Scribd
Upload
858 views12 pages

DPS FY2013 Presentation

The document summarizes the activities and improvements of the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) for fiscal years 2009 and 2013. In FY2013, DPS saw increases in building construction, land development, permits issued, and customer visits. It also improved service delivery through online permitting and plans submission. DPS has been working to streamline processes, implement new regulations, and increase accountability through eliminating backlogs and developing performance metrics. It aims to continue expanding online services and further improve processing times.

Uploaded by

Public Information Office
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
858 views12 pages

DPS FY2013 Presentation

The document summarizes the activities and improvements of the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) for fiscal years 2009 and 2013. In FY2013, DPS saw increases in building construction, land development, permits issued, and customer visits. It also improved service delivery through online permitting and plans submission. DPS has been working to streamline processes, implement new regulations, and increase accountability through eliminating backlogs and developing performance metrics. It aims to continue expanding online services and further improve processing times.

Uploaded by

Public Information Office
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 12

Department of Permitting Services

FY2013
How Much? How Many?
• Building Construction • Land Development
– 26 MSF new – 48+ MSF of land
construction, additions, development activities --
renovations and TIs
– almost 1600 fire alarm
and fire protection
system inspections
Then and Now

FY2009 FY2013
• 809 new residential • 2975 new residential
units units
• 876 non-residential • 1243 non-residential
– Value $479,002,391 – Value $966,287,881
• 4933 permits • 6688 permits
• Walk-in customers – • Walk-in customers –
55,291 66,600
• Information requests – • Information requests –
2240 4376
How busy are we?
• 2013 Service requests – 67,623
• 2013 Plan reviews – 84,728
• 2013 inspections – 141,443
• 2013 total Applications – 50,744
• 4700+ zoning complaints
Improving DPS Service Delivery
• ePermits/Apply online –
– Electrical – more than 50%
– Residential new construction –
– Deck
– Right-of-way
– Commercial addition
• ePlans
– Residential new construction
– Right of way
– commercial
How are we doing?
• Walk-in/walk-out permits – residential
additions/ tenant improvements
• Approx. 17 days to issue residential additions
permits
• Approx. 51 days commercial permit additions
• Approx. 88 days commercial reviews
• Approx. 82 days new residential construction
New Accountability Improvements
• New Division of Zoning and Site Plan Enforcement
• Automation Fee Rollback 10% to 5%
• Midrise woodframe construction – fee calculation
– fee decrease – several hundred
thousand/project
• Implement deferred collection of impact taxes
• Implemented school facilities payments
collections
• Developed new headline performance measures
• New fee payment office/handling accountability
Accountability improvements
• Elimination of backlogs
– Electrical permits and licenses
– Record plats
– Scanning for document retention and field coordination
• Streamlining
– Revised DRC process
– Signature delegation
– Plats notes
– Greentape coordination with MNCPPC
– move forest conservation precon to after building permit issues
– Form agreements to resolve overlapping easement conflicts
– Checklist developments
– Metrics
– Performance reports
– Fire safety systems
– ePermits/ePlans
– More is coming
– Data Montgomery
Legislation
• New stormwater law implementation
• Design for Life Tax Credit program
• New fire system regulations
• Tree Canopy and Roadside trees
implementation
• International green Construction Codes
• Zoning Ordinance rewrite
eServices
• Faster and greener
– Concurrent reviews
– better for customers; more time for business
development
– Better for the environment
eServices
how much better for the environment?
• ProjectDox green calculator - assumes 4 submissions during permit review -
for each permit, the following savings can be expected:
• Miles driven 104 miles
• Gas 6.93 gallons
• Cost of fuel $23.92
• Driving time saved 4.163 hours
• Carbon monoxide 5 pounds
• Hydrocarbons 1 pound
• Trees .08
• Annually, assuming 3000 permits:
• Miles driven 312,000 miles
• Gas 20,800 gallons
• Cost of fuel $71,760
• Driving time saved 12,480 hours
• Carbon monoxide 15,119 pounds
• Hydrocarbons 1,993 pounds
• Trees 239
Where to next?
• Comprehensive Fee review
• ePlans/ePermits/ePayments
• WSSC colocation for improved one stop shop
• Tree canopy/roadside tree manual
• Additional streamlining efforts
• Process time improvements/quality control
• International green Construction Code
• Improved outreach to sectors
• Online training modules
Contact DPS
• http://permittingservices.montgomerycounty
md.gov/DPS/general/Home.aspx
• 311
• http://permittingservices.montgomerycounty
md.gov/DPS/general/PhoneDirectory.aspx

You might also like