Our department has 4 people total - our building official is also our building plans examiner, inspector, and fire marshal. We have an associate planner who does planning review, and a senior planner who is shifting into long range planning and Comp Plan stuff. I...

Hi! As someone who recently went live with new software after being paper/scanner based, I can say it is a LOT to get used to, even with another person on board. Okay, where do I even start.... TEST. Test every scenario...someone who knows what they're doing, and of course someone who doesn't...

hi! We use Bluebeam, as it is integrated into our permitting software....but a good alternative would be Adobe PDF. What vendor told you it wouldn't be the best? You can use projects and sessions which is awesome for collaboration...

Hi Steph! Welcome to the forums! :) What I love about this profession is that there's always something to learn....never a dull day! :)

I totally agree with this, we are currently cleaning up our drive files and working with our legal team to get everything uploaded....and it is a messsssss.... consistency and communication are key. Having one person managing it if your department is small enough is a good idea so that there...

hmmm. My first thought is no, because stucco is cosmetic (like painting)... I don't know how that works in California though, so please reach out to your local building department. Is any of the stucco structural? If so, that would require a permit. Be aware, regardless of if the work requires a...

Welcome, from the PNW!

I am fascinated by this question and the discussion. I appreciate everyone's perspectives and insight. In short, I don't think people would appreciate spending more money on permit fees. They already think they're too high, and yes, that review takes "too long." We don't have an expedited review...

That's super helpful! Thanks for the reference to 1104.

Lucky for me, they're the same person! lol

Hey all! I have a fun real life scenario that I was brainstorming with a colleague yesterday, and I thought it'd be fun to get your thoughts... For context, we do not have a property maintenance code adopted. According to its residents, we have an apartment complex in town that is in dire need...