City of Irvine - Fiscal Year 2019-21 Proposed Budget

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING & SAFETY SUMMARY OF SERVICES

The Building and Safety Division provides quality plan review and field inspection services, coordinates permit approvals with City departments and outside agencies. The division is also responsible for enforcing the City’s compliance efforts pertaining to water quality and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).

Accomplishments  Fully implemented networked mobile devices for field personnel resulting in improved customer service and the reduction of one contract position  Introduced QR Codes for customers to view permit counter wait times or schedule inspections through their mobile device  Implemented a new electronic plan review system converting submittals from paper to electronic thereby reducing trips to City Hall, increasing efficiency and customer service

Performance Measures

2017-18 Actuals

2018-19 Estimate

2019-20 Budget

2020-21 Budget

Performance Measure

Target

Number of applications received

2,884

2,958

2,662

2,396

Number of inspections completed

217,295

190,000

171,000

153,000

Number of permits issued

15,919

17,028

15,325

13,792

Front counter service evaluation score of Outstanding Plan checks completed within established timeframes % of inspections performed within one day of request

90%

90%

90%

90%

90%

85%

85%

85%

85%

85%

99%

99%

99%

99%

99%

FY 2019-21 Proposed Budget

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