DEPARTMENT: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
PROGRAM: BUILDING INSPECTIONS
MISSION Building Inspections reviews building construction plans and performs inspections to ensure compliance with building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy and zoning code requirements for new and existing residential and commercial construction. Building Inspections reviews construction plans for signage and conducts inspections for compliance, issues moving and building demolition permits, investigates complaints and takes enforcement action on violations of the building construction codes, sign regulations, and zoning regulations. Building Inspections writes and prepares new ordinances for City Council consideration, reviews existing ordinances for suggested changes, and coordinates the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy for new and existing construction. Building Inspections reviews new editions of the International Code Council's building construction codes and makes recommendations to the City Council for adoption of the International Codes, along with local amendments. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES • Perform residential and commercial plan reviews and inspections. Residential and commercial plan reviews consist of a review of energy, fire and life safety building code requirements within the area of the building permit and construction process. Residential and commercial inspections consist of inspecting energy, fire and life safety building codes for compliance throughout the construction process. • Perform quality control plan reviews for residential and commercial projects for new construction. Quality control plan reviews are performed to minimize human error during the manual plan review process of new residential and commercial construction projects. SERVICE LEVELS Quantifiable Factor(s)
FY 2025 Target
FY 2022 Actuals
FY 2023 Actuals
FY 2024 Actuals
Activity Demand/Workload Number of Residential Construction Plans Reviewed per month Number of Commercial Plans Reviewed per month Number of Residential and Commercial Inspections Conducted/year
153
150
133
200
44
62
42
70
7,458
6,402
5,019
6,500
FY 2022 Actuals
FY 2023 Actuals
FY 2024 Actuals $10.27
FY 2025 Target $12.56
Efficiency/Effectiveness Measures
M&O Budget Per Capita
$8.36 0.84%
$9.16 0.91%
M&O Budget % of General Fund Budget
0.99%
1.1%
150
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