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AJD are generally optional, and some districts were processing a lot of them when really they didn't need to. Sometimes the property owner just wants the information because it affects their property value and how they can develop in the future. I think in other cases consultants tell their...

About a year ago, the Corps changed the way it calculates budget allocations for individual districts. That calculation no longer factors in AJDs and is now based more purely on permit actions. There's no incentive for districts to prioritize AJDs because that effort won't be accounted for in...

Same here. We include the survey link in every permit and in every regulator's email signature, but the response rate is super low. You'd almost have to withhold the permit until they complete the survey (lol) to start getting statistically meaningful response numbers. Not sure why people are...

Reminds me of this meme floating around social media right now. Elon Musk or someone associated with him posted it a few weeks ago... Especially in our current DOGE era, chatter about government inefficiency has definitely ramped up. Your sentiment of "I haven't fought this yet, but, I may"...

Fellow Californian here too (from San Diego). I had to look Sausalito up to see where you're at exactly — looks like a really nice Bay Area town. :)

How do other offices out there collect customer service feedback? One problem we seem to have is that although we have a survey (https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?p=136:4), it only asks customers questions at the section/organization level and doesn't offer any opportunity to comment...

I refined the GPTs to mainly include those for states with statewide adopted codes (e.g., FL, OH, MA, MI, MN, etc.) or for local jurisdictions where forum members provided all the jurisdiction-specific codebooks (Los Angeles). I had GPTs posted for other states, like Virginia, but decided they...

Ohio is operating under the pre-2015 regulatory regime + Sackett because of an order issued by the U.S District Court for District of North Dakota on April 12, 2023 that enjoined the 2023 Rule in 24 states, including Ohio. You should expect to transition over to the Amended 2023 Rule as soon as...

I think folding in with the City's .gov website makes sense. I'm assuming that, as part of the move, LADBS' site also has a whole new design? I like the style — simple, modern, professional.

I can tell you've been in the thick of things because you're throwing around database terminology like "production environment" :LOL:. It's great you're willing to take on all this technology work and I'm sure your office appreciates it. Thanks for sharing!

Any updates at this point about how the new Tyler Tech system is going? :) You'd mentioned it's been consuming a lot of your time. Any lessons learned you'd pass along to others for launching a new system like this?

We've all known each other for years so approachability definitely isn't an issue :LOL:. Thank you!

This is interesting to me, because it's such a large amount you're allowed to keep. Sounds like you're talking about cold hard cash being gifted here? Or is it the market value of non-cash gifts (e.g., baseball tickets) that adds toward the $500?

Great advice, Jeff, thanks for sharing. I wholeheartedly agree with your people-first approach. In Corps LA District we're all still teleworking 80% of the time and there's really not much in-office culture/socializing. Ever since this all started during the pandemic I've felt it's important to...

Since the fee covers installation and inspection, and the solar project was never completed/inspected, it seems like you should be able to grant a refund (or at least a partial refund). What ended up happening with this one?

I'm about to start a temporary stint as supervisor next week. This will be my first time moving from a senior staff-level role to actually overseeing people. Anyone have tips related to managing permitting staff (or being managed) that they can share?

The Michigan Building Codes GPT incorporates the following codes, accessed at https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/michigan: 2012 International Fire Code (Apr 2014) 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (Jan 2016) 2015 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (Dec 2015) 2021 Michigan Building Code (Jan...

Great to have you on Permitting Talk! Absolutely - information-sharing among permitting professionals is what this forum is for. Don't hesitate to post with any questions or interesting thoughts/experiences you may want to share.

I don't think so. People have landscaping/tree work done all the time and I've never heard of permitting being required. That being said, if there's serious encroachment of power lines involved, your friend may want to give the electric utility (SCE?) a heads up.

I really like the ambition there. I've heard of some jurisdictions setting up same-day permit desks in the aftermath of natural disasters, to help people expedite permitting when there are lots of emergency repairs. But I think having a dedicated day for same-day collaboration and permitting...