Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to streamline the process for obtaining building permits for nonresidential buildings in California. It allows local agencies to hire private plan-checking firms to help reduce delays in reviewing building plans, particularly when local agencies are facing excessive backlogs. The bill establishes a shorter timeframe for considering excessive delays and provides for private firms to perform plan checks if local agencies are unable to do so promptly. It also includes provisions regarding notification requirements, affidavit preparation, and local agency responsibilities, while establishing immunity from liability for local agencies using private providers.
Key provisions
- Requires local agencies to provide an estimated timeframe for permit review upon application.
- Authorizes local agencies to contract with or employ private plan-checking firms to address excessive delays.
- Shortens the definition of ‘excessive delay’ to 30 business days.
- Prohibits local agencies from reducing or eliminating budgeted civil service positions due to private plan-checking use.
- Allows applicants to retain private professional providers if local agencies cannot meet estimated timelines.
- Requires private plan-checking firms to prepare an affidavit under penalty of perjury.
- Mandates a report from the private plan-checking firm to the local agency.
- Requires local agencies to post a nonresidential building permit fee schedule on their website.
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